The Frost's Embrace

The Frost's Embrace, also known as the Boots of the North, is a pair of boot which offers a 50% cold resistance. This item appears in Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition. It has a weigth of 4 lbs. It can be worn by all classes.

In Baldur's Gate, it can be gained in area north of Gnoll Stronghold from Jared, who offers this pair of boots as a reward when the polar on the other side of the river is killed.

In-game description
"Boots of the north: 'The Frost's Embrace' Stranded by his company for a sack of gold, Daviol the Frozen was left for dead in the midst of the Great Glacier.  His dying curse echoed across the barren wastelands to the ear of Auril, Goddess of Winter. She smiled upon him, and his bare body was protected and preserved by his newly enchanted boots of the north. With them he crossed the ice land in pursuit of his would be murderers. Driven by rage, Daviol took his revenge upon his previous friends as they warmed themselves in a tavern of the closest city. After his thirst for blood was quenched, he continued to travel the frozen land, never to be seen again."