Shield Skeleton

• Giving a skeleton an iron sword and shield makes it drop its bow, keep the sword in its right hand and the shield in its left, and convert into an ally that sticks around.
• Right-click with an iron sword or shield to gift it; one item is consumed (not in creative) and any replaced gear is dropped on the ground.
• Allied skeletons will not target players or other allied skeletons, will look for nearby hostile mobs to fight, and try to move closer to their giver when idle.
• They stay persistent after befriending, so they will not despawn like normal strays and skeletons.
• The mod only loads on the client, so it works in singleplayer or when you have it installed on your own client; allies are still vulnerable to damage and focus threats within a short range.