Healer's Gauntlets

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Healer’s Gauntlets


These heavy, articulated gauntlets are typically forged of polished steel or silver and engraved with sacred iconography tied to gods of healing or battle. Though they resemble martial equipment, their magic is purely restorative. When worn together, they allow the wielder to channel divine healing energy without relinquishing weapons or shields, making them especially prized among front-line divine warriors.

Healer’s gauntlets function only when both are worn as a pair. Each gauntlet is keyed to a specific spell effect, activated by touch as a standard action (or as the spell allows). The magic within them is stored as charges, and once all charges are expended, the gauntlets become nonmagical masterwork items.

Healer’s Gauntlets, Minor

Each gauntlet in this pair functions similarly to a wand, holding its own reservoir of charges.

  • Left Gauntlet: cure light wounds (50 charges)
  • Right Gauntlet: cure serious wounds (50 charges)

Activation: Command word (standard action)
Caster Level: 5th
Aura: Faint conjuration

Construction Requirements:
Craft Wondrous Item, cure light wounds, cure serious wounds

Price: 15,750 gp
Cost to Create: 7,875 gp + 630 XP
Weight: 4 lb.

Healer’s Gauntlets, Major

This more powerful pair functions similarly to a staff, drawing from a shared pool of magical energy.

  • Charges: 50 total (shared between both gauntlets)
  • Left Gauntlet: lesser restoration (1 charge)
  • Right Gauntlet: heal (2 charges)

Activation: Command word (standard action; heal functions as normal)
Caster Level: 11th
Aura: Moderate conjuration

Construction Requirements:
Craft Wondrous Item, lesser restoration, heal

Price: 82,500 gp
Cost to Create: 41,250 gp + 3,300 XP
Weight: 4 lb.

Lore

The origins of the Healer’s Gauntlets are often traced back to militant religious orders that found traditional healing implements impractical in the chaos of war. Legends speak of a battlefield where clerics fell not for lack of power, but because they could not heal and defend simultaneously. In response, divine artisans began crafting relics that fused martial readiness with sacred restoration, giving rise to these gauntlets.

Different temples claim credit for their creation, and as a result, the gauntlets vary widely in appearance. Some are etched with serene, flowing motifs representing mercy and renewal, while others bear harsh, angular symbols of divine wrath tempered by compassion. In certain sects, they are bestowed only upon those who have proven both their courage in battle and their restraint in the use of divine power.

Among adventurers, Healer’s Gauntlets are considered both a practical tool and a symbol of responsibility. Those who wear them are often seen as protectors first and warriors second, regardless of their actual role in combat. Tales persist of gauntlets that refused to function for bearers deemed unworthy, their magic lying dormant until claimed by one who understood that healing, like power, must be wielded with purpose.

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