Winter's Breath
Description
Crafted from pieces of pale leather, or from thick padded cloth, with weltsilver fastenings, a jacket of winter's breath provides emergency protection on the battlefield. When far from help, more than one wearer has been saved from a cold, lonely death by the burst of energy this armour provides. Some artisans insist that the best suits of winter's breath are crafted at the end of winter, soaked in snowmelt so that they are infused with the promise of the thaw. The harsher the preceding winter, they say, the more powerful the resulting armour. It is said that the first five-hundred Winter’s Breath was made by Sermersuaq for her human children from the skins of her drowned children that became seals. Suaq seal hunters believe it is good luck to wear a seal-skin padded leather Winter’s Breath. These are often painted with designs of swimming seals and the runes: Lann, the rune of bargains, and Xun, the rune of transformations, representing the tale of the Sermersuaq’s children. Therefore they are often referred to as “Seal Coats” or "Mother’s Coats” among the Suaq. The latter makes them popular gifts from parent to child.
The Freeborn live in warmer climes and thus have less need of protection from the cold, and thus name this item the “Rainbow Coat”. It is traditionally made of 30 layers of silk, the wealthy dye each layer a different colour, with the outer and inner layers being heavily embroidered with weltsilver thread and ambergelt beads. It is popular among Corsairs, as they are able to swim in it should they fall overboard . However should anyone die while wearing a Rainbow Coat then it is considered unlucky to handle, let alone wear. Often a Hakima casts potent magic on the item before it is burned by a sutannir who knows the rite of Exorcism.
Rules
- Form: Light Armour.
- Effect: Once per day you may use the second wind skill.
- Materials: Crafting a winter's breath requires six ingots of ambergelt and six ingots of weltsilver. It takes one month to make one of these items.