C5Kev's Mysterious Materials Armor UUNP V2

* * *  Member damaskos thought adding a skirt would be a good idea  * * *

I agree...so I did. Hope you like it.

Hello Folks!    Years back during a heavy squall, a very large, ornate and strangely designed ship had been blown off-course, having its hull damaged near the location where the "Winter War" now lays. Strangely designed for it had no sails - or even masts for sails - and those on shore wondered how it was even capable of moving.

Several small boats rowed out to the ship to assist and as they got closer, the ship's captain yelled out, "We do not know this land and you will not be allowed to board! I and my crew have things under control, so go back to your homes!"  Well, Yurgan, an over-bearing brute of a man, would have no part of this - he wanted to see this odd-ball ship for himself - and began climbing up a ladder built right into the side of the ship's hull. When he got to the top, a loud "crack" rang out, along with a puff of white smoke. Yurgan's arms flew up to the sky and he froze solid as a board...then slowly, fell backwards into the water. Onlookers gasped! "By the Nines! What happened? What kind of magic was that? No one touched or was even close to Yurgan!"

While the ship's hull was being repaired, one man, a very well-to-do "black man" trader (a darker skinned individual, even more so than a Redguard) received permission to "load up" and take one of the ship's long boats into Windhelm. He explained to locals that he was from a land "half-a-world away" and while he'd seen most the world, he had never heard of this place, "Tamriel". Onlookers were amazed at some of the unusual wares he had for sale - items and materials they'd never seen before. For example, luxuriously soft, smooth fabrics than had the most beautiful sheen. They were known as "silks". Incredible furs with stripes or spots from odd, exotic animals, jewelry made with very unusual looking metals and gems. Most of the items were priced far beyond the ability of the locals to ever afford and the trader had few sales. This armor, however, is made up of several of those items.

The cuirass and gloves are made from a polished metal alloy "fabric" that is very strong and durable, yet quite thin, light and rather translucent. The odd part was that it could be stretched, yet returned back to its' original shape! That's right, it can could stretched! Have you ever heard of such a thing? A metallic "fabric" that can be stretched? And even more curious, it supposedly never rusted. Now that I'd like to see! Metal that doesn't rust? Those in Windhelm looked at it with amazement, feeling the unusual fabric and knew that this surpassed something even the Dwemer could create. The trader called it "mesh" and was very expensive even for a small bolt.

Another set of unusual items were the boots and pauldrons - they were made from some weird type of leather-like material. The trader explained that those items were made from the skin of a bird that couldn't fly, could reach heights of nearly 9 feet tall and could run faster than many of the best stallions. Ohhhhh... OK! A 9 foot tall bird! A bird that can't fly - and runs faster than a horse no less?  Uh huh...right...  Maybe in "Fantasy-land". I've been told that many thought the guy was hitting the Skooma just a wee bit too much, but he claimed he was absolutely serious and had seen one for himself.  Pffft... Typical, "blow-hard" salesman.

So due to the low sales, the trader departed after several hours and then the ship departed - never to return to the area. While this story has begun to turn into an "old wive's tale", the existence of the armor proves it's validity. And now your Dragonborn can acquire this armor - armor made from some very mysterious materials.

This light armor has an Ebony rating. You will only need steel, leather and leather strips to create the armor (which can be crafted at a forge), but you'll also need to have the Ebony smithing perk. Tempering requires ebony ingots.  Or use the  AddItemMenu  mod to get the armor right away.  The "HS" version file requires the Heels Sound  mod by ApoKrytia for the "clicky" shoes. Be sure to have that  already installed.  If you prefer not to use Heels Sound, select the  "NoHS"  file.

INSTALLATION & BODYSLIDE:  

Simply install my mod using your favorite mod manager. Once doing so, start up BodySlide and select "C5Kev's Mysterious Materials Armor UUNP (HS or NoHS)" from the "Group Filter" drop-down. Check the "Build Morphs" box and  click "Batch Build" to make your armor parts. That's about it.

Any problems or issues, just let me know...

 

Cuirass Mesh Note:  You may find that while sneaking, some of the cuirass' butt area seems to disappear and I don't know why. I do not make up the meshes, but when viewed in Outfit Studio, there is plenty of room "in the trunk" and the vertice locations are fine, so this shouldn't happen. Luckily the camera angle is such that one shouldn't notice it. NPC's could be a different story. Also, this is an old, low-poly mesh. Larger breasted character's may notice "under-boob" issues. Again, no reason for it. Looking at the side, there's plenty of "material", but while sneaking, the material "disappears". The texture does have a low alpha setting, so perhaps that has something to do with it. Just wanted all to know. Enjoy the armor and ignore whatever issues there are, try to fix it yourself or just don't use it.  That is all!

Mesh Credits:
Pauldrons: "Soul Armor" by Saili

Cuirass: "Heimu Clothes" by (unknown)

Gloves: "UNP Deadly Assassin" by Alecu

Skirt: "Spellslinger Outfit" by Lind

Please, do not upload this or any of my other mods onto other sites or utilize my assets without permission.