Heavy Cuirass
Statistics
Other Uses
| Resale Price: ~14,600 gil |
Synthesis Recipes
None
Used in Recipes
- None
Desynthesis Recipes
None
Obtained from Desynthesis
- None
How to Obtain
Auction House Category: Armor > Body 
Dropped From
| Name | Level | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Adamantoise (NM) | 72-74 | Valley of Sorrows |
| Aspidochelone (NM) | 85-88 | Valley of Sorrows |
Historical Background
A cuirass (from the Latin coriaceus, meaning made of leather, and further from the Latin word corium which was a leather breastplate), is the plate armor formed of a single piece of metal or other rigid material or composed of two or more pieces, which covers the front of the wearer's person. In a suit of armor, however, since this important piece was generally worn in connection with a corresponding defence for the back, the term cuirass commonly is understood to imply the complete body-armor, including both the breast and the back plates. Thus this complete body armor appears in the Middle Ages frequently to have been described as a pair of plates. A related item, the Corselet, is a comparatively light cuirass.
