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'''Glacial Steed {{Ex}}:''' This class ability functions as the mount class feature, except her mount is made of snow and ice given life. A glacial steed is statistically a normal mount except it possesses the cold subtype, its movement speed is reduced as if it was wearing medium armor and it gains bonus hit points as a construct of its size. Unlike a normal mount, a glacial steed is a creation of ice and snow, and thus unerringly obeys its creator to which it has a telepathic link of 1 mile, it does not learn tricks like a normal animal companion. If a glacial steed spends more than 24 hours outside it's master telepathic link it melts away into nothingness.
A slain glacial steed can be rebuilt with ice and snow with a 8 hours ritual, or as over the course of a full-round action minute if such elements are abundant. The glacial steed returns with half of its maximum hit points and any ability damage, drain, negative level and such removed. Unlike a cavalier, a glacial rider does not need to mourn for her slain mount and it automatically regain all of it abilities.
At 4th level, the glacial steed's hooves leave fresh ice behind. The glacial steed no longer needs to balance on ice and other slippery surfaces and can move upon them as if it was normal terrain. Likewise a glacial steed can move normally on snow-covered ground, as if it was not difficult terrain. Finally the glacial steed freezes liquids under its hooves, allowing it to walk on water and create a walkable ice path which lasts for 1 round. This ability does not function on very hot liquids, like boiling water.
