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==Description==
==Description==
[[File:Ice Kingdom Map.png|thumb|Ice Kingdom, map by [[Mike Schley]]]] IceWing scales can range from silvery-gray and white colors to pale shades of blue and purple, intended to blend into their icy surroundings much like other tribes (such as SandWings, [[MudWings]], [[RainWings]], and sometimes NightWings). Their coloring has been described as "silver like the moons", "pale blue like ice", "as pale as the moons", or "scales the color of sky reflected in the snow on the distant mountain peaks", and sometimes "moon-white scales". The head of an IceWing is shaped like a diamond and is very narrow, with long horns and spikes going down their head, slender neck, and body. They are lean dragons that also have surprisingly strong but thin, whip-like tails with icicle-shaped spines, ending in a very sharp tip. IceWings have dark blue, black, or stormy gray eyes, forked blue tongues, and ridged, serrated claws used as an advantage on the battlefield or to grip the ice when traveling by talon around their habitat. They have also been noted to have dark blue blood, unlike the normal dark red of the other Pyrrhian tribes. Their claws are described to feel "ten times sharper than average claws" due to them being serrated to help them walk on icy surfaces. Some IceWings, such as [[Lynx]], have been described to have dark blue or purple freckles or markings on their faces and wings.
[[File:Ice Kingdom Map.png|thumb|Ice Kingdom, map by [[Mike Schley]]]] IceWing scales can range from silvery-gray and white colors to pale shades of blue and purple, intended to blend into their surroundings. Their coloring has been described as "silver like the moons", "pale blue like ice", "as pale as the moons" or "moon-white scales", and "scales the color of sky reflected in the snow on the distant mountain peaks". IceWings have dark blue, black, or stormy gray eyes, forked blue tongues, and dark blue or bluish-red blood.{{Ref|MR|276}}{{Ref|TDP|230}}
 
The head of an IceWing is shaped like a diamond and is very narrow, with a ruff of extra horns behind their heads and spikes along their backs. They are lean dragons with thin, whip-like tails with icicle-shaped spines, ending in a very sharp tip.<ref>''[[Dragon guides]]''</ref> They have serrated claws for walking on ice. Some IceWings have dark freckles or markings on their faces and wings.{{Ref|WT|259}}


== Diets ==
== Diets ==
IceWings eat polar bears and other tundra-based creatures, such as whales, seals, penguins, walruses, and maybe some arctic birds that live in the Ice Kingdom. In The Hidden Kingdom, Blaze wondered if Queen Glacier could send her a walrus for a feast for the dragonets. In ''Winter Turning'', Winter described a meal containing "dripping bowls of meat" but not much else is known for the preparation of IceWing meals. They also consume scavengers, though not very often, as the creatures are liable to freeze to death in the wasteland. Like the SeaWings, IceWings are known to consume fish as well because of their presence in the ocean waters. Seals are also common due to The Gift of Sustenance, where you will always catch a seal. In ''Winter Turning'', Winter sees a sloth and prepares to catch it before being stopped.
IceWings eat polar bears and other tundra-based creatures, such as whales, seals, penguins, walruses, and fish. IceWing meals have been described as containing "dripping bowls of meat".{{Ref|WT|4}} They also consume scavengers, though not very often, as the creatures are liable to freeze to death in the wasteland. Like the SeaWings, IceWings are known to consume fish as well because of their presence in the ocean waters. Seals are also common due to The Gift of Sustenance, where you will always catch a seal.


==Abilities ==
==Abilities ==
IceWings can withstand subzero temperatures and very bright light. Their serrated claws are incredibly good at gripping ice and can be used to pierce into their enemies' flesh quite easily, and being clawed by an IceWing has been said to be similar to getting clawed ten times with normal claws. According to ''The Dragonet Prophecy'' and ''[[Moon Rising]]'', IceWing scales radiate a cold chill, contrary to SandWing scales, which radiate heat. Instead of breathing fire, IceWings exhale a deadly freezing weapon called [[Hybrids and special dragons|frostbreath]], sometimes known by the dragonets of destiny as "freezing death breath". This vapor can quickly induce terrible frostbite, and if the frost breath enters through another dragon's throat, it can kill them by fusing their internal organs. However, this can be countered by lava (and potentially other heat sources), as discussed below.
IceWings can withstand subzero temperatures and very bright light.<ref>''[[Dragon guides]]''</ref> They have serrated claws for gripping ice, which seem "ten times sharper than normal claws" and "like getting clawed four times with each claw instead of once" when used offensively.{{Ref|TDP|168}}{{Ref|TDSp}} Their scales emit a chill,{{Ref|TDP|157}} and they can exhale a freezing weapon called frostbreath (also known as "freezing death breath".)<ref>''[[Dragon guides]]''</ref>
 
The Dragonet Prophecy, it was shown that the frostbreath can cause limbs to fall clean off, as noticed by [[Clay]] as he flew over the MudWing battlefield. Clay described it as a cloud of glittering smoke when he battled against [[Fjord]] in the [[Sky Kingdom|SkyWing arena]]. Fjord shot his frostbreath at Clay's wing and damaged it, though his wing was repaired with mud provided by [[Peril]] later. When Clay shot fire into Fjord's mouth, the chill of his scales swallowed the flame causing the IceWing to have a bad coughing fit. Frostbreath can also be used to put out fires, demonstrated when [[Winter]] extinguished the flames in the history cave by exhaling frostbreath. If it comes in contact with soil, ice crystals will grow. An IceWing can be stopped by using this power for a short amount of time by warming up their body temperature using hot metal, fire, or other warm and hot materials. This is showed in the prologue of ''The Dragonet Prophecy'', where [[Burn]] first had her guards wrap [[Hvitur]]'s snout in hot iron chains, and then had them removed, planning to kill Hvitur before his scales cooled down and enabled him to breathe his frostbreath. This is also shown in ''Winter Turning'' when Winter enters the [[NightWings]]' [[NightWing island|volcanic island]]. He mentions that in this kind of heat that he will not be able to use his frostbreath, similar to MudWings not being able to breathe fire when they are too cold. IceWings are not comfortable in warm temperatures, as seen multiple times.
 
If a dragon is shot by frostbreath on the inside, perhaps down the throat, the only known way for them to survive is for the victim to stay immersed in lava or a similar hot substance. Queen [[Battlewinner]] of the NightWings survived an attack where an IceWing shot frostbreath down her throat, but thanks to her internal fire reservoir she was able to survive for a short time; however, the fire could not hold it off forever, and when she became desperate, she jumped into lava, which kept her temperature in balance. The ice in her body also discolored her eyes, teeth, scales, and throat to a frosty blue color. Much later, when she attempted to attack [[Starflight]] and [[Glory|Queen Glory]] in ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]'', the ice overwhelmed her after she stepped out of her lava cauldron, and despite [[Mastermind]]'s and Princess [[Greatness]]'s efforts to save the queen, she froze to death within seconds. [[SkyWings]] born with firescales like Peril are immune to frostbreath, but the impact area hit by the frostbreath will go numb for however long it takes for the firescales to melt the frostbreath.


In ''Moon Rising'', [[Moonwatcher]] describes IceWings as having sharp, glittering, and bright minds that are hard to read, but even harder to read when a group of them are gathered together because their minds are said to "reflect" off of each other.
Frostbreath appears as a cloud of sparkling smoke,{{Ref|TDP|157}} and can cause limbs to fall clean off.{{Ref|TDP|272-273}} It forms ice crystals where it makes contact with dirt,{{Ref|TDP|272}} and can be used to extinguish fires.{{Ref|MR|181}} An IceWing can be prevented from using their frostbreath for a short time by raising their body temperature, either via a warm environment or manually heating them up (hot metal, fire, etc.).{{Ref|TDPp}}{{Ref|WT|90}}<br />
A firebreathing dragon may survive having frostbreath shot down their throat for a short time, but the only known way to survive after sustaining internal frostbreath injuries is by staying immersed in lava.{{Ref|TDS|168}} Internal frostbreath injuries can eventually overwhelm a dragon if they leave their lava.{{Ref|TDS|263}}<br />
Dragons born with [[firescales]] cannot be hurt by frostbreath, though an impacted area may be numb for some period of time.{{Ref|EP|125}}


=== Animus Powers ===
IceWings have sharp, glittering and bright minds that are hard to read. Groups of IceWings will "reflect" off of one another and become even more difficult to read.{{Ref|MR|226}}
IceWings were once known for having more [[animus]] dragons than any other tribe. These dragons were carefully bred into the royal family and monitored cautiously, with strict rules for the use of their powers to keep their soul from turning evil. IceWing animus dragons were only permitted to use their power once, for the benefit of the tribe, at the gifting ceremony on their seventh hatching day, although some dragons disobeyed this rule. The IceWings' line of animus dragons ended when Prince Arctic, the last IceWing known animus, ran away with Foeslayer to the Night Kingdom, leading the IceWings to believe that the NightWings stole their magic, taking their the gift of animus powers. However, there could still be an IceWing animus out there because it is genetic and Prince Arctic was not the last royal dragon.


=== Mentioned Animus Dragons ===
==== [[Animus magic]] ====
* [[Arctic]]
IceWings were once known for having more [[animus]] dragons than any other tribe. These dragons were carefully bred into the royal family and monitored cautiously, with strict rules for the use of their powers to keep their soul from turning evil. IceWing animus dragons were only permitted to use their power once, for the benefit of the tribe, at the gifting ceremony on their seventh hatching day, although some dragons disobeyed this rule. The IceWings' line of animus dragons ended when Prince Arctic, the last IceWing known animus, ran away with Foeslayer to the Night Kingdom, leading the IceWings to believe that the NightWings stole their magic.{{Ref|WT|37}}
* [[Diamond]]
* [[Frostbite]]
* [[Darkstalker]] (also half NightWing)
* [[Penguin]]


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== Society ==
== Society ==
The IceWings appear to be fairly sophisticated and strict in comparison to the other tribes, being the only dragons to have a social hierarchy. Their [[Circle rankings|social order]] appears to be somewhat reminiscent of a lower-level Russian 1800's society combined with something that is somewhat Spartan. IceWings are commonly full of themselves. They also seem to be good planners due to their use of the animus IceWings in their tribe. IceWings are proud of their system with handling animus dragons, which was part of why they got so angry when they lost their animus line.
The IceWings appear to be fairly sophisticated and strict in comparison to the other tribes, being the only dragons to have a social hierarchy. IceWings are very proud, and often perceived as rude and arrogant by dragons of other tribes.{{Ref|WTp}} They believe they are superior, and that other tribes are "just a footnote in the great IceWing sagas that told the history of Pyrrhia." IceWings believe their stories are the true history and the only correct retellings of legends and events, and will only interact with other tribes if they stand to gain something from it.
 
The aristocracy of the IceWing tribe is divided into seven ranks, or circles, of status, with the First Circle being the best and the Seventh Circle being the worst. They separate dragonets and adults into two different divisions. Before their seventh hatching day, IceWing dragonets climb up the ranks by hunting, training, performing the proper IceWing customs impeccably, and surpassing various tests given by the dragonets' parents or guardians. (For example, Winter was sent out to spend the night in a blizzard alone while he was still very young)
 
The current rank possessed by the dragonet on their seventh hatching day determines the course of the rest of his or her life, although adult dragons are still capable of dropping or gaining circles. Dragonets who were ranked in a high-ranking circle are housed in the queen's palace when they are adults and are granted input on important political and tribal matters as well. This system is called the Gift of Order, a wall of ice showing the ranks of every noble dragon and dragonet. The place where a dragonet ranks on their seventh hatching day determines where he or she will live as an adult. In IceWing society, the dragon with the highest rank in the family chooses their dragonets' names, and the queen must approve them.
 
In ''Winter Turning'', there was an instance where an adult IceWing wore an accessory to indicate their ranking. It was shown when Winter met the first guard that stood outside the gate after he had rescued Hailstorm and returned to the Kingdom of Ice. The accessory wore by the guard was described as a chain of five concentric silver circles which indicated the guard as "Fifth Circle" among the adult rankings.{{Ref|WT|Chapter 20}} In ''Darkstalker: Legends'', Prince Arctic also observes that [[Snowflake]] only has one circle hanging from the silver chain around her neck, meaning she is in the First Circle.
 
However, the Diamond Trial is also another last-minute possibility for rank movement. It is a test where the lower-ranked IceWing challenges the highest-ranked. For the Diamond Trial, the low-ranked dragon must kill the highest-ranked dragon for him/her to advance to first place. However, this is risky and the challenger may end up getting killed by the dragon that is being challenged. If a dragonet dies or is exiled for some reason, their name on the ice wall of the Gift of Order is slashed through. Once a dragonet turns seven, they are moved to the adult rankings, which determine where they live. It is stated that only noble IceWings use the circles' system.


IceWings have a strict behavior to uphold; Winter describes it as "undignified" when Moon hugs [[Secretkeeper|her mother]].
IceWings have a mythological figure called the Great Ice Dragon, whom they swear by the teeth of.{{Ref|MR|226}} They also swear by snow monsters.{{Ref|MR|289}}


IceWings tend to be very proud, stiff, and arrogant dragons. Tribal pride isn't a secret among the IceWings, and thus their tribe consists of very haughty and uptight individuals. On the rare occasion that an IceWing interacts with a member of another tribe, it's usually very formal and forced; the IceWings believe that their tribe is superior to any other and that the other tribes are "just a footnote in the great IceWing sagas that told the history of Pyrrhia." Thus, the entire time they're talking to someone, it's usually with disdain. ''(See [[scrolls]] for more on their education)''.
==== Circle Rankings ====
The aristocracy of the IceWing tribe is divided into seven ranks of status, known as Circles. The First Circle is the top, or best, while the Seventh Circle is the worst. Dragonets below the age of seven are ranked as dragonets, and graduate to the adult rankings on their seventh hatchday. A dragonet's ranking on their seventh hatchday also determines the rest of their life in the kingdom. This system is managed via the Gift of Order, and consists of a wall of ice showing the rankings of every noble and dragonet. The dragon with the highest ranking in a family decides their dragonet's names, which are then approved by the queen. Some noble dragons may wear accessories to indicate their rankings, such as a necklace with circles on it.{{Ref|WT|240}}


IceWings believe their stories are the true history and the only correct retellings of legends and events, with every other tribes' version being an altered retelling tailored for the tribe, despite the IceWing stories being exactly that.
IceWing dragonets raise their ranking through hunting, training, performing IceWing customs, and passing tests given by their guardians.{{Ref|WT|3}} High-ranking dragonets are more highly respected. When a dragonet reaches their seventh hatchday in the First or Second Circle, they will be housed in the queen's palace, and allowed to provide input on important matters. When an adult loses this rank, they can lose their place in the palace.{{Ref|WT|249}}


The royal family has a procedure of decapitating dead members before proceeding to store the IceWing's frozen head on the wall of dead royal family members and then slide the corpse into the ocean, according to Snowflake in ''[[Runaway]]''.
If IceWings are in the Seventh Circle by their seventh hatching day, they are stationed on an arctic outpost for the rest of their life,{{Ref|WT|25}}and dead or exiled dragons have their names slashed through on the Gift of Order. Only IceWing nobles use the circle system.


Some IceWings seem to be minimalists, describing [[Blaze's fortress]] decorations as "garish and gaudy," possibly because their homeland has very little to offer in the way of decoration: mostly ice and snow. IceWings are shown to have scheduled sleeping times in ''Runaway''. When Prince Arctic is caught out of his room, the Queen sends him back to bed, after talking about the scheduled IceWing sleeping cycle.
==== The Diamond Trial ====
The Diamond Trial, also known as the Gift of Vengeance, is a way for IceWing dragonets to increase their ranking in the tribe, generally used as a last-minute effort to switch the places of two dragonets (the topmost and bottommost positions.) It involves entering a cave with narwhal horn spears, meant to be touched to a frozen NightWing statue. The NightWing, Foeslayer, then unfreezes, and both contestants must battle her. When killed she will instantly turn back to ice, and the two remaining dragonets must fight one another.<br />
Only the challenging dragonet (the bottommost in the rankings) is given information about the trial.


== Names ==
== Names ==
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Click [[:Category:IceWings|here]] for a list of known IceWings.
Click [[:Category:IceWings|here]] for a list of known IceWings.
== Animus Dragons ==
* [[Arctic]]
* [[Diamond]]
* [[Frostbite]]
* [[Darkstalker]] (half NightWing)
* [[Penguin]]


== Students at Jade Mountain ==
== Students at Jade Mountain ==
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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* It is mentioned they only interact with other tribes if they stand to gain something from it.
* In the time of ''[[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]'', IceWings are shown to have scheduled sleeping times.{{Ref|W4}}
*Their breath has been referred to as "freezing-death breath" and "frostbreath." Freezing death-breath was used in the first arc, while in the second arc, it is always referred to as "frostbreath." It is highly likely that it was only called "freezing death-breath" because the dragonets of destiny did not know the actual term for it, although in ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]'' Starflight did use the word "frostbreath." This is likely because he is the smartest of the dragonets.
* The royal family has a procedure of decapitating dead members before proceeding to store the IceWing's frozen head on the wall of dead royal family members and then slide the corpse into the ocean.{{Ref|W4}}
* When it is too warm, IceWings can't use their frostbreath, much like MudWings (who can only breathe fire when they are warm enough, as seen in ''The Dragonet Prophecy'').
* In ''Moon Rising'', ''Winter Turning'', and ''Darkstalker'' it is noted that IceWings have dark blue blood, but in ''The Dragonet Prophecy'', it was described as bluish-red. ''The Dragonet Prophecy (GN)'', it is portrayed as a dark shade of blue.
* Winter,{{Ref|MR|? (Chapter 24)}} Icicle,{{Ref|MR|? (Chapter 18)}}  and Snowflake{{Ref|w4|?}}{{Ref|w4|?&nbsp;}} have made references to "the great ice dragon" and "snow monsters," which means they likely have mythological figures, or at least mythology, as they read sagas of IceWing history.
* IceWings have bright, glittery minds, as shown in ''Moon Rising''.
* IceWings have incredibly weak night vision, though it may once have been stronger before the Gift of Light.
* IceWings have incredibly weak night vision, though it may once have been stronger before the Gift of Light.
* SkyWings with firescales are immune to frostbreath.
*Animus magic may have originated from the IceWings, as so far, SeaWing and NightWing animus dragons have been confirmed to be descended from IceWings.
*Animus magic may have originated from the IceWings, as so far, SeaWing and NightWing animus dragons have been confirmed to be descended from IceWings.
* IceWings were the first known tribe to use their animus dragons in a controlled manner, whereas other tribes' animus dragons were killed before they could use their magic or went insane from overusing their magic.
* IceWings were the first known tribe to use their animus dragons in a controlled manner, whereas other tribes' animus dragons were killed before they could use their magic or went insane from overusing their magic
* Being clawed by an IceWing is described as being clawed "four times with each claw instead of one" by Peril in ''The Dragonet Prophecy''.
* In ''Winter Turning'', Winter's thoughts revealed that IceWings can see very far, like Skywings.
* IceWings are portrayed as knowing how to swim, in both ''Winter Turning'', when Hailstorm reflects on how he felt in the body of [[Pyrite]] when he saw water and when it is mentioned that Icicle dives into the frigid ocean six times a day, and in ''Darkstalker (Legends)'' when two IceWings leap out of the water on a beach to kill some scavengers set loose by [[Clearsight]] and [[Listener]] before they jumped back into the water and swam away. This also proves that IceWings don't have as many issues with water as other tribes do.
* Tui has confirmed that IceWings have accents that are different from any other dragon tribe. This accent is described as "high-pitched with a tinge of deep in certain words. "
* In ''Winter Turning'', Winter's thoughts revealed that IceWings can see very far like Skywings.
* Tui has confirmed that IceWings have accents that are different from any other dragon tribe, probably because they live the most isolated from most dragon tribes. This accent is described as "high-pitched with a tinge of deep in certain words. "
* The IceWings have four palaces -- the Queen's palace shown on the map of Pyrrhia, as well as three outer ones as mentioned in ''Darkstalker (Legends)''.
* The IceWings have four palaces -- the Queen's palace shown on the map of Pyrrhia, as well as three outer ones as mentioned in ''Darkstalker (Legends)''.
* IceWings eat frozen fruit, sometimes impaled like popsicles.<ref>https://wingsoffire.scholastic.com/forums/topics/328664</ref>
* IceWings eat frozen fruit, sometimes impaled like popsicles.<ref>https://wingsoffire.scholastic.com/forums/topics/328664</ref>
* A typical IceWing's diet consists of seal, polar bear, fish, whales, narwhals, and other arctic creatures.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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Typical IceWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical IceWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
Typical IceWing by Sassy the Beagle.jpg|A typical IceWing (colored), by [[Joy Ang]]
IceTransparent.png|A typical IceWing (lineart), by [[Joy Ang]]
IceTransparent.png|A typical IceWing (lineart), by [[Joy Ang]]
IceWing DE.png|A typical IceWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
Germanicewing.jpg|A typical IceWing from the German publication, by [[Max Meinzold]]
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== References ==
== References ==
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IceWings, also known as Ice Dragons to scavengers, are a Pyrrhian dragon tribe who live in the Ice Kingdom, a northwestern area of Pyrrhia (the ‘head') which is known for its cold winds, freezing temperatures, and the Great Ice Cliff. They are currently ruled by Queen Snowfall.

The IceWings supported Blaze during the War of SandWing Succession, joining her alliance with the promise of a large portion of land near the SandWings' northern border if she won.

Description

File:Ice Kingdom Map.png
Ice Kingdom, map by Mike Schley

IceWing scales can range from silvery-gray and white colors to pale shades of blue and purple, intended to blend into their surroundings. Their coloring has been described as "silver like the moons", "pale blue like ice", "as pale as the moons" or "moon-white scales", and "scales the color of sky reflected in the snow on the distant mountain peaks". IceWings have dark blue, black, or stormy gray eyes, forked blue tongues, and dark blue or bluish-red blood.[1][2]

The head of an IceWing is shaped like a diamond and is very narrow, with a ruff of extra horns behind their heads and spikes along their backs. They are lean dragons with thin, whip-like tails with icicle-shaped spines, ending in a very sharp tip.[3] They have serrated claws for walking on ice. Some IceWings have dark freckles or markings on their faces and wings.[4]

Diets

IceWings eat polar bears and other tundra-based creatures, such as whales, seals, penguins, walruses, and fish. IceWing meals have been described as containing "dripping bowls of meat".[5] They also consume scavengers, though not very often, as the creatures are liable to freeze to death in the wasteland. Like the SeaWings, IceWings are known to consume fish as well because of their presence in the ocean waters. Seals are also common due to The Gift of Sustenance, where you will always catch a seal.

Abilities

IceWings can withstand subzero temperatures and very bright light.[6] They have serrated claws for gripping ice, which seem "ten times sharper than normal claws" and "like getting clawed four times with each claw instead of once" when used offensively.[7][8] Their scales emit a chill,[9] and they can exhale a freezing weapon called frostbreath (also known as "freezing death breath".)[10]

Frostbreath appears as a cloud of sparkling smoke,[9] and can cause limbs to fall clean off.[11] It forms ice crystals where it makes contact with dirt,[12] and can be used to extinguish fires.[13] An IceWing can be prevented from using their frostbreath for a short time by raising their body temperature, either via a warm environment or manually heating them up (hot metal, fire, etc.).[14][15]
A firebreathing dragon may survive having frostbreath shot down their throat for a short time, but the only known way to survive after sustaining internal frostbreath injuries is by staying immersed in lava.[16] Internal frostbreath injuries can eventually overwhelm a dragon if they leave their lava.[17]
Dragons born with firescales cannot be hurt by frostbreath, though an impacted area may be numb for some period of time.[18]

IceWings have sharp, glittering and bright minds that are hard to read. Groups of IceWings will "reflect" off of one another and become even more difficult to read.[19]

Animus magic

IceWings were once known for having more animus dragons than any other tribe. These dragons were carefully bred into the royal family and monitored cautiously, with strict rules for the use of their powers to keep their soul from turning evil. IceWing animus dragons were only permitted to use their power once, for the benefit of the tribe, at the gifting ceremony on their seventh hatching day, although some dragons disobeyed this rule. The IceWings' line of animus dragons ended when Prince Arctic, the last IceWing known animus, ran away with Foeslayer to the Night Kingdom, leading the IceWings to believe that the NightWings stole their magic.[20]

Animus Gifts

  • The Gift of Defense: The Great Ice Cliff, a wall on the border of the Ice Kingdom that shoots icicle spears at anyone who isn't an IceWing. This feature was first seen when one of Blaze's soldiers attempted to cross it. IceWing hybrids can also cross the cliff, as stated by Typhoon, a SeaWing-IceWing hybrid.
  • The Gift of Diplomacy: Three bracelets that allow the wearer to get over the Great Ice Cliff despite their tribe and keep the wearer warm in the Ice Kingdom, as well as a heated dome near the SandWing border, so they don't need to wear the bracelet; created by Penguin.
  • The Gift of Elegance: An enchantment on the IceWing palace that makes the inner walls mimic the weather outside.
  • The Gift of Healing: Queen Diamond's first official tribe gift. She enchanted a set of narwhal horns to cure any IceWings of frost breath wounds.
  • The Gift of Light: A tree made of ice, the Moon Globe Tree, enchanted and hand-carved by Frostbite. The tree grows moon globes which, once picked from the branches, hover over the shoulder of the dragon who picked them and cast a soft glow. They also have different brightness settings that can be changed by rotating the globe. Glory wanted a cutting to grow in the rain forest.
  • The Gift of Order: A wall that shows every aristocrat IceWing's name and their current ranking. The names can be slid around like abacus beads if the IceWing rises or falls in rank. Dead IceWing names can be scratched out, as shown when Winter is erased after he flees the Ice Kingdom.
  • The Gift of Splendor: The main IceWing palace, enchanted by animus twins to grow from the ground and never be cracked, melted, or harmed in any way from the outside.
  • The Gift of Subsistence: Three ice holes on the outskirts of the Ice Kingdom where if a dragon sticks his or her claws into the lake they will always catch a seal. Winter thinks it is narrow-minded because it is built only for the lower ranks; any dragon who cared about their ranking wouldn't accept food which came so easily.
  • The Gift of Vengeance: The Diamond Caves were Queen Diamond's second animus gift, enchanted so that anyone who touches Foeslayer (a NightWing locked inside with animus-touched shackles) with a diamond-tipped spear can kill her (used for the Diamond Trial). The shackles that bound her were enchanted to refreeze her and revive her each time she was killed.  The only way to remove the shackles was to breathe frostbreath on them (Queen Diamond added this to the enchantment in case the IceWing tribe needed Foeslayer as a bargaining chip, but thought that no IceWing would ever even think of freeing her). Together, they were created because Queen Diamond was not satisfied with killing Foeslayer just once, and instead wanted her to suffer for all eternity.

Society

The IceWings appear to be fairly sophisticated and strict in comparison to the other tribes, being the only dragons to have a social hierarchy. IceWings are very proud, and often perceived as rude and arrogant by dragons of other tribes.[21] They believe they are superior, and that other tribes are "just a footnote in the great IceWing sagas that told the history of Pyrrhia." IceWings believe their stories are the true history and the only correct retellings of legends and events, and will only interact with other tribes if they stand to gain something from it.

IceWings have a mythological figure called the Great Ice Dragon, whom they swear by the teeth of.[19] They also swear by snow monsters.[22]

Circle Rankings

The aristocracy of the IceWing tribe is divided into seven ranks of status, known as Circles. The First Circle is the top, or best, while the Seventh Circle is the worst. Dragonets below the age of seven are ranked as dragonets, and graduate to the adult rankings on their seventh hatchday. A dragonet's ranking on their seventh hatchday also determines the rest of their life in the kingdom. This system is managed via the Gift of Order, and consists of a wall of ice showing the rankings of every noble and dragonet. The dragon with the highest ranking in a family decides their dragonet's names, which are then approved by the queen. Some noble dragons may wear accessories to indicate their rankings, such as a necklace with circles on it.[23]

IceWing dragonets raise their ranking through hunting, training, performing IceWing customs, and passing tests given by their guardians.[24] High-ranking dragonets are more highly respected. When a dragonet reaches their seventh hatchday in the First or Second Circle, they will be housed in the queen's palace, and allowed to provide input on important matters. When an adult loses this rank, they can lose their place in the palace.[25]

If IceWings are in the Seventh Circle by their seventh hatching day, they are stationed on an arctic outpost for the rest of their life,[26]and dead or exiled dragons have their names slashed through on the Gift of Order. Only IceWing nobles use the circle system.

The Diamond Trial

The Diamond Trial, also known as the Gift of Vengeance, is a way for IceWing dragonets to increase their ranking in the tribe, generally used as a last-minute effort to switch the places of two dragonets (the topmost and bottommost positions.) It involves entering a cave with narwhal horn spears, meant to be touched to a frozen NightWing statue. The NightWing, Foeslayer, then unfreezes, and both contestants must battle her. When killed she will instantly turn back to ice, and the two remaining dragonets must fight one another.
Only the challenging dragonet (the bottommost in the rankings) is given information about the trial.

Names

IceWing names are chosen by the family member with the highest rank and must be approved by the queen. They can be named after ice formations such as Glacier, arctic animals (terrestrial or aquatic) such as Lynx, Narwhal, and Ermine, words for "white" in various languages such as Hvitur, polar landscapes such as Tundra, and polar weather such as Hailstorm. It is also possible for them to be named after blue and white gemstones such as Diamond and after seasons such as Winter.

Click here for a list of known IceWings.

Animus Dragons

Students at Jade Mountain

  • Winter (formerly; currently living with the Talons of Peace)
  • Icicle (formerly; on trial in the Ice Kingdom for attempting to kill Starflight, Glory, and killing an unnamed NightWing by the orders of Queen Scarlet)
  • Changbai
  • Alba
  • Ermine

Trivia

  • In the time of Darkstalker, IceWings are shown to have scheduled sleeping times.[27]
  • The royal family has a procedure of decapitating dead members before proceeding to store the IceWing's frozen head on the wall of dead royal family members and then slide the corpse into the ocean.[27]
  • IceWings have incredibly weak night vision, though it may once have been stronger before the Gift of Light.
  • Animus magic may have originated from the IceWings, as so far, SeaWing and NightWing animus dragons have been confirmed to be descended from IceWings.
  • IceWings were the first known tribe to use their animus dragons in a controlled manner, whereas other tribes' animus dragons were killed before they could use their magic or went insane from overusing their magic
  • In Winter Turning, Winter's thoughts revealed that IceWings can see very far, like Skywings.
  • Tui has confirmed that IceWings have accents that are different from any other dragon tribe. This accent is described as "high-pitched with a tinge of deep in certain words. "
  • The IceWings have four palaces -- the Queen's palace shown on the map of Pyrrhia, as well as three outer ones as mentioned in Darkstalker (Legends).
  • IceWings eat frozen fruit, sometimes impaled like popsicles.[28]

References

  1. ↑ Moon Rising, page 276
  2. ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 230
  3. ↑ Dragon guides
  4. ↑ Winter Turning, page 259
  5. ↑ Winter Turning, page 4
  6. ↑ Dragon guides
  7. ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 168
  8. ↑ The Dark Secret, prologue
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 The Dragonet Prophecy, page 157
  10. ↑ Dragon guides
  11. ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 272-273
  12. ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, page 272
  13. ↑ Moon Rising, page 181
  14. ↑ The Dragonet Prophecy, prologue
  15. ↑ Winter Turning, page 90
  16. ↑ The Dark Secret, page 168
  17. ↑ The Dark Secret, page 263
  18. ↑ Escaping Peril, page 125
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Moon Rising, page 226
  20. ↑ Winter Turning, page 37
  21. ↑ Winter Turning, prologue
  22. ↑ Moon Rising, page 289
  23. ↑ Winter Turning, page 240
  24. ↑ Winter Turning, page 3
  25. ↑ Winter Turning, page 249
  26. ↑ Winter Turning, page 25
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Runaway
  28. ↑ https://wingsoffire.scholastic.com/forums/topics/328664


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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