Claw bracer

A claw bracer was a type of exotic weapon that took the form of a series of claws over the wielder's hand.

Description
It was a metal armband or bracer with steel claws that projected over the back of the wielder's hand, to a length of some 4 inches (10 centimeters) past their outstretched fingers. They ended in stabbing points. It weighed 2 pounds (0.9 kilograms).

Usage
The blades were as damaging as daggers, but the claw bracer was an exotic weapon to learn.

The bracer design made it impossible for the wielder to be disarmed in combat.

As their hand was kept free, a spellcaster could cast spells normally whilst armed with a claw bracer.

Reputation
By 1369 DR, the use of claw bracers rose in popularity among the sorcerers and wizards of the Cult of the Dragon. Many members of the cult's cell that occupied Myth Drannor were outfitted with these bracers, both mundane, and of +1 and +2 enchantment. Some more uncommon claw bracers were a variation on bracers of armor.

The claw bracer was the signature weapon of the orc goddess Luthic, symbolizing her long claws; the Faerûnian god Malar, for a beast's claw; the Faerûnian goddess Sharess, symbolizing a cat's paw; and the gnome god Urdlen, symbolizing his great claw.

Notable Claw Bracers

 * Claws of Malar

Appearances

 * Adventures:
 * Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor
 * Novels
 * Obsidian Ridge