Editing Shield guardian

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| name         = Shield guardian
| size5e       = Large
| type5e       = [[Construct]]
| subtype5e    = 
| alignment5e  = [[Unaligned]]
| challenge5e  = 7
| refs5e       = <ref name="MM5e-p271">{{Cite book/Monster Manual 5th edition|271}}</ref>
| size4e       = Large
| origin4e     = [[Natural creatures|Natural]]
| type4e       = [[Animates|Animate]]
| subtype4e    = [[Construct]]
| alignment4e  = [[Unaligned]]
| refs4e       = <ref name="MM4e-p149">{{Cite book/Monster Manual 4th edition|149}}</ref>
| size3e       = Large
| type3e       = [[Construct]]
| subtype3e    = 
| alignment3e  = Always [[neutral]]
| challenge3e  = 8
| refs3e       = <ref name="MMv.3.5-pp223-224">{{Cite book/Monster Manual 3.5|223-224}}</ref>
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| vision       = [[Blindsight]],<ref name="MM5e-p271" /> [[Darkvision]],<ref name="MM5e-p271" /> [[low-light vision]]<ref name="MMv.3.5-pp223-224" />
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| language     = understands commands in any language but can't speak<ref name="MM5e-p271" />
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| climate      = Any<ref name="MMv.3.5-pp223-224" />
| terrain      = Any<ref name="MMv.3.5-pp223-224" />
| height       = {{SI|9|ft}}<ref name="MMv.3.5-pp223-224" />
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A '''shield guardian''' was a powerful construct created to defend arcane spellcasters.<ref name="MMv.3.5-pp223-224" /> They were called '''''aegiskeryn''''' in [[Elven language|Elven]].<ref name="Blackstaff-p3">{{Cite book/Blackstaff/MMP|3}}</ref>

==Description==
Shield guardians could be made with various sizes and strengths, but the simplest and cheapest to make stood about {{SI|9|ft|long=yes}} tall and weighed over {{SI|1200|lb|k|long=yes}}. They looked something like a large stick figure made of wood with rocky appendages and metal parts.<ref name="MMv.3.5-pp223-224" />

==Behavior==
Each shield guardian was keyed to a special magical amulet. If the amulet were destroyed, the guardian would cease to function until keyed to a replacement amulet. A replacement amulet could cost 1,000<ref name="MM5e-p271" /> to 20,000 [[gold piece]]s,<ref name="MMv.3.5-pp223-224" /> depending on materials and the crafter. Whoever wore the amulet could control the shield guardian, and if the last wearer died, the guardian would obey its final orders to the best of its ability.<ref name="MMv.3.5-pp223-224" />

A shield guardian could not speak, but it could magically understand the commands of anyone controlling it through the amulet, no matter the speaker's language. Moreover, the wearer of the amulet could summon the shield guardian magically from anywhere within the same plane. Though the guardian might have some difficulty making the journey, it would always know the location of its amulet.<ref name="MMv.3.5-pp223-224" />

The default behavior of a shield guardian was to follow its master everywhere and protect him or her. If given other orders, it would do its best to obey, though it was not adept at solving problems. One could be programmed to perform certain tasks at certain times or in response to certain stimuli.<ref name="MMv.3.5-pp223-224" />

==Abilities==
A shield guardian protected its master with great speed and agility, attempting to deflect blows and attacks. If commanded to, a shield guardian could generate a [[shield other|magical shield]] that would partially defend its master from harm, provided the master remained within 100 feet (30 meters) of the guardian. A shield guardian also acted similar to a ''[[ring of spell storing]]'', being able to store a single spell that was cast upon and recast the same spell at a later time, provided it was commanded to do so.<ref name="MMv.3.5-pp223-224" />

==Construction==
[[File:Day_of_wonders-5e.jpg|thumb|300px|''A shield guardian offering a flower to a girl during the [[Day of Wonders]] parade in [[Waterdeep]].'']]
A shield guardian was constructed from at least 5,000-[[gp|gold pieces]]-worth of bronze, stone, steel, and wood and required skill in blacksmithing and carpentry. The magical amulet through which the construct was controlled usually cost between 1,000<ref name="MM5e-p271" /> and 20,000<ref name="MMv.3.5-pp223-224" /> gold pieces. The shield guardian could only be animated in the presence of the amulet, and the process required a special laboratory, knowledge of the art of crafting constructs, and an extended ritual that involved the casting of the spells ''[[discern location]]'', ''[[limited wish]]'', ''[[shield]]'', and ''[[shield other]]''.<ref name="MMv.3.5-pp223-224" />

==Notable Shield Guardians==
* After the war between the [[elves]] of [[Evereska]] and the [[phaerimm]]s, shield guardians were used to guard the houses and mansions from intruders.<ref name="RT.ME">{{Cite web/More Evereska}}</ref> Likewise, the lake surrounding [[Herald's Hall]] was patrolled by shield guardians.<ref name="CotH-p81">{{Cite book/The Code of the Harpers|81}}</ref><ref name="LEoF-p119">{{Cite book/Lost Empires of Faerûn|119}}</ref>
* When fanatical worshipers of [[Ilvaash]] kidnapped citizens of [[Phandalin]] around [[1491 DR]], they kept them under observation in the [[Endless Void]] by five shield guardians that were shaped like [[mind flayer]]s.<ref>{{Cite book/Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk|184}}</ref>{{Phandelver-time}}

==Notable Owners==
[[File:Shield_guardian_amulet-5e.jpg|thumb|250px|''A shield guardian amulet.'']]
* [[Drannin Splitshield]], an evil [[dwarf]] of [[Mithral Hall]]<ref name="PotA-p209">{{Cite book/Princes of the Apocalypse|209}}</ref>
* [[Halanther Dayne]] kept a shield guardian in the [[Shield Trading Company]]'s offices in [[Voonlar]] ''circa'' [[1373 DR]].<ref name="nwnt">{{Cite game/Neverwinter Nights: Tyrants of the Moonsea}}</ref>
* [[Ixusaxa Terrorsong]], an evil [[wizard]]ess of the [[Cult of the Dragon]]<ref name="TiP-p27">{{Cite adventurers league/Tyranny in Phlan|27}}</ref>
* [[Khelben Arunsun]], the famous [[Chosen of Mystra]]<ref name="Blackstaff-p3" />
* [[Zelraun Roaringhorn]], a [[Harpers|Harper]] [[archmage]]<ref name="OftA-pp126-127">{{Cite book/Out of the Abyss|126-127}}</ref>

==Appendix==
===Notes===
{{Notes}}
===Gallery===
<gallery>
Shield guardian WOW.jpg|''A depiction of a shield guardian golem from [[Warriors of Waterdeep]].''
Demon Stone concept17.png|''A shield guardian concept art from [[Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone]].''
</gallery>
===Appearances===
{{Appearances
| adventures = ''[[Princes of the Apocalypse]]'';''[[Out of the Abyss]]'';''[[Curse of Strahd]]'';''[[Tomb of Annihilation]]'';''[[Waterdeep: Dragon Heist]]'';''[[Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage]]'';''[[Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden]]'';''[[Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk]]''
| novels = ''[[Blackstaff Tower (novel)|Blackstaff]]''
| video games = {{NWNapp|SoU|TotM}};''[[Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone]]'';''[[Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms]]'';''[[Warriors of Waterdeep]]''
| organized play = ''[[Tyranny in Phlan]]'';''[[It's All in the Blood]]'';''[[Turn Back the Endless Night]]''
}}
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