Gloves
Specially prepared gloves could be found during the time of Ultima III. This strange handwear enhanced a warrior's ability to fight unarmed, allowing those who wore them to do nearly as much damage as would a finely made sword.
Description[edit]
Gloves could be purchased only in the fabled city of Dawn, where they were sold for a hefty price. Although not the most powerful arms available in the enchanted settlement, the gloves of Dawn were formidable weapons, stronger than all but the most powerful blades.[1]
Strangely, however, these weaponized gauntlets could only be equipped by those professions trained in swordplay to begin with: fighters, paladins, barbarians and rangers. This made the gloves of Dawn an interesting, but ultimately ancillary piece of equipment, as far better weapons were stocked in Dawn for those accustomed to bladework.
Lore[edit]
| “ | If thou lose all of thy weapons, this is what thou hast left. Although it is possible to kill some of the lesser monsters with thy bare hands, the odds of success truly are not very high. – from The History of Britannia (Ultima IV)
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