Frozen Heart
When the gods left and most of magic disappeared from Ithir, the majority of magical creatures died leaving behind the so-called frozen hearts. They are the magical essence of such a creature locked inside a crystal sphere. The spheres are extremely cold to the touch, a characteristic that earned them the name of frozen hearts.
The hearts can be found all around the world. Some people theorize that they could provide much more power than steam engines or even electricity. However, no one has been able to release that power from a sphere. All methods of extraction were tried. Mages tried to draw the power from the spheres. Others tried cracking the spheres by force. All failed.
Significance
While no practical use for the frozen hearts is known, they are considered extremely valuable by many people. Some gather them to sell when a use is found. Others collected them as parts of their antiques collections. There are also some people who add a symbolic meaning to the frozen hearts. In the Kingdom of Breitinia, a frozen heart is one of the most important crown jewels. The breitinian royal family believes that the fairies helped their ancestors secure the throne. The breitinian heart is believed to come from the last queen of the fairies.
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