Those look cool, but its definitely not what a Khajiit would traditionally wear. That just looks like a cat in knights armor, whereas a Khajiit would probably have a arabic or indian style to suit the deserts and jungles they live in.

thing is, these khajiit are not in a desert/jungle right now. i'd say they could change their armor styles to fit their surroundings.

I always thought Redguards would have http://www.aeropause.com/wordpress/archives/images/2008/12/wallpaper_prince_of_persia_warrior_within_10_1600.jpg of armour.
Kind of exposing because Yokuda is warm. :tongue:

They are in the north so... Khajiit wearing Khajiit hide!? O.o...

Yh. totally agree. Only I'd say Indian & Persian as opposed to Arabian.


India is made up of vast desert and jungle so also fits the climate of the Khajiit. Whats more is the Khajiit names sound Indian. Even the 'iit ending is Indian such as Harjit, Ranjit, Sarjit etc. That and the use of Ra and the ending of 'j' & ja such as the Indian name Raja.

The golden lion / tiger is the mascot used throughout India. The lion is also used on the flag of Sri Lanka which is the island country just of the coast. In the Indian language they say Shera for lion / tiger.

http://www.sportskeeda.com/wp-content/uploads/The-SHERA.jpg

http://punjabiview.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/the-lion-of-punjab-199x300.jpg


The Indian armor from the original post is of Rajputs from Rajasthan which is a desert state

Pictures of Rajasthan (Khajiitstan, lol). Camels probably carrying silks and spices (or moonsugar, lol)
http://awesomerajasthan.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/awesome-rajasthan.jpg
http://www.stephensandbower.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/rajasthan-general.jpg

Indian armor although uses chainmail combined with leather and plate armor is very light in comparison to the armors of European knights which use heavy metal plates. This is because the Indian combat style is different.

Indian warriors such as the rajput are higher caste and rely on light armor and advanced swordsmen skills will be supported by archers from the lower castes. Their armor uses chainmail with leather or light plates as it gives them more freedom to move. Also the state of Rajasthan is hot desert.

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Not necessarily. I once did a job at the Japanese ambassadors house in London and his personal bodyguard had a full suit of Samurai armor in his room. He was fully trained as a Samurai hence him having it. Just because he was in London it didn't make him go and buy a full set of European knight armor. Whats more is European armor probably would suit his combat style not his honor & pride.

the second one looks good, but i would prefer the khajiit to wear fur armor, not normal fur armor but some cool type of fur

Not to mention they COULD wear helmets in Morrowind, just not FULL helmets, any helmet that did not cover the entire head could be worn by them just fine, why is that so hard for people to grasp? Did people not even read the message that clearly says "Beast races cannot wear full helms." (Emphasis on the "full" part) when they tried to put one on? Or for that matter, did they never see M'aiq or any of the other Khajiit or Argonian NPCs with helmets? Although IF Khajiit and Argonians have legs like in Morrowind (We have no way to know yet since the Khajiit screenshot doesn't show the feet.), I'd like to see special boots made for them, if Bethesda doesn't want to create items only they can wear, they could just make normal boots change to fit their feet when they wear them. The simplest way to do this would be the leggings from some Morrowind mods, in other words, basically like boots except they cover only the ankles, leaving the feet uncovered.

Although I'd certainly like to see more armor made in the styles of different races in Skyrim, though it should be possible for other races to wear it, after all, orcish armor doesn't magically slide off of anyone who isn't an orc but tries to wear it, but the styles should reflect what culture created those armor types, in other words, it's basically what we already got with orcish armor, just that I'd like to see some of the other races get the same attention.

correct because that bodyguard just went on a visit to europe.

but consider this, if a community of khajiit lived in a land far different than their home of origin for centuries bordering on millenia, wouldn't their craftsmanship slowly differentiate itself throughout the ages?
the old traditions start to die out and new traditions come into place. maybe there's different clans that are in conflict over this, the ones that have adapted themselves to the culture of skyrim and others who feel it is necessary to keep the old ways alive at all costs.

"can't carry load, so invent wheel. can't catch food, so invent spear. limitations! no limitations, no advancement. no advancement, culture stagnates. works the other way too, advancement before culture is ready....disastrous"

Not if they still have communication, trade and knowledge of their homeland. Maybe the odd few who have grown up away from their extended family or those that are a result of mix marriages (I doubt many human / khajiit marriages will happen, but hey... anything is possible) but the majority will stick to their roots and if anything maybe even akin to it even more as not to loose their identity.

we don't really know what's going on with the khajiits homeland as well, at least i think so.
who knows, maybe they've been prospering/at war/peace or even wiped out.

in cyrodiil at least the khajiit have adapted to the empire's customs when it comes to armors, that could be due to gameplay reasons but still...it shows that they can adapt to other cultures quite easily if they've been there long enough.

read up on TES lore.

I.e. the Khajiit war with the Bosmer who are a cannibalistic race who would rather eat a person than damage a tree of Elswer. There are different species of Khajiit. Some are very human (hands and feet etc) where as some are more lion in build. Khajiit are very cute and cunning in the tactics of war.

i know those two races have been at war for quite some time. but in these past 200 years are they still at a stalemate or has one side finally tipped the scales over the other?

I'm sure we'd know through NPC comments or in TES books during Oblivion & Morrowind if they had.

The point is I'd still like to see some more race specific armors. Armors that are native to a characters homeland. I am not referring to armors that only one race can wear.

If I play a khajiit I don't want the restrictions that were in Morrowind. Those legs in Morrowind looked weak for carrying loads and snap-able during combat. A lions legs aren't designed for a creature that stands upright The center balance of power and strength would be all wrong. I want a lion character with furry hands and feet that can skillfully wield a sword. Not furry paws with claws that rely on hand-to-hand attacks. There are different type of khajiit. they should give the choice what type of Khajiit the play wants to be.




Redguard are based on Afro-Caribbean / afro-American type people (look at the classic Redguard names - Kurt, Travis, Tyree, Andre etc). They tend for regal looking technology of other races. i.e. Expensive German cars, Italian designer suits, French perfumes etc etc. I'm guessing they will have an advanced Imperial made ebony style armor looking fit for a king. They are good middle men when it comes to trading. TES lore also says they are also good smugglers