Orglash [Ice Spirit]

An orglash is a small, insubstantial swirl of wind and snow. Stare long enough and two tiny black eyes appear in the spin, blinking in and out as ice chips and fat flakes whirl past.

It whips foes with icy tendrils, hurling razor-sharp ice shards on its own winds, and up to three times daily it can loose a cone of cold. Cold spells cannot hurt it, but heat spells like fireball deal double damage. It regenerates 1 hit point per round below freezing, loses 1 per round above 60 degrees Fahrenheit, and dissipates harmlessly over 100 degrees. A dissipated orglash reforms 24 hours after reaching a spot at 40 degrees or colder. It has 50% magic resistance against slaver-wizard spells and never checks morale fighting them.

Each roams one peak, valley or icy place, but in winter they wander the whole land, usually just watching travelers from afar. They sense outsiders and always attack them, and the hill-folk's witches sometimes summon them in spring, though summer and fall weaken them. Locals view them warily, as they do the rock spirits: the orglash repel invaders but also assault lone natives and small parties. The witches say their loyalty is to the land itself, and humans benefit only by chance.

Unlike the summoned rock spirits, orglash arise naturally from the land. They seem sexless, though unconfirmed reports describe one giving birth to a smaller copy. They appear to live on cold, snow and ice and have never been seen to eat.