Jeweled Shield

In Ultima V, Jeweled Shields could be obtained from Thrud in Windemere, but only after joining the Oppression. Thurd demanded the password of the Resistance in exchange for them. However, it was not worth the effort, since these supposedly fabulous shields turned out to be useless, and less effective than carrying no shield at all.

This was an excellent lesson that, in the end, those siding with the tyrant Blackthorn -- even if only to topple the organization, as in the case of the Avatar -- could bring only rewards of pain, loneliness, and treachery.