LE Yet Another Nightingale Armor Request

[darkus37]

This is going to be a mixture of stuff, but if should all be in a Nightingale Armor style. The idea here is to fuse the ebony armor and nightingale armor. While some variants have been done, they are not quite what I would like.

 

To begin, let's start off with the nightingale armor.

 

http://images.uesp.net/9/9a/SR-item-Nightingale_Armor_Male.jpg

 

 

Pretty cool, as the armor has a very organic feel to it, but four things bother me about the default armor:

 

First, the arms/hands. They are not very awe-inspiring. They are basically unarmored, with small pieces protecting the sides. Underneath those armor pieces, is what appears to be cloth. Eh. Now I really like the ebony armor gauntlets (not the pauldroons), as shown here:

 

 

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111115132107/elderscrolls/images/5/5d/Ebony1.jpg

 

 

I don't want the ebony pieces exactly as they are since they are metal. I would like the same type of look, but more rounded and organic, as fitting the style. In the unarmored sections, something like the nightingale abdomen area. I would also like for the armor on the arm sections to have a more distinct look, perhaps being thicker.

 

Second, the legs/boots. They too are not very awe inspiring. Basically, just boots and leggings with knee pads. Again, use the ebony armor as a template, with two exceptions: A) Keep the rounded toe look, not the pointed shoe. B) Make the thigh area the same as the arms (like the nightingale abdomen section).

 

Third, the waist. Any good thief needs pockets, so a batman-like utility belt. The armored groin section should be left alone, but the two side sections over the thighs have to go - they makes the lower torso look even worse than it is. A split cloth skirt should replace them. A nice representation is Savos Aren's robe:

 

 

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121029002716/elderscrolls/images/1/1b/Savos_Aren_01.png

 

 

The cloth portions border should match the nightingale armor. The utility belt can also look as this robe.

 

Fourth, the pauldrons (shoulder pieces), cape, and upper chest. While I normally like bigger shoulder pieces, they do look a bit odd with the rest of the armor so I'm going to leave that alone. The cape should be remade into a poncho. I'm going for a Phantasm look, as you can see here:

 

 

http://www.expertcomics.com/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/phantasmcostumekt2.jpg

 

 

Using the cape sections already there, make the section at the back so it's in a triangular shape and ending at approximately mid back. The front portion should be the same shape, and ending at the beginning of the abdomen. The two cape pins should be removed and the missing material filled in to complete the poncho. No matter the size of the shoulder pads, the poncho should cover them as the cape does now. The Nightingale symbol should be on both shoulders, over the poncho.

 

I would also like for a chest piece to be added, similar to the type on the ebony armor. I see it as copying the armored piece on top of the nightingale hood, and placing it on the chest, covering the area currently held by the chest symbol. A smaller second copy should then be made, and placed underneath the top section, continuing the overlap theme with the pointy end part ending where the abdomen begins. This should be place over the poncho.

 

 

 

The name of this armor set should be Twilight Wraith (i.e. Twilight Wraith Armor, Twilight Wraith Helm, etc.). It should have benefits to stealth and if this was possible, for a person to become invisible when entering stealth mode. It should be found in the nightingale base.

 

 

Finally, I'm not a big fan of the Nightingale blade. so it would be nice to have 2 ebony swords with a Ghost Weapon effect over the blade (Not instead of the blade, over it).

 

 

Well, thanks very much for reading and I really hope someone can do this.

[Jauxer]

 

http://i.imgur.com/hGiG6.jpg

 

 

Something along these lines? I know you didn't want them side flaps ,left them in anyways as I think the waist piece aids the waistline hence making the side flaps look good.

 

 

Ps: MS Paint isn't the best tool for these sort of things xD

 

Anyways, where you see the light grey tint (Shoulder pads/ boots/knees pads and middle chest piece) Is supposed to be a bit darker metallic. However, I failed to accomplish that metallic look, lol.

Edited October 30, 2012 by Jauxer

[darkus37]

Sorry for not getting back earlier - the storm wiped out electricity and water to my area and I literally just got it back 10 minutes ago.

 

Very nice, but not quite there yet:

 

1) The gauntlets - The spikes are fine, but I would also like the fingers to be completely covered and armored, with spike finger tips like the ebony armor. I would also like the underside of the forearm to be more armored.

 

2) The knee pad need to be more spiked, similar to the gauntlet fins. It would probably be a good idea for the pad to be part of the boots.

 

3) Pouches are good, but on both sides of the belt, symmetrically and probably grey or black.

 

4) The abdomen area should be unaltered. What I mean was for the chest area to have something like the ebony armor chest piece, the part that looks like of like a 3D rounded arrow pointing downwards. That should be made up of the headpiece sections I was talking about. Please keep the headpiece armor as well. The end of this armor piece should begin about where you placed the headpiece in the drawing, but from the top of that.

 

5) I like the poncho, except that it shouldn't be ripped up, but I do like the general idea. It should also flow under the chest piece. I also just had this idea: using the armor headpiece design, place it on both shoulders, with the nightingale icon on them. The bottom part that is over the eyes should be the up end, with the pointy part facing downwards (and that end smoothed out), basically making shoulder armor. The two side "fins" should connect to the shoulder.

 

6) The armored skirt - remove the side sections, replace them with cloth versions, shaped like the cloth sections on the Arch-Mage's robes from the waist down. Think, Ezio Audiotore in style:

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ezio_Auditore_da_Firenze.png

 

 

but with more leg visible in the middle.

 

 

 

7) You didn't include it, but if you were to make a sword for this armor as well, I would rather have a sort of black smoke effect, perhaps coming from the armor as well.

Edited November 1, 2012 by darkus37