Ice Kingdom

The Ice Kingdom as seen on the map of Pyrrhia

The Ice Kingdom, home of the IceWings, a tribe currently ruled by Queen Glacier, makes up the "head", or the northern peninsula of Pyrrhia.The kingdom is composed primarily of mountains, glaciers, and has floating ice on the surface of water, with extremely cold temperatures that often reach subzero. The weather is complementary to the IceWings' abilities and traits, however, and so they can thrive in its hostile conditions without trouble. Winter describes this location on the map as "where the frostbreath would come out."

The Ice Kingdom on Winter Turning cover

Description

Th entirety of the Ice Kingdom is surrounded by the Great Ice Cliff. Queen Glacier's palace is located in the far north, on the peninsula. It is said to be made entirely of animus ice. The palace is described to be consistent of such a low temperature that no dragon else other than an IceWing would be able to survive. Outside of the palace, there is a Moonglobe Tree created by Frostbite which is considered the "Gift of Light".

Blaze's fortress is near the edge of the Ice Kingdom, for the reason that SandWings aren't comfortable in climates with subzero temperatures.

If Princess Blaze had won the war, for the IceWings were allied with her, the Ice Kingdom would have been expanded to include the rocky land bordering the Kingdom of Sand. There is very little there, but Deathbringer pointed out that there may be valuable treasure buried beneath the rocks. That may be unknown to Blaze.

Near the 'mouth' of Pyrrhia, the Diamond Caves are located. This is where the Diamond Trial takes place.

It was mentioned in The Hidden Kingdom that IceWings had taverns, but no further evidence of this has been found.

History

In the The Hidden Kingdom, Glory and Jambu traveled to the Ice Kingdom to find Blaze. They tested her to see if she was worthy of the next ruler of the SandWings. Deathbringer was hiding near the border, possibly indicating that he lived in the Ice Kingdom while waiting for Blaze and the dragonets. There he attempted to kill her with sharp metal disks. In The Dark Secret, it was mentioned that Queen Battlewinner was in the Ice Kingdom and got hit by an IceWing's frost breath. The Icewing kingdom is guarded by an animus-touched cliff, that only allows Icewings to pass it. If any other tribe of dragons pass this wall, shards of ice with fly out of it and kill them. In the Icewing castle courtyard grows a tree made of ice. Growing on the tree are moon globes, which are sources of light and can be picked by passing dragons. This tree was made by an animus dragon named Frostbite, who is mentioned in Winter Turning.

Gallery

• Ice Kingdom, map by Mike Schley
  Ice Kingdom, map by Mike Schley
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  A close up of one of the sections of the Ice Palace
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  A typical IceWing, the inhabitants of the Ice Kingdom