What is "Medium Armor"?

When I join the Legion, I'm able to get some equipment. The Blacksmith asks if I want light, medium or heavy armor.

I did not have any good save points nearby so I couldn't reload to find out what the "medium" armor option meant.

Obviously light meant light armor, and heavy meant heavy armor, but what equipment do you get if you choose medium?

3 Answers

The Blacksmith asks if I want light, medium or heavy armor. what equipment do you get if you choose medium?

When you make the choice, you get a shield, chest, legs, hands and boots according to:

Choice | Shield | Chest | Legs, Hands, Boots
Light | Imperial light shield | Imperial light | Imperial light
Medium | Imperial shield ^1 | Imperial studded ^2 | Imperial light
Heavy | Imperial shield ^1 | Imperial heavy | Imperial heavy

Note¹: The Imperial shield is a heavy armor item.

Note²: The Imperial studded chest is a light armor item.

There is no Medium Armor* in Skyrim, the only available types are Light and Heavy Armor.

The blacksmith was meaning by medium armor a mixture of light and heavy armor.

*: Morrowind had medium armor, but it was not very practical.

Well, it goes like this. Medium Armour is like light armour but completely at its maximum of it's rating. Doesn't weigh you down but still, it's just armour improvement. Clothing Lightly Light Medium Heavy Heavier And Most Heavily armours with high cap ratings.