Exploration & Personal Magic Items [IC]

[Feralgeist]

Chuckling with mirth at Willems curiousity Erik gingerly takes the ice axe, handling it like it's made of glass.

"They're just regular gloves till I get my hands on some stone or metal. When I do it feels soft as sap."
To demonstrate he pinches his thumb and forefinger together and runs them along the edge of the axeblade smoothing out any old nicks or gouges in in the metal and clearing the surface of any rust. Once the blade is done his lightly brushes his fingers over the rest of the axe, flakes of rust cascading off like ruddy dandruff. Once done Erik pokes a clawed finger through the handle, twisting it side to side to drill through. Retrieving a leather strip from his pack Erik ties a wrist-strap onto the gleaming tool before handing it back to Jimmy.
A quality find. Looks good without the river muck. I wonder who made it." he says as he takes off the gloves and tucks them into his belt before repacking the rest of his tools