Changes: Ancient Shrouded Armor

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Ancient Shrouded Armor

Male
Female

Base Armor	Weight	Base Value
72 (set)	7.5 (set)	2346 (set)

ID
See below

Ancient Shrouded Armor is a unique light armor set and an upgraded variation of shrouded armor, though it is visually identical.

Acquisition

The armor set can be obtained at the conclusion of the Dark Brotherhood side quest "Locate the Assassin of Old." The quest is given by Olava the Feeble, and can only be accepted if the bonus requirement of "Breaching Security" has been met.

The armor itself can be found on the corpse of an assassin inside a secret room behind the throne in Hag's End. While Hag's End can be accessed before accepting the quest, the pull chain to open the secret door will not appear until Olava has been visited.

This can be bypassed by activating the Ritual Stone ability while next to the wall with the secret door, then proceed to sprint out of Hag's End. Upon arriving outside the Dragonborn will be surrounded by undead followers. Kill the Assassin of Old, and loot his body for the ancient shrouded armor. This can be repeated multiple times by leaving the location and waiting a few days. This allows one to obtain multiple sets of the armor.

Smithing

All pieces of the armor set can be upgraded at a workbench with a piece of leather and the Arcane Blacksmith perk, however, they do not benefit from any Smithing perks.

This means the armor 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.

Attributes by piece

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Trivia

The armor rating of the ancient shrouded armor is extremely high, with the head and body part being between scaled and glass armor, while the gloves and boots are even as good as dragonscale armor. In addition, wearing all four pieces of shrouded armor grants the Dragonborn a further increase in the total armor rating by 25. This makes the ancient shrouded armor one of the best armor sets in the game, especially on lower levels, as it can be easily acquired and has unleveled stats and enchantments.

Bugs

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The cowl appears invisible on Khajiit (but removes part of the hair) and Argonians (removes hair and/or horns), however the armor, gloves and boots are unchanged, no matter the race. Using this cowl on Khajiit and Argonians allows the Dragonborn to wear most other helms at the same time, providing both enchantments and bonuses. This works for both the Dragonborn and characters alike if the second helm is equipped through the console. However, equipping another helm will remove the full armor set bonus. This does not apply to an enchanted circlet—wearing that along with the hood will maintain the full armor set bonus plus the enchantment.
360 PS3 The ancient cowl and the worn shrouded cowl can both be equipped at the same time, along with other helms if the Dragonborn is a Khajiit.
It is possible to obtain multiple sets of this armor by looting the dead assassin, then using the spell Dead Thrall on him. When entering a new location, their armor will respawn, then they can be killed and the process can be repeated.
If the armor is obtained by using the Ritual Stone, it may cause it to not be upgradable at the workbench, even if the Dragonborn has all the necessary smithing perks.
Placing it on a mannequin in Heljarchen Hall can cause it to lose any Smithing bonus. In addition, if placed on a mannequin that has already had an armor set on it, the ancient shrouded armor can respawn, as well as change the currently equipped set to a mix of shrouded armor and whatever armor was placed on it before.
If the armor is not obtained after finding the assassin and come back to Hags' End at a later time, it will despawn alongside the assassin, making it impossible to obtain.

Appearances

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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-|armor= 72 (set)
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+|id                = [[#Attributes by piece|See below]]
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 '''Ancient Shrouded Armor''' is a [[Unique Armor (Skyrim)|unique]] [[Light Armor (Skyrim)|light armor]] set and an upgraded variation of [[Shrouded Armor (Skyrim)|shrouded armor]], though it is visually identical.
 ==Acquisition==
-The armor set can be obtained at the conclusion of the [[Dark Brotherhood (Skyrim)|Dark Brotherhood]] side quest "[[Locate the Assassin of Old]]". The quest is given by [[Olava the Feeble]], and can only be accepted if the bonus requirement of "[[Breaching Security]]" has been met.
+The armor set can be obtained at the conclusion of the [[Dark Brotherhood (Skyrim)|Dark Brotherhood]] side quest "[[Locate the Assassin of Old]]." The quest is given by [[Olava the Feeble]], and can only be accepted if the bonus requirement of "[[Breaching Security]]" has been met.
 The armor itself can be found on the corpse of [[Assassin of Old|an assassin]] inside a secret room behind the throne in [[Hag's End]]. While Hag's End can be accessed before accepting the quest, the pull chain to open the secret door will not appear until Olava has been visited.
+This can be bypassed by activating the [[The Ritual Stone (Skyrim)|Ritual Stone]] ability while next to the wall with the secret door, then proceed to sprint out of Hag's End. Upon arriving outside the [[Last Dragonborn|Dragonborn]] will be surrounded by undead followers. Kill the Assassin of Old, and loot his body for the ancient shrouded armor. This can be repeated multiple times by leaving the location and waiting a few days. This allows one to obtain multiple sets of the armor.
 ==Smithing==
-All pieces of the armor set can be upgraded at a [[workbench]] with a piece of [[Leather (Skyrim)|leather]] and the [[Arcane Blacksmith]] perk, however they do not benefit from any [[Smithing (Skyrim)#Perks|Smithing perks]].
+All pieces of the armor set can be upgraded at a [[workbench]] with a piece of [[Leather (Skyrim)|leather]] and the [[Arcane Blacksmith]] perk, however, they do not benefit from any [[Smithing (Skyrim)#Perks|Smithing perks]].
 This means the armor cannot be improved past [[Smithing (Skyrim)#Improvement|flawless]] quality without boosting the Smithing skill over 100. This can be achieved by using [[Fortify Smithing#Enchanting|enchanted]] items and/or [[Fortify Smithing#Potions|blacksmithing potions]] to [[fortify Smithing]].
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 ==Attributes by piece==
 {{ArmorAttributes
-| game        = skyrim
+|game        = skyrim
-| enchantment = true
+|enchantment = true
-| Ancient Shrouded Armor (Armor Piece) | 33 | 5   | 617  | Increases [[Poison (Skyrim)|Poison]] Resistance by 100%.|000E1F15
+|Ancient Shrouded Armor (Armor Piece)|33|5|617|Increases [[Poison (Skyrim)|Poison]] Resistance by 100%.|000E1F15
-| Ancient Shrouded Boots               | 12 | 0.5 | 355  | Wearer is [[muffle]]d and moves silently. (0.5 pts)|000E1F14
+|Ancient Shrouded Boots|12|0.5|355|Wearer is [[muffle]]d and moves silently. (0.5 pts)|000E1F14
-| Ancient Shrouded Cowl                | 15 | 1   | 1199 | [[Bows (Skyrim)|Bows]] do 35% more [[Damage (Skyrim)|damage]].|000E1F17
+|Ancient Shrouded Cowl|15|1|1199|[[Bows (Skyrim)|Bows]] do 35% more [[Damage (Skyrim)|damage]].|000E1F17
-| Ancient Shrouded Gloves              | 12 | 1   | 175  | Double [[Sneak (Skyrim)|sneak]] attack damage with [[One-handed]] [[Weapons (Skyrim)|weapons]].|000E1F16
+|Ancient Shrouded Gloves|12|1|175|Double [[Sneak (Skyrim)|sneak]] attack damage with [[One-Handed (Skyrim)|One-handed]] [[Weapons (Skyrim)|weapons]].|000E1F16
-| Total                                | 72 | 7.5 | 2346 | - | -
+|Total|72|7.5|2346|-|-}}
-}}
 ==Trivia==
+*The armor rating of the ancient shrouded armor is extremely high, with the head and body part being between [[Scaled Armor (Skyrim)|scaled]] and [[Glass Armor (Skyrim)|glass]] armor, while the gloves and boots are even as good as dragonscale armor. In addition, wearing all four pieces of shrouded armor grants the Dragonborn a further increase in the total armor rating by 25. This makes the ancient shrouded armor one of the best armor sets in the game, especially on lower levels, as it can be easily acquired and has unleveled stats and enchantments.
-*In an older version of the game, the quest was initiated after receiving a reading from Olava, at which point she would give the player [[Olava's Token]].
-*The armor rating of the Ancient Shrouded Armor is extremely high, with the head and body part being between [[Scaled Armor (Skyrim)|scaled]] and [[Glass Armor (Skyrim)|glass]] armor, while the gloves and boots are even as good as Dragonscale armor. In addition, wearing all four pieces of shrouded armor grants the Dragonborn a further increase in the total armor rating by 25. This makes the ancient shrouded armor one of the best armor sets in the game, especially on lower levels, as it can be easily acquired and has unleveled stats and enchantments.
 ==Bugs==
 {{Bugs}}
-*The cowl appears invisible on [[Khajiit (Skyrim)|Khajiit]] (but removes part of the hair) and [[Argonian (Skyrim)|Argonians]] (removes hair and/or horns), however the armor, gloves and boots are unchanged no matter the race. Using this cowl on Khajiit and Argonians allows the Dragonborn to wear most other helms at the same time, providing both enchantments and bonuses. This works for NPCs and players alike if the second helm is equipped through the console. However, equipping another helm will remove the full armor set bonus. This does not apply to an enchanted circlet — wearing that along with the hood will maintain the full armor set bonus plus the enchantment.
+*The cowl appears invisible on [[Khajiit (Skyrim)|Khajiit]] (but removes part of the hair) and [[Argonian (Skyrim)|Argonians]] (removes hair and/or horns), however the armor, gloves and boots are unchanged, no matter the race. Using this cowl on Khajiit and Argonians allows the Dragonborn to wear most other helms at the same time, providing both enchantments and bonuses. This works for both the Dragonborn and characters alike if the second helm is equipped through the console. However, equipping another helm will remove the full armor set bonus. This does not apply to an enchanted circlet—wearing that along with the hood will maintain the full armor set bonus plus the enchantment.
-*{{XBOX}}{{PS3}} The ancient cowl and the [[Worn Shrouded Cowl|worn shrouded cowl]] can both be equipped at the same time along with other helms if the Dragonborn is a Khajiit.
+*{{XBOX360}}{{PS3}} The ancient cowl and the [[worn shrouded cowl]] can both be equipped at the same time, along with other helms if the Dragonborn is a Khajiit.
-*It is possible to obtain multiple sets of this armor by looting the dead assassin then using the spell [[Dead Thrall]] on him. When entering a new location, their armor will respawn, then they can be killed and the process repeated.
+*It is possible to obtain multiple sets of this armor by looting the dead assassin, then using the spell [[Dead Thrall]] on him. When entering a new location, their armor will respawn, then they can be killed and the process can be repeated.
+*If the armor is obtained by using the Ritual Stone, it may cause it to not be upgradable at the workbench, even if the Dragonborn has all the necessary smithing perks.
-*Using [[The Ritual Stone (Skyrim)|the Ritual Stone]] power in [[Hag's End]] can raise the assassin corpse. Killing it allows the Dragonborn to obtain the ancient shrouded armor set without completing (or even starting) the Dark Brotherhood quest line.
 *Placing it on a mannequin in [[Heljarchen Hall]] can cause it to lose any Smithing bonus. In addition, if placed on a mannequin that has already had an armor set on it, the ancient shrouded armor can respawn, as well as change the currently equipped set to a mix of shrouded armor and whatever armor was placed on it before.
-*If you don't obtain the armor after finding the assassin and come back to Hags' End at a later time the armor will despawn along with the assassin making it impossible to obtain it.
+*If the armor is not obtained after finding the assassin and come back to Hags' End at a later time, it will despawn alongside the assassin, making it impossible to obtain.
 ==Appearances==
 *{{Skyrim}}
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Armor in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Headgear Cuirass Boots Gauntlets Shields
Crafted Armor Sets
Light	Hide Imperial Light Leather Elven Chitin ^DR Scaled Glass Stalhrim Light ^DR Dragonscale
Heavy	Iron Ancient Nord Imperial Steel Bonemold ^DR Dwarven Steel Plate Chitin Heavy ^DR Nordic Carved ^DR Orcish Ebony Dragonplate Stalhrim ^DR Daedric
Non Crafted Armor Sets
Light	Fur Armor Dawnguard Armor ^DG Morag Tong Armor ^DR Penitus Oculatus Armor Shrouded Armor Skaal Armor ^DR Stormcloak Armor Stormcloak Officer Armor Vampire Armor ^DG
Heavy	Blades Armor Dawnguard Heavy Armor ^DG Falmer Armor Falmer Heavy Armor ^DG Falmer Hardened Armor ^DG Wolf Armor
Unique Armor Sets
Ancient Falmer Armor ^DG Ancient Shrouded Armor Armor of the Old Gods Ahzidal's Armor ^DR Blackguard's Armor ^DR Deathbrand Armor ^DR Guild Master's Armor Linwe's Armor Nightingale Armor Thieves Guild Armor Worn Shrouded Armor
Creation Club Armor Sets
Light	Daedric Mail Dwarven Mail Elven Hunter Leather Scout Orcish Scaled Stalhrim Fur Studded Dragonscale
Heavy	Daedric Plate Dwarven Plate Ebony Plate Insulated Dragonplate Iron Plate Orcish Plate Silver Steel Soldier
Related Topics
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