Shields of the Plain

The Shields of the Plain, or simply the Shields, is a paramilitary gendarmerie executing the Margrave's commands.

Stationed primarily in Westruun, the Shields also patrol much of the central and eastern portion of the realm. With an established strength of only 800 in 812 PD and 1200 in 836 PD, they are spread thin and have barely kept the roaming bands of Ravagers and criminals in the city at bay. Of that number, about 150 in 812 PD and nearly 200 in 836 PD are permanently stationed in the small village of Turst Fields to enforce the laws and protect it from roaming Ravagers.

In the high-level adventure hook Blood of the Ruiner in Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, set in 836 PD, the Shields track a cell of Ravagers in the Bramblewood Forest, led by the elf Kalydria Darkeye. The Ravagers create a fort within the Forest and perform a ritual to transform the local giant spiders into demon-feed spiders.