[ it feels cool to the touch as well. she nods. ]

Mm. Essentially they are representations of the bearer's ambition, given as a form of acknowledgement by the gods themselves. You could have told me sooner that we share the same elemental resonance.

[ (roommates guy voice) oh my god they are anime ice people

and just to prove that it's more or less the same, eula reaches over to tap her fingertip onto the side of his cold brew, causing its contents to freeze over with ice as well. ta-dah...! ]