Shock Shield

Shock Shield
Magic Item [Rare, Lightning]
Rank: 3 (Potency 30)
Properties
Special Actions
Electric Burst
Reactive Action
Limitation: Once per phase
Trigger: You are hit with a melee attack
Target: The triggering creature
Effect: The shield sparks with electricity and the target suffers 5 Lightning damage.
Allocation: 2 Stamina and 1 Resolve
Aura: Minor Combat or Evocation
"Yeah?! You just gonna block all day?! Alright then, I'll smash and smash and smash until your shield brea-aaaaaAAAAAAHHH!"
——Turk Goladt, street tough foolishly accosting the owner of a Shock Shield

Description

Shock Shields can be found in various sizes, but are most commonly seen as heavy shields. They are made entirely of blue and silver tinted metal, usually adorned with engravings and symbols representing aerial deities.

Lore

The Shock Shield is divine in its construction, therefore it stands to reason it was either created by a sky god of some sort, or a powerful priest of such a god. There are no direct links to the history of the Shock Shield, only speculation. The only being who is believed to know where such items come from is a supposedly mortal priest who lives a solitary life atop a mountain peak so high that other humanoids cannot survive the journey.