Nox Swordstress Armor (Altered)

Armor worn by swordstresses of the Eternal City.

These women are the personal guards of the nightmaidens.

Long ago, the Nox invoked the ire of the Greater Will, and were banished deep underground. Now they live under a false night sky, in eternal anticipation of their liege. Of the coming age of the stars. And their Lord of Night.

First stair-side room and riverside

Nokstella, Eternal City

Starting Site of Grace: Nokstella, Eternal City

Before you go

• Reach Nokstella; this approach uses Ranni's quest.
• Obtain the normal piece and unlock ordinary tailoring.

1. Start at Caria Manor in northwestern Liurnia. Defeat Royal Knight Loretta and enter Three Sisters behind the manor. Visit Ranni at the top of Ranni's Rise and agree to serve her. Speak to the spirits downstairs, then return to Ranni to finish the conversation.
2. Defeat Starscourge Radahn at Redmane Castle. Return to southern Mistwood and find the new crater near Fort Haight, marked by floating rocks. Descend using its ledges and enter Nokron, Eternal City.
3. Work across Nokron's rooftops to the streets and continue to Mimic Tear. Defeat it and cross the long bridge beyond its arena. Leave the bridge on the left into the woods, then follow the cliff to Ancestral Woods grace.
4. Jump from the cliff beside that grace onto the roof below. Follow the rooftops and narrow building ledges into Night's Sacred Ground. Continue across the broken stone arch into the church, descend inside, and leave onto the lower street. Follow that street to the enormous seated figure and open the chest underneath it for Fingerslayer Blade.
5. Return the blade to Ranni at her tower. Before doing this, finish any remaining Seluvis rewards you want. Rest after speaking to Ranni, then visit Renna's Rise, the northern tower in Three Sisters. Climb it and use the sending gate to Ainsel River Main.
6. Collect Miniature Ranni from the coffin near where you arrive. Rest at Ainsel River Main and select Talk to miniature Ranni repeatedly until she answers. Finish her dialogue.
7. Follow the river through Uhl Palace Ruins, using the ruins as cover against the hanging creature's projectiles. Pass through the ant tunnel and activate Nokstella, Eternal City grace when the city opens ahead.
8. Climb the first stairs west of the grace. At the first landing, enter the room on your left and defeat the Nox Swordstress guarding the chest with Ant's Skull Plate. The enemy farther up the stairs wears the different Night Maiden outfit.
9. Inspect the Swordstress's drops, return to the grace and rest to repeat. The sword-wielding women riding giant ants along the river are additional targets for the same crown, chest and shared gloves and greaves.
10. After obtaining the normal piece, rest at a grace and use Alter Garments with ordinary Tailoring Tools, or ask Boc once his alteration service is unlocked.

Notes

• Weighs 7.5 and gives 16 poise. It has no hidden attribute, sorcery-damage or skill bonus.
• The normal piece has a 3% base drop chance at 100 Discovery. Each clothing piece rolls separately, so finding another part does not guarantee this one on the same kill. Higher Discovery improves the chance.
• Farm Nox Swordstresses for this head or chest piece. The Night Maiden on the stairs has different headgear and clothing; the first side-room Swordstress and ant riders are the correct targets.
• The head and chest can be altered with ordinary Tailoring Tools for 500 runes each, or by Boc for free after returning his Sewing Needle. The change is reversible and modifies your existing piece.
• The matching Nox Swordstress Armor weighs 8.3 and gives 17 poise. Tailoring changes defenses and resistances as well as the cloth covering.
• The Nox duo boss in Sellia does not award this outfit. Wearing the clothing does not give their flowing-weapon attacks; weapons and skills are separate items.