[quote=@The Survivor]
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Well, does the alter itself have any special properties, what is the area around it like. He would need a valid reason to kill someone, period. If a voice in his head tells him to do it, he'll probably do the opposite. His grandfather taught him to manipulate water, ice, and snow to a basic degree. So if it's in a snowy area, he would probably try to make it harder for his opponent to see, therefore manipulating the fallen snow and falling snow to his advantage. Obviously not at the level of a blizzard, but just enough to disorient his enemy. If the alter enhances power or gives whoever's touching it special properties, he would definitely make sure he stayed near it, especially if he was fighting someone stronger than him. While obviously having skill with cryomancy, he would not rely on it to fight, at least not at his skill level. That why his grandfather trained him to survive without it. He's skilled enough with a sword to be able to fight and possibly kill someone. Now if the area has a lot of water or his particularly icy, it benefits him. He has a better grasp of manipulating ice than snow and has the hardest time manipulating water. He would most likely try to catch his opponent off guard with a sudden burst of ice, probably by touching an icicle to cause it to grow in size and sharpness, at best wounding his opponent, at worst startling them.  I can write a few paragraphs of a fight here in the OOC if you wish.
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Excellent. Do so. It has been too long since the Alter has tasted blood. But there is one more thing you must do: You must choose a sacrifice among the player characters. Anyone else will be meaningless.