Light Feathers are used as a material for various leatherworking recipes. Historically they were also used as a reagent in Mage and Priest spells to slow the descent of the caster.
Source[]
Both animal and humanoid (Arakkoa) birds, of any level, can drop them. Basically, if it has feathers, it might drop one of these.
Use[]
Leatherworking[]
- [Feathered Breastplate]
- [Ironfeather Breastplate]
- [Ironfeather Shoulders]
- [Quiver of a Thousand Feathers]: Most notably uses 99 feathers
- [Wildfeather Leggings]
Patch changes[]
- Patch 10.0.2 (2022-11-15): Stacks to 1000, up from 200.
- Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Stacks to 200, up from 20.
- Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Will no longer be needed for [Levitate] or [Slow Fall].