# Charcoal, 17 bytes (M↙↓⁻θ¹M↑(M→↗Iθ‖M [Try it online!](https://tio.run/##S85ILErOT8z5/1/j/Z61j9pmPmqb/Khx97kdh3aC@RMhwpMetU1/v2fluR2PGqYBBf7/NwYA) **Explanation:** ( // Print '('. M↙ // Move one step to the down and to the left. ↓⁻θ¹ // Draw a line of n-1 '|'s downwards. M↑( // Move one step up and print '('. M→↗Iθ // Move one step to the right and print a line of n '/'s. // Now the left half of the shield is done. ‖M // Mirror and copy the left half to finish the shield.