Joftens Notes Skyrim (2024)

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Can you craft golden armor in Skyrim? ›

Find Joften's Notes

Loot the Notes on the Blacksmith from the bandit leader to gain a new task. Completing this miscellaneous quest will allow players to smith their own golden and dark armor.

In his corpse is a note called Notes on the Blacksmith, which gives details about the blacksmith Joften and his ability to forge Golden & Dark equipment. However, it would appear the bandits lost patience with Joften, who became increasingly insane, and ended up killing him.

Locate and kill the Saints and the Seducers in their camps near Whiterun. You will then learn the location of their leaders. Track down both Kinthal and Svarig to their respective camp, kill them, and read their journals to begin the mission Restoring Order. Return to Ri'saad for your reward.

After you have acquired one Barenziah Stone, you can get it appraised by Vex at the Ragged Flagon in Riften. You may have to be a full member of the Thieves Guild before she will speak to you.

Talk to Danica Pure-Spring to begin The Blessings of Nature. Travel to Orphan Rock, kill the hagraven, and take Nettlebane. Return to Danica, and she'll send you to the Eldergleam sanctuary. There, use Nettlebane to cut the tree's roots, get to its trunk, and activate the tree to collect its sap.

However, while dragon armor has the highest defense value, there are other worthwhile sets to consider including Daedric, Ebony, and Glass. You'll be able to make all of these yourself once your Smithing is sufficiently levelled up. A lot of the choices you make will be due to personal preference.

Half damage from falling if wearing all Heavy Armor: head, chest, hands, feet. Heavy Armor weighs nothing and doesn't slow you down when worn. 25% Armor bonus if wearing all Heavy Armor: head, chest, hands, feet. 50% less stagger when wearing only Heavy Armor.

Blacksmithing began millennia ago, when the Hittites began to forge and temper iron around 1500 B.C. It was crude, as all they had were basic tools and fire, but it sufficed for creating weapons such as spearheads and arrows. They were hampered by their scientific understanding of the properties of iron, however.

Etymology. The "black" in "blacksmith" refers to the black firescale, a layer of oxides that forms on the surface of the metal during heating. The origin of smith is the Old English word smið meaning "blacksmith", originating from the Proto-Germanic *smiþaz meaning "skilled worker."

What are the level 36 quests in Skyrim? ›

The quest (level 36 minimum) revolves around a treasure hunt for the armor of the famous pirate Haknir Deathbrand, whose enchanted armor was buried in locations around Solstheim. The quest culminates in the location of the pirate's tomb, and a battle with the Haknir's ghost.

This quest can be started by heading to the Silver-Blood Inn within Markarth. Go inside and find the Looter's Note left by a patron upon the bar counter.

Talk to Aventus in Windhelm and accept his proposal to start the "Innocence Lost" quest. Go to Honorhall Orphanage and kill Grelod. Wait 24 hours. Go to a city to receive the mysterious note.

Found on a book shelf on the west side of Valerica's Study (top row of the middle bookcase).

Continue until you reach the wreck of a ship known as The Wreck of the Strident Squall. An encampment of Reavers have taken up residence in the wreck. Defeat the various Reavers and search the wreck for the Folio. It will be in one of the two chests.