Heart Protector

This armour is nice and light without hampering mobility, it just does the bare essentials- it protects your heart.
Slot:	ARMOR	Type:	Light Armour

The Heart Protector is a Light Armour that is equipped in the Body Armour slot. It can be sold from Armour Shops.

It is commonly seen among bandits and rebels, most notably Blood Raiders, Dust Bandits, Dust Bandit Bowmen, the Dust King, Outlaw Swordsmen, Outlaw Swordsman Captains, Reaver Neophytes, and Rebel Swordsmen. It can be randomly equipped by Band of Bones, Drifters, Samurai Rogues, Stone Rats, Tech Hunters, Tech Hunter Ruins, and Territorial Thugs.

This armour has inventory dimensions of 4x4.

Appearance

The Heart Protectors is depicted as two pieces of sheet metal riveted and shaped to cover the left shoulder and heart. The armor is held in place with two thick leather belts that run across the chest and over and under the right shoulder.

Stats

Heart Protector
[Prototype Grade]
[Light Armour Class]	[Metal Plate]
-Blunt resistance	2%
-Cut resistance	11%
-Harpoon resistance	4.5pts
-Weight	3.75 kg
-Value	c.426
-Sell value	c.106
[Coverage]
-Chest	50%
[Skills]
-Melee defence bonus	+2

Heart Protector
[Shoddy Grade]
[Light Armour Class]	[Metal Plate]
-Blunt resistance	8%
-Cut resistance	20%
-Harpoon resistance	18pts
-Weight	3.75 kg
-Value	c.1,425
-Sell value	c.356
[Coverage]
-Chest	50%
[Skills]
-Melee defence bonus	+2

Heart Protector
[Standard Grade]
[Light Armour Class]	[Metal Plate]
-Blunt resistance	16%
-Cut resistance	32%
-Harpoon resistance	36pts
-Weight	3.75 kg
-Value	c.4,621
-Sell value	c.1,155
[Coverage]
-Chest	50%
[Skills]
-Melee defence bonus	+2

Heart Protector
[High Grade]
[Light Armour Class]	[Metal Plate]
-Blunt resistance	25%
-Cut resistance	44%
-Harpoon resistance	54pts
-Weight	3.75 kg
-Value	c.9,949
-Sell value	c.2,487
[Coverage]
-Chest	50%
[Skills]
-Melee defence bonus	+2

Heart Protector
[Specialist Grade]
[Light Armour Class]	[Metal Plate]
-Blunt resistance	33%
-Cut resistance	56%
-Harpoon resistance	72pts
-Weight	3.75 kg
-Value	c.17,409
-Sell value	c.4,352
[Coverage]
-Chest	50%
[Skills]
-Melee defence bonus	+2

Heart Protector
[Masterwork Grade]
[Light Armour Class]	[Metal Plate]
-Blunt resistance	39%
-Cut resistance	65%
-Harpoon resistance	85.5pts
-Weight	3.75 kg
-Value	c.24,402
-Sell value	c.6,100
[Coverage]
-Chest	50%
[Skills]
-Melee defence bonus	+2

Blueprints

Heart Protector [Research Blueprint]
Tech Level		1
Requirements:
New Armour Type		Heart Protector

Since the Heart Protector is unlocked via the Plate Armour Crafting technology, its blueprint is of very limited use. It can be crafted using the Heavy Armour Smithy.