ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

Wraithroot's Barkskin (??sp) this armour when equipped get put into the second hand weapon slot not the armour slot.

Got the armour of Wraithroot using a temporal warden.

It is a shield, not armour, and has always been that way.

The armour slot is for pieces that cover your character's torso. The second hand slot is used for off-hand weapons or a shield due to the fact that historically the weaker hand was used for items like the shield and the stronger for offensive items like a sword.