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|quote  = Indeed. We don't want them telling anyone they've chosen Blister. It would be very demoralizing for our dragons.
|quote  = I will not have our [[IceWings|tribe]] suffer the [[War of SandWing Succession|fate]] of the [[Kingdom of Sand]]. ''There will be no War of IceWing Succession.'' Do you three understand me?
|speaker = Glacier in ''The Dark Secret''.}}
|speaker = Glacier to [[Crystal]], [[Mink]], and [[Snowfall]], ''[[The Dangerous Gift]]''
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{{Character
|image     = GlacierTemplate2.png
|name     = Glacier
|age       = Older than 20 years at death (5012 A.S.)
|image     =  
|gender     = Female
<gallery>
|occupation = Formerly the Queen of the IceWings
Guide Portrait Glacier.jpg|Portrait
|tribe      = [[IceWings]]
Glacier WT.jpg|GN
|residence  = (Deceased)
GlacierTemplateSSE.png|Reference
|Relation1 = Daughters
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|RName1     = [[Princess Snowfall|Snowfall]], at least one other
|age       = Over 21 years at death
|Relation2 = Brothers
|gender   = Female
|RName2     = [[Prince Narwhal|Narwhal]], one unnamed brother
|tribe    = [[IceWings]]
|Relation3 = Sister-In-Law
|powers    =
|RName3     = [[Princess Tundra|Tundra]]
 
|Relation4 = Nephews
|status    = Deceased (died in 5,012 AS)
|RName4     = [[Prince Winter|Winter]], [[Prince Hailstorm|Hailstorm]]
|death    = The [[IceWing plague]]
|Relation5 = Niece
 
|RName5     = [[Princess Icicle|Icicle]]
|current  =
|Relation6 = Ancestors
|former    = [[Queen]] of the [[IceWings]]
|RName6    = [[Princess Snowfox|Snowfox]], [[Queen Diamond]], [[Prince Arctic|Arctic]], [[King Darkstalker | Darkstalker]], [[Whiteout]]
 
|Relation7  = Distant Cousins
|Relation1 = Daughters
|RName7     = [[Stonemover]], [[Princess Sunny|Sunny]]
|RName1   = [[Crystal]], [[Snowfall]], [[Mink]]
|appeared  = ''[[The Dark Secret]]'', ''[[The Brightest Night]]'', ''[[Winter Turning]]''
|Relation2 = Brothers
|mentioned  = ''[[The Hidden Kingdom]]'', ''[[Moon Rising]]'', ''[[Talons of Power]]''
|RName2   = [[Narwhal]], [[Unnamed characters#IceWings|several unnamed IceWings]]
|quote      = ''"No one can be trusted with this information until we make a decision."''
|Relation3 = Sister-in-Law
|RName3   = [[Tundra]]
|Relation4 = Nephews
|RName4   = [[Hailstorm]], [[Winter]]
|Relation5 = Niece
|RName5   = [[Icicle]]
|Relation6 = Ancestor
|RName6   = [[Snowfox]]
|Relation7 = Distant Relatives
|RName7    = [[Stonemover]], [[Sunny]]
 
|a1App     =  
''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]'',<br />
''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
|a1Men    = ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]''
|a2App    =
''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]'',<br />
''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''
|a2Men    =
''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]'',<br />
''[[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]'',<br />
''[[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]''
|a3App    =  
|a3Men     =  
''[[The Hive Queen]]'',<br />
''[[The Poison Jungle (book)|The Poison Jungle]]''
|a3Oth    =''[[The Dangerous Gift]]'' (vision)
|gnApp    =  
''[[The Dark Secret (graphic novel)|The Dark Secret]]'',<br />
''[[The Brightest Night (graphic novel)|The Brightest Night]]'',<br />
''[[Winter Turning (graphic novel)|Winter Turning]]''
|gnMen    =  
''[[The Hidden Kingdom (graphic novel)|The Hidden Kingdom]]'',<br />
''[[Moon Rising (graphic novel)|Moon Rising]]'',<br />
''[[Escaping Peril (graphic novel)|Escaping Peril]]''
|otFeat    =  
''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]'',<br />
''[[How to Draw]]'',<br />
''[[Official Wings of Fire Stained Glass Art Book]]''
}}
}}
'''Queen Glacier''' was the [[Dragon Queens|queen]] of the [[IceWings]]. She was allied with [[Princess Blaze]] in the [[War of The SandWing Succession]], although this alliance was only accepted because Blaze promised to give her a large swath of the [[Kingdom of Sand]] if she helped her win the war. The Ice Kingdom was too cold for [[SandWings]] to comfortably live in, so Blaze set up a fortress on its outer edges. Blaze thought that Glacier would protect her no matter what, even if she was facing a challenger. This was proven wrong in ''[[The Brightest Night]]''. Glacier died due to a plague that seems to have affected the royal lineage of IceWings in ''[[Talons of Power]]'', perhaps sent forth by [[King Darkstalker|Darkstalker]] in revenge because of his father, Arctic.
'''Glacier''' was an adult female [[IceWing]] who was introduced in the epilogue of ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]''. Before falling victim to the fatal [[IceWing plague]] caused by [[Darkstalker (L1)|Darkstalker]], Glacier ruled as the [[queen]] of the IceWing tribe and was allied with [[Blaze]] and the [[SandWings]] during the [[War of SandWing Succession]].


== Appearance ==
== Description ==
In the epilogue of ''[[The Dark Secret]]'', she is described to be quite tall: ''“P-p-please can’t we go inside?” She said to the tall white dragon beside her."''{{Ref|TDS|267}}, with beautiful snow-white scales and stunning arctic-blue eyes ''"Her arctic blue eyes regarded the IceWing guards"''{{Ref|TDSe}}. It described her spikes and tail as, ''"Frost glittered along her wings and horns. The spikes at the end of her tail were as sharp and cold as icicles."''{{Ref|TDS|267}} She was huge and majestic, far more beautiful and imposing than any other queen in Pyrrhia. Winter said that Glacier got bigger and stronger every year, which is why Icicle would need to challenge her soon if she wanted to be queen.
Glacier had white scales and arctic-blue eyes.{{Ref|TDS|287}} She was tall{{Ref|TDS|287}} and was described by [[Winter]] to be huge, majestic, and the most beautiful and imposing queen in [[Pyrrhia]].{{Ref|WT|268}}
 
== Personality ==
Glacier was often internally exhausted, frustrated, confused, and uncertain by the duties of being queen,{{Ref|TDG|310}} but was dedicated to taking good care of her tribe{{Ref|WT|92}} and was regarded as a good queen by her subjects.{{Ref|EP|281}} She was brilliant{{Ref|TDG|36}} and unafraid,{{Ref|TDG|62}} often away from the [[Ice Kingdom]] on diplomatic missions or battle patrols for the sake of her tribe's safety.{{Ref|TDG|90}} On her deathbed, her highest priority was her tribe's safety, as she handpicked [[Snowfall]] to be her successor in order to ensure that a War of IceWing Succession would not occur. She was proud of and cared for all three of her daughters, stating she would happily step aside instead of fighting them for the [[Dragon royalty|throne]].{{Ref|TDG|310}}
 
Glacier was practical and stoic in decision-making.{{Ref|WT|71}} She was straight to business without any meandering preambles,{{Ref|WT|254}} but had sympathy in her eyes before Winter went to face the [[Diamond Trial]].{{Ref|WT|268}} She was willing to kill any [[dragons]] who were a threat to her kingdom, and had no objection to wiping out the entire [[NightWing]] tribe if she needed to.{{Ref|TDSe}}
 
[[Jerboa III]] described her as different from other Pyrrhian queens, as she believed in solving her own problems and understood the dangers of overusing [[animus magic]].{{Ref|TDG|286}} She was adept at putting clues together and figuring things out.{{Ref|TDSe}}


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
===''[[The Hidden Kingdom]]''===
=== The Dragonet Prophecy ===
Although she did not formally appear, Glacier and her troops approached the cave that the[[The Dragonets of Destiny| dragonets]] were temporarily occupying within the [[Ice Kingdom]]'s border. Blaze encouraged the dragonets to stay and meet Queen Glacier, but they decided to leave in fear of becoming imprisoned again. This would mean possibly dying of the sub-zero temperatures in the dungeons, after already being kept captive by the [[SkyWings]] and by the [[SeaWings]], in their respective orders.
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|heading = ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]''
|content = Glacier and her troops approached the cave where the [[dragonets of destiny]] were temporarily occupying within the Ice Kingdom's border. Blaze told the dragonets that one time a [[SkyWing]] nearly killed her when she was getting some sun, and Glacier ripped the SkyWing's wings off before killing him. Blaze encouraged the dragonets to stay and meet Glacier, but they left because they did not want to be imprisoned again, as it meant possibly dying from the sub-zero temperatures in the dungeons.
}}
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]''
|content = In the epilogue, Glacier met with Blaze outside of her [[Blaze's fortress|palace]] to talk about the dragonets of destiny. She threatened to kill the dragonets if they did not choose Blaze as the next SandWing queen, since that would demoralize her dragons. She then said she had no problem with wiping out all of the NightWings when Blaze mentioned that [[Deathbringer]] tried to kill her during the meeting with the dragonets of destiny. Blaze then started shivering, and Glacier let her go back inside. Glacier planned to talk to the dragonets and see which queen they were inclined to support, and if they did not choose Blaze, she would kill them.
}}
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
|content = In order to gather all three of the SandWing sisters together, the dragonets of destiny needed to contact Blaze in the Ice Kingdom. The dragonets decided to send [[Jambu]] and [[Mangrove]] over, disguised as IceWings, to contact Blaze. This plan failed however, due to Glacier not allowing Blaze to go out of the palace. Afterwards, the dragonets decided to [[Dreamvisitor|dreamvisit]] Blaze herself, which had succeeded. Glacier later was present when the dragonets attempted to choose a SandWing queen. After [[Burn]]'s death, [[Blister]] challenged Blaze to a duel. Blaze begged Glacier to fight for her, but the queen told Blaze that this was her fight. Glacier did not love the idea of neighboring a kingdom ruled by Blister, but she also wanted to be just and fair, and apologized to Blaze. Glacier, along with the other queens, were relieved when [[Thorn]] was declared the new queen of the SandWings.
}}
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=== The Jade Mountain Prophecy ===
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|align  = left
|heading = ''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]''
|content = Winter mentioned Glacier often, especially when telling other dragons that he was her nephew. After [[Peril]] was allowed to stay at [[Jade Mountain Academy]], [[Icicle]] told Winter that she would send a messenger to Glacier to give her the news. During the assembly after the explosion at the history cave, Icicle wanted to inform her parents and Glacier about how the school was nothing but a waste of her time. Later on, while holding [[Starflight]] hostage, Winter warned Icicle that if she killed him, Glacier may not accept her back into the Ice Kingdom. This made Icicle wonder if Glacier would seek to get rid of her so that she would not be a threat to her or her daughters. She then reassured herself, thinking that Glacier would welcome her as a hero should she succeed in freeing [[Hailstorm]].
}}
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]''
|content = She was seen flying back to the [[IceWing palace]] after meeting with [[Glory]] to discuss Icicle's fate. Once Winter and Hailstorm returned to the kingdom, Winter was placed at the top of the [[IceWings#Circle rankings|First Circle]] and Hailstorm in the last spot of the Seventh Circle. Because Hailstorm's seventh hatching day was only two weeks away, he had to reach the First or Second Circle beforehand if he wanted to stay in the palace. To reclaim his rank, he challenged Winter to the Diamond Trial. On the way to the [[Diamond Caves]], Glacier asked for Winter's side of the story after hearing Icicle's. Glacier only interrupted Winter's story once to ask about [[Cirrus]], then wished both Winter and Hailstorm luck during the Diamond Trial.
}}
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|align  = left
|heading = ''[[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]''
|content = When [[Qibli]] objected that they should give [[Darkstalker's scroll]] to Thorn, Winter snapped that maybe they should give it to Glacier instead. When  Qibli later suggested they could use the [[scroll]] to protect Glory and Thorn, Winter growled that they should protect Glacier as well, as she was a good queen.
}}
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|heading = ''[[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]''
|content = When Darkstalker challenged Glory for the NightWing throne, [[Turtle]] tried to empathize with the NightWings by wondering whether he would choose [[Albatross]] or Glacier to rule the SeaWings. He later wondered if Glacier, along with the other queens, would listen to him.


===''[[The Dark Secret]]''===
She was mentioned in the epilogue when a messenger arrived with some news for Hailstorm, delivering a message saying that Glacier was the first dragon to catch the plague that was spreading across the Ice Kingdom, and that she was dead.
In the epilogue, Queen Glacier met with Blaze outside of her [[Queen Glacier's Palace|palace]] to discuss the Dragonets of Destiny. She threatened to kill the dragonets if they didn't choose her ally, Blaze, as the next SandWing queen since that would demoralize her dragons. She also said she had no problem with wiping out all the NightWings when Blaze mentioned that [[Deathbringer]] tried to kill her.
}}
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|align  = left
|heading = ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''
|content = Glacier was briefly mentioned when Darkstalker pulled out a scroll and enchanted it to tell him news about the IceWings. The scroll announced that Glacier was dead and her daughter, Snowfall, had taken the throne. Snowfall was leading an army to avenge Glacier and the other nineteen dragons known to have been killed by the plague.
}}
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=== The Lost Continent Prophecy ===
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|align  = left
|heading = ''[[The Hive Queen]]''
|content = In the prologue, she was mentioned by [[Moon]], when the NightWing recounted the bad deeds Darkstalker did that she could have stopped. She said that if she had seen Darkstalker for who he really was, he would not have killed the IceWing queen.
}}
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|heading = ''[[The Poison Jungle (book)|The Poison Jungle]]''
|content = In the epilogue, Jerboa III mentioned Glacier, stating to Snowfall that she had usually arrived at their meetings after she did. When Jerboa said this, Snowfall quivered, which made Jerboa think that part of the IceWing mourned for Glacier. Jerboa III later thought about how Glacier was a reasonable dragon to deal with, unlike Snowfall.
}}
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|heading = ''[[The Dangerous Gift]]''
|content = Glacier was mentioned by Snowfall several times throughout the first chapter. Snowfall wondered why Glacier chose her as the next queen, and told herself it was because of fate. She also appeared in a brief flashback to when she was on her deathbed, surrounded by her three daughters. Snowfall also thought of Glacier several times throughout the book, finally finding out why her mother chose her as the next queen instead of [[Crystal]] or [[Mink]] in her final vision.


===''[[The Brightest Night]]''===
Glacier appeared in Snowfall's vision of Jerboa III, being the first dragon the SandWing knew who felt bad and cried about her past. Jerboa and Glacier were great friends until the day Glacier caught the plague, in which Jerboa III grieved for her death. Glacier never asked for a single spell from Jerboa, something the latter appreciated greatly.
Queen Glacier is present when the dragonets attempt to choose a SandWing queen. When [[Princess Blister|Blister]] challenges Blaze to a duel, Blaze begs Glacier to fight for her. Queen Glacier doesn't appeal to the idea of neighboring a kingdom ruled by Blister, but she does want to be just and fair. She apologizes to Blaze but says it is her fight, giving the implication that she is an honest ruler. Blaze manages to survive the fight without doing much.
}}
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=== Field Guides ===
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]''
|content = Glacier was mentioned in [[Coral]]'s scroll about the War of SandWing Succession.


===''[[Winter Turning]]''===
Later, she was depicted with the [[IceWing gifts|gift of light]] in a portrait at the beginning of the IceWing chapter. She was later mentioned in Mink's Jade Mountain Academy application. Her notes to [[Igloo]] about her coronation feast were also featured in the chapter.
She is seen flying back to the Ice Palace after meeting with [[Queen Glory]] to discuss [[Princess Icicle|Icicle's]] fate. Once Winter and Hailstorm return to the kingdom, Winter is placed at the top of the first circle and Hailstorm in the last spot of the seventh circle. Due to Hailstorm's hatching day coming in two weeks after his arrival, he must reach the first or second beforehand if he was to live in the palace. In an effort to reclaim his rank, he challenges Winter to the [[Diamond Trial]]. On the way to the [[Diamond Caves]], Glacier asks for Winter's side of the story after hearing Icicle's. Glacier only interrupts Winter's story once to ask about [[Cirrus]], then wishes both Winter and Hailstorm luck during the Diamond Trial.
}}


=== ''[[Talons of Power]]'' ===
== Relationships ==
She is mentioned in the epilogue of ''Talons of Power'' when a messenger arrives with some news for Hailstorm, noting that Queen Glacier was the first to catch a plague that was spreading across the Ice Kingdom. The messenger delivers a message saying that the queen of the IceWings is dead. The type of plague is unknown, and it is suspected that Darkstalker created it as revenge against the IceWings.
=== [[Blaze]] ===
<span style="color:rgb(67,67,67);font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">
Glacier mainly allied with Blaze for the prospect of new territory for the IceWings rather than for her actual queenliness.{{Ref|TDSe}} She did not have the same faith in the SandWing's persuasive abilities or her dazzling charisma as Blaze did.{{Ref|TDSe}} Blaze herself said that Glacier told her military stuff is too confusing. She was fiercely protective of her ally, having fought off a SkyWing who was sent to kill Blaze.{{Ref|THK|152}} During a vision in ''[[The Dangerous Gift]]'', she thought of Blaze as a "cheerful brain-dead goose."{{Ref|TDG|309}}  Glacier was slightly concerned that the SandWings would have a foolish queen with Blaze on the throne, so she was determined to be a strong ally and trade partner to help guide Blaze if she won.{{Ref|TDG|311}} Despite looking out for her safety, she played fair and told Blaze she must fight on her own when Blister attacked her during ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''.{{Ref|TBN|286}}
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==Personality==
Queen Glacier was a fair and just queen who put her tribe before anything else, even herself. She allied her tribe with Blaze - not for her liking of the SandWing princess, but because of the promise of territory for her IceWings. When the time came, she made Blaze fight her own battle, which shows she was an honest and just ruler. At one point, she did mention that she would kill the Dragonets Of Destiny, but only if she had to. According to Blaze, she once literally ripped the wings off a SkyWing assassin before killing him to save her. She appeared to be one of the kinder queens in [[Pyrrhia]]. She was good at putting together clues and figuring things out but could get enraged sometimes. Though Queen Glacier said she would kill the dragonets in ''The Brightest Night'', she seemed to have no hatred towards them, only saying that because she wanted to protect her tribe. In fact, she seemed fond of their plan to unite the tribes.


== Family Tree ==
=== [[Crystal]] ===
{{Royal IceWing Family Tree/Current}}
Glacier loved{{Ref|TDG|310}} and cared for her eldest daughter. One of the reasons she was suspected to have chosen Snowfall over Crystal to be queen was because she either knew or suspected that Crystal was in a relationship with [[Gharial]], knowing that making Crystal choose between her kingdom and her lover would tear her daughter apart.{{Ref|TDG|159}}


== Quotes ==
=== [[Jerboa III]] ===
''"No one can be trusted with this information until we make a decision."''
Before becoming queen, Glacier met Jerboa III by accident, and they became close friends. Glacier cried when the animus revealed the cost of her spells, and was the only dragon who had ever shown Jerboa III empathy. The IceWing believed Jerboa III existed for a purpose, and that she might save the world one day with her magic, so Glacier never asked her for any spells.{{Ref|TDG|286}}


''"Your input is always welcome." ''-To Blaze
=== [[Mink]] ===
Glacier loved{{Ref|TDG|310}} and showed affection toward her youngest daughter. When she was on her deathbed, she comforted Mink by giving her a hug. Mink said that when she could not sleep, she would sometimes go to Glacier's room and sleep alongside her mother.{{Ref|TDG|45}}


''"We're going to kill all of them, if we must." ''- About the [[NightWings]]
=== [[Narwhal]] ===
[[Narwhal]] was Glacier's brother. Glacier entrusted him oversee palace matters in her absence, demonstrating that she thought he could make good choices.{{Ref|WT|241}}


''"I'm sorry, Blaze. This is your fight."''- To Blaze when she wants Glacier to fight Blister for her
=== [[Snowfall]] ===
Watching Snowfall filled Glacier with hope.{{Ref|TDG|311}} She loved her very dearly, and believed that her daughter would fight for their tribe like no one else would.{{Ref|TDG|310}} She believed that Snowfall was the best possible option for queen. After Glacier died, Snowfall flinched whenever Jerboa III mentioned her, and she wished that they could have had more years together as a family.


''"Indeed. We don't want them telling anyone they've chosen Blister. It would be very demoralizing for our dragons." -''To Blaze
=== [[Winter]] ===
Glacier was polite and kind to Winter, unlike his parents. She appeared to be sympathetic toward her nephew before the Diamond Trial. Winter looked up to Glacier{{Ref|WT|268}} and described her as a good queen, and thought she could be trusted with Darkstalker's scroll.{{Ref|EP|281}}


''"You've served the tribe well returning Prince Hailstorm to us. I wish you luck in the trial." ''-To Winter
== Family tree ==
{{Royal IceWing Family Tree/Current}}


''"You said there was an IceWing with the Talons of Peace. Who was it?"'' - To Winter
== Quotes ==
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = We're going to kill all of them, if we must. I have no objection to the idea of wiping out the NightWings. But we should consider what to do about the dragonets of the prophecy.
|speaker = to Blaze
|book    = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
|pe      = epilogue
}}
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = Indeed. We don't want them telling anyone they've chosen Blister. It would be very demoralizing for our dragons.
|speaker = to Blaze
|book    = [[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]
|pe      = epilogue
}}
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{{SingleQuote
|quote  = I'm sorry, Blaze. This is your fight.
|speaker = to Blaze when she asks for assistance in combat
|book    = [[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]
|page    = 286
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = It's a good question. Queen Glory is ... not like other queens. I thought she would demand Icicle's execution, but instead, she said she would leave Icicle's punishment entirely to me in exchange for something unusual: a cutting from our moon globe tree.
|speaker = to Winter
|book    = [[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]
|page    = 268
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = I will not have our tribe suffer the fate of the [[Kingdom of Sand]]. ''There will be no War of IceWing Succession.'' Do you three understand me?
|speaker = to Crystal, Mink, and Snowfall before her death
|book    = [[The Dangerous Gift]]
|page    = 22
}}
----
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = We're going to be all right. No matter what happens, I'll be able to leave the tribe in the right talons.
|speaker = thoughts about Snowfall
|book    = [[The Dangerous Gift]]
|page    = 301
}}


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==  
* [[Winter]] furiously defends Queen Glacier at the end of ''[[Escaping Peril]]'', while he and [[Qibli]] fight over [[Darkstalker's Talisman]], saying Glacier is an amazing and fair queen. Winter thinks very highly of Queen Glacier, and often uses his relation to her to earn himself extra privilege(s).
* Glacier was the first IceWing who caught the plague created by Darkstalker.{{Ref|ToPe}}
* Glacier was the first of five confirmed IceWings to catch the mysterious plague. Currently, she is the only one confirmed dead from the disease.
* Glacier thought sliced [[Humans|scavenger]] liver was disgusting.{{Ref|AGttDW|147}}
* Queen Glacier seemed to care for Ex-Princess Blaze, as she fought off some SkyWing soldiers during the War of the SandWing Succession.
* Glacier preferred buffets to multiple course feasts.{{Ref|AGttDW|147}}
* It's possible that [[Snowfall]] will become the next IceWing Queen as she's most likely the eldest daughter of Queen Glacier.
** Princess Snowfall, however, is not yet an adult but she might be able to inherit her mother's throne as dragons under the age of 7, such as Pearl and Glory.
** This is assuming Snowfall also does not contract the plague and die.
** Princess Snowfall, however, has another sister, who may be older than her.


==Gallery==
== Gallery ==
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Guide Portrait Glacier.jpg|Glacier in a portrait from ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]'', by [[Joy Ang]]
Typical IceWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical IceWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
Glacier WT.jpg|Glacier from ''[[Winter Turning (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]
IceTransparent.png|A typical IceWing (lineart), by [[Joy Ang]]
GlacierTemplateSSE.png|Reference by {{U|SpaceshipEarth}}
Germanicewing.jpg|A typical IceWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
GlacierTemplate2.png|Reference by Platypus the SeaWing
Queen-Glacier-xthedragonrebornx.png|Queen Glacier drawn by [[user:lizhumason|xTheDragonRebornx]].
Cccccold copy.png|Blaze and Glacier, art by Hawky
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Glacier's_Last_Portrait.png|By VoidLegend
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Blaze and glacier .jpg|Blaze And Queen Glacier|link=Princess Blaze
LynxbyHeron.png|By Heron
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1448655357524440200313.jpg|By Peril|link=Queen Glacier
Queen glacier by shadii.png|Queen Glacier drawn by Rolyo of DeviantArt
Wings of Fire the Dragon queens.jpg|Queen Glacier second on left
tear his wings of Glaciar copy.png|Glacier ripping the wings off a skywing from book 3
IceWing - Glacier.png|Glacier by HappyFalconQueen
Queen glacier!!.png|Queen Glacier with palace in the background by Queen Glacier the Icewings
IceWing Sigil.png|IceWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
RealGlacier.jpeg|A Real Glacier
glacier_by_realtense-dalw81z.png|glacier by RealTense
Snowflaked.png|queen glacier
queen_glacier_by_drawgonite-d9d588x.jpg|queen_glacier_by_drawgonite-d9d588x|link=http://drawgonite.deviantart.com/art/Queen-Glacier-566274561
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"I will not have our tribe suffer the fate of the Kingdom of Sand. There will be no War of IceWing Succession. Do you three understand me?"
— Glacier to Crystal, Mink, and Snowfall, The Dangerous Gift

Glacier was an adult female IceWing who was introduced in the epilogue of The Dark Secret. Before falling victim to the fatal IceWing plague caused by Darkstalker, Glacier ruled as the queen of the IceWing tribe and was allied with Blaze and the SandWings during the War of SandWing Succession.

Description

Glacier had white scales and arctic-blue eyes.[1] She was tall[1] and was described by Winter to be huge, majestic, and the most beautiful and imposing queen in Pyrrhia.[2]

Personality

Glacier was often internally exhausted, frustrated, confused, and uncertain by the duties of being queen,[3] but was dedicated to taking good care of her tribe[4] and was regarded as a good queen by her subjects.[5] She was brilliant[6] and unafraid,[7] often away from the Ice Kingdom on diplomatic missions or battle patrols for the sake of her tribe's safety.[8] On her deathbed, her highest priority was her tribe's safety, as she handpicked Snowfall to be her successor in order to ensure that a War of IceWing Succession would not occur. She was proud of and cared for all three of her daughters, stating she would happily step aside instead of fighting them for the throne.[3]

Glacier was practical and stoic in decision-making.[9] She was straight to business without any meandering preambles,[10] but had sympathy in her eyes before Winter went to face the Diamond Trial.[2] She was willing to kill any dragons who were a threat to her kingdom, and had no objection to wiping out the entire NightWing tribe if she needed to.[11]

Jerboa III described her as different from other Pyrrhian queens, as she believed in solving her own problems and understood the dangers of overusing animus magic.[12] She was adept at putting clues together and figuring things out.[11]

Biography

The Dragonet Prophecy

The Hidden Kingdom
Glacier and her troops approached the cave where the dragonets of destiny were temporarily occupying within the Ice Kingdom's border. Blaze told the dragonets that one time a SkyWing nearly killed her when she was getting some sun, and Glacier ripped the SkyWing's wings off before killing him. Blaze encouraged the dragonets to stay and meet Glacier, but they left because they did not want to be imprisoned again, as it meant possibly dying from the sub-zero temperatures in the dungeons.
The Dark Secret
In the epilogue, Glacier met with Blaze outside of her palace to talk about the dragonets of destiny. She threatened to kill the dragonets if they did not choose Blaze as the next SandWing queen, since that would demoralize her dragons. She then said she had no problem with wiping out all of the NightWings when Blaze mentioned that Deathbringer tried to kill her during the meeting with the dragonets of destiny. Blaze then started shivering, and Glacier let her go back inside. Glacier planned to talk to the dragonets and see which queen they were inclined to support, and if they did not choose Blaze, she would kill them.
The Brightest Night
In order to gather all three of the SandWing sisters together, the dragonets of destiny needed to contact Blaze in the Ice Kingdom. The dragonets decided to send Jambu and Mangrove over, disguised as IceWings, to contact Blaze. This plan failed however, due to Glacier not allowing Blaze to go out of the palace. Afterwards, the dragonets decided to dreamvisit Blaze herself, which had succeeded. Glacier later was present when the dragonets attempted to choose a SandWing queen. After Burn's death, Blister challenged Blaze to a duel. Blaze begged Glacier to fight for her, but the queen told Blaze that this was her fight. Glacier did not love the idea of neighboring a kingdom ruled by Blister, but she also wanted to be just and fair, and apologized to Blaze. Glacier, along with the other queens, were relieved when Thorn was declared the new queen of the SandWings.

The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Moon Rising
Winter mentioned Glacier often, especially when telling other dragons that he was her nephew. After Peril was allowed to stay at Jade Mountain Academy, Icicle told Winter that she would send a messenger to Glacier to give her the news. During the assembly after the explosion at the history cave, Icicle wanted to inform her parents and Glacier about how the school was nothing but a waste of her time. Later on, while holding Starflight hostage, Winter warned Icicle that if she killed him, Glacier may not accept her back into the Ice Kingdom. This made Icicle wonder if Glacier would seek to get rid of her so that she would not be a threat to her or her daughters. She then reassured herself, thinking that Glacier would welcome her as a hero should she succeed in freeing Hailstorm.
Winter Turning
She was seen flying back to the IceWing palace after meeting with Glory to discuss Icicle's fate. Once Winter and Hailstorm returned to the kingdom, Winter was placed at the top of the First Circle and Hailstorm in the last spot of the Seventh Circle. Because Hailstorm's seventh hatching day was only two weeks away, he had to reach the First or Second Circle beforehand if he wanted to stay in the palace. To reclaim his rank, he challenged Winter to the Diamond Trial. On the way to the Diamond Caves, Glacier asked for Winter's side of the story after hearing Icicle's. Glacier only interrupted Winter's story once to ask about Cirrus, then wished both Winter and Hailstorm luck during the Diamond Trial.
Escaping Peril
When Qibli objected that they should give Darkstalker's scroll to Thorn, Winter snapped that maybe they should give it to Glacier instead. When Qibli later suggested they could use the scroll to protect Glory and Thorn, Winter growled that they should protect Glacier as well, as she was a good queen.
Talons of Power

When Darkstalker challenged Glory for the NightWing throne, Turtle tried to empathize with the NightWings by wondering whether he would choose Albatross or Glacier to rule the SeaWings. He later wondered if Glacier, along with the other queens, would listen to him.

She was mentioned in the epilogue when a messenger arrived with some news for Hailstorm, delivering a message saying that Glacier was the first dragon to catch the plague that was spreading across the Ice Kingdom, and that she was dead.
Darkness of Dragons
Glacier was briefly mentioned when Darkstalker pulled out a scroll and enchanted it to tell him news about the IceWings. The scroll announced that Glacier was dead and her daughter, Snowfall, had taken the throne. Snowfall was leading an army to avenge Glacier and the other nineteen dragons known to have been killed by the plague.

The Lost Continent Prophecy

The Hive Queen
In the prologue, she was mentioned by Moon, when the NightWing recounted the bad deeds Darkstalker did that she could have stopped. She said that if she had seen Darkstalker for who he really was, he would not have killed the IceWing queen.
The Poison Jungle
In the epilogue, Jerboa III mentioned Glacier, stating to Snowfall that she had usually arrived at their meetings after she did. When Jerboa said this, Snowfall quivered, which made Jerboa think that part of the IceWing mourned for Glacier. Jerboa III later thought about how Glacier was a reasonable dragon to deal with, unlike Snowfall.
The Dangerous Gift

Glacier was mentioned by Snowfall several times throughout the first chapter. Snowfall wondered why Glacier chose her as the next queen, and told herself it was because of fate. She also appeared in a brief flashback to when she was on her deathbed, surrounded by her three daughters. Snowfall also thought of Glacier several times throughout the book, finally finding out why her mother chose her as the next queen instead of Crystal or Mink in her final vision.

Glacier appeared in Snowfall's vision of Jerboa III, being the first dragon the SandWing knew who felt bad and cried about her past. Jerboa and Glacier were great friends until the day Glacier caught the plague, in which Jerboa III grieved for her death. Glacier never asked for a single spell from Jerboa, something the latter appreciated greatly.

Field Guides

A Guide to the Dragon World

Glacier was mentioned in Coral's scroll about the War of SandWing Succession.

Later, she was depicted with the gift of light in a portrait at the beginning of the IceWing chapter. She was later mentioned in Mink's Jade Mountain Academy application. Her notes to Igloo about her coronation feast were also featured in the chapter.

Relationships

Blaze

Glacier mainly allied with Blaze for the prospect of new territory for the IceWings rather than for her actual queenliness.[11] She did not have the same faith in the SandWing's persuasive abilities or her dazzling charisma as Blaze did.[11] Blaze herself said that Glacier told her military stuff is too confusing. She was fiercely protective of her ally, having fought off a SkyWing who was sent to kill Blaze.[13] During a vision in The Dangerous Gift, she thought of Blaze as a "cheerful brain-dead goose."[14] Glacier was slightly concerned that the SandWings would have a foolish queen with Blaze on the throne, so she was determined to be a strong ally and trade partner to help guide Blaze if she won.[15] Despite looking out for her safety, she played fair and told Blaze she must fight on her own when Blister attacked her during The Brightest Night.[16]

Crystal

Glacier loved[3] and cared for her eldest daughter. One of the reasons she was suspected to have chosen Snowfall over Crystal to be queen was because she either knew or suspected that Crystal was in a relationship with Gharial, knowing that making Crystal choose between her kingdom and her lover would tear her daughter apart.[17]

Jerboa III

Before becoming queen, Glacier met Jerboa III by accident, and they became close friends. Glacier cried when the animus revealed the cost of her spells, and was the only dragon who had ever shown Jerboa III empathy. The IceWing believed Jerboa III existed for a purpose, and that she might save the world one day with her magic, so Glacier never asked her for any spells.[12]

Mink

Glacier loved[3] and showed affection toward her youngest daughter. When she was on her deathbed, she comforted Mink by giving her a hug. Mink said that when she could not sleep, she would sometimes go to Glacier's room and sleep alongside her mother.[18]

Narwhal

Narwhal was Glacier's brother. Glacier entrusted him oversee palace matters in her absence, demonstrating that she thought he could make good choices.[19]

Snowfall

Watching Snowfall filled Glacier with hope.[15] She loved her very dearly, and believed that her daughter would fight for their tribe like no one else would.[3] She believed that Snowfall was the best possible option for queen. After Glacier died, Snowfall flinched whenever Jerboa III mentioned her, and she wished that they could have had more years together as a family.

Winter

Glacier was polite and kind to Winter, unlike his parents. She appeared to be sympathetic toward her nephew before the Diamond Trial. Winter looked up to Glacier[2] and described her as a good queen, and thought she could be trusted with Darkstalker's scroll.[5]

Family tree

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GlacierSeveral DragonsNarwhalTundra
CrystalSnowfallMinkHailstormWinterIcicle


Quotes

"We're going to kill all of them, if we must. I have no objection to the idea of wiping out the NightWings. But we should consider what to do about the dragonets of the prophecy."
― to Blaze (The Dark Secret, epilogue)
"Indeed. We don't want them telling anyone they've chosen Blister. It would be very demoralizing for our dragons."
― to Blaze (The Dark Secret, epilogue)
"I'm sorry, Blaze. This is your fight."
― to Blaze when she asks for assistance in combat (The Brightest Night, page 286)
"It's a good question. Queen Glory is ... not like other queens. I thought she would demand Icicle's execution, but instead, she said she would leave Icicle's punishment entirely to me in exchange for something unusual: a cutting from our moon globe tree."
― to Winter (Winter Turning, page 268)
"I will not have our tribe suffer the fate of the Kingdom of Sand. There will be no War of IceWing Succession. Do you three understand me?"
― to Crystal, Mink, and Snowfall before her death (The Dangerous Gift, page 22)
"We're going to be all right. No matter what happens, I'll be able to leave the tribe in the right talons."
― thoughts about Snowfall (The Dangerous Gift, page 301)

Trivia

  • Glacier was the first IceWing who caught the plague created by Darkstalker.[20]
  • Glacier thought sliced scavenger liver was disgusting.[21]
  • Glacier preferred buffets to multiple course feasts.[21]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Dark Secret, page 287
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Winter Turning, page 268
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 The Dangerous Gift, page 310
  4. ↑ Winter Turning, page 92
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Escaping Peril, page 281
  6. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 36
  7. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 62
  8. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 90
  9. ↑ Winter Turning, page 71
  10. ↑ Winter Turning, page 254
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 The Dark Secret, epilogue
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 The Dangerous Gift, page 286
  13. ↑ The Hidden Kingdom, page 152
  14. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 309
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 The Dangerous Gift, page 311
  16. ↑ The Brightest Night, page 286
  17. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 159
  18. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 45
  19. ↑ Winter Turning, page 241
  20. ↑ Talons of Power, epilogue
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 A Guide to the Dragon World, page 147


IceWings
Queens

Present: Glacier • Snowfall
Historical: Diamond

Royalty
(Present)

Crystal • Hailstorm • Icicle • Mink • Narwhal • Permafrost • Tundra • Winter

Royalty
(Historical)

Arctic • Caribou • Frostbite • Opal • Penguin • Snowfox

Jade Mountain

Alba • Changbai • Ermine • Icicle • Winter

Other Dragons

Cirrus • Caribou • Caribou • Caribou • Caribou • Caribou • Caribou • Fjord • Hvitur • Igloo • Ivory • Lynx • Snowflake • Snowstorm • Snowstorm • Snowstorm • Polar Bear

Hybrids

Darkstalker • Whiteout • Eclipse • Fierceclaws • Shadowhunter • Typhoon

Kingdom

Notable Features: Great Ice Cliff • Moon Globe Tree • IceWing palace • Diamond Caves
Villages: Among-the-Evergreens • Hamlet-That-Worships-the-Whales-Who-Sing-at-Night • Village-of-the-Plentiful-Seals • We-Remember-and-Venerate-Caribou • Where-No-Dragon-Goes-Hungry • Where-the-Terns-Fly • Where-the-Whales-Leap-at-Dawn


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