What is "Medium Armor"?
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.