The Mighty Fluffball wrote:
All sacred suits should be energy.
I agree. I admit that I don't know the official story behind the sacred armor as far as RP goes (I think someone already mentioned that it was severely downplayed or somesuch), but I reckon sacred objects are things woven of magic and divine power. It would make sense, to me, that since the armor is sacred, it should also be extremely special as far as quality goes, as well as enormously unique.
They should be treated like gifts to the most faithful, powerful people in the church, who they might feel would be worthy of fine and powerful equipment in acknowledgement and thanks for their service (or like a promise of the false illusion of even more finery and power, for the darkie religions, the gods of whom are less likely to reward but more likely to use flattery/trickery in exchange for mortal souls).
Perhaps I'm being a little dramatic, but I've always had a romantic view of the sacred armor. I wasn't privy to what really happened, so I got to make up possibilities.