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Bracers of the Ocean 

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Appearance:  The Ocean bracers appear to be ordinary wrist guards or arm guards with a
minimum of
engraving.  What it does have is that of waves around the top half and that of bubbles on the
under side.

The original pair was designed by the Diabolist Katrin, these bracers were for her husband who
was a
soldier on a sailing ship.  With the dangers of the ocean in mind, she made it so that the Bracers of
the
Ocean allow the wearer to swim at a continuous rate of 20 feet per minute for 6 hours a day, or 5
feet
per minute indefinitely.  As the wearer swims, the bracers enable the wearer to breath water for an
indefinite period.  

Being more of a survival device, the bracers were not intended as a combat device or assistant. 
This
being the case, they do allow the wearer to use weapons underwater (such as bows, swords, axes)
nor
shields as one would be able to do on the land.  

Taking into consideration the dangers of the deep, Katrin placed protection wards on the inside of
the
bracers to repel sharks, stingrays, and octopi.  The bracers do not repel "intelligent" sea creatures
though.

Since the time of Katrin, many others have made bracers of this type using Katrin's design.
Value: 4,500 gp

-Bill Knight
(knight@alaska.net)
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