Slow sand

Slow sand was a powerful magical sand from Zakhara that literally had the power to stop time.

Powers
When thrown, this sand could affect up to three man-sized creatures so long as they stood within 10 feet (3m) of each other, freezing each of them for up to 5 minutes similar to a hold person spell. Effected individuals entered a special stasis where they were unaffected by anything transpiring around them. A second handful of slow sand tossed an an individual in stasis increased the duration for one hour.