Nightingale Hood

Nightingale Hood
Base Armor	15
Weight	2
Base Value	See table
Additional Effects	Illusion spells cost 12-17% less to cast. (Varies in magnitude)
Class	Light Armor, Hood
Upgrade Material	Void Salts
Perk	None
ID	000FCC13

Nightingale Hood is a piece of unique light armor and part of the Nightingale Armor set found in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Acquisition

This piece, along with the rest of the set, is given by Karliah before performing the initiation ritual of the Nightingales during the quest "Trinity Restored". All pieces are obtained when activating the Armor Stone, emblazoned with the Nightingales symbol, inside Nightingale Hall.

Enchantment

The piece bears an enchantment, the magnitude of which is dependent on character level. Three tiers are available and the item with the strongest enchantment can be obtained after level 32. The character level when the quest "Trinity Restored" is started determines which tier will be granted.

Wearing this piece of armor grants the following bonuses:

• Fortify Illusion, x points

Smithing

The armor can be upgraded at a workbench with Void Salts and the Arcane Blacksmith perk, however it does not benefit from any smithing perks.

This means it cannot be improved past flawless quality without boosting the Smithing skill over 100. This can be achieved by using enchanted items and/or blacksmithing potions to Fortify Smithing.

Levels

Level				Effect	ID
1-18	15	2	804	Illusion spells cost 12% less to cast.	0005DB88
19-31	15	2	902	Illusion spells cost 15% less to cast.	000FCC13
32+	15	2	969	Illusion spells cost 17% less to cast.	000FCC12

Bugs

• The hood will turn a white/light gray (This is most likely the same bug that causes Dawnbreaker or any enchanting table to glow and it will almost definitely revert back to its normal color given enough time).
  • This can be fixed by putting the hood on a mannequin in a house, leaving the house, then reentering the house and taking it off the mannequin and re-equipping it.
  • Another solution may be to save the game then reload it.
  • A third solution would be to drop it then pick it up again and equipping it.
  • Another solution is to enter a new area, or wait a couple of minutes. This does not always work.
• Khajiit and Argonian faces may be trimmed down to look like normal human head models
• When worn, if another hood is equipped already then both will be equipped, such as a Shrouded Cowl and Ancient Shrouded Cowl.

See also

• Nightingale Blade
• Nightingale Bow

Trivia

• When using the Slow Time shout, the eyeslit of the mask will stay dark, instead of gaining a light blue tint.

Appearances

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim