There are a total of 28 obtainable disguises. They are used during quests to blend in around certain groups of enemies and all of them have a Level requirement of 1. These should not be confused with costumes, which do not use an equipment slot. They are purely cosmetic and wearing them will not affect your current gear's stats. Some of them have randomized facial hair, adornments, or equipment every time you enter a new zone, and some disguises are only obtainable during a quest, which means you can never get them again once you've completed it. Costumes used to take up the same equipment slot as disguises, but have since been moved to the Collections tab.
While in disguise, you will not be attacked by certain enemies who would normally be hostile. You will see a stealth icon in the center of the screen, just like you see while sneaking. Sneaking is not actually possible wearing a disguise - attempting to do so will bring up a warning: "Sneaking would arouse suspicion".
There will often be more alert enemies who can see through your disguise and alert their compatriots. You can identify them by the red glow around them, while other enemies will have a yellow glow. If they are humanoid, they will also generally be carrying a torch. Non-humanoid enemies such as dogs or wolves are almost always immune to disguises. If you get near them, you will see a glowing red eye above their head indicating that they are suspicious. Running away and getting out of their line of sight will usually keep them from pursuing.
The disguise will be removed from your inventory upon taking damage from any of the hostile or non-hostile enemies associated with the disguise (you can usually find another the same way you found the first.) It is still possible to keep the disguise equipped if you kill or escape the enemy without taking any hits. Quest-specific disguises are generally removed from your inventory when you complete the part of the quest requiring them, but if you remove the disguise manually, you may keep it to use at any time. Note that most disguises will not function outside of the quest for which they are intended, even if you encounter other enemies of the same faction elsewhere. However, disguises can continue to be used in a similar way to Costumes in order to alter your appearance once their quest is finished. Note that, if you are wearing a disguise for its appearance and re-enter its associated quest area, you may lose it if you enter combat, and be unable to reacquire it.
All disguises are bound to your account and cannot be traded to other players. It is not possible to have multiple copies of the same disguise, even in your bank.
Aldmeri Dominion DisguisesEdit
Colovian UniformEdit
- Colovian Uniform
- Zone: Reaper's March
- Area: Arenthia
- Quest: The Colovian Occupation
- Method: Looted from the Highland Archer's corpse near Cariel. Found in chests in several houses in Arenthia's Tower district.
Courier UniformEdit
- Courier Uniform
- Zone: Malabal Tor
- Area: Baandari Trading Post
- Quest: Enemy of My Enemy
- Method: Taken from courier's body upstairs in Rejmina's House after talking to Eraral-dro.
Hollow Moon GarbEdit
- Hollow Moon Garb
- Zone: Grahtwood
- Area: Redfur Trading Post
- Quest: Flipping the Coin
- Method: No longer obtainable after patch 1.6. You used to be able to receive it from Fadi.
Kollopi EssenceEdit
- Kollopi Essence
- Zone: Greenshade
- Area: Outside around Gurzag's Mine
- Quest: Frighten the Fearsome (optional)
- Method: Loot Kollopi Trees
Note: The Kollopi Essence disguise cannot be used in PvP zones.
Phaer Mercenary DisguiseEdit
- Phaer Mercenary Disguise
- Zone: Auridon
- Area: Phaer
- Quest: The First Patient
- Method: Go to Mercenary Bunkhouse and take from upstairs cabinet.
Quendeluun Veiled Heritance DisguiseEdit
- Quendeluun Veiled Heritance Disguise
- Zone: Auridon
- Area: Quendeluun
- Quest: The Veiled Choice
- Method: Search Eranamo's cot
Sea Viper ArmorEdit
- Sea Viper Armor
- Zone: Greenshade
- Area: Seaside Sanctuary
- Quest: A Storm Upon the Shore (optional)
- Method: Take Larnil's Armor or Loot Sea Viper Armor Baskets around Seaside Sanctuary.
Steel Shrike UniformEdit
- Steel Shrike Uniform
- Zone: Malabal Tor
- Area: Fuller's Break
- Quest: Raise the Curtain (optional)
- Method: Kill Steel Shrikes
Vulkhel Guard Marine DisguiseEdit
- Vulkhel Guard Marine Disguise
- Zone: Auridon
- Area: Vulkhel Guard
- Quest: A Hostile Situation
- Method: Loot from the chest behind Eshaba
Daggerfall Covenant DisguisesEdit
Bloodthorn DisguiseEdit
- Bloodthorn Disguise
- Zone: Betnikh
- Area: Grimfield
- Quest: Unearthing the Past (optional)
- Method: Kill Bloodthorn Cultists
Crown DishdashaEdit
- Crown Dishdasha
- Zone: Alik'r Desert
- Area: Bergama
- Quest: Gone Missing
- Method: Received automatically after speaking to Justice Istah.
Forebear DishdashaEdit
- Forebear Dishdasha
- Zone: Alik'r Desert
- Area: Bergama
- Quest: Gone Missing
- Method: Received automatically after speaking to Justice Istah.
Hallin's Stand Seventh Legion DisguiseEdit
- Hallin's Stand Seventh Legion Disguise
- Zone: Bangkorai
- Area: Hallin's Stand
- Quest: Hallin's Burden (optional); The Lion's Den (optional)
- Method: Found in baskets labeled "Laundry" throughout the city.
Imperial DisguiseEdit
- Imperial Disguise
- Zone: Alik'r Desert
- Area: Satakalaam
- Quest: Imperial Incursion (optional)
- Method: Given to you by General Thoda; Killing Imperials (if you've completed the quest and they are gone, check surrounding houses)[verification needed]
Midnight Union DisguiseEdit
- Midnight Union Disguise
- Zone: Stormhaven
- Area: Farangel's Landing
- Quest: A Ransom for Miranda (optional)
- Method: Kill Midnight Union members
Pirate DisguiseEdit
- Pirate Disguise
- Zone: Bangkorai
- Area: Blackheart Haven Group Dungeon
- Quest: Jumping Ship (optional)
- Method: Loot from the bin near the start of the dungeon
Red Rook DisguiseEdit
- Red Rook Disguise
- Zone: Glenumbra
- Area: Red Rook Camp
- Quest: Farlivere's Gambit (optional)
- Method: Kill Red Rook Bandits
Seadrake DisguiseEdit
- Seadrake Disguise
- Zone: Stros M'Kai
- Area: Saintsport
- Quest: Like Moths to a Candle (optional)
- Method: Kill Sea Drakes
Servant's RobesEdit
- Servant's Robes
- Zone: Stros M'Kai
- Area: Port Hunding
- Quest: Tip of the Spearhead
- Method: Speak to Crafty Lerisa if you recruited her, otherwise you will need to bribe one of the servants in the yard to the east of the palace entrance.
Ebonheart Pact DisguisesEdit
Dunmer Cultural GarbEdit
- Dunmer Cultural Garb
- Zone: Eastmarch
- Area: Windhelm
- Quest: Party Planning (optional)
- Method: Recover it from a haystack in the building northwest of the bank.
Fort Amol Guard DisguiseEdit
- Fort Amol Guard Disguise
- Zone: Eastmarch
- Area: Fort Amol
- Quest: Sleeping on the Job
- Method: Strip Sentry Thod of his armor while he is sleeping. Also found in Foot Locker inside Barracks.
Frostedge Bandit DisguiseEdit
- Frostedge Bandit Disguise
- Zone: Bleakrock Isle
- Area: Hozzin's Folly
- Quest: Hozzin's Folly
- Method: Loot the dead bandit behind Sergeant Seyne or kill other Frostedge Bandits
Keeper's GarbEdit
- Keeper's Garb
- Zone: Shadowfen
- Area: Hatching Pools
- Quest: Keepers of the Shell (optional)
- Method: Loot the chest behind Vicecanon Servyna or other Ceremonial Chests around the Hatching Pools
Northwind DisguiseEdit
- Northwind Disguise
- Zone: The Rift
- Area: Northwind Mine
- Quest: Scouting the Mine
- Method: Given by Tovisa or killing Stonetalon clansmen in the area.
Shadowsilk GemEdit
- Shadowsilk Gem
- Zone: Stonefalls
- Area: Ashen Road Wayshrine
- Quest: A Goblin's Affection
- Method: Talk to Valdam Andoren
Stormfist DisguiseEdit
- Stormfist Disguise
- Zone: Eastmarch
- Area: Lost Knife Cave
- Quest: Mystery Metal
- Method: Loot the crate behind Jomund Snowmead after starting the Mystery Metal quest.
Vanguard UniformEdit
- Vanguard Uniform
- Zone: Stonefalls
- Area: Kragenmoor
- Quest: Aggressive Negotiations
- Method: Select the option to infiltrate the barracks, and then either pay or intimidate the merchant named Kaasha for a uniform.
DLC DisguisesEdit
Servant's OutfitEdit
- Servant's Outfit
- Zone: Hew's Bane
- Area: No Shira Citadel
- Quest: The Long Game (optional)
- Method: Part of the quest, but can also be looted a basket near the entrance of No Shira Citadel
Sapphire Society DisguiseEdit
- Sapphire Society Disguise
- Zone: Western Skyrim
- Area: Bards College
- Quest: Orchestrations
- Method: Part of the quest. Cannot be taken on or off through conventional means, you put it on via an activation prompt and cannot have it in your inventory. It qualifies as a quest item.
Special DisguisesEdit
Monk's DisguiseEdit
Monk's Disguise can only be obtained from Remains-Silent, who will appear once the Shadowy Supplier passive skill is unlocked.
This disguise is a consumable, single-use item. It allows you to temporarily conceal your Bounty status from Guards. This means you can walk freely among guards and even interact with items with no risk of being arrested. This can be particularity useful for characters who are fugitives, as it allows them to interact with merchants. Normally, merchants will not speak or interact with fugitives. The disguise disappears after 5 minutes, if you are witnessed committing a crime, if the disguise is unequipped, or if you die.
- Monk's Disguise
- Zone: N/A
- Area: N/A
- Quest: N/A