Shields

[bossculeur]

It would be very silly silly to spend 2+ mil on a shield before going royal guard. The 2 extra shield points make a banner guard shield (50k) roughly equivalent to a royal.

[Yvain]

What about this, Huscarlton ? http://mountandblade.wikia.com/wiki/Shields, 5th paragraph : "Resistance : ... Certain weapons, mainly axes and axe-like weapons, ignore this value when dealing damage"