Frostbound

The hammer was AMAZING. It was everything I wanted it to be and more.

After Austin's frostbite was cured, he was kind enough to spar with me to break the weapon in.

With his misfortune of touching it known, I refrained from hitting his uncovered skin with it, but the rest of him was fair game. The fact the weapon was so cold that it caused frostbite just by touching it excited me to no end.

The weapon was that cold. I didn't even have to use mana or skills to get it to such temperatures, the ice it was made of was just that cold.

It was great.

During testing, I used a few skills through the weapon and couldn't help but laugh manically at the result. It was like a mage's staff. It worked as a focus to amplify spells.

It only worked on Ice based skills but that was most of my arsenal. [Mighty Blow(R)] didn't get the boost but every other skill I had did.

Casting [Ice Arrow(Un)] or [Sweeping Snow(Un)] through the hammer strengthened the skills with less effort.

[Icy Bastions(R)] came out stronger and larger, [Ice Arrow(Un)] came out bigger and flew faster.

[Pervading Cold(R)] got a huge boost to its effect, freezing Austin's armor completely and we had to stop to let it thaw out. I worried that it would break after it frosted over and became brittle.

It was perfect. Everything about it was perfect.

The wood felt good in the hand and the Ice was the strongest material I had seen. The knots and intricately carved Runes along the wood brought the whole thing together into a majestic weapon of war.