Ebony Mail (Skyrim)

Ebony Mail is a Daedric Artifact created by Boethiah that appears in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Description
It's a Heavy Armor cuirass that is enchanted with the muffle effect and it inflicts 5 poison damage per second to nearby enemies. It is given to you by Boethiah for completing the quest Boethiah's Calling and becoming her Champion.

It is one of only three unique standalone chest Heavy Armor available in Skyrim, (the others being General Tullius' Armor and the Savior's Hide). The poison damage enchantment is unique to this item and cannot be disenchanted.

Appearence
Ebony Mail is almost identical in appearance to Ebony Armor, with the exclusion of the pauldrons and color change to the loincloth and upper chest sections to navy blue.



Acquisition
The Ebony Mail is looted from the body of Boethiah's Old Champion at Knifepoint Ridge, in western Skyrim, during the quest Boethiah's Calling.

Smithing
Ebony Mail can be improved once you have obtained the Ebony Smithing and Arcane Blacksmith perk. A Smithing level of 80 is required before Ebony Smithing becomes available.

Materials needed to improve the Ebony Mail are:


 * 1x Ebony Ingots

Trivia

 * Brawling with NPCs while wearing the Ebony Mail will count as a "non-brawl" attack, causing guards and other NPCs to become hostile as well because of the poison damage inflicted on the opponent. Remove Ebony Mail before brawling.
 * Crouching while wearing the Ebony Mail will cause the player to be concealed in the shadows.
 * All effects also affect companions when wore by them.
 * The Ebony Mail is the only muffled apparel in Skyrim that is not footwear. The Muffle enchantment can normally only be enchanted on boots.
 * Only available to players of Level 30 or above (see Boethiah's Calling).
 * Can be troublesome when trying to kill enemies with a bow. The poisonous cloak will obscure your view when crouching, and make it difficult to find your target. Also will blur your view in dark areas.
 * When the player is near an enemy, the "poison cloak" will activate. This is useful if the player was not aware of the enemy beforehand.
 * if an enemy is damaged by the poison cloak, it will warn them of your presence and open the "sneak eye" much faster, often ruining what would have been a successful sneak attack.
 * The active effect of the armor is called Boethiah's Embrace.

Bugs

 * When attacking dragons sometimes you can not absorb their soul while wearing the Ebony Mail.
 * Possiblity of Boethiah's Embrace remaining when switching armor. (Could only duplicate once)

armor during the battle.