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== Description == | == Description == | ||
Also known as the gift of splendor, the IceWing palace was designed, built, and enchanted centuries ago by a pair of [[animus]] twins, with magic that ensured its wall of ice would never melt, crack, or be harmed by an outside attack. It soars miles into the air, with towers and balconies and spires that pierce the clouds. It contains a great number of rooms on many various levels.{{Ref|WT|240}} | Also known as the gift of splendor, the IceWing palace was designed, built, and enchanted centuries ago by a pair of [[animus]] twins, with magic that ensured its wall of ice would never melt, crack, or be harmed by an outside attack. It soars miles into the air, with towers and balconies{{Ref|TDG|16}} and spires{{Ref|TDG|13}} that pierce the clouds. It contains a great number of rooms on many various levels.{{Ref|WT|240}} | ||
It is composed of a thousand different glittering blue | The palace's interior has icy floors, and is marginally warmer than its exterior.{{Ref|TDG|36}} The treasury is a guarded vault that is located near the center of the palace.{{Ref|TDG|43}} | ||
It is composed of a thousand different glittering shades of blue,{{Ref|WT|30}} with its interior walls being cool and smooth.{{Ref|WT|30}} The lights of the palace shimmer blue-green-silver, like captured starlight. The dark ocean surrounding it serves as a mirror, sending the same lights dancing in blurred mimicry around the palace's base. A galaxy of smaller lights spirals out in five curved arms from the palace, illuminating lower aristocrats' homes, the training schools that are open all night, and the shimmering ice sculpture gardens.{{Ref|WT|239}} | |||
There is a grand entrance to the palace: a set of crystal-studded gates about halfway up the central keep.{{Ref|WT|239}} They are carved in the shapes of giant dragon wings, matching the small ice sculptures of dragons, wings, and talons that top all of the columns and finials. It is possible to fly over the palace walls into the interior courtyards, but that is considered gauche and career suicide. According to IceWing protocol, visitors wait at the gates to be admitted.{{Ref|WT|240}} | There is a grand entrance to the palace: a set of crystal-studded gates about halfway up the central keep.{{Ref|WT|239}} They are carved in the shapes of giant dragon wings, matching the small ice sculptures of dragons, wings, and talons that top all of the columns and finials. It is possible to fly over the palace walls into the interior courtyards, but that is considered gauche and career suicide. According to IceWing protocol, visitors wait at the gates to be admitted.{{Ref|WT|240}} | ||
There is a vast entrance hall that leads to three arched openings leading to the central courtyard. The gift of elegance provides pale blue stars that seem to drift through the palace's otherwise bare, translucent walls. Up close, small, phosphorescent glass snowflakes are seen encased in the ice, glowing silvery blue as they fell, mimicking the weather outside.{{Ref|WT|242}} | There is a vast entrance hall that leads to three arched openings leading to the central courtyard. The gift of elegance provides pale blue stars that seem to drift through the palace's otherwise bare, translucent walls. Up close, small, phosphorescent glass snowflakes are seen encased in the ice, glowing silvery blue as they fell, mimicking the weather outside.{{Ref|WT|242}} | ||
There is a palace library containing a few old scrolls about the [[Diamond Trial]].{{Ref|WT|266}} | There is a palace library containing a few old scrolls about the [[Diamond Trial]].{{Ref|WT|266}} | ||
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Winter mentioned that the palace has a flight training tower.{{Ref|WT|92}} | Winter mentioned that the palace has a flight training tower.{{Ref|WT|92}} | ||
=== Courtyard === | |||
The pristine{{Ref|WT|266}} central courtyard is covered in snow, a vast space dominated by the two most important gifts in IceWing history: the gifts of light and order.{{Ref|WT|244}} The Tree of Light's frost-kissed twigs, leaves, and branches are identical to that of a normal tree.{{Ref|WT|244}} It has eternal life, and its moon globes grow year-round, with a new bud growing on the tree immediately after a moon globe has been taken.{{Ref|WT|245}} Under the Tree of Light, there is a long path to the wall of Circle rankings.{{Ref|WT|245}} There are many windows in the palace that overlook the courtyard.{{Ref|WT|253}} It is often silver, empty, cold, and wet, speckled with strange shadows from the Tree of Light.{{Ref|TDG|20}} | |||
== Notable Features == | == Notable Features == | ||
=== Queen's Chambers === | |||
The queen's chambers are cluttered with miniature, unidentifiable ice sculptures, crafted by [[Mink]].{{Ref|TDG|45}} In the main chamber, a bed dominates the center of the room, a block of ice carved into whorls and drifts where a dragon body can fit perfectly.{{Ref|TDG|46}} The space is also shared by a jewel cabinet, a polar bear rug by the window, and an icy bathtub in a separate room.{{Ref|TDG|47}} | |||
=== The Forbidden Treasury === | === The Forbidden Treasury === | ||
The Forbidden Treasury | The Forbidden Treasury is known to few, and is only spoken of in whispers. It is buried in an ice cave deep beneath the palace, and the sole way to access it is through a secret passageway from the queen's royal chambers. Only queens and princesses are sure of its existence and are allowed to enter.{{Ref|TDG|43}} To access it, a space at the foot of the bed must be pressed, and the queen's bed will shift aside soundlessly, revealing a hole underneath that plunges into endless darkness.{{Ref|TDG|47}} | ||
=== The Gift of Order === | === The Gift of Order === | ||
Revision as of 22:54, 10 May 2021
Template:Infobox Location The IceWing palace is located on the far northern edge of the Ice Kingdom. The palace is occupied by the IceWing queen and aristocratic IceWings who are ranked in the Third Circle or above.
Description
Also known as the gift of splendor, the IceWing palace was designed, built, and enchanted centuries ago by a pair of animus twins, with magic that ensured its wall of ice would never melt, crack, or be harmed by an outside attack. It soars miles into the air, with towers and balconies[1] and spires[2] that pierce the clouds. It contains a great number of rooms on many various levels.[3]
The palace's interior has icy floors, and is marginally warmer than its exterior.[4] The treasury is a guarded vault that is located near the center of the palace.[5]
It is composed of a thousand different glittering shades of blue,[6] with its interior walls being cool and smooth.[6] The lights of the palace shimmer blue-green-silver, like captured starlight. The dark ocean surrounding it serves as a mirror, sending the same lights dancing in blurred mimicry around the palace's base. A galaxy of smaller lights spirals out in five curved arms from the palace, illuminating lower aristocrats' homes, the training schools that are open all night, and the shimmering ice sculpture gardens.[7]
There is a grand entrance to the palace: a set of crystal-studded gates about halfway up the central keep.[7] They are carved in the shapes of giant dragon wings, matching the small ice sculptures of dragons, wings, and talons that top all of the columns and finials. It is possible to fly over the palace walls into the interior courtyards, but that is considered gauche and career suicide. According to IceWing protocol, visitors wait at the gates to be admitted.[3]
There is a vast entrance hall that leads to three arched openings leading to the central courtyard. The gift of elegance provides pale blue stars that seem to drift through the palace's otherwise bare, translucent walls. Up close, small, phosphorescent glass snowflakes are seen encased in the ice, glowing silvery blue as they fell, mimicking the weather outside.[8]
There is a palace library containing a few old scrolls about the Diamond Trial.[9]
Winter's room was described to have one window overlooking the central courtyard, with a shelf of ice serving as a bed and two warm, white polar bear rugs on the floor.[10] Narwhal was also mentioned to have personal chambers somewhere in the palace.[11]
Winter mentioned that the palace has a flight training tower.[12]
Courtyard
The pristine[9] central courtyard is covered in snow, a vast space dominated by the two most important gifts in IceWing history: the gifts of light and order.[13] The Tree of Light's frost-kissed twigs, leaves, and branches are identical to that of a normal tree.[13] It has eternal life, and its moon globes grow year-round, with a new bud growing on the tree immediately after a moon globe has been taken.[14] Under the Tree of Light, there is a long path to the wall of Circle rankings.[14] There are many windows in the palace that overlook the courtyard.[15] It is often silver, empty, cold, and wet, speckled with strange shadows from the Tree of Light.[16]
Notable Features
Queen's Chambers
The queen's chambers are cluttered with miniature, unidentifiable ice sculptures, crafted by Mink.[17] In the main chamber, a bed dominates the center of the room, a block of ice carved into whorls and drifts where a dragon body can fit perfectly.[18] The space is also shared by a jewel cabinet, a polar bear rug by the window, and an icy bathtub in a separate room.[19]
The Forbidden Treasury
The Forbidden Treasury is known to few, and is only spoken of in whispers. It is buried in an ice cave deep beneath the palace, and the sole way to access it is through a secret passageway from the queen's royal chambers. Only queens and princesses are sure of its existence and are allowed to enter.[5] To access it, a space at the foot of the bed must be pressed, and the queen's bed will shift aside soundlessly, revealing a hole underneath that plunges into endless darkness.[19]
The Gift of Order
The gift of order is an animus-touched wall located in a central courtyard of the IceWing palace. There are seven circles of dragonet and adult rankings, and each day the queen is expected to re-order all of the dragons based on their performance in school, day-to-day life, and other considerations. After returning from Sanctuary, Queen Snowfall destroys the wall using the gift of strength, much to the shock of Tundra and other IceWing traditionalists, after realizing that being sorted made dragons focus so much on their negative aspects that they couldn't see their positive aspects.
History
The Jade Mountain Prophecy
After Hailstorm and Winter return to the Ice Kingdom, they are admitted at the palace gates. Once let through, they obtain one moon globe each from the Tree of Light. In the central courtyard, they are assessed by Narwhal. Winter then went to sleep in his room and then attends a rankings ceremony the next morning, in which Hailstorm and Winter are given their new rankings.
The Lost Continent Prophecy
Snowfall visited the Forbidden Treasury when she decided that she had no choice without any other source of animus magic. She retrieved multiple powerful objects from the Treasury, including Opal's ring of vision, and gleefully thought about how she could drive the Pantalan refugees out of the kingdom with those dangerous items.
Gallery
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The IceWing palace from the cover of Winter Turning, by Joy Ang -
The IceWing Palace from the map of Pyrrhia, by Mike Schley
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The IceWing Palace from the era of Darkstalker, by Mike Schley
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References
- ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 16
- ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 13
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Winter Turning, page 240
- ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 36
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Dangerous Gift, page 43
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Winter Turning, page 30
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Winter Turning, page 239
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 242
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Winter Turning, page 266
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 250
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 249
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 92
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Winter Turning, page 244
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Winter Turning, page 245
- ↑ Winter Turning, page 253
- ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 20
- ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 45
- ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 46
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 The Dangerous Gift, page 47
