Athin
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Athin is a light blue algae. Found under frozen ponds, lakes, and rivers and beneath glaciers and icebergs, Athin is inflammable and cold to the touch. It is generally used to create flame-resistant materials.
Description
As an algae, Athin resembles kelp, with small, leaf-like structures (blades) that are light blue in color. On land, the blades clump together, forming a mass resembling moss.
Athin is cold to the touch. While it is less cold than Frost Vine and does not produce a numbing effect, prolonged contact with Athin can induce hypothermia.
Athin is also distinguished by its inflammability. It is resistant up to temperatures around metals' melting points, when it spontaneously combusts.
Habitat and distribution
Athin is found beneath ice, such as growing within frozen lakes or clinging to the bottom of icebergs, and can only be harvested by scraping it off of the surface it is on. As a result, Athin requires the harvester to enter the frozen water or pull the ice out. Athin can not be farmed, making it a dangerous to collect but valuable plant.
Uses
Athin is primarily used to produce fire-resistant material. It is dried, ground, and either boiled with fabrics or mixed with lard and waxed onto metal objects. The resulting materials are inflammable and are not damaged by fire, but do not prevent the user from experiencing heat and cause hypothermia when worn in cold environments for more than an hour.
Alchemical
Athin is a common ingredient in potions related to coldness, ice, and related effects, such as paralysis.
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