Warrior Charr Hide armor

Description
This is a set of armor for Warriors. It is first available in Ascalon City.

While Ascalon Armor provides a reduced AL bonus against physical damage than base warrior armor, it does provide damage absorption, in the same manner as Warrior Runes of Absorption. Pre-Droknar's Ascalon armor provides -1 damage absorption, while Droknar's Forge Armor, 15k Armor, and Fissure Armor provide -2 damage absorption.

Just like Warrior Runes of Absorption, the damage absorption from Ascalon Armor is independant of hit location and does not stack. This means, for example, wearing a complete set of Pre-Droknar's Ascalon Armor will only provide -1 damage absorption, NOT -5. As a result, it is common to only wear a single piece of Ascalon Armor (usually boots) as the damage absorption will reduce damage regardless of hit location.

As a bit of trivia, the helm is the head of a Charr.

Customization
Droknar's Forge, 15k, or Fissure Ascalon Boots with a Rune of Superior Absorption is common for most warriors. This provides the maximum damage armour based absorption -5 possible for the character, as damage absorption is independent of hit location; a shield could add additional absorbtion.