The knight clad in shiny armor, the shieldmaiden at the frontlines, the smith testing out their gear. All of these are examples of the Bulwark: armored warriors who throw themselves in the midst of battle to protect their allies.
They tend to have an eye for detail, as they meticulously maintain their equipment and oversee battlefields for tactical advantages.
Knights, shieldmaidens, protectors, tanks, shieldguards.
Recommended for new players. This Archetype is combat-focused but pretty straightforward.
The Bulwark is the quintessential tank. They try to get themselves between their allies and enemies and use Focus to negate damage, either for themselves or their friends. Your increased Allround Die will help you rolling for Shield and Armor to negate damage, but also for landing attacks on your enemies more reliably.
Endurance Limit: 6
Base Focus: 4
Competence Dice: 1
Allround Dice: 2
Suggested Traits: Audacious to taunt enemies, Conduit to get more focus out of tanking magic, Stalwart to gain more Focus for your Traits.
If you go full-on tank, take Base Focus and potentially Competence Dice, to increase the chance of taunting and protecting allies.
You can also go a more active combatant route from here, by learning the Strategems Power, but it adds some complexity.
Alternatively, you can choose Charm to be competent in, to become more of a noble knight, good guy type character.