Fever Iron

In some volcanic craters, pools of molten

metal collect and are never allowed to fully cool. Sometimes

these pools of semisolid metal attract the raw

energy of the Weave and are transformed into what the

dwarves call fever iron. Fever iron can be made fully

solid through a magical process that includes application

of intense cold, after which it can be worked like

normal iron.

Armor made from fever iron grants fire resistance 2.

Weapons forged of fever iron inflict +1 point of fire

damage each time they hit (this is cumulative with other

abilities, such as flaming or flaming burst). Items not primarily

of metal are not meaningfully affected. (A longsword

or a suit of chainmail is affected, while a spear or a

suit of studded leather is not.) Fever iron can never be

used in a magic item that uses cold effects, such as a frost

or icy burst weapon.

Fever iron weighs the same as steel, has hardness 12,

and has 30 hit points per inch of thickness.

Market Price Modifier: Armor +2,000 gp; weapon

+1,500 gp