Icy Breath (VH)

Regular 
The caster expels a deadly hail of ice and cold air from his mouth. The caster rolls to hit against DX-4 or Innate Attack skill. This counts as an attack; it can be dodged or blocked, but not parried. The caster must be facing his target. No hand gestures are required to cast this spell; certain lip and tongue motions are made instead. Thus, Icy Breath can be cast “no hands” at any level of skill.

Duration: 1 second. 
Cost: 1 to 4. Does 1d+1 damage for every point of energy in the spell. Cannot be maintained. 
Time to cast: 2 seconds. 
Prerequisites: Magery 1, Snow Jet, and Resist Cold.

Item 
Jewelry. Usable only by mages. 
Cost to create: 400 energy and a $500 sapphire.