Imperial Quiver - Black

The Black Iron Prison was the ultimate tool of the enduring Empire, and the Empire never ended.

You are one of the king’s best hunters, tasked with tracking down a stag in the king’s forest. You creep through the ancient trees, searching for signs of the great deer.

With your Imperial Quiver, your arrows are at the ready as you finally find the animal’s trail. There will be a feast tonight.

DETAILS

Epic Armoury’s Epic Black Imperial Quiver is a rustic, adjustable quiver for carrying your arrows--no matter the number--on the field. It fits most LARP arrows and is made from black leather and beige canvas. Adjust the leather cord lacing along the front to tighten or loosen the quiver, allowing for a snug and safe fit around your arrows.

The quiver comes with a long leather belt with a brass-plated iron buckle, and is attached to a leather plate at the top and a buckle at the bottom. All of the straps and buckles can be reversed so that it can be worn over either shoulder. An additional attached strap goes around the chest and keeps the quiver secure against the back.

The Imperial Quiver is neutral in style and colour and matches other Epic Armoury leather items, making it a good choice for any archer, no matter what race or world you wish to play.

HISTORY

• Historically, quivers could be attached in various positions, including: the back, the belt, the ground, or the archer’s limbs
• Traditionally made of leather, wood, furs, and other natural materials

You are a citizen of the Roman Empire, and a professional heavy infantryman of the Roman Army. You enlisted in your legion for twenty-five years of service, and you are both relieved and anxious to know you have only a few years left.

As you double-check that your military-issued Roman Belt and other armour is secure, you feel prepared alongside your fellow soldiers to go into battle. You just hope that your training will continue to serve you well. At the very least, you have confidence in the sharpness of your weapon.

The Roman Shoulder Armour - or manicula - is an armoured epaulette for deflecting blows away from the shoulder and head. It is made from deep brown, vegetable-tanned full-grain leather and heavy cotton. The piece consists of a heavy spauldron overlaying a smaller leather and canvas plate that protects the joint and upper arm. The manicula is reinforced with extra leather and stitches around the edges - preventing the leather from deforming with long use - and decorated with a braided strap adorned with brass studs. Along the outer rim, the manicula is decorated with slim leather straps overhanging longer straps of heavy canvas. It is fitted onto existing armour with strong leather cords. The Roman Shoulder Armour can be favourably paired with a darkened chainmail to achieve the lorica hamata of republican- and imperial line- and auxiliary infantry and most of the post-Constantine legions, but it will also make a fine stand-along armour that can be combined freely with other Epic Armoury leather and steel protections to create the exact costume you want.