Coldstone (3.5e Equipment)

Coldstone
In the depths of the paraelemental plane of ice lays crystaline rocks which at first glance simply seem like more ice, but is actually a pale blue transparent crystal named coldstone. Coldstone seems to "radiate" cold constantly, and has a very long life. It can absorb a great deal of heat, slowly turning a murky brown haze as it eventually grows warmer and warmer to meet the surrounding temperatures. This is because they function like batteries, "absorbing" the cold of their paraelemental plane surroundings for years before being brought to warmer climates. When the crystal turns brown, it is "burned out". However they are usually recycled, returning to the paraelemental plane of ice, or being sent to the plane of fire to become hot ice.

While coldstones which generate only a little cooling useful for most utilitarian affairs are safe, there are greater coldstones which generate larger abounts of cold. Besides possibly incuring cold damage on touching them, they generate noticable amounts of magical radiation which they output. Magical radiation has been known to generate bad effects, from biological mutations and cancers to wild magic zones, and so such high powered coldstone is rarely used. They primarly function to cool something major, such as a nuclear reactor, and are shielded off from contact.

Coldstone is a poor material to shape into weapons and armor, it's primary use is in the regulation of heat and refrigeration. Coldstone goes for about Cost::50g per pound.