Warding pin is a plain brooch-pin, one for every soldier. It is a lesser work, made in a Guild with the method of Tellan, the Keeper of Tallies. It holds no Seal-shard, it is Plain, and the whole set is spent in a single battle.
It is the work its side brings to the fight. Before the armies meet, every company pins it on. For that battle they turn aside blows struck hand to hand. The card shows how much. A kingdom trained in Sunward Hand gets more from every set, its cultivators say.
The artisans call it Warding made small enough to wear. That art, taught together by Daegred, the Sunward and Tellan, the Keeper of Tallies, says a ward must both stand and remember what it keeps out. The pin, the artisans say, remembers only the edge of a blade.
It is no Barrier. It has no treasure spirit and no hunger. Its only cost is the ordinary one.
Player-visible facts
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Use | Consumed on use |
| Battle item | Yes |