Each character can wear armour in 4 different places: head, body, hands and feet. If you don't have enough Constitution you can't wear some armours. With heavy armour you have a disadvantage on stealth checks and -2 sq movement.

The following armour sets are available at the start:

Clothing (0 DP)
If you are not wearing armour, your movement rate is increased by 2 sq.

Light leather armour (requires 0 CON)
consists of:
Hide body armor: 2 DP
Hide bracers: 1 DP
Hide greaves: 1 DP

Medium chain shirt armour (requires 2 CON)
consists of:
Chain helmet: 1 DP
Chain body armor: 4 DP
Chain bracers: 2 DP
Chain greaves: 1 DP

Heavy half plate armour (requires 3 CON)
consists of:
Halfplate helmet: 2 DP
Halfplate body armor: 6 DP
Halfplate bracers: 3 DP
Halfplate greaves: 3 DP