Monkeys Call

History

In Monkey culture it is a rite of passage for young males to craft a weapon for themselves. They cannot claim to have entered adulthood / manhood until succeeding at this task. This shield was one of these.

This item was crafted by a young Herambae. Herambae, in his early years, displayed lots of talent. He often produced solutions to problems that thought outside the box and was considered an elevated thinker among his peers.

For this rite of passage, Herambae wanted to try something different, new. He decided to craft a defensive item that could double as an offensive weapon. He thought about it and tweaked the design all within his head for approximately a year leading up to his eligibility. Upon reaching this time, he produced an item (The Monkey Shield) that he hoped would be replicated for others to utilize and strengthen his people.

Description

The shield is approximately 4'x 3 and is colored in shades of brown. On its front is a sculpture of a monkeys face with his mouth open. On it's rear is 1 standard leather strap for stability but instead of another strap, a large handle with a trigger mechanism exists.

When loaded and functioning properly, the trigger mechanism releases a pressurized valve inside the shield. The valve is designed to convert liquid to aerosol or a fine mist. After this, a timed flint and steel piece is triggered to spark.

It can spray 3x when completely full. To refill, the wielder can twist the handle to reveal a port for adding more liquid.

In its twisted state, the handle should also be used to crank pressure back into the flint and steel striker which operates on a spring that discharges with each trigger pull.

In combat the shield can be discharged multiple times but pressure must be cranked back into the flint and steel striker as a standard action in between discharges.

Almost any flammable liquid will work but it's design was intended for standard oil.