Heavy armor is generally made of iron or steel and extremely heavy. The stables of the western kingdoms breed ever larger warhorses to compensate for the increasing load of the heavily armored knights.
Not so the Hyrkanians, who rely on their sturdy steppe-bred mounts to remain swift and mobile at all times. This armor, made of overlapping sheets of leather, is designed to give the wearer as much protection as possible, while still not weighing down the rider and the mount.
This style of armor was reportedly created by a band of raiders who call themselves the Wolves of the Steppes. Led by the fearsome, Bhangi Khan, they have often been spotted on raids deep in the eastern empire of Khitai.
