Gauntlets of Moander

The Gauntlets of Moander were a set of heavy enchanted gauntlets, that were created by the followers of Moander to be used against one of his deadly foes, Tyranthraxus.

Description
These bulky artifacts were forged to resemble ordinary heavy armored gauntlets. The Gauntlets were decorated with images of an open fanged maw on each of the palms, similarly to Moander's holy symbol.

Powers
These enchanted Gauntlets were empowered by mere existence of any pools of radiance, a strange and dangerous magical phenomenon was was appropriated and used by Tyranthraxus, allowing the creature to travel between worlds. When they were in the presence of a pool, the mouths on the Gauntlets' palms produced tentacles of light that reached towards their target. Within five minutes after connecting with the pure weave of a pool of radiance, the Gauntlets of Moander absorbed all of the magic and drained the arcane body of water. Some speculated that these Gloves could seal and destroy pools of radiance forever. Once all pools of radiance were devoured, the Gauntlets of Moander went dormant until the phenomenon resurfaces on Toril.

Apart from the Gauntlets' main purpose, they were filled with powerful magics. The rearer of the Gauntlets of Moander received magical improvements to their armor and improved their defenses against magical spells. The Gauntlets also possessed enchantment similar to that of gauntlets of ogre power, granting the wearer supernatural strength. Additionally, the wearer was able to speak with plants. The main negative effect of wearing the Gauntlets of Moander was the user's susceptibility to magic and influence of the Rotting God.

History
The Gauntlets of Moander were forged by the followers of the god of rot, Moander, sometime before the elves of Cormanthyr raised Yûlash's temple of Moander and imprisoned the god's avatar underneath in 171 DR. At some point, the church of Moander was warring with the god's foe Tyranthraxus, the Possessing Spirit. The creature was dependent on the pool of radiance magic to move between realms and grow in power. The clerics created the Gauntlets that could devour the pools' magic. Just mere threat of this artifact drove Tyranthraxus away from Yûlash.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Curse of the Azure Bonds
 * Novels
 * Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor
 * Video Games
 * Curse of the Azure Bonds &bull; Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor