Silverknight gauntlets
| [ silverknight gauntlets | |
|---|---|
| Appearance | filigreed gauntlets |
| Slot | gloves |
| Base size | small |
| AC | 2 |
| DR | 4 |
| MC | 1 |
| Magical item? | no |
| Properties | |
| Base price | 50 zm |
| Default weight | 40 |
| Base material | silver |
A pair of silverknight gauntlets is a type of gloves that appears in dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack. It is a small-sized piece of armor that has a base material of silver and appears as a pair of filigreed gauntlets when unidentified.
Generation
Silverknight gauntlets do not randomly generate, though they may be wished for or found in bones.
For Silverknights, a blessed +1 pair of silverknight gauntlets is buried under the mire at the up stairs of the first dungeon level.
Player monster Silverknights are always generated with a blessed +3 pair of silverknight gauntlets.
A hero with skill in smithing cannot make silverknight gauntlets, and smith monsters cannot make or create copies of existing silverknight gauntlets.
Description
While worn, a pair of silverknight gauntlets grants 2 base AC, 4 DR, and MC1. Wearing or removing a pair of silverknight gauntlets takes 2 actions. As silverknight armor, silverknight gauntlets gain 3 AC against attacks made by holy hating monsters, but only if the gauntlets are blessed, and always gain +3 DR. They also gain 1 AC and +2 DR against impure monsters, and 2 AC and DR against rot kin. Silverknight gauntlets increase the duration of sickness effects by 10%. Firing a projectile from a launcher while wearing a pair of silverknight gauntlets will incur a -2 to-hit penalty.
After chatting to King Arthur while carrying the Magic Mirror of Merlin, formally completing their quest, Silverknights can apply an upgrade kit to merge the silverknight gauntlets with another pair of magical gloves or gauntlets. Merging both pairs will destroy the used gloves and convey their properties to the silverknight gauntlets. These properties are not cumulative, and a pair of silverknight gauntlets that has already been merged with another pair of gloves before can only have its current property replaced with another. The sole exception to this is object properties, which are carried over between merges. The following items can be used to obtain properties:
- Silverknight gauntlets can be merged with gauntlets of fumblings to confer fumbling
- Silverknight gauntlets can be merged with orihalcyon gauntlets to confer magic resistance
- Silverknight gauntlets can be merged with gauntlets of dexterity to confer quick draw
- Silverknight gauntlets can be merged with any pair of gloves that has an object property to obtain it
Origins
The silverknight boots are inspired by the armor designs of Cleanrot Knights from the 2022 video game Elden Ring, who are tall, gold-clad fighters that can be seen wearing the Cleanrot Gauntlets. Cleanrot Knights are loyal servants of Malenia and are prominently encountered in the scarlet rot infested mires of the Swamp of Aeonia. While they are never seen without their armor, the gauntlets' item description reads: "Gauntlets of the Cleanrot Knights, celebrated for their undefeated campaign in the Shattering. The Cleanrot Knights vowed to fight alongside Malenia, despite the inevitable, if gradual, putrefaction of their flesh. Their acceptance of their fate made these battles the fiercest of all.", implying that Cleanrot Knights are severely ailed from exposure to the scarlet rot. The item's material is tied to the Silverknights, which are a type of humanoid silverfish that take after the Kindred of Rot and their stark white coloration.
Encyclopedia entry
A delicately-filigreed pair of gauntlets. Though clean and
beautiful as the day they were forged on the outside, the
interior is caked with indescribable filth.
