Black Gauntlet of Bane

Black Gauntlets are cultists of Bane and the senior-most officers under Lord Enver Gortash.

	“	Hahns Rives! Calls himself a Banite when he's a disgrace to the Tyranny Lord! A Black Gauntlet - Rives? What a joke! I should be the Black Gauntlet of the Foundry Lab Level.	„
		— Rives' Failures as a Banite

Involvement

Act Three

Black Gauntlets are found commanding the Banite cultists in key locations in Baldur's Gate such as Wyrm's Rock Fortress and the Steel Watch Foundry.

One unnamed female Black Gauntlet of Bane can be found in Upper City Sewers.

Combat

Black Gauntlets are potent spellcasters and have spell slots equivalent to a level 12 caster. Their exact spell list varies between different Black Gauntlets but they generally have ⁠Necrotic damage spells and mind-controlling spells drawn from the Cleric or Wizard spell list.

Attacks and abilities

 Aura of Terror ()

Give enemies disadvantage on Attacks and saving throws while in your oppressive presence.

Creatures that can't be Frightened are immune to this aura.

 Range: Self

 Recharge: Per combat

 Blight ( + )

Damage: 8~64

8d8⁠Necrotic

Deals 8d8⁠⁠Necrotic damage to a target. Plants take maximum damage from this spell, and have  Disadvantage on the  Saving Throw against it.

 CON Save

 Range: 9 m (30 ft)

 Dominate Person ( + )

 Dominate a nearby humanoid. Allies are unaffected.

Every time the creature takes damage, it may repeat the  Saving Throw against your domination.

 WIS Save

 Range: 18 m (60 ft)

 Inflict Wounds ( + )

Damage: 3~30

3d10⁠Necrotic

Putrefy a creature with Necrotic energy filling your hands.

 Melee: 1.5 m (5 ft)

 Phantasmal Killer ( + )

Damage: 4~40

4d10⁠Psychic

Haunt a creature with illusions of its greatest fears. It takes 4d10⁠⁠Psychic Damage per turn, cannot move, has  Disadvantage on Ability Checks and Attack Rolls

 WIS Save

 Range: 18 m (60 ft)

 Planar Ally: Deva ( + )

Conjure a Celestial Deva to fight alongside you. It can cast  Wrathful Smite,  Revivify, and  Concussive Smash.

 Range: 18 m (60 ft)

 Spirit Guardians: Necrotic ( + )

Damage: 3~24

3d8⁠Necrotic

Call forth spirits to protect the area around you.

Nearby enemies take 3d8Necrotic damage per turn, and their Movement Speed is halved. Lasts for 10 turns.

 WIS Save

 Range: Self

Loot

• Helmet
• Mace +2 or Infernal Mace
• Plate Armour

Known Black Gauntlets

Baldur's Mouth

•  Guard Unilda Tiro

Wyrm's Rock Fortress

•  Black Gauntlet Aischa
•  Black Gauntlet Greyward
•  Black Gauntlet Ignur
•  Black Gauntlet Mohlen
•  Black Gauntlet Numia
•  Black Gauntlet Ulova

Steel Watch Foundry

•  Black Gauntlet Borri Paver
•  Black Gauntlet Hahns Rives
•  Black Gauntlet Ifran
•  Black Gauntlet Indora Ralston
•  Black Gauntlet Stijin
•  Black Gauntlet Tamia Holzt

Felogyr's Fireworks

•  Black Gauntlet Uva

Related quests

• ⁠Disable the Steel Watch
• ⁠Save the Gondians

Gallery

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Notes

• Some members of this archetype may have slightly different passives, movement speed, weight, and size due to being members of different races.