# Rusting Carapace ## Item 8 ### [uncommon](uncommon "Uncommon Rarity Trait")[[invested]][[laminar]][[magical]] **Category** light; **Group** composite **Price** 476 gp; **Bulk** 1; **Size** med **Usage** wornarmor This _+1 leather lamellar_ armor incorporates the plates of a rust monster's hide, woven together with the creature's own antennae and sinew into a functional set of armor. While wearing the _rusting carapace_, you gain a +2 item bonus to your Reflex save to prevent an object you're holding from being affected by rust; this also increases your Reflex DC to avoid being Disarmed by a rust monster's Antenna [[Actions/Disarm|Disarm]] ability. * * * **Activate** `pf2:2` Interact **Frequency** once per day **Effect** Feathery antennae extend from between the segments of the rusting hide and brush against a nearby metal creature, non-magical metal hazard, or non-magical metal item of up to 1 Bulk, with the effects of [[Spells/Rusting Grasp|Rusting Grasp]] DC 24 Fortitude check. * * * **Craft Requirements** The initial raw materials must include the hide of a rust monster. *Source: Pathfinder Treasure Vault* *OGL*