Oppressor's Grip
"It was like there was a sleeping devil inside and once he put it on it awoke. No longer a man he was, his humanity was gone I tell you. I can't get it out my mind the things he did to them...it was...it was...cruel and absurd. I no longer recognized him."
No one knew what they would find when they were tasked to the digging site that uncovered the gauntlet, however its discovery was possibly one of the worse moments in Lanfe's history. Called simply "the gauntlet" by most, the Oppressor's Grip is an arm guard from ancient times, possibly the Planar Convergence. When worn the wearer becomes what most call possessed by a devilish spirit and turn against everyone they knew, becoming a tyrant with power at their fingertips to destroy.
Mechanics & Inner Workings
Clearly the gauntlets are arcane in nature there are no inner mechanisms and donning them is quite a simply task...to simple.
History
After its unearthing the gauntlets have had many owners but only for a few days at most, for most die shortly after donning them. Most owners either died by striking themselves down or being killed by Purgers or sometimes even a powerful fiend. It has a long history of cycling through being buried away in hopes of never being found again and being rediscovered.
It's current whereabouts are unknown, if it is in someones possession their body has not yet to be discovered. Some of the Exalted believe that Igazi may know of its location but hope that they are wrong in that belief.
Significance
The significance of the gauntlets are unknown to most, maybe the previous wearers could gleam some insight from wielding them but they are not alive to tell what they know. Some believe there are fiends that may know of its significance, if Lanfe has an archive maybe it's purpose would be etched in one of the records there.
These gauntlets are one of a kind, never have been any like them before and never will again. They hold secrets of the arcane that only a higher power could ascertain.
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