I went with Lorrdian Gemstone to change up what kind of crystals everyone would be using, plus it's the only source of Deflection that I could find on a crystal. I would like to keep that if you don't mind.
I don't picture her using other armor/weapon sources for defense (other than the inserts that were suggested), for Roleplay reasons more than anything else. If she gets smoked in combat, I can make a munchkin after that lol