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.
Sources
Both animal and humanoid (Arakkoa) birds, of any level, can drop them. Basically, if it has feathers, it might drop one of these.
Use
Light Feathers are used as reagents for:
- Leatherworking
- [Feathered Breastplate]
- [Ironfeather Breastplate]
- [Ironfeather Shoulders]
- [Quiver of a Thousand Feathers]: Most notably uses 99 feathers
- [Wildfeather Leggings]
Patch changes
- 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].