Lore:Thrassian Stranglers

The Thrassian Stranglers

The Thrassian Stranglers are a pair of armored gloves created by the Sload of Thras. They imbue their wearer with arcane might borne from Thrassian magics that makes them more effective with their weapons and spells and this power grows the longer the stranglers are used. However these powers come at a price, as the more their power grows the more their fortitude drops, and as a result they are able to take less punishment.

The gloves themselves cover the hands and most of the forearms up to the elbows, and are made up of several parts, all of which either originate or were scavenged from the Thrassian Archipelago. The materials used in their creation suggests they were made to be lightweight but durable. The metal parts of the gloves are made of frog-metal, an alloy that is buoyant enough to float instead of sink, which was likely scavenged from the sunken wrecks of Altmeri naval vessels. The plating of the gloves consists of dense corals harvested from the formations around Thras. These corals provide advantages such as durability and lightness. Other parts of the gloves' exterior are made from a sticky leather that is believed to either be a natural waste product of the Sload that is shed when they grow, or flayed from their own children. The remainder of the gloves are made up of nautilus shells and swamp anemones. The shells are set into the exterior and are a durable yet lightweight form of protection. The purpose of the inlaid anemones is less understood but it is possible that their slime is useful in Sload magics.

See Also

• For game-specific information, see the Elder Scrolls Online article.