Squires are usually outfitted with relatively light armor plating and given a typical one handed broadsword as well as an optional shield. Knights are usually seen wearing hooded helmets as part of their test of chastity, these helms are designed to not impair their ability to see or fight, their armor plating is more widespread than squires, knights tend to avoid using heavy weaponry like battle axes or maces and will instead favor light weapons like short blades and rapiers to increase speed It is very rare to see Sentinels without their helmets, even outside of combat. Compared to squires and knights, sentinels are clad in much thicker armor, making speed less of a priority meaning they can wield heavier weaponry. The switch from a fast paced attack style of a knight to the heavy and slow movement of a sentinel is little issue for a new sentinel as one of the requirements of one is to master several forms of swordplay. - )
