The Skyrim Creation Club adds lots of ways to customize one's character through a variety of new armor and clothing choices. Among them is the Netch Leather Armor creation, which gives one of the most interesting and unique-looking armors from Morrowind a much-requested facelift for Skyrim players.
Netch Leather Armor is a Dark Elf specialty and comes in two variants, the regular shades of brown and tan or the Shadowed version with much darker coloration. While Netch Leather exists and can be collected in Skyrim, specifically in the Dragonborn DLC for use in Bonemold and Chitin Armor, it can't be crafted into Netch Leather Armor unless the player has this Creation installed.
What Is Netch Leather Armor?
Netch Leather Armor is, as the name suggests, a type of Light Armor made from the leathery skin of Netches. If you haven't played Morrowind you might have no idea what a Netch actually is. These tentacle-laden jellyfish-like creatures can be found in Solstheim, calmly humming and whirring their way floating across the landscape. They aren't hostile, though they will turn aggressive if provoked.
Netches are an iconic creature in Vvardenfell (and throughout Morrowind, to a lesser extent) and can often be seen traveling in small groups. They are a kind of farm animal like a Cow for the Dunmer, who raise them for their jelly, unique meat, and of course their tough Leather.
How To Get Netch Leather Armor
To gain the ability to craft Netch Leather Armor, players must complete the quest "More Than You Can Chew", which starts after reading the book "Peddler's Journal" just north of Skaal Village – look for the body of a Dark Elf to find the journal. The questline branches in multiple directions but ends up with the player being given a key to a chest containing a set of Netch Leather Armor and the book "Crafting With Netch Leather."
|
Armor Type |
Tanned Netch Leather |
Leather |
Leather Strips |
Armor Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Netch Leather Helmet |
x2 |
0 |
x1 |
16 |
|
Boiled Netch Leather Helmet |
x2 |
0 |
x1 |
20 |
|
Netch Leather Armor |
x4 |
0 |
x3 |
32 |
|
Boiled Netch Leather Armor |
x4 |
0 |
x3 |
35 |
|
Netch Leather Boots |
x2 |
0 |
x2 |
11 |
|
Netch Leather Bracers |
x1 |
0 |
x2 |
11 |
|
Netch Leather Shield |
x3 |
0 |
x1 |
18 |
|
Netch Leather Tower Shield |
x1 |
x3 |
0 |
24 |
Tanned Netch Leather is gained at a 1:1 ratio when using Netch Leather at a tanning station. To craft the Shadowed versions of each of these pieces of armor ensure you have Charcoal available, as each piece of Shadowed Netch Leather Armor needs one in addition to the normal crafting materials to be recolored. Additionally, a full set of Netch Leather Armor can be found in Fort Hraggstad as well as the unique Boots of Blinding Speed, which increases Speed by 100 when worn.
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