HP/inch 30; Hardness 10; Cost Armor or weapons made from fire-forged steel are always considered masterwork, and the masterwork costs are included in the listed prices.
Description
Dwarves stumbled across the secret of crafting frost-forged steel in an effort to make forge-friendly tools. It didn’t take them long to adapt its unique properties to arms and armor. Frost-forged steel channels heat in one direction to protect its wearer or wielder. When it is crafted into armor, heat is channeled toward the wearer, offering some limited protection. Armor crafted from frost-forged steel grants the wearer cold resistance 2.
This material is the same substance as fire-forged steel with a subtle difference in the alignment of the metal during crafting. Instead of channeling heat away from the wearer, it channels heat toward the wearer. Frost-forged steel works similarly to fire-forged steel, except its effects apply to cold damage rather than fire damage. This means frost-forged steel weapons are less useful than their fire-forged counterparts, as there are few non-magical sources of cold that can quickly imbue it with enough cold energy to deal bonus damage.