Interlocking metal rings, usually half an inch or less in diameter. Mail may be butted, coiled or rivetted, these considerations are reflected by armour quality. While mail is a superb defence against edged weapons, and reasonable against the point, it does little to reduce force of a blow, and may be driven into its wearer's flesh. Because of this, leather or wool garments are usually worn underneath.
Mail, or chain mail, is a type of non-organic armour material. Articles of mail armour are derived primarily from this material type. Mail armour was used in Europe, Asia and Africa for longer than millenium.
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Availability
Raw materials for mail armour are not found in the game and thus cannot be manufactured. Like other metallic items, mail armour must be gained by trading or looted from hostile NPCs. Mail is the most expensive armour material type. Foreign traders peddling these items typically request dozens of valuable furs from the player in exchange for larger piece of mail armour.
Uses
Mail armour is much preferred for its flexibility to varying combat situations and great coverage. Its only weaknesses are prohibitive costs and insufficient resistance to blunt force trauma. For these reasons mail should never be the only type of armour or clothing used. Mail armour offers the most coverage of any metallic armour, particularly when wearing the longer variants of hauberk and cowl.
