Ashe's Battle Regalia

Ashe's Battle Regalia is the revealing sea-blue armor worn by Ashe when she assumes her mermaid battle form. Its unfamiliar metal and automatic appearance distinguish it from ordinary equipment, but the supplied scene does not provide an appraisal or formal list of enchantments. (Chapter 388)

History

Instinctive transformation

Ashe transforms to protect William when Cernunnos attacks. William observes that she has both a usual mermaid form and a mermaid battle form; the Battle Regalia is the armor present in the latter state. (Chapter 388)

Armor of a sea warrior

The regalia's only direct description emphasizes its sea-blue color, unknown metallic construction, and relatively revealing cut. It accompanies a form that can fight on land but expresses Ashe's full strength only in water. (Chapter 388)

Abilities and properties

• The armor manifests with Ashe's mermaid battle form. (Chapter 388)
• It is made of a metal William does not recognize and is clearly intended as battle protection, but no durability rank or defensive bonus is given. (Chapter 388)
• Ashe can fight on two legs while on land, but her strength is halved there and reaches full output in water. This is a limitation of Ashe's form, not stated to be caused by the armor. (Chapter 388)
• The corpus does not establish elemental resistance, self-repair, independent transformation, or any numerical enhancement for the regalia.

Ownership and custody