History 19: Third-Aged Armour

This will be a short summary on the armour. Since it's creation, its become arguably the most used and famous armour in Mercian History. Used primarily in the early Fourth Age, it's story has been written by nearly every player in Mercia. Starting with it's creation in the Third Age, it was intended to be a secret item that could be obtained via "clue scrolls". Taking huge inspiration from Runescape, the scrolls would lead you on a treasure hunt that would ultimately end with a piece of the Armour. It was never realized in the Third Age, yet the armour was still released into the world in hidden locations.

In the Fourth Age, players managed to raid the armour from multiple sources. Captain Solo of the Dreadnoughts managed to procure a set of the armour through mysterious methods, and, during the War of 1000 Withers, he gave it out to his crew and Salmon, leader of the Obsidian Shield. Following the battle, Salmon duped the Armour and used it as the standard gear for the Obsidian Shield until the Super Skull was released. It's from this duping of the Armour that it was unleashed into the world in full. Players who were in the Shield would trade it to acquire newer, rarer items and was used as a mini-currency until the Prot 32k armour set was released.

For half an age, the armour was rendered obsolete. This was until the Fifth Age came and any enchantments over X were banned, making Third-Age the meta for a short while. Due to the heavy duping of the set, it was practically in everyone's possession. Once the current Iron X and even more rare Diamond X armour sets were created and spread, Third Age once again lost it's #1 spot. This is likely the last time Third-Age will claim that top spot, such is the reason for this history.

Everyone has probably owned, or held, a piece of this iconic armour set. It's history was forged by duping, murdering, theft, and trading. It's because of this reason, Third Aged Armour is the most famous armour set in Mercia and it is likely to hold this spot until the sun sets on the Realm.