Redguard Heavy – Chest – Steel

Female, Front	Female, Side	Male, Front

General Information

This information only applies after 1.6!

The second rank of Redguard heavy armor looks much more reasonable than the first; elegant, but still flexible, this set implies a strong reliance on mobility, and possibly mounted combat, as the lower section of the torso is less protected.

What are the components?
Redguard heavy steel armor has the same features as iron, in that it consists of segmented plate layers held together with rivets, the edges beveled. This tier also features some engraving, and another layer lower down the torso to cover up more of the squishy insides. Additionally, below the plate, we now have a layer of chainmail – a chain shirt fastened together in the center. Down the arms, we’re now also seeing some stitched and reinforced leather.

Considerations when dyeing
This piece dyes well, with good balance throughout. There is no portion which does not dye appropriately, though the third dye colors the leather bits on this piece, and as such can be a bit muddy.

What dyes where?
The primary dye colors the majority of the metal plate and the chain mail; the secondary dye colors the trim and beveled edges, and the tertiary dye colors the sleeves, the center line tying the chain together, and the loin flaps.

Primary Dye: Jute Green Secondary Dye: Automaton Bronze Tertiary Dye: Dragonthorn Yellow	Primary Dye: Volunteer’s Iron Secondary Dye: Shein Violet Tertiary Dye: Dried Blood Brown	Primary Dye: Pact Blood Red Secondary Dye: Ayleid Gold Tertiary Dye: Nirncrux Red

Redguard Heavy – Chest – Iron

Female, Front	Female, Side	Male, Front

General Information

This information only applies after 1.6!

The first rank of Redguard heavy armor is simplistic and a bit lacking in actual protective quality; this looks like the sort of armor a squire or trainee might wear, not something any warrior would want to take into battle. Still, the metal quality is nice, and what little there is of it seems practical enough, though the design makes the dye scheme hideously unbalanced and difficult to work with.

What are the components?
Redguard heavy iron armor consists of a top which covers the chest, throat, and a tiny bit of the way down the torso; this plate is made up of several layers riveted together and beveled. There are chainmail sleeves which hit mid-bicep, and metal hip-pauldrons – for protecting the hip? Don’t ask why the abdomen full of soft, squishy innards is covered by nothing more than a layer of stitched leather. Perhaps Redguard training gives them abs of steel, such that armor would be redundant?

Considerations when dyeing
All components of this armor dye correctly, though do bear in mind that the tertiary dye – the leather – is rather large and unvarying, so it can be difficult to find nice color schemes that balance.

What dyes where?
The primary dye colors the majority of the metal plate; the secondary dye colors the beveled edges and rivets of the plate. The tertiary dye colors the

Primary Dye: Noxophilic Black Secondary Dye: Lamae’s White Tertiary Dye: Brewer’s Ale Brown	Primary Dye: Dominion Yellow Secondary Dye: Hunding Gold Tertiary Dye: Ayleid Gold	Primary Dye: Ironweed Violet Secondary Dye: Dibella’s Blush Tertiary Dye: Faded Dwemer Scholar Red

Update 1.6: Orsimer Chest Armor

Orsimer Heavy – 1-14	Orsimer Heavy – 16-24	Orsimer Heavy – 26-34	Orsimer Heavy – 36-VR
Orsimer Medium – 1-14	Orsimer Medium – 16-24	Orsimer Medium – 26-34	Orsimer Medium – 36-VR
Orsimer Light – 1-14	Orsimer Light – 16-24	Orsimer Light – 26-34	Orsimer Light – 34-VR

Orsimer Light – Chest – VR

Female, Front	Female, Side	Male, Front

General Information

This information only applies after 1.6!

The final rank of Orsimer cloth appearance is ornate, form-fitting, and just a little barbaric or shamanistic feeling, with the feathers and the fang-shaped details on either side of Malacath’s emblem. The color distribution is improved in this model, and allows for some pretty dramatic looks!

What are the components?
This armor looks to consist of a basic robe with a vest-looking piece over the chest, a square piece over the shoulders, and a three-layered skirt with two quilted layers of different colors and feathered circular metal-weights trimming the bottom. The bottom hem has an embroidered band of fabric, and there is a long rectangular strip of cloth beneath the loin cloth, which now has fur trimming the edges. The symbol of Malacath is now prominently displayed in the center of the chest.

Considerations when dyeing
The feathers and fur remain a jarring white, which can make dark color schemes tricky; other than that, this robe is really no different from the last tier in considerations. There is a change in that the skirt now has three layers, two of which are quilted. The lower of the quilted layers is a slightly darker shade from the primary dye slot, and the second quilted layer primarily appears at the back and sides of the dress, taking on the colors from the tertiary dye.

What dyes where?
The primary dye colors the two layers of the three-layer vest, with the quilted texture being a little darker than the primary fabric; the secondary dye colors the trim and lacing up the front, and the tertiary dye colors the undershirt, the shoulder square, and the hip/pauldrons and loin cloth. It also dyes the outermost layer of quilting which appears at the sides of the vest, and at the back of the skirtThere’s also a rather nice strip at the hem of the skirt that takes this color.

Primary Dye: Lamae’s White Secondary Dye: Ayleid Gold Tertiary Dye: Starlight Gold	Primary Dye: Silvenar Green Secondary Dye: Alchemist Bilious Tertiary Dye: Orichalc Green	Primary Dye: Coldharbour Ash Black Secondary Dye: Colovian Deep Brown Tertiary Dye: Book Cover Brown

Orsimer Light – Chest – Cotton

Female, Front	Female, Side	Male, Front

General Information

This information only applies after 1.6!

Orsimer Light Cotton is quite similar to Linen, just with a few more touches and details. Here, it starts to really take on a more primal feel, with the addition of more fur trim and a more defined Malacath symbol in the center.

What are the components?
This armor looks to consist of a basic robe with a vest-looking piece over the chest, a square piece over the shoulders, and a two-layered skirt with a quilted top pattern, and feathered circular metal-weights trimming the bottom. The bottom hem has an embroidered band of fabric, and there is a long rectangular strip of cloth beneath the loin cloth, which now has fur trimming the edges. The symbol of Malacath appears in a less abstracted manner at the center of this dress.

Considerations when dyeing
The feathers and fur remain a jarring white, which can make dark color schemes tricky; other than that, this robe is really no different from the last tier in considerations. Do bear in mind that the primary dye colors both layers of the skirt and vest.

What dyes where?
The primary dye colors the whole of the vest in a two-toned way, with the quilted texture being a little darker than the primary fabric; the secondary dye colors the trim and lacing up the front, and the tertiary dye colors the undershirt, the shoulder square, and the hip/pauldrons and loin cloth. There’s also a rather nice strip at the hem of the skirt that takes this color.

Primary Dye: Cyrodiilic Steel Secondary Dye: Volunteer’s Iron Tertiary Dye: Mage’s Guild Blue	Primary Dye: Automaton Bronze Secondary Dye: Motif Master Brown Tertiary Dye: Bandit Brown	Primary Dye: Shein Violet Secondary Dye: Forge Ember Red Tertiary Dye: Novice Tan

Orsimer Light – Chest – Linen

Female, Front	Female, Side	Male, Front

General Information

This information only applies after 1.6!

This version of the Orsimer Light armor is a little more ornate, with quilting and feathers – an interesting, almost tribal sort of touch. This version is still beautiful, but presents more of a challenge to dye due to the addition of the quilting texture, and is not quite as universal to wear due to the feathers and abstract symbol-of-Malacath on the chest.

What are the components?
This armor looks to consist of a basic robe with a vest-looking piece over the chest, a square piece over the shoulders, and a two-layered skirt that has what appears to be metal weights at the bottom.

The second skirt layer and inside portion of the vest now bear a quilted appearance, there are laces up the front, and a symbol of Malacath in the center of the chest. Additionally, each metal ring now has a feather attached to it.

Considerations when dyeing
This robe is a bit more of a challenge than the previous one; the primary dye now dyes both the top and bottom layer of the tiered skirt and vest, but the colors are subtly different. Also, those white feathers attached to each metal circle are glaringly white, and the fur trim on the hip pauldrons is also very white against darker colors.

What dyes where?
The primary dye colors the whole of the vest in a two-toned way, with the quilted texture being a little darker than the primary fabric; the secondary dye colors the trim and lacing up the front, and the tertiary dye colors the undershirt, the shoulder square, and the hip/pauldrons and loin cloth. There’s also a rather nice strip at the hem of the skirt that takes this color.

Primary Dye: Mage’s Guild Blue Secondary Dye: Motif Master Brown Tertiary Dye: Smith Steel Blue	Primary Dye: Birch White Secondary Dye: Wyrd Tree Green Tertiary Dye: Silvenar Green	Primary Dye: Pact Blood Red Secondary Dye: Craftmaster Gold Tertiary Dye: Coldharbour Ash Black

Orsimer Light – Chest – Homespun

Female, Front	Female, Side	Male, Front

General Information

This information only applies after 1.6!

The new Orsimer Light armor makes excellent use of new cloth textures added to the game, and looks soft and beautiful – almost princess-esque. This robe is plain, but elegant, with beautiful details.

What are the components?
This armor looks to consist of a basic robe with a vest-looking piece over the chest, a square piece over the shoulders, and a two-layered skirt that has what appears to be metal weights at the bottom.

Considerations when dyeing
The new cloth textures take color beautifully; even just hitting the ‘random’ button at the dye station, almost everything looks gorgeous! Two things to be aware of, however – there’s some fur trim on the hip-pauldrons that remains obstinantly white, though it’s hard to notice unless you’ve dyed the whole thing matte black; also, the weighted circles at the bottom of the skirt do not change color.

What dyes where?
The primary dye colors the inner-vest color of the top, the sleeves, and the bottom layer of the skirt. The secondary dye colors the trim along most edges. The tertiary dye colors the sides of the top, the shoulder square, and the over-layer of the skirt.

Primary Dye: Hyacinth Pink Secondary Dye: Starlight Gold Tertiary Dye: Dibella’s Blush	Primary Dye: Starlight Gold Secondary Dye: Dwarven Brass Tertiary Dye: Senche Tiger Orange	Primary Dye: Earthforge Iron Gray Secondary Dye: Wolf’s Fur Brown Tertiary Dye: Obsidian Black

Orsimer Medium – Chest – VR

Female, Front	Female, Side	Male, Front

General Information

This information only applies after 1.6!

The last tier of Orsimer medium looks very protective, and features metal lammelar added to the leather. This style offers a higher degree of protection, while still maintaining the flexibility that leather armor should possess.

What are the components?
This armor consists of a linen sleeves, a fur undershirt, and a hardened leather chestplate comprised of several pieces of sturdy leather layered over one another. This piece is unique in that it features neither hip-pauldrons nor a loin-cloth aspect, instead having a round hemline that emphasizes whatever the player did with the butt-slider quite nicely!

This version of the armor has lamellar plates stitched into the leather, with a number of rivets and layers

Considerations when dyeing
The secondary dye becomes the most prevalent in this piece, and tends to look best with metallic colors; the fur at the sides still remains untouched by the dyeing process.

What dyes where?
The primary dye colors the chestplate and circular trim at the bottom of the armor, the secondary dye colors the accent trimming, rivets, and metal nipple-rings in addition to the lamellar plates, and the tertiary color dyes the linen shirt.

Primary Dye: Hunding Gold Secondary Dye: Motif Master Brown Tertiary Dye: Ransacker Blue	Primary Dye: Falinesti Green Secondary Dye: Coldharbour Ash Black Tertiary Dye: Woodsman Green	Primary Dye: Pact Conqueror Red Secondary Dye: Master Gold Tertiary Dye: Nirncrux Red

Orsimer Medium – Chest – Leather

Female, Front	Female, Side	Male, Front

General Information

This information only applies after 1.6!

The third tier of Orsimer medium armor is definitely very attractive, having an excellent blend of ornate tooling and practicality. The details on this particular part of the set are gorgeous, and the dye mapping has great balance.

What are the components?
This armor consists of a linen sleeves, a fur undershirt, and a hardened leather chestplate comprised of several pieces of sturdy leather layered over one another. This piece is unique in that it features neither hip-pauldrons nor a loin-cloth aspect, instead having a round hemline that emphasizes whatever the player did with the butt-slider quite nicely!

This version of the leather has more layers than previous versions, and as such, also more rivets and more trimming. The shape in the center of the chest – presumably a symbol of Malacath – is abstract enough to be discounted for those who do not profess to worship Malacath.

Considerations when dyeing
The leather component of this armor take on color much better than previous iterations, and overall this tier is a significant improvement for dyeing. It is easy to come up with excellent color combinations for this armor. However, that being said – the fur at the sides still does not dye.

What dyes where?
The primary dye colors the chestplate and circular trim at the bottom of the armor, the secondary dye colors the accent trimming, rivets, and metal nipple-rings, the tertiary color dyes the linen shirt.

Primary Dye: Pact Blood Red Secondary Dye: Telvanni Brown Tertiary Dye: Novice Tan	Primary Dye: Dibella’s Blush Secondary Dye: Soul Shriven Pale Tertiary Dye: Clothier Purple	Primary Dye: Mastic Yellow Secondary Dye: Dwarven Brass Tertiary Dye: Orichalc Green

Orsimer Medium – Chest – Hide

Female, Front	Female, Side	Male, Front

General Information

This information only applies after 1.6!

The Orsimer medium revamp of patch 1.6 makes a pretty shoddy-looking armor, into something much better! This armor is simple, but practical; it’s not hugely exciting, but for players who wish to roleplay less ostenatious characters, this fits the bill nicely.

What are the components?
This armor consists of a linen sleeves, a fur undershirt, and a hardened leather chestplate comprised of several pieces of sturdy leather layered over one another. This piece is unique in that it features neither hip-pauldrons nor a loin-cloth aspect, instead having a round hemline that emphasizes whatever the player did with the butt-slider quite nicely!

This piece also has rivets, and what can best be described as nipple-rings on the chest which connect the front and back of the armor. There is also a fur trim between the front and back. The primary difference between the Hide and Rawhide armors is that the Rawhide features more rivets and a stylized symbol in the center of the chest, tooled into the leather.

Considerations when dyeing
The leather component of this armor tends to take on a muddied appearance – your bright colors will not be as bright, and it can be difficult to get a good light color to show nicely. Additionally, the fur trim is noticeable and does not dye.

What dyes where?
The primary dye colors the chestplate and circular trim at the bottom of the armor, the secondary dye colors the accent trimming, rivets, and metal nipple-rings, the tertiary color dyes the linen shirt.

Primary Dye: Motif Master Brown Secondary Dye: Evermore Gold Tertiary Dye: Orichalc Green	Primary Dye: Dolmen Deep Blue Secondary Dye: Hyacinth Pink Tertiary Dye: Nightshade Purple	Primary Dye: Nirncrux Red Secondary Dye: Dwarven Brass Tertiary Dye: Flame Knight Light Red