Ritual Armor of Boethiah

Ritual Armor of Boethiah was originally designed and forged by dark elf cultists worshiping the daedric prince Boethiah. This ancient design has been rediscovered (through a thought to be lost book found at the Sacellum of Boethiah) and modified to incorporate black dragon renderings as further armor reinforcements. Only the Champion of Boethiah has the unique knowledge to reforge this eldritch armor.

Completely new forgeable / upgradeable / enchantable stand-alone dragonscale armor set (made from the renderings of a black dragon). Includes custom helm, cuirass, guantlets, boots plus a mask and an enchanted leather half-cloak (called Ritual Shroud of Boethiah) as additional worn armor pieces. The armor can only be forged at the Ritual Forge which has been added to the Sacellum of Boethiah, along with a storage chest and workbench.

The Ritual Shroud of Boethiah is enchanted with a new magickal property called 'Despair'. The enchantment has two effects: when sneaking the wearer is silent (muffle) & when a hostile opponant gets too close they are struck by Despair and their movement is slowed. The slowing effect is stronger than the normal slowing seen by using frost based spells but not so strong as to be paralyzing. The effects of Despair will fade from the opponent/prey about 5 seconds after being affected, but will reactivate if they again get within range. Fairly subtle visuals are also added to the victim of Despair. The visual effects of sneaking and when the Despair shroud is activated are slightly different: swirling semi-transparent black smokey tendrils and dark clouds will slowly crawl across the characters face, armor and weapons when attacked. This can be a very effective alarm system by itself, alerting you to the first signs of an attack. This effect is similar to Ebony Mail but I've changed it quite a bit so as not to be so dark and obtrusive, also it won't obstruct 1st person views at all. When sneaking the visual effect is the same except there are no smokey tendrils. And no, the Shroud can't be disenchanted as it is sort of a minor daedric relic. All pieces adjust for all races, sizes, and both sexes. Highly detailed and uniquely designed yet consistent with Skyrim's environment, materials & lore. This is a completely stand alone armor set that should not conflict with or replace anything. The 'Shroud' being a new custom item has been specially fitted for the armor but I have tried to adjust it to fit over robes and other light armors and is wearable with most cloaks.

One NPC involved in the early part of the quest 'Boethiah's Calling' is outfitted in a full set of this armor. Because of this I advise you to put this mod at the bottom of the load order to avoid any conflicts with m