Winter collector
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| Winter collector | |
|---|---|
| (Magic item) | |
| Aura (1E) | Strong conjuration and evocation |
| Caster Level (1E) | 20th |
| Type | Major artifact |
| Slot (1E) | None |
| Affiliation | Baba Yaga |
Source: The Witch Queen's Revenge, pg(s). 68 | |
Winter collectors are artifacts created by Baba Yaga for the purpose of gathering winter energies from multiple planets and planes, and feeding them to a receiver in Whitethrone, the capital of Irrisen, powering that nation's endless winter.[1]
Dozens of winter collectors are known to exist. All of them function exactly the same, but no two look identical, and each one can only be destroyed in a unique fashion. All are protected by creatures, traps, inhospitable conditions, or a combination of all three:
- Antarctica, Earth: an obsidian spike that summons daemons to defend it when disturbed.
- Beurdreda: this winter collector is housed deep inside the core of a frozen moon located in a distant solar system.
- Ketkalkitrex: a massive city in the Plane of Water near the border with the Plane of Air, whose winter collector is housed in a spire, home to cruel, stoic marids.
- Thrice-Tenth Kingdom: this winter collector, guarded by icy fey, is built on the summit of the largest mountain in Baba Yaga's realm in the First World.
- Triaxus: Baba Yaga bribed a local white dragon to guard this winter collector, which is located in the northern Drakelands, near the north pole of the planet.[1]
Winter collectors radiate an aura of cold and allow instant, one-way travel to the Royal Palace in Whitethrone, where the receiver is located. Destruction of the winter collectors is likely to weaken the receiver.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Adam Daigle and Rob McCreary. (2013). Continuing the Campaign. The Witch Queen's Revenge, p. 67–68. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-497-9