Dawnwalker A Bulwark Against Darkness: Armor Materials

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What the player needs to know

Collect a saint’s relic, a Bundle of Silk Threads, a Flask of Quicksilver and a Large Lizard’s Moult, then bring them to the uriashi blacksmith at the Hermitage in northwest Briar Sloughs. Complete the forging encounter to receive the Enhanced Arbiter armor set. Check the material routes below before spending money or giving away a relic.

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Crafting locationUriashi Hermitage

Final stepSurvive the forging encounter

Coen speaks with a woman beside a fire in an official The Blood of Dawnwalker story scene — Official character artwork accompanies the armor-material route; it does not depict the Arbiter set or identify the blacksmith’s location.

Check the letter and your existing materials

Read the mysterious letter and List of Armour Components from the inventory when the quest appears. Reports place the letter around higher Infamy, but differ on exact timing and who delivers it. Treat the active journal as your starting point rather than expecting a guaranteed messenger at one location.

Compare the checklist with your inventory before retracing completed quests. A material already obtained on another route does not need a second trip. Keep eligible relics until you decide whether to use them for this armor or another objective.

Four components and where to begin looking
Material	Route
Saint’s relic	St. Tyna’s Convent; a St. Dasius relic is an alternative.
Bundle of Silk Threads	Sanzhani merchant unlocked through Pearly and Precious.
Flask of Quicksilver	Revisit the top room of the Silts/Aurelius tower after Home Sweet Home.
Large Lizard’s Moult	Cave between Briar Sloughs and Maragir Wealds, south of the Witchcraft vendor.

Unlock Silk Threads and return for Quicksilver

For Silk Threads, follow the Sanzhani lead south of Stoneward Post, near the river between Boar’s Back and Briar Sloughs. Complete Pearly and Precious to unlock the trader, then check her inventory. Published prices disagree, so inspect the current purchase prompt before budgeting your coins.

Quicksilver requires a return visit after Home Sweet Home. Finishing the nightmare does not automatically put the flask in your inventory: go back to the upper room of the tower and inspect the table. That extra climb is the key distinction if the quest is complete but your armor checklist still shows a missing flask.

Collect a relic and the lizard moult

The Relic of St. Tyna is available through the convent route connected to Anca. If you no longer have it, the reported alternative is a Relic of St. Dasius, including one in Xanthe’s Howling Keep. Confirm that you hold an eligible item before assuming the armor quest is permanently blocked.

For the moult, search the cave along the Briar Sloughs–Maragir Wealds boundary south of the Witchcraft vendor. Clear the enemies and look on the cave floor for the component. Keep it with the other materials until the return-to-blacksmith objective is ready.

Follow Anca’s St. Tyna’s Convent routeCheck the earlier investigation if you have not visited the convent yet.

Finish the armor at the Uriashi Hermitage

Return to the hermit with all four materials. Read the commitment prompt and prepare for combat before starting the ritual; handing over the components is not the final step. Defeat the attackers during forging to obtain the Enhanced Arbiter set.

The same blacksmith participates in restoring St. Mihai’s sword. If you are pursuing both rewards, check your sword components before travelling so you can address both objectives on the visit.

Checked September 7, 2026 against independent material routes, a separate Sanzhani gameplay account and the pictured blacksmith objective. Shop prices and exact letter timing differ across reports, so use the current inventory, journal and purchase prompt. The route has not been replayed by this site and no armor stat ranking is claimed.

Check the sword shards for Forge It AnewThe sword and armor are separate rewards involving the same blacksmith.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I buy Silk Threads?

Complete Pearly and Precious to unlock the Sanzhani merchant, then check her inventory and current price.

Why is Quicksilver missing after Home Sweet Home?

Return to the upper room of the tower after completing the nightmare and collect the flask from the table.

Must I use the Relic of St. Tyna?

No. The checked routes also document a Relic of St. Dasius as an eligible alternative.

REFERENCE RECORD

Sources used for this page

Independent gameplay route and screenshotsPowerPyx: A Bulwark Against Darkness material routeSeptember 5 route, checked September 7; the blacksmith map screenshot was inspected directly. Supports the four components, relic alternatives and forging encounter. Conflicting shop prices and exact letter timing are not treated as universal values.Independent route corroborationGamer.org: Arbiter armour component locationsSeptember 3 route, checked September 7. Cross-checks the lizard cave, post-Home Sweet Home quicksilver and final forge defense. Its price and some alternative acquisition claims differ from other reporting and are not used as settled facts.Independent gameplay accountPC Gamer: Letters to Lunka and the Sanzhani traderSeptember 2 gameplay route, checked September 7. Independently confirms that Pearly and Precious unlocks the merchant selling Silk Threads, with the location south of Stoneward Post.

Find all three Forge It Anew sword shards, recover St. Mihai’s broken sword, locate the Uriashi blacksmith and temper the final blade.