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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Memnus" data-source="post: 2359490" data-attributes="member: 14001">Developed recently in Mittendien, by the Dumeldein Brotherhood of Alchemists, to counter the harsh winter and the frost giant threat.This thick rope, woven of several different fibers, comes in 50-foot lengths, and does not work if cut any shorter.  When laid along the bare ground, it calls upon the fires deep below the earth, and begins to warm the nearby area.  Anyone within 10 feet of the rope is resistant to cold weather as if under the effect of an endure elements, and also gets a +2 circumstance bonus to any save against a cold-based magical effect.  Any water or liquid in the area of effect will not freeze until the temperature falls below -50 degrees Farenheit.  One 50-foot length of the rope is enough, laid out in a circle, to protect a campsite 35 feet in diameter.Faint abjuration; CL 3rd; Craft Wondrous Item, endure elements, resistance; Price 5,000 gp; Weight 20 lb.This item is currently entirely unavailable outside of Mittendien, and unless working through official military or Brotherhood channels, a character would have to pay triple the market price to acquire a length of the rope on the black market.Input on balance, flavor is appreciated.</blockquote>