Blades Armor (Skyrim)

Blades Armor is set of heavy armor that appears in. It is the trademark armor of the Blades, an order of dragon slayers who later served as protectors of the Septim dynasty of Emperors.

Aesthetically, the armor set is heavily influenced by its Akaviri origins and is consistent with previous incarnations of Blades armor.

Comparisons with other sets
This armor rating for the pieces in this set are highly incongruous with each other when compared with craftable armor sets.


 * The chest piece is slightly higher than ebony armor.
 * The boots are equivalent to Dwarven boots.
 * The gauntlets fall between steel gauntlets and steel plate gauntlets.
 * The helmet and shield are equivalent to their Dwarven counterparts.

Location
This Blades Armor set cannot be created at a blacksmith's forge, however it can be found in the following locations:


 * Sky Haven Temple - Full set in a chest in the armory located to the left of the main chamber.
 * Becomes the default armor of any follower recruited into the Blades as part of the quest "Rebuilding the Blades".

Be careful to remove any special or valuable armor that an inventory follower might be wearing at the time of his or her induction, as the Blades Armor will replace any armor the follower is wearing, making that armor permanently lost.

Smithing
All pieces can be upgraded with a steel ingot at a workbench, they do benefit from smithing perks.

Trivia

 * In reality, the armor set seems to bear heavy influences from Japanese Tatami Gusoku and Roman Lorica Segmentata styles of armor.