"Men live by the sword and die by the sword. For many, it's preferable to the alternative, especially here in the North." Wyman Manderly commented as Alyn Estermont wisely yielded to Belmore after getting disarmed. "And most northern houses are not rich enough to afford to clad each and every one of their members fully in steel, so it would be easier for someone to die in a tourney. A proper, fully fitted suit of plate would take a few moons to forge, and in that time, a skilled blacksmith and apprentices could make more than a dozen brigandines instead. Some prefer to wear just a breastplate, which is relatively easy to make on its own and rely on arming doublets with mail for further protection of their limbs."