Since Roman times, people have associated the hand's fourth digit with the wearing of rings. In many cultures, a proportionally longer ring finger in men has been taken as a sign of fertility.
The ball explodes on impact, knocking enemies to the ground and dealing 1d3+3 fire damage per two caster levels (a successful Reflex save reduces the fire damage by half and negates the knockdown effect) and 1d2+2 force damage per caster level (no save) to targets in the area.
Fire Damage is one of the three main elemental types of Destruction magic damage and an Enchantment weapons can be imbued with, the other two being frost damage and shock damage. It deals fire damage to health and targets on fire receive additional burning damage. Certain enchanted weapons already possess the effect, while other spells do as well.