The Frostbitten Soul - An undead CR 2 longing soul filled to the brim with storyhooks and lore-implications!
Added 2025-05-06 19:00:02 +0000 UTCHi y'all!
Coming back from last week, this is the secondary part to the Ice Husk (although it can definately be found on its own), that was puppetting the dead cadaever, the Frostbitten Soul! These little guys are honestly the entire lynchpin of the Winter Echoes of Íslöven (the project this is all for), as the land of Íslöven itself is so cold it literally freezes souls and doesn't allow them to pass! Because of this, they are always longing for warmth and searching for some semblance of peace, and they basically make the perfect tool for both villains, monsters, and subclasses! Since their frozen structure is harmonious, they meld with many-a things to make new stuff! One of the things I ADORE making, is mechanical flavor - where literal traits and features are given heavvyy weight from the lore of the actual monster itself, in this case, you can really see it in Bound to Íslöven and Harmonious Structures!
Because Íslöven cursed the soul, if you try to teleport it out, it will just straight up sever the connection that could instantly kill it!
Plus they have very harmonious structures, and although yes you can shlorp it up for some sweet sweet spell slots and a pretty powerful effect, it beckons the question "if this was something we as players could do without a ton of equipment, who else is doing this and why...?"
Hopefully it can inspire some fun worldbuilding and story threads in your games!
