Ancient Shrouded Gloves
| Ancient Shrouded Gloves | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Armor Rating | 12 |
| Weight | 1 |
| Value | 175 |
| Slot | Hands |
| Set | Ancient Shrouded |
| Level | - |
| Class | Gauntlets |
| Skill | Light Armor |
| Unique | Yes |
| Item ID | 000e1f16 |
| Game/DLC | Skyrim |
The Ancient Shrouded Gloves are unique light armor gauntlets from the Ancient Shrouded set. They have a base armor rating of 12, weigh 1 and double sneak attack damage with one-handed weapons. It lies on a dead assassin in a hidden room in Hag's End, the reward of the Dark Brotherhood side quest Locate the Assassin of Old.
Armor Enchantment
Sneak attacks with one-handed weapons deal double damage.
The Enchantment Effects page lists every armor enchantment.
Ancient Shrouded Gloves Map Location and Quest Guide
Ancient Shrouded Gloves map location:
The Ancient Shrouded Gloves lie on a dead assassin in a hidden room behind the throne in Hag's End. They are the reward for Locate the Assassin of Old in the Dark Brotherhood questline.
- Complete Breaching Security by killing Gaius Maro in a hold capital.
- Take Olava's Token from Gabriella.
- Give the token to Olava the Feeble in Whiterun.
- Travel to Deepwood Redoubt and go through it to Hag's End.
- Pull the handle behind the throne in Hag's End.
- Take the Ancient Shrouded Gloves from the dead assassin in the hidden room.
Map credit by Map Genie.
The handle behind the throne appears only after Olava's reading.
How It Plays
The Ancient Shrouded Gloves double sneak attack damage with one-handed weapons. That covers daggers, swords, war axes and maces. They carry the same enchantment as the plain Shrouded Gloves, but the ancient pair protects more, weighs less and is worth more.
The gloves work on the sneak attack multiplier itself. A one-handed sneak attack with the Backstab perk deals six times damage, and the gloves raise that to twelve times. Daggers with the Assassin's Blade perk deal fifteen times damage, and the gloves raise that to thirty times.
The gloves are tempered at a workbench with a piece of Leather. As an enchanted item, they need the Arcane Blacksmith perk for tempering.
Perks and Builds
The Sneak skill tree is the heart of the build. Backstab comes at 30 Sneak and Assassin's Blade at 50 Sneak. Stealth makes the wearer harder to detect, and Muffled Movement cuts armor noise by half.
The gloves pair naturally with daggers, since Assassin's Blade gives daggers by far the highest multiplier. A sword or mace user still gains the twelve times multiplier from Backstab and the gloves together.
The Full Set
The gloves are one of four pieces. The boots muffle footsteps and help the assassin get close. The cowl makes bows deal 35 percent more damage, and the cuirass raises Poison Resistance by 100 percent. All four are light armor, so the full set meets the condition of the Custom Fit perk.
Quest Background
The Ancient Shrouded set is the reward for Locate the Assassin of Old, a side quest of the Dark Brotherhood. It opens after Breaching Security, the contract on Gaius Maro. Killing Gaius Maro in one of the hold capitals earns a bonus from Gabriella: Olava's Token.
Olava the Feeble in Whiterun reads fortunes, and the token buys a reading. She speaks of a sanctuary, a new family and much blood. Then she breaks off and sees a ruin ripe for plunder, Deepwood Redoubt, far to the northwest. Through it lies Hag's End, the last resting place of an assassin of old.
Deepwood Redoubt is held by the Forsworn. Beyond it lies Deepwood Vale, and past the vale stands Hag's End, home to witches and a hagraven. The hagraven teleports deeper into the ruin whenever she is attacked. In the throne room, a handle behind the throne lowers a stone wall. The handle appears only after Olava's reading. Behind the wall lies the corpse of the Dark Brotherhood Assassin, dressed in the full set, with a chest of loot at his side.
Notes
The set can be collected more than once. Reanimating the dead assassin, for example with Dead Thrall, and then leaving the area makes a fresh set appear on him.
The Ritual Stone offers a way in before the reading. Using its power right beside the stone wall raises the dead assassin, who follows the caster out of the room. Killing him again leaves the set on his remains.
Gameplay Tips
- Temper them at a workbench with one Leather. The Arcane Blacksmith perk is needed because of the enchantment.
- They give 12 armor against 8 for the plain Shrouded Gloves, at half the weight.
Smithing Guide
Enchanted weapons require the Arcane Blacksmith Perk to upgrade.
Upgrades
Ancient Shrouded Gloves are improved at a workbench with one Leather per improvement. An enchanted copy can only be improved with the Arcane Blacksmith perk.
| Quality | Smithing | Armor |
|---|---|---|
| Fine | 14 | +1 |
| Superior | 31 | +3 |
| Exquisite | 65 | +5 |
| Flawless | 100 | +7 |
| Epic | 134 | +8 to +9 |
| Legendary | 168 | +10 |
Armor Set
Ancient Shrouded Gloves belong to the Ancient Shrouded set. The table shows every piece of the set.
| Name | Image | Slot | Armor | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Shrouded Armor | 
|
Body | 33 | 5 |
| Ancient Shrouded Boots | 
|
Feet | 12 | 0.5 |
| Ancient Shrouded Cowl | 
|
Head | 15 | 1 |
| Ancient Shrouded Gloves | 
|
Hands | 12 | 1 |
Armor Categories
All Gauntlets
Light Armor
All light armor gauntlets are listed below with their armor rating, weight, set and upgrade material.
Heavy Armor
All heavy armor gauntlets are listed below with their armor rating, weight, set and upgrade material.
