Padded Cuirass
Finely wrought and strong enough to turn even the sharpest blades.
The Padded Cuirass is forged at a level 2 Forge from 10 
Iron and 20 
Linen Thread, so it needs flax from the Plains even though it is an iron piece. It gives 26 armor, 2 more per upgrade, with a 5% movement penalty. Upgrades cost 3, 6 and 12 iron with 10, 20 and 40 thread.
The Forge of Potential refines it at any quality, including past its cap of 4, for 1 Black Metal Protection Idol a try and no other materials. No other station asks for the idol.
| Material | Quality 2 | Quality 3 | Quality 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron | 3 | 6 | 12 | 31 |
| Linen Thread | 10 | 20 | 40 | 90 |
| Station level | Forge 3 | Forge 4 | Forge 5 |
Each quality level adds 2 armor and 200 durability. Quality 2 costs the per-level amount, quality 3 twice that and quality 4 four times, so the last level is more than half of the total.
With devcommands enabled, this drops Padded Cuirass at your feet. The ID is case sensitive; the last number is the amount.
Item ID: ArmorPaddedCuirass · see the spawn command or all console commands and IDs