Thanks, man. The major downside to the Worn Shrouded Cowl is that, as you say, it requires siding with the DB. That's just not really something this character would ever do. Maybe if you decided to go rogue and play him as a Hiradirge in the endgame. But then you'd probably want to make a bunch of other changes as well.
If that interests you, look into the lore on the Hiradirge. There isn't much out there unfortunately — I think basically all we know is that they were a renegade band of Ansei, presumed to be skilled with stone magic, and are sometimes credited with causing the cataclysm that supposedly led to Yokuda sinking. I believe there's actually a Hiradirge build on the blog already, so maybe check that out too. Not sure how that build deals with the Dark Brotherhood though.
Thanks, man. The major downside to the Worn Shrouded Cowl is that, as you say, it requires siding with the DB. That's just not really something this character would ever do. Maybe if you decided to go rogue and play him as a Hiradirge in the endgame. But then you'd probably want to make a bunch of other changes as well.
If that interests you, look into the lore on the Hiradirge. There isn't much out there unfortunately — I think basically all we know is that they were a renegade band of Ansei, presumed to be skilled with stone magic, and are sometimes credited with causing the cataclysm that supposedly led to Yokuda sinking. I believe there's actually a Hiradirge build on the blog already, so maybe check that out too. Not sure how that build deals with the Dark Brotherhood though.