## Armor of Scales (Ceremony) You imbue a target with the protection of a dragon's hide. **Prerequisite:** Dragonborn subtype, Knowledge (religion) 4 ranks **Benefit:** You gain access to ceremonies based on your ranks in Knowledge (religion). Each ceremony provides up to four participants with a minor natural armor bonus. The ceremony takes 30 minutes and requires you to mark defensive runes upon the arms and torso of each participant with ash from a burned wooden shield of particular quality (see below). The effect of each ceremony lasts for 24 hours. The natural armor bonus gained from this ceremony feat doesn't stack with a creatures existing natural armor bonus; use only the higher value. - _Wyrmling Scales (4 ranks):_ Each participant gains a +1 enhancement bonus to their natural armor. This ceremony requires the ashes from a wooden shield of any size. - _Adult Scales (12 ranks):_ Each participant gains a +2 a +1 enhancement bonus to their natural armor. This ceremony requires the ashes from a masterwork wooden shield of any size. - _Wyrm Scales_ (18 _ranks):_ Each participant gains a +3 enhancement bonus to their natural armor. This ceremony requires the ashes from a _+1_ (or higher) _wooden shield_ of any size.