Frostbite Weapons
The frostbite prefix was attached to any type of magical weapon that implemented the use of frostbite crystals into their functionality. Frostbite weapons, like the crystals that powered them, had the ability to leverage coldness itself in favour of the wielder.
Strengths & Advantages #
The advantage of a frostbite weapon was the ability for it to supercool whatever came near or made contact with its edges. Nerve damage from the biting cold was common, and even small cuts could inflict massive damage as extreme frostbite spread around the wound.
Frostbite weapons could also freeze atmospheric water vapour to create obstacles, cover, or other ice structures (depending on the efficacy of the frostbite weapon).
The strengths of a frostbite weapon were also its weaknesses. While ultra-low temperatures were a formidable thing to direct against the enemy, it could prove to be as harmful to whoever was wielding the weapon. Thick layers of insulating cloth, magical or otherwise, were commonly worn by frostbite weapon users, even in environments that were temperate or hot and sunny.
Notable Uses #
Frostbite weapons were widely used by White Archers, the iconic mountain rangers that defended the Land Beneath the Snowy Mountain.
The Dark Hero Harukai was known to wield a Thundersteel trident that was also a frostbite weapon.