Fist Weapons - Cestus

fist weapons cestusCestus (Blunt: Switch) The Cestus are ancient battle gloves that are made of leather and filled with iron plates or rods. Sometimes they have hooked blades changing their damage from blunt to slashing.

Critical Offense: This weapon can offer an advantage in combat by increasing its damage on a critical strike.

Critical Defense: When parrying this weapon activates a healing power that increases the wielder's health.

Note: Cestus were popular with the ancient warriors of Eternus. Many fighters and other still favor this versatile fist weapon.

Range: Touch

Special: (Gloves of the Order of Regis): Many of the ancient cestus that turn up frequently across eternus are known as Gloves of the Order of Regis etched with the seals of the ancient houses for which they are created. A complete and surviving record of these houses is unavailable so these gloves are often valuable to collectors and historians.

Equipping: A Cestus is equipped in one or both hands by grasping the weapon by the handle.

Creation: No Known Recipes

Effect: Attack (Touch)

Attacks: II - Touch Range (Lethal or Non-lethal: Blunt)
+60/20 - Curling Jab II
+40/30 - Straight Hook II
+20/60 - Round Hook II
+0/120 - Sliding Uppercut II