Risia

A blizzard above a field of blowing snow that covers an infinite glacier, Risia consists of layer upon layer of cold and ice. Though mountains break the surface of the plain here and there, they are formed of solid ice, not stone. Lakes and streams mark the landscape, but they are not made of water—they are places where the air itself has congealed to a frigid liquid, deadly to the touch.
The atmosphere of Risia freezes the eyes and lungs, the wind steals breath, and the snow buries and entombs all things.
Risia has the following traits:

• Mildly evil-aligned.
• Enhanced magic: Spells with the cold descriptor are maximized and enlarged.
• Impeded magic: Spells with the fire descriptor are impeded.
• Cold: The average temperature on Risia is 0°F. On any given day, there is a 50% chance of extreme weather in the form of snow, sleet, hail, or a blizzard.

Geography

Coterminous: When Risia is coterminous to the Material Plane, regions of intense cold—primarily the Frostfell in the distant north, but also the northern reaches of Khorvaire—begin to take on some of the plane’s traits. Conditions of extreme cold (air temperature below –20°F) become even more intense: The cold deals 1d8 points of nonlethal damage every 10 minutes (Fortitude DC 20 + 1 per previous check negates).
Entering an area of intense cold (such as a raging blizzard in the Frostfell) while Risia is coterminous has a 30% chance of opening a temporary conduit to Risia, taking creatures within their areas to the Plain of Ice. Similarly, natives of Risia can enter the Material Plane in such areas, and are 70% likely to be encountered near any area of intense cold.
In areas of extreme cold, spells with the cold descriptor are enhanced by being automatically enlarged and empowered.
Risia is coterminous to the Material Plane during the midwinter month of Zarantyr, once every five years.
Remote: When Risia is remote from the Material Plane, cold becomes somewhat less intense. Conditions of extreme cold (air temperature below –20°F) are reduced in severity: The cold deals only 1d4 points of non lethal damage every 10 minutes (Fortitude DC 12 + 1 per previous check negates).
Except in areas of extreme cold, spells with the cold descriptor are more difficult to cast, requiring a Spellcraft check (DC 15 + spell level).
Risia is remote from the Material Plane during the midsummer month of Lharvion, once every five years, two and a half years after each coterminous phase.

Fauna & Flora

Risia Inhabitants: Ice devil, ice mephit, Ice paraelemental (all), Frost salamander, immoth.Chraal, rejkar, snowflake ooze.

Alternative Name(s)

The Plain of Ice

Type

Dimensional plane

Location under

Planes of Existance