1) Battanian Ridere are generally horse enthusiasts, so they're more likely to have gone abroad a bit and picked up some foreign armor. Also, I was trying to give them a slightly more distinct profile from the other two noble units with what I had to work with for vanilla.
2) Because it's the closest approximation to Vaegir gear from Warband, plus I'm placing them as in a similar region so there's cultural overlap as well.
3) Because they're Imperial auxiliaries or Battanians adopting Imperial tactics and training? More the former than the latter, though the latter is a nice dual-use of the unit.

Originally posted by lukedanger5:

1) Battanian Ridere are generally horse enthusiasts, so they're more likely to have gone abroad a bit and picked up some foreign armor. Also, I was trying to give them a slightly more distinct profile from the other two noble units with what I had to work with for vanilla.
2) Because it's the closest approximation to Vaegir gear from Warband, plus I'm placing them as in a similar region so there's cultural overlap as well.
3) Because they're Imperial auxiliaries or Battanians adopting Imperial tactics and training? More the former than the latter, though the latter is a nice dual-use of the unit.

Ok, now I understand. Though Aserai with imperial-style armor still look weird for me. What do you think about incorporating all of the new equipment from the Open Source Armory with your mod? It's already compatible with RBM.