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Though the Time of Ice has ended, its relics still slumber in New Argive.

"Barbarian raids were a concern to those living in the northwest provinces, but the skyknights never dealt with the problem in a systematic way. They thought of the Balduvians as an 'amusing model' of their forebears' culture."
—Kjeldor: Ice Civilization

Some creatures are bound to the cold by Rimewind magic. Others seek it out, adapted by two thousand years of the Ice. The Boreal, where Heidar's frigid sway is strongest, is home to both.

"Who will stay the Tyrant's hand,
As ice and woe both grip our land?
The helpless feel his frozen brand."
—The Dynasty of Winter Kings

Locked in the ice of Karfell, the treasures of ancient nobles await in ruins guarded by the dead.

"As we followed the ice wall, we had the distinct feeling of being watched. Many of the party wanted to turn back."
—Disa the Restless, journal entry

"Before my people turned to false gods, we built a glittering city beneath the northern sea ice. The magic of ancient Benthidrix lives in me!"

In the silence of the ice, even dreams become still.

"With his dream of unification fulfilled, Darien became the last king of Kjeldor. Those who followed were known as the kings of New Argive."
—Kjeldor: Ice Civilization

For cryomancers, studying the Ice Age isn't just an academic exercise.

"My people are like the great magnigoth trees. We've seen ice, flood, invasions, and wars, yet our roots remain strong."

"Nature? Fire? Bah! Both are chaotic and difficult to control. Ice is structured, latticed, light as a feather, massive as a glacier. In ice, there is power!"
—Heidar, Rimewind master

From the barest crack in the ice, she teases forth a swirling, living map of the Cosmos.

"I'll make ice chimes of your bones."

Mountain ogres allowed blizzards to sheathe them in ice, both to reinforce their armor and to hide their pungent musk from potential prey.

"A great smoke rose about us, vapor and steam. Ice fell like rain as I threw down my enemy."
—Gandalf

Ships blown north in their voyage across the Stormwreck Sea become trapped in the unmelting ice.

"Have you spent a winter high in the mountains, where the ice walks and speaks to the wind? It is not a place for those who have not learned respect."
—Ulnok, Temur shaman

Like arguing with ice
—Vodalian expression meaning "wasting your time"

"There it was, clawing the ice as it chittered and clicked its teeth. We fled in horror before it unearthed its grisly meal."
—Aevar Borg, northern guide, journal entry

"Homarids spread northward from Sarpadia as the climate cooled, raiding coastal settlements for supplies."
—Time of Ice

Hylda built an ice statuary from all those who couldn't understand "go away."

"The ice cracked underfoot; strange shapes swam beneath the surface. Who else has walked this blighted path?"
—Iskene, Kannah storyteller

In colder climates, ice is more obedient than stone.

It surveys its domain on wings of ice, bringing misfortune to all who dare trespass.