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Ice Magic or the Lore of Ice is the magic practiced by the Ice Witches and in particular the Tzarina who rules the land of Kislev, and involves the manipulation of chill, frost and biting winds.

Casters

Of all the Ice Mages, the Tzarina Katarin the Ice Queen is the most powerful, and is so suffused with the force of Ice Magic that even her flesh is cold and pale.[2]

Colleges

Ice Witches still teach their students in the harsh heart of winter, the northern or eastern steppes, spending upto four months alone in the sub-zero temperatures to learn the magic and bring winter to their hearts. The single "College" in Erengrad, known as the School of Magic is actually merely a meeting place. [4a]

History

In ancient times, winter was considered as dangerous as Chaos to the Gospodar nomads but a few women realised that the power of ice and cold could be harnessed for their own ends. [4a]

They used it to fight the wolves that attacked their herds and the Goblins that sought to steal their children. These early shamans studied the winter and its ways, passing on their knowledge to girls born to them which became known as Ice Magic. [4a]

As their magical power incrased, so did their political power and soon the scattered tribes were ruled by the Khan Queens. Eventually they made their way to Kislev and settled down to rule the land, guided by the same Khan Queens. [4a]

Kislev

The power is drawn by the Ice Mages from the chill land of Kislev itself, and is a distillation of the magical energies that flow over the world and suffuses the rocks and soil.

The icy magic is protected by the Ice Witches and the magic they work so hard to safeguard moves through a network of leylines throughout Kislev, gathering in nexus points, many of which are capped by standing stones, some of Elf heritage, others the sacred sites of long dead Human tribes such as the Belthani or the Scythians. Most sites now have an ice witch guarding them, often living in a nearby Gospodar settlement. [3a]

Men

The Sisterhood of Ice Witches guards a number of potent legends including one that claims a male witch will one day taint the pristine flows of Ice Magic, changing it forever and so ever since the days of Tzarina Shoika, men have been banned from becoming spellcasters in Kislev. Male hedge wizards are tracked down and killed by the state, although if they are noble, they may instead have their magical capabilities removed by the witches using a ritual similar to Pacification in the Empire. Some noble familes send boys with magical talent to the Empire to live and learn how to use their abilities, very few dare to return. [3a]

Nature

The power of the Ice Mages is strongest when Kislev lies under the fierce winters whose cold freezes the rivers. When the spring returns, the power of the Ice Mages wanes. It is said that blood of the Ice Mages runs cold and that they can transmute the winds of magic into lethal ice storms with a single gesture. [1][4a]

Spells

  • Chill Voice: The hard voice of winter speaks through the caster. [4b]
  • Chill Wind: A icy wind blasts through enemies, chilling them to the bone and causing limbs to become brittle, snapping and break. [5a]
  • Crystal Cloak: Swirling snow and ice enfolds the caster deflecting any mundane weapons - a magical weapon can destroy the cloak at the cost of its own existance. [5a]
  • Death Freeze: An opponent that fails to resist the spell is frozen solid and killed. [5a]
  • Form of the Frostfiend: - The caster changes into a beast of Kislev legend, coming closer to the Ice Magic than humanity. They will last like this until they die or cancel the invocation. Due to the magical nature of this form, most magical equipment becomes useless.
  • Freezing Blast: - This spell freezes any water based terrain, creating a sparkling, flat surface over which armies can walk. Otherwise it can freeze an enemy unit, encasing them in binding ice.
  • Freeze Water: A body of water - a marsh, river or lake is turned into solid ice. [5a]
  • Frostbite: A individual touched by the caster is encased in a thin layer of ice. [4b]
  • Frost Blade: A single weapon gains a coating of vicious frost. [4b]
  • Frozen skin: The caster draws the cill from her heart and becomes palid, cold and hard to the touch. [4b]
  • Glacial Barrier: The caster erects a vast ice wall that is impassable and cannot be seen through. It can be dispelled by the caster to aid movement and attacks.
  • Hail: Large hailstones fall in a circle around the caster. [4b]
  • Ice Shards: Sharp icicles are flung from the hands of the Ice Witch. [5a]
  • Icy Ground: An area of land is covered in a thin, slippy layer of ice. [4b]
  • Invocation of the Ice Storm: - A harsh blizzard can be cast by the wizard chanting a few words which engulfs ranged weaponry. A blast of air blows many ranged objects off course or even stop a unit from firing at all.
  • Midwinter's Kiss: - The breath of the caster is turned into a raging torrent of ice, freezing all in its path. Icicles form a barrier around the affected, preventing them from moving.
  • Shardstorm: Shards of diamond hard ice is emitted from the hands of the caster, striking the enemy viciously.
  • Shattering Doom: A individual is turned into a statue of ice by the caster which can be shattered. [4b]
  • Snow: A small blizzard is summoned by the caster. [4b]
  • Sword of Ice: A glittering blade of pure ice is formed, extremely sharp but hard to wield effectively. [4b]
  • Wind fo Ice: The Caser blows a freezing gale from her mouth, enveloping all those in front of her. [4b]

Gallery

Sources

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Units Boyar - Druzhina - Elemental Bear - Great Sabre-toothed Snow Leopard - Gryphon Legion - Frost Maiden - Frost Wyrm - Hag Witches - Ice Guard - Ice Witch - Kossar - Kreml Guard - Little Grom - Patriarch - Streltsi - Trained Bears - Ungol Horse Archer - War Bear Rider - War Sled - Winged Lancer
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