Without any spoilers (specific loot name or exactly where you got it from) I am just curious to hear where people's prized possessions have come from?

I've played 40+ hours and am still using generic armor/weapons (glass bow, elven mace, etc.). Now admittedly this is because I am staying away from smithing for a while, because so many people are saying it's OP, blah blah blah...

But I'm just curious where people's prized possessions came from? Did you get it while main-story lining? Randomly decided to pop into a dungeon that really paid off?
Find a certain world mob that dropped a unique? Or did you make it yourself?

imo most armor looks crap. specially all helmets

so best things i found were from akiir .. love their redguard outfit even tho it doesnt have any armor
ah well play assassin anyway who needs armor when u backstab somebody

and ofcource the double backstab damage gloves

a 40% damage+ pair of Elven Gauntlets. Found it in a Vampire.

Wowza! So basically I gotta just keep killing [censored] until I find something awesome! Deal.

Try exploring of the map. Has some quests for some good items

I found a bow that I loved early on. It had 22 base damage with a 20 damage boost against animals. Unfortunately its weaker than my Ebony bow now so it's been sold.