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
Defender's	300 Armour, +9 Vitality	120 Armour, +28 Power	150 Armour, +1% Incoming Healing	90 Armour, +28 Morale	250 Armour, +9 Will	128 Armour, +28 Power
Sturdy Defender's	508 Armour, +18 Vitality	203 Armour, +55 Power	254 Armour, +14 Morale, +2% Incoming Healing	152 Armour, +55 Morale	424 Armour, +18 Will	152 Armour, +55 Power
Strong Defender's	508 Armour, +9 Might, +5 Vitality	203 Armour, +9 Agility, +5 Vitality	254 Armour, +9 Might, +5 Agility	152 Armour, +9 Vitality, +5 Will	424 Armour, +9 Will, +5 Agility	152 Armour, +9 Might, +5 Fate
Solid Defender's	533 Armour, +18 Might, +9 Vitality	213 Armour, +18 Agility, +9 Vitality	267 Armour, +18 Might, +9 Agility	160 Armour, +18 Vitality, +9 Will	445 Armour, +18 Will, +9 Agility	160 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 Defender's	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	Master Expert Metalworker's Journal	10	26

Notes
All information up to date as at Volume 2, Book 7.
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.