Trousers of the Vanguard

Trousers of the Vanguard

Warm trousers suitable for a cold climate. The boots offer excellent grip in the icy terrain.
Type	Legs
Armor	34 at quality 1 38 at quality 3
Effects	-
Movement Speed	-
Weight	5
Durability	1000
Crafting Station	Frost Foundry
Station Level	-
Crafting Materials	1x Cast: Trousers of the Vanguard 5x Liquid Frost
Biome	Deep North
Spawn ID	`spawn ArmorDeepNorthMediumlegs`

Trousers of the Vanguard are the leg piece of the Vanguard Set, with 34 armour at quality 1. Together with the hood and chestpiece they complete the set bonus.

How to Craft

Made in a Frost Foundry from:

1x Cast: Trousers of the Vanguard: Poured at a level 4 Black Forge from Bloodgold, Elaking Hair Bundle, Seal Pelt and its mould.
5x Liquid Frost: Frozen down from Ice in a Frigid Kiln.

Name	Image	Biome	Crafting Station	Spawn ID
Cast: Trousers of the Vanguard		Deep North	Black Forge	`spawn ArmorGoldMediumLegsUncooked`
Liquid Frost		Deep North	Frigid Kiln	`spawn FrozenFuel`

Mould

Mould: Trousers of the Vanguard turns up in the Deep North:

Dropped by Krigen that fight with a sword or a greataxe.

When to Use It

End game. You need to have killed Fader to progress through the Deep North.

Upgrades

You can upgrade it twice at the Black Forge. Each step needs the station one level higher than the last: the first costs the per-level amount and the second costs twice that. Quality 4 would cost four times the per-level amount and needs a level 7 Black Forge, above its current maximum of 6, so that row is not yet available.

Quality	Crafting Station	Armor	Durability	Resources
1	Frost Foundry	34	1000	1x Cast: Trousers of the Vanguard 5x Liquid Frost
2	Black Forge (Level 5)	36	1200	6x Bloodgold 4x Elaking Hair Bundle 2x Seal Pelt
3	Black Forge (Level 6)	38	1400	12x Bloodgold 8x Elaking Hair Bundle 4x Seal Pelt
4	Black Forge (Level 7, not yet available)	40	1600	24x Bloodgold 16x Elaking Hair Bundle 8x Seal Pelt

Vanguard Set

Name	Quality 1	Quality 2	Quality 3	Weight	Movement	Effect	Spawn ID
Hood of the Vanguard	34	36	38	1	-	-	`spawn HelmetDNMediumHood`
Chestpiece of the Vanguard	34	36	38	5	-	Resistant VS Frost	`spawn ArmorDeepNorthMediumChest`
Trousers of the Vanguard	34	36	38	5	-	-	`spawn ArmorDeepNorthMediumlegs`
Vanguard Set	102	108	114	11	-	-10% run stamina, -20% dodge stamina, +10% health and stamina regen, +10% pierce damage	-

Properties

The Vanguard set is the medium armour of the north, with 34 armour a piece and 102 for the three pieces at quality 1, rising to 108 at quality 3. Its strength is the set bonus. Wear the whole set and the stamina cost of running drops by a tenth and of dodging by a fifth. It also adds a tenth to health and stamina regeneration and a tenth to pierce damage. That pierce bonus makes it the partner of the Nord Spear, Atgeir, Bow and Crossbow.

Its mould drops from Krigen that fight with a sword or greataxe. The drop rate is three in a hundred from a plain one, six from a one-star and twelve from a two-star.

It gives 34 armour at quality 1 and 38 at quality 3. It weighs 5 and has 1000 durability, rising to 1400 at quality 3.

Quality 4 needs a level 7 Black Forge, above its current maximum of 6, so in practice it stops at quality 3.

Crafted from scratch and taken to quality 3, it costs 30 Bloodgold, 20 Elaking Hair Bundles and 10 Seal Pelts in total, plus a mould and 5 Liquid Frost.

The Deep North offers these pieces for this slot. The Protector trousers give 44 armour at 5 weight, the Vanguard trousers 34 armour at 5 weight, and the Caller trousers 22 armour at 5 weight with -2% movement. They all weigh the same, so you are choosing between the Protector's armour, the Vanguard's set bonus and the Caller's eitr.