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I've started a Sauron character (currently lvl12) and he currently has 50 Alteration, 40-something Conjuration, 22 1h (currently training in order to get decent mace damage), and I'm gonna put on Heavy Armor pretty soon. I really don't want to put any Perk Points into any other skills, since I usually only put mine into 3-4 skills. So I've decided to get the desired Daedric armor through the Astronach Forge. The only problem is I cannot find any sort of Ebony armor anywhere. Can anyone point me in the direction of some already-made Ebony armor? or just give me some advice on a new route?

Well, you won't be finding any Ebony armor until around level 25, as it is leveled. If you can get up to that level, just try going around to different dungeons, especially Nordic ruins. Their grand treasures usually have some pretty sweet loot in them.

Alright cool. In the meantime In the meantime I'll attain the Mace of Molag Bal and start training heavy armor (which I'm actually iffy about since I accidentally got the Mage Armor perk, which I've come to appreciate).

At a high enough level (don't ask, as I was too busy having fun to count) I began encountering mercenaries in full Ebony who were walking to do a job.

Dark Spark wrote:At a high enough level (don't ask, as I was too busy having fun to count) I began encountering mercenaries in full Ebony who were walking to do a job.

Same, for me mercenaries only wear Ebony.

Or if you want a less variable method raid ebony mines.

Dark Spark wrote:At a high enough level (don't ask, as I was too busy having fun to count) I began encountering mercenaries in full Ebony who were walking to do a job.

Yeah, that too. They're kind of like Marauder Warlords from Oblivion, as they wear the most powerful armor for your level.

whaaaaa? Mercenaries wear Ebony Armour!? I've never seen that. I wanted a Dead Thrall that could wear something better that Steel Plate for a long time and there one in a random encounter?

would someone with the Construction Set be able to tell me what level they are, as in, are they the same level as the player. if they are then I would totally stop leveling at level 40 to get to ellegible Thralls.

plus 'Lotet's Mercenary' sounds much better than 'Lotet's Bandit Chief'.

I cant find any kind of insight on the Mercenaries you guys speak of. Can anybody give me any background on them? (how to trigger them, any specific place, what lvl they appear at)

mr cowbell2 wrote:I cant find any kind of insight on the Mercenaries you guys speak of. Can anybody give me any background on them? (how to trigger them, any specific place, what lvl they appear at)

They can appear at any random spawn point, and since most random encounter locations are random roads in the wilderness, I suggest you explore until you see one, and go towards it. If you're really desperate, you could save when you see a spawn point in the distance, go within the draw distance (when they usually spawn), load your game if it's not a Mercenary, rinse and repeat.

The Wiki Ebony page has this info:

"Ebony Armor is the third-best heavy armor, behind Dragonplate and Daedric armors. It appears in leveled lists starting at level 32 (enchanted varieties at level 33)."

As for Mercenaries, they're a random encounter, much like Bandits, Thalmor, or Skooma Dealers. The Mercenaries' armour depends on your level. I've seen them in Steel Plate, Orcish and Ebony armour.

Evil-i wrote:The Wiki Ebony page has this info:

"Ebony Armor is the third-best heavy armor, behind Dragonplate and Daedric armors. It appears in leveled lists starting at level 32 (enchanted varieties at level 33)."

As for Mercenaries, they're a random encounter, much like Bandits, Thalmor, or Skooma Dealers. The Mercenaries' armour depends on your level. I've seen them in Steel Plate, Orcish and Ebony armour.

Lies. I found a Daedric War Axe in the low 30s a while back so I find it heavily unlikely that it starts at that high a level

Are there any known like 'Bandit hotpots' where I could find said Ebony Armor?

Well, if you've done the quest for Mehrunes Dagon, the dungeon at the end of the quest respawns every three days, and his some great loot in it.

FNF wrote:

Evil-i wrote:The Wiki Ebony page has this info:

"Ebony Armor is the third-best heavy armor, behind Dragonplate and Daedric armors. It appears in leveled lists starting at level 32 (enchanted varieties at level 33)."

As for Mercenaries, they're a random encounter, much like Bandits, Thalmor, or Skooma Dealers. The Mercenaries' armour depends on your level. I've seen them in Steel Plate, Orcish and Ebony armour.

Lies. I found a Daedric War Axe in the low 30s a while back so I find it heavily unlikely that it starts at that high a level

I concur. I found my Ebony War Axe when I was around level 17, and I assume Ebony Armor wouldn't be out of the question to find at that level either.

If you're at level thirty, you can do Boethiah's Calling.

Aeturnus wrote:If you're at level thirty, you can do Boethiah's Calling.

but he won't be able o get the Ebony Cuirass to turn into Daedric Armour.

Alright! Looks like Ill be doing Mehrunes Dagon's quest this weekend! Thanks everyone!

I don't remember Ebony Armour in Dagon's Shrine. I believe it's all just random.

Worth a try. Plus it helps my Sauron roleplay, seeing as he's evil.