Royal Guard gear?

[Mr Killer]

Would probably go for a better shield first such as defender as your main role will be shielding so that would be what you want first.

I myself am requiping my own royal guard right now and what I am doing is going directly for Aegis Shield. After that I will buy Swadian Heavy Lamellar, visored sallet (or a dark/light closed face helm), and a head crusher. Then finally I will save up enough to buy or loot studded gauntlets and then buy trans and maybe some boots.

But as I said, your main role will be to shield and if there is enough shielders already there will probably be extra slashing weapons and/or med kits to use so you will most likely always have a role in beating the nord invasion.