Ancient Shrouded Boots
The Ancient Shrouded Boots are unique light armor boots from the Ancient Shrouded set. They have a base armor rating of 12, weigh only 0.5 and muffle every footstep. It lies on a dead assassin in a hidden room in Hag's End, the reward of the Dark Brotherhood side quest Locate the Assassin of Old.
Armor Enchantment
The wearer is muffled and moves silently.
Every armor enchantment is listed under Enchantment Effects.
Ancient Shrouded Boots Map Location and Quest Guide
Ancient Shrouded Boots map location:
The Ancient Shrouded Boots lie on a dead assassin in a hidden room behind the throne in Hag's End. They are the reward for Locate the Assassin of Old in the Dark Brotherhood questline.
- Complete Breaching Security by killing Gaius Maro in a hold capital.
- Take Olava's Token from Gabriella.
- Give the token to Olava the Feeble in Whiterun.
- Travel to Deepwood Redoubt and go through it to Hag's End.
- Pull the handle behind the throne in Hag's End.
- Take the Ancient Shrouded Boots from the dead assassin in the hidden room.
Map credit by Map Genie.
The handle behind the throne appears only after Olava's reading.
Gameplay Tips
- Temper them at a workbench with one Leather. The Arcane Blacksmith perk is needed because of the enchantment.
- They give 12 armor at a weight of 0.5, against 8 armor and a weight of 2 for the plain Shrouded Boots.
Smithing Guide
Enchanted weapons require the Arcane Blacksmith Perk to upgrade.
Upgrades
Ancient Shrouded Boots is improved at a workbench with one Leather per improvement. An enchanted copy can only be improved with the Arcane Blacksmith perk.
| Quality | Smithing | Armor |
|---|---|---|
| Fine | 14 | +1 |
| Superior | 31 | +3 |
| Exquisite | 65 | +5 |
| Flawless | 100 | +7 |
| Epic | 134 | +8 to +9 |
| Legendary | 168 | +10 |
Armor Set
Ancient Shrouded Boots is part of the Ancient Shrouded set.
| Name | Image | Slot | Armor | Weight |
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Armor Categories
All Boots
Light Armor
Every light armor pair of boots, with its armor rating, weight, set and upgrade material.
| Name | Image | Armor | Weight | Value | Set | Upgrade | Perk | DLC |
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Heavy Armor
Every heavy armor pair of boots, with its armor rating, weight, set and upgrade material.
| Name | Image | Armor | Weight | Value | Set | Upgrade | Perk | DLC |
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