Shatterer's Gloves

Wonderous item, rare (requires attunement)

Shatterer's Gloves are gloves made of leather stained with white volcanic powder. Shatterer's Gloves are rare Whitehand artifacts from the Kurx Islands. The gloves were made by a sect of orc warlocks under the service of the Whitehand chieftains as weapons to use against the Blackears and Redbacks. There were several copies made before the Great War, usually found in the possession of relatives of the Whitehand chieftains but some pairs have found their way all across the Three Realms.

'''Shattering. '''The wearer can use an action to activate the Shatterer's Gloves. The wearer can choose to activate only one or both gloves. Shatterer's Gloves are enchanted with the ability to shatter hard materials held in the wearer's grip. Hardwood, stone, and steel can all be shattered. Harder materials such as diamond, mithril, or adamantine are not shattered, but make a loud vibrating sound. Soft materials such as leather, cloth, and softwood are not significantly affected. Magic items or surfaces enchanted with magic are also not affected.

'''Shattering Touch. '''To use the gloves in combat, the wearer must declare a specific body part or item within reach to target. Then the wearer makes an unarmed strike attack on its target called a Shattering Touch. If both of the wearer's hands are occupied (such as wielding a weapon/shield), they have disadvantage on the Shattering Touch attack. Instead of dealing damage with the Shattering Touch, the Shatterer's Gloves activates its Shattering effect on the target. Creatures in contact with a shattered surface take 1d6 piercing damage. If the target was a weapon, the weapon is damaged and cannot be used until the weapon is repaired. If the target was armor, the wearer of the armor loses 1 AC until the armor is repaired.