Throughout your adventures you’ll collect the pieces that can be used in your Soul Shield, which then increase your performance. Your Soul Shield is made up of eight individual pieces, each angled in a specific direction around it. You also have the option to create a reserve Soul Shield configuration, using Soul Shield pieces that you’ve collected to build an alternate set of stats and bonuses-especially helpful when switching between PvE and PvP gameplay. You have a dedicated section of your inventory for your Soul Shield, making it easy to see how complete your sets are, what pieces of a set you still need, and to compare information on individual pieces and complete sets. While you won’t be equipping armor, or at least any that imparts any additional defense beyond its appearance, your Soul Shield-a medallion of immense power-will instead increase your offensive and defensive capabilities. Martial artists rarely rely on the protection of armor, but instead draw their power through training, meditation, and mastery of the elements that surround them.
