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Aurenite armor is the most effective way of protecting yourself in the heat of battle. The golden material not only is extremely resistant to solar plasma, but it is also physically resilient against solar-powered melee weapons. Its high durability warrants great protection to the owner, which is often boosted by arcane-denying runes of guarding carved inside and out. Tipically, armor made from this kind of metal is ludicrously expensive: Armies only field them in a limited capacity, often as smaller units (cuirassiers). Although a full set of armor is reasonably heavy, people who use them frequently have to adapt their physique to be able to comfortably wear it without being weighed down, making users of aurenite armor tipically be physically stronger.

The weight of the armor and its cost also makes it difficult for there to be mount armor. Although barding can be used in a limited capacity (higher ranking officials and noblemen), the majority of cavalrymen who wear aurenite armor do not also possess armor for their mounts, instead relying on battlefield tactics and strategy to avoid getting their ride killed. Bunderfrags, for example, become stressed by the use of barding and therefore have to be specially trained to wear it, making it a luxury only high ranking officials can afford.

Aurenite armor is said to be basically invincible. It's only weakness is near impossible to actually exploit: When faced with repeated, constant plasma shots, it can slowly heat up and hurt the wearer. However, due to the single-shot nature of solar-arms, this is impossible to exploit without a hundred men. However, in melee, if one manages to hold a plasma-powered weapon against the armor for long enough, this effect can also take place, even though it takes a long time for it to actually do so, and fighters are taught how to avoid becoming trapped by this. The best chance one has against an opponent wearing aurenite armor is to simply attack anywhere that does not have armor. Blunt weapons are said to be reasonably effective to knock out the user through the use of kinetic force.

Aurenite armor can be manufactured, but it's most often made by regional artisans as it often has to be custom-made. Federation pikemen often wear the mass-manufactured Y54 Aurenite Cuirass as a simple and cheap way of protection, being made mostly of a secondary, weaker material (Sidonite) with an Aurenite alloy. This type of armor is cheaper, but offers considerably less protection: While a set of full Aurenite offers almost invulnerability, Sidonite armor with Aurenite alloys can withstand only a couple blows before being punctured.

The most famous users of Aurenite armor are the Knights of Gold of Aliria, which make armor that is even more resistant through means they keep secret. They are an elite order of fighters who serve the monarch of Aliria.