Heavy Armor Forging

Heavy Armor Forging
bySven Two-Hammers
Heavy armor must be designed ot take a lot of punishment. It will receive direct blows from all sorts of weapons while protecting the wearer. Leather strips are used to makethe straps and bindings in all armor.
Iron and steel are easy to work. Just heat them up and pound them into shape. The heat of the forge is not that critical. Avoid filing off any of the metal. Always try to conserve the metal and work it back into shape.
Iron armor requires a large number of iron ingots. A smith might need a couple of dozen to complete a full set of iron armor. Steel armor primarily uses steel ingots, but some iron is used as well.
Dwarven armor is made form dwarven metal. The secret of this material was lost when the dwarves dispapeared millennia ago. Not it can only be found as scrap in the ruins of their abandoned cities and fortresses.
Orcish armor requires large amounts of Orichalcum, melded with a bit of iron. Heat should be used sparingly, lest it became brittle. The Orcs are masters of this technique, but it can be learned by any smith with patience and skill.
Steel plate mail is made by adding steel to molten Corundum. The alloy is stornger than either metal by itself. Corundum is a finicky material requiring the heat form teh forge to be steady and not vary much.
Ebony cna only be worked when heated. It will develop small cracks that eventualyl shatter the materila if hammered cold. Unlke most other armors, Ebony will not alloy with iron. it must be used pure.
I can only tell you tales of how to make Daedric armor. I have never seen it myself, nor do I know anyone that has. The stories sya that it shoudl always be worked on at night... ideally under a new or full moon, and never during an eclipse. A red harvest moon is best. Ebony is the principal material, but at the right moment daedra heart must be thrown into the fire.
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