Statistics
Cost 40 gp/50 gp Weight 5 lbs./6 lbs.
Damage 1d3 (small), 1d4 (medium), 1d6 (large); Critical x2; Ranged —; Type piercing; Special performance, see text
Category light; Proficiency advanced
Weapon Groups blades, light; close; performance
Description
The madu is a round, light leather or metal shield with two animal horns extending from opposite sides. If you are proficient with the madu, you may use it to fight defensively with a –2 penalty instead of the normal –4, and your attack penalty for using Combat Expertise improves by +1 (minimum –1 penalty). You cannot hold anything else in the hand that bears a madu. If you are not proficient with the it, treat it as a light spiked shield. A madu can’t be disarmed. A druid can use a leather madu, but not a steel madu.
