Shield of the holy

Shields of the holy were magical shields that could be found in Zakhara, the Land of Fate.

Description
These items looked like medium-sized shields bearing the image of one of the eight enlightened gods of Zakhara.

Powers
If a priest or cleric of the god depicted on the shield's image used the shield, then the shield amplified their ability to turn or command undead. The shield also granted additional protection.

The shield only granted additional protection if carried by anyone other than a cleric or priest of the god depicted on the shield's face.

History
Outside of Zakhara, shields of the holy were used by the clergy of Lathander the Morninglord. The First appearance of these shields in the hands of priests of Lathanderites was in the Year of Smoldering Spells, 1020 DR. The shields of the holy started materializing on the altars of several temples of Lathander across Faerûn. Since then, these shields were used in numerous holy crusades against the undead enemies of the deity. With time, these shields were lost in battle, some were stollen, and by the late 14 century DR were more wide spread, found in many places across the Sword Coast North and the Moonsea region.

Appearances

 * Video Games
 * Neverwinter Nights &bull; Neverwinter Nights 2