[quote=@Lucius Cypher]
If I have downtime beyond taking a short rest, I would like to know if Orchid could somehow work that dragonhide onto his shield, and if so what sort of benefits it'd give him.
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He would be able to. However, while Ambush Drakes indeed belong into the subgroup of dragons, their scales are much too "normal" to provide any real added resistance to his shield. It sure could look nice though.