Art by me

   The Dark Seducer’s armor was both a unique masterpiece of craftsmanship and an undeniably sensual, almost revealing outfit. Despite its provocative appearance, the armor offered remarkable protection thanks to its passive shielding enchantment — comparable to glass or even ebony plate, yielding only to heavy Daedric armor, while still leaving ample room for additional enchantments.

   After M’Ria had obtained — well, to be more precise, boldly claimed — a captain’s set of this armor, she made several modifications to it, with a bit of help from her lover.

   The breastplate, which looked more like a metallic bra, was slightly redesigned: the jagged, spiked elements were removed, the front and rear parts were divided into movable links, and the Daedric, surprisingly light metal was reinforced with black mithril — Maks had some in reserve. The decorative stone at the center of the chest was replaced with an amethyst mana catalyst, polished into a cabochon.

   The teardrop-shaped pauldrons underwent a more serious rework, being reforged entirely from scratch. Their new form resembled that of knightly armor, though still retaining a hint of the original design. M’Ria also removed the extra spiked plating on the bracers, leaving only a single reinforced layer of metal, strengthened again with mithril.

   The armored skirt was redesigned as well: formerly attached to the breastplate at the lower back, it was now an independent piece. M’Ria figured that, since the skirt already had a convenient opening for her tail, it would be a shame not to use it. The spikes on the back were replaced with smooth metal plates—otherwise, sitting in that skirt would have been an exquisite torture.

   The greaves remained almost unchanged, though M’Ria refitted them onto a pair of more comfortable boots made of tanned Hunger leather — the same material used in her other, more modest armor.

   As a final touch, she adorned the spaulders and bracers with delicate ornamental engravings.

   Lastly, together with Maks, M’Ria enchanted the armor in a manner similar to her leather magical gear — but this time, the runes were inscribed on the inside rather than the outer surface. The set included the same array enchantments — physical and elemental damage shielding, agility and endurance enhancements, improved mana regeneration, and light healing weaves.

   All in all, the result was a perfect set of medium armor for warmer regions — beautiful, practical, and subtly enchanting in more ways than one. It had a certain effect on men… and even on a few women. Such excessive attention sometimes embarrassed the young Khajiit, yet she couldn’t deny that a part of her took secret pleasure in her newfound allure — especially in the way her lover’s eyes lingered on her.

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