Droaam boasts temperate conditions, mild winters, and warm summers, but the very tips of the tallest peaks of the Byeshk Mountains display white snowcaps year round. On the top of one of these mountains, steaming hot springs occur unexpectedly in the midst of a glacial plane. The wizard Fantaran, a member of the Wayfinder Foundation, first discovered the hot springs and identified them as a manifest zone to Ferina. The hot springs still bear Fantaran's name.
Hot springs sometimes naturally occur in glacial areas, but the hot springs Fantaran discovered look decidedly unusual. A deep red glow emanates constantly from the waters, which swirl sluggishly, giving the hot springs the appearance of lava pools. The water remains a constant 100 degrees, however—hot, but not scaldingly so.
The hot water doesn't seem to melt the ice around it. Large blocks of ice line the irregular edges of the pool, some rough and jagged. Ice even spreads to cover the surface of some of the hot springs. Steam rises from the water but doesn't warm the air. In fact, it seems the manifest zone is limited to the water itself, and does not spread to any of the surrounding area.
The manifest zone provides bonuses for those creating magic items that produce fire effects and also for items destined to bind fire elementals.