This incredibly-forged gauntlet has small overlapping lames of dark steel that rustle softly as they flex. It surfaces are artistically inlaid in gold, and covered in fine engravings. The glove within fits any Medium humanoid perfectly, as if it were made for them, and the gauntlet shifts slightly to fit. It is said that this gauntlet was made by Uraeus the Heresiarch, and was the pinnacle of his work.
The master armourer Uraeus, so the story goes, was commissioned to forge an entire suit of armour for a mysterious figure who could only have been one of the Gods themselves. He was gifted incredible wealth to obtain the materials required, and purchased only the finest materials from the Dwarves of the deep earth. He had been working for weeks, testing the design on a single gauntlet before he went on to the rest of the plate. His young brother, who missed him dreadfully, disturbed him at the forge when the stranger was visiting for a fitting, and was struck dead by the stranger for his trespass. Uraeus snatched up the gauntlet and struck the figure once, drawing a drop of blood which spattered his face and mingled with his rageful tears. The stranger summoned up a bolt of lightning and burned down Uraeus' forge and home, leaving him in the ashes, untouched by the spell. He raised his hand to strike again- and the stranger vanished in a flash of light from the heavens. Uraeus pledged the rest of his life to dismantling the temples of any Gods he saw, whether the be good or ill-natured. Wearing this gauntlet, Uraeus strode unaffected through any spells cast his way by desperate clerics in his quest for vengeance. Eventually, he was brought low by a wound which festered, and for which he refused to see a priest for aid. The gauntlet was taken from his body, and has been sought by many others during its existence. Statistics: Lament is a +5 gauntlet, conferring this bonus to attack and damage rolls made with the gauntlet as a weapon. It also allow the wearer to pierce any damage reduction possessed by the target with such attacks. The wearer cannot be affected by any divine spell while it is worn, as if they had Spell Resistance. How you can use Lament in your game: - A Player Character who believes a similar heresy to Uraeus might seek out the gauntlet to continue his quest. It rests in the lair of a blasphemous undead monster, a Mohrg who still wears the weapon. - Alternately, the gauntlet might be possessed by a Blackguard who blasphemes against all gods, protecting her from their wrath while she plots their downfall. The quest to obstruct her might be entrusted to your PCs. - A cult of Ur-Priests who defy the Gods are attempting to forge lesser versions of this weapon. A weak link in their supply chain manages to get word out, but a quartet of divine magic-resistant assassins have been dispatched to destroy all evidence of their terrible deeds. Also posted on Game Masters Stash on 7 August 2019. Comments are closed.
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