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The '''IceWing plague''' was a deadly [[animus]] [[enchantment]] cast by [[Darkstalker (L1)|Darkstalker]], affecting almost every [[IceWing]] on [[Pyrrhia]].
In the epilogue of ''[[Talons of Power]]'', a plague is spoken of that had started three days before the current day. Evidently, a great deal of the [[IceWings|IceWing]] tribe, or at least the royal ones, had contracted it.


== Symptoms ==
== Description ==
Coughing and fever. Eventually, as soon as three days or less, death can occur.
The plague would cause IceWings to cough up blood and was fatal, killing [[dragons]] after a period of sickness.{{Ref|DoD|135}}{{Ref|ToPe}} In [[Glacier]]'s case, it caused her to become unconscious for long periods of time.{{Ref|DoD|143}} It did not spread like a normal disease, as dragons would spontaneously get sick without any points of transmission.{{Ref|DoD|135–136}} Only [[Winter]] and IceWing [[hybrids]] were not affected. The exact wording of the spell is unknown, but it affected almost all the IceWings across Pyrrhia.{{Ref|DoD|136-137}}


This disease is most likely contagious because if Darkstalker was targeting the IceWing Queen ([[Queen Glacier]]), it must have spread to the messenger and then to Hailstorm and his parents. It is unknown why the royal family have been the only victims.
== Timeline ==
* Darkstalker cast the spell to inflict the plague the night he was freed from [[Agate Mountain]].{{Ref|DoD|136}}
* [[Qibli]] learned about the plague from [[Typhoon]] while visiting [[Queen Thorn]].{{Ref|DoD|135}} He used [[Turtle]]'s [[Animus enchantments|bowl]] to duplicate his enchanted earring, which granted immunity to Darkstalker's spells to the wearer, and sent a sack of them to the IceWings in an attempt to save them.{{Ref|DoD|155}}
* Many IceWings survived the plague, thus reigniting the two-thousand-year-old war between the IceWings and the [[NightWings]].{{Ref|DoD|223}}


== Dragons confirmed sick ==
== Known casualties ==
* [[Queen Glacier]] (now deceased)
* [[Queen Glacier]]{{Ref|ToPe}}{{Ref|DoD|294}}
* [[Prince Narwhal]] (bedridden)
* Twenty unnamed IceWings{{Ref|TDG|20}}
* [[Princess Tundra]] (bedridden)


* [[Prince Hailstorm]] (weakened)
== Trivia ==
* Messenger whom confronted [[Hailstorm]] (weakened)
* The only pure IceWing not to get the plague was Winter. This was because he was [[Moon]]'s friend and Darkstalker promised her that he would not hurt them.{{Ref|ToP|11}}


== Trivia ==
== References ==
* It is unknown so far if other dragon tribes, those of IceWing descent, or IceWing hybrids can catch the plague, or if it spreads from dragon to dragon at all.
{{References}}
* It has been speculated by some fans that King Darkstalker made the plague due to his hatred of IceWings. However, no information given to us by the book, sneak peeks, or Tui has confirmed this suspicion.
 
* It may or may not be a coincidence that this occurred close to the same time as the events in other tribes mentioned in the epilogue.
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Latest revision as of 06:34, 21 December 2024

The IceWing plague was a deadly animus enchantment cast by Darkstalker, affecting almost every IceWing on Pyrrhia.

Description

The plague would cause IceWings to cough up blood and was fatal, killing dragons after a period of sickness.[1][2] In Glacier's case, it caused her to become unconscious for long periods of time.[3] It did not spread like a normal disease, as dragons would spontaneously get sick without any points of transmission.[4] Only Winter and IceWing hybrids were not affected. The exact wording of the spell is unknown, but it affected almost all the IceWings across Pyrrhia.[5]

Timeline

  • Darkstalker cast the spell to inflict the plague the night he was freed from Agate Mountain.[6]
  • Qibli learned about the plague from Typhoon while visiting Queen Thorn.[1] He used Turtle's bowl to duplicate his enchanted earring, which granted immunity to Darkstalker's spells to the wearer, and sent a sack of them to the IceWings in an attempt to save them.[7]
  • Many IceWings survived the plague, thus reigniting the two-thousand-year-old war between the IceWings and the NightWings.[8]

Known casualties

Trivia

  • The only pure IceWing not to get the plague was Winter. This was because he was Moon's friend and Darkstalker promised her that he would not hurt them.[11]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Darkness of Dragons, page 135
  2. 2.0 2.1 Talons of Power, epilogue
  3. Darkness of Dragons, page 143
  4. Darkness of Dragons, page 135–136
  5. Darkness of Dragons, page 136-137
  6. Darkness of Dragons, page 136
  7. Darkness of Dragons, page 155
  8. Darkness of Dragons, page 223
  9. Darkness of Dragons, page 294
  10. The Dangerous Gift, page 20
  11. Talons of Power, page 11