Defender's Armour Appearance

Defender's Armour			Sturdy/Solid Defender's Armour
Dwarf-make Defender's Armour			Dwarf-make Sturdy/Solid Defender's Armour
Elven Defender's Armour			Elven Sturdy/Solid Defender's Armour

Defender's Armour Stats (Level 27 Armour)

Armour Type	Armour	Boots	Gloves	Helm	Leggings	Shoulder Guards
Defenders	175 Armour, +9 Vitality	70 Armour, +28 Power	87 Armour, +1% Incoming Healing	52 Armour, +28 Morale	146 Armour, +9 Will	52 Armour, +28 Power
Sturdy Defenders	211 Armour, +18 Vitality	84 Armour, +55 Power	105 Armour, +14 Morale, +2% Incoming Healing	63 Armour, +55 Morale	176 Armour, +18 Will	63 Armour, +55 Power
Strong Defenders	211 Armour, +9 Might, +5 Vitality	84 Armour, +9 Agility, +5 Vitality	105 Armour, +9 Might, +5 Agility	63 Armour, +9 Vitality, +5 Will	176 Armour, +9 Will, +5 Agility	63 Armour, +9 Might, +5 Fate
Solid Defenders	211 Armour, +18 Might, +9 Vitality	86 Armour, +18 Agility, +9 Vitality	108 Armour, +18 Might, +9 Agility	65 Armour, +18 Vitality, +9 Will	180 Armour, +18 Will, +9 Agility	65 Armour, +18 Might, +9 Fate

Defender's Armour Material Requirements

Armour Type	Material Components	Base Material Components	Critical Component	Skill gain per make	Total Skill gain per make
Defender's and Sturdy Defenders	1 Steel Plate, 1 Steel Rivet, 1 Finely Polished Scales, 1 Sturdy Leather Bindings	16 Rich Iron Ore, 8 Coal, 4 Sturdy Hides, 1 Ruby	Large Skull	8	20
Strong and Solid Defender's (one-use)	1 Steel Plate, 1 Steel Rivet, 2 Finely Polished Scales, 1 Sturdy Leather Bindings, 1 Ruby Shard	22 Rich Iron Ore, 11 Coal, 4 Sturdy Hides, 2 Rubies, 1 Ruby Shard		10	26

Notes
All information up to date as at Book 14.
There are no Elven / Dwarf-make helm recipes.
Appearance is the same for Defenders and Strong Defenders, and for Sturdy and Solid Defender's Recipes.
All Dwarf-make / Elven Armour recipes are drop only, as are all Strong Defender's Armour recipes.
Strong Defender's Armour recipes are single use only.
Sturdy Defender's is the critical success of the Defender's Recipe.
Solid Defender's is the critical success of the Strong Defender's Recipe.
Skill gain is the amount of skill gained from making the armour only.
Total skill gain is the amount of skill gained from making the armour and the Metalsmithing subcomponents.