This solid shield is lacquered in white with an image of a gold dragon at the center. A single red tear falls from the dragon’s left eye.

This +1 heavy steel shield rewards you for your unwavering loyalty and self-sacrifice. When you activate the shield, you gain fast healing 5 for 3 rounds.
A shield of vigor functions once per day, but if you have the knight’s challenge class feature (PH2 25), you can activate the shield again by expending a daily use of that ability.

Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, vigor (SC 229), possession of a piece of the set.
Cost to Create: 3,000 gp (plus 170 gp for base item), 240 XP, 6 days.