Ring of Winter

The Ring of Winter was a powerful magical ring with numerous magical capabilities.

Description
The ring was a golden featureless band that was constantly covered in a layer of frost that never melted. It was extremely cold to the touch and could numb the hand of its wearer. It did not seem cold to someone who had been attuned to it.

Powers
The ring made it impossible for the wearer to be detected through divination magic, rendered its wearer immune to cold and halted aging entirely. It also constantly attempted to take control of its wearer to compel them to cause unnecessary harm and destruction.

The ring was capable of quickly and permanently lowering the temperature of a 120-ft (36.6 m) radius sphere to a minimum of -30 °F (-34 °C), and could to this multiple times until the wearer decided to end the effect. It could create inanimate objects and animated creatures made of ice. It was also capable of casting the spells Bigby's hand, cone of cold, an icy variant of flesh to stone, ice storm, Otiluke's freezing sphere, sleet storm, spike growth, and wall of ice. The energy spent by the ring to do any of these effects was regained daily at dawn.

History
The ring was relentlessly sought after by Jarl Storvald in the late 1480s, as he believed it to be a way to raise frost giants in the ordning. The Zhentarim were also looking for the ring around the same time, and Nilraun Dhaerlost informed Jarl Storvald that it was in the possession of Artus Cimber. The frost giants used a blod stone to locate Artus Cimber through his blood, but were instead drawn to his son Sirac in Bryn Shander. The leader of the raiding party, Drufi, then attacked the city with twelve frost giants following this incorrect lead, but their attack was thwarted by the city inhabitants, with the help of adventurers.

Reputation
It was said that the ring had other powers that could only be accessed by an evil being who did not fall under control of the ring. It was rumored that the ring could be used to summon white dragons and freeze entire worlds.

It was said that the ring could only be destroyed if worn by the Summer Queen.

Notable Owners
After the War of the Silver Marches, sometime in the late 1480s or early 1490s DR, Artus Cimber had been in possession of the ring for over a century.

Appearances

 * The Ring of Winter
 * Storm King's Thunder (mentioned only)
 * Tomb of Annihilation