Can you feel the cold spreading through the Abyss? I can feel the chill in my wings... it certainly is making troop movements incredibly difficult.

What's worse is Ereshkigal's forces seem to flourish under it. This cannot be allowed to continue, lest it spread in Atreia.

Player: "How can I end this intrusion?"

We've tracked the spread of the cold to these strange crystals dotting the Abyss landscape.

Collect Hard Frost Cores from the Collapsed Frost Crystals in the outer territories, and bring them to me. Destroying the crystals themselves will do nothing, as the core will simply go into a hibernation state and cause more problems. You need to bring the cores to me.

I'll give you this Chemical Heatometer. It will protect you from the extreme cold when in close proximity to these crystals. Bring the cores back to me, and I'll see them dealt with.

Player: Accept.

Even if a Frost Crystal is small, you won't be able to stop it from spreading. This is extremely devious magic.

Their cores have to be burnt in a volcanic flame. That's the only thing hot enough to do the job.

Player: "I've got the cores if you've got the fire."

I'm sure you had no shortage of trouble obtaining these.

Player: "That is true."

If we can stop this cold from spreading, we'll eventually be able to start beating it back.

Stick around. I'm sure we will need another competent soldier in the near future.