Aetherial Shield

The Aetherial Shield is a unique Dwarven Shield found in.

Enchantment
Bashing with this shield triggers this enchantment: This makes the target unable to attack or be attacked, causing them to flee. Power bashing or using the Shield Charge perk from the Block tree wont trigger the enchantment.
 * Become Ethereal: 15 seconds (on bashed target)

Acquisition
It can only be crafted in the Aetherium Forge during the quest Lost to the Ages. It requires the following components:

Apart from Aetherium Crest which is assembled during the quest, all other materials  to craft the shield can be found in the Aetherium Forge room on tables to the left and right of the forge.
 * 1 x Aetherium Crest
 * 4 x Dwarven Metal Ingot
 * 2 x Refined Malachite

Smithing
The Aetherial Shield can be upgraded at a workbench with a Dwarven Metal Ingot and the Arcane Blacksmith perk, however it does not benefit from any smithing perks.

This means the shield cannot be improved past flawless quality without boosting the Smithing skill over 100. This can be achieved by using enchanted items and/or blacksmithing potions to Fortify Smithing.

Trivia

 * The shield bears a similar appearance to a Dwarven Shield, but with the large Aetherium decal in the center.
 * The shield's effect does not work on dragons.
 * With the shield in the inventory or equipped, the Dragonborn may encounter Taron Dreth, who will ask the Dragonborn for information about the shield. He will attack with his 3 mercenaries regardless of whatever the Dragonborn responds with.

Bugs

 * The enchantment might stop working. If this occurs un-equip and re-equip the shield to fix it.
 * Using Power Bash doesn't seem to trigger the effect.

Appearances


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