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|quote = For thousands of years, [[Ice Kingdom|The Great Ice Cliff]]'s kept all the other tribes out of the [[Ice Kingdom]]. [[IceWings|We]] always thought it kept us safe. I thought it was so important, I wanted it to extend all around us, so my tribe could huddle safely in our igloos and ice palaces and no one would ever be able to get through our walls of ice. But if we'd all stayed in the Ice Kingdom, [[Darkstalker]]'s plague would have killed us. We needed dragons from other tribes, working together, to recognize his magic and find a way to save us. We needed hybrids like [[Typhoon]], who could cross the wall and were spared the plague, to bring us those earrings. We only survived because of our connections to the other kingdoms. And if the [[breath of evil]] comes here… if it lands in the Ice Kingdom first… we may need those connections again.
|quote = For thousands of years, [[Ice Kingdom|The Great Ice Cliff]]'s kept all the other tribes out of the [[Ice Kingdom]]. [[IceWings|We]] always thought it kept us safe. I thought it was so important, I wanted it to extend all around us, so my tribe could huddle safely in our igloos and ice palaces and no one would ever be able to get through our walls of ice. But if we'd all stayed in the Ice Kingdom, [[Darkstalker]]'s plague would have killed us. We needed dragons from other tribes, working together, to recognize his magic and find a way to save us. We needed hybrids like [[Typhoon]], who could cross the wall and were spared the plague, to bring us those earrings. We only survived because of our connections to the other kingdoms. And if the [[Othermind|breath of evil]] comes here... if it lands in the Ice Kingdom first... we may need those connections again.
|speaker = Snowfall's thoughts before she destroys the Great Ice Cliff, ''[[The Dangerous Gift]]''
|speaker = Snowfall's thoughts before she destroys the Great Ice Cliff, ''[[The Dangerous Gift]]''
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== Appearance ==
== Appearance ==
Snowfall is large,{{Ref|DoD|292}} with snow-white scales{{Ref|TPJe}} and dark blue eyes.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/biohazardia/journal/Wings-of-Fire-News-at-Boskone-2020-831252663 ''Wings of Fire'' News at Boskone 2020]</ref> She owned a heavy metal crown studded with diamonds and metallic spikes that look similar to icicles, but ordered it to be destroyed due to the enchantment on it from Queen [[Diamond]]. Her crown was described as being too big for her head.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/biohazardia/journal/Wings-of-Fire-News-at-Boskone-2020-831252663 Wings of Fire News at Boskone 2020]</ref> She is also shown wearing the tiara of strength, the ring of vision, and the gift of stealth.{{Ref|TDG|55}}
Snowfall is large,{{Ref|DoD|292}} with shiny,{{Ref|TDG|68}} snow-white scales{{Ref|TPJe}} and dark blue eyes.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/biohazardia/journal/Wings-of-Fire-News-at-Boskone-2020-831252663 ''Wings of Fire'' News at Boskone 2020]</ref> She owned a heavy metal crown studded with diamonds and metallic spikes that look similar to icicles, but ordered it to be destroyed due to the enchantment on it from Queen [[Diamond]]. Her crown was described as being too big for her head.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/biohazardia/journal/Wings-of-Fire-News-at-Boskone-2020-831252663 Wings of Fire News at Boskone 2020]</ref> She is also shown wearing sleek, fitted knife sheaths,{{Ref|TDG|55}} the tiara of strength, the ring of vision, and the gift of stealth.{{Ref|TDG|55}} She is regal{{Ref|TDG|69}}


== Personality ==
== Personality ==
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Despite her rough exterior, Snowfall struggles with a lot of isolationist worries and fears. She is scared, but in a powerful, reactive way; she acts out very dramatically whenever she is upset. She has gone through enormous trauma due to the [[IceWing plague]] and her mother's death, and is heavily driven by anxiety and fear. As the new queen, Snowfall is terrified of any threat to her [[Ice Kingdom|kingdom]].<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/biohazardia/journal/Wings-of-Fire-News-at-Boskone-2020-831252663 ''Wings of Fire'' News at Boskone 2020]</ref>
Despite her rough exterior, Snowfall struggles with a lot of isolationist worries and fears. She is scared, but in a powerful, reactive way; she acts out very dramatically whenever she is upset. She has gone through enormous trauma due to the [[IceWing plague]] and her mother's death, and is heavily driven by anxiety and fear. As the new queen, Snowfall is terrified of any threat to her [[Ice Kingdom|kingdom]].<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/biohazardia/journal/Wings-of-Fire-News-at-Boskone-2020-831252663 ''Wings of Fire'' News at Boskone 2020]</ref>


Before her experiences with the gift of vision, Snowfall was haughty,{{Ref|TDG|16}} worried,{{Ref|TDG|16}} indecisive,{{Ref|TDG|16}} mean, bossy,{{Ref|TDG|29}} and suspicious.{{Ref|TDG|35}} She often felt as though being queen was similar to living inside a snowstorm that never ended. She tried her best to start each day with a list and a plan and energy to solve all of her problems, but was always buried in them before nightfall.{{Ref|TDG|18}} She felt overwhelmed{{Ref|TDG|24}} and pinned down by the responsibilities of being queen,{{Ref|TDG|20}} and Lynx noted that Snowfall had not smiled since the beginning of the plague.{{Ref|TDG|30}}
Before her experiences with the Gift of Vision, Snowfall was rude{{Ref|TDG|70}} furious{{Ref|TDG|70}} cold,{{Ref|TDG|68}} haughty,{{Ref|TDG|16}} anxious,{{Ref|TDG|82}} distrustful,{{Ref|TDG|81}} worried,{{Ref|TDG|16}} indecisive,{{Ref|TDG|16}} mean, bossy,{{Ref|TDG|29}} prone to yelling, indignant,{{Ref|TDG|39}} afraid,{{Ref|TDG|61}} smug,{{Ref|TDG|64}} and suspicious,{{Ref|TDG|35}}. She often felt as though being queen was similar to living inside a snowstorm that never ended. She tried her best to start each day with a list and a plan and energy to solve all of her problems, but was always buried in them before nightfall.{{Ref|TDG|18}} She felt overwhelmed{{Ref|TDG|24}} and pinned down by the responsibilities of being queen,{{Ref|TDG|20}} and Lynx noted that Snowfall had not smiled since the beginning of the plague.{{Ref|TDG|30}} She was often panicked by all of the things that might go horribly wrong,{{Ref|TDG|40}} and often woke up feeling more tired than she had been before.{{Ref|TDG|54}} Her confidence was shattered after the [[Battle of Jade Mountain]]], when she was exposed to the thoughts of her subjects that were doubtful and worried about her abilities as queen.{{Ref|TDG|64}} She believed outside dragons were inherently dangerous,{{Ref|TDG|75}} but still felt a twinge of guilt after sending the [[Pantala|Pantalan]] refugees away from the Ice Kingdom.{{Ref|TDG|76}} She felt begrudgingly sympathetic towards [[Hazel]].{{Ref|TDG|79}}


Snowfall does not seem to take IceWing traditions into heavy regard, as shown when she has many rebellious feelings about them and moved dragons' Circle Rankings the way she wanted instead of the way tradition shaped it. This is shown when she moved her uncle [[Permafrost]]'s name down simply because he annoyed her. However, she loves her little sister Mink. However, as Glacier puts it, Snowfall has an indomitable will and ferocity that will lead her to "fight for this kingdom like nobody else will," though she notes that she would have some growing up to do first. She seems to have developed and grown throughout the events of The Dangerous Gift, as seen by her learning from the visions from Opal's gift of vision.
She is still sarcastic,{{Ref|TDG|37}} grumpy,{{Ref|TDG|46}} smart,{{Ref|TDG|66}} and impatient.{{Ref|TDG|46}}
 
[[Jerboa III|Jerboa]] suspects that there may be a heart under Snowfall's icy exterior, but there are not many signs of it. Snowfall felt guilty when she yelled at her scout, which implies that she sometimes does sympathize with other dragons beneath her spiky cover. She was also perpetually anxious and incredibly paranoid, and when Jerboa tried explaining to her that her animus powers were not to be abused, Snowfall threw a tantrum and became frantic.{{Ref|TPJe}}
 
After the events of ''The Dangerous Gift'', Snowfall became a much more empathetic dragon who believed in the good of dragon hearts. She destroyed the Great Ice Cliff after realizing that her tribe was only able to survive because of their connections to other dragons, and the Circle Rankings, believing that dragons should not be judged for such reasons. Many of [[Opal]]'s visions helped Snowfall become a more confident, considerate queen, and to open up her tribe to the rest of the world more.
 
Before destroying the Great Ice Cliff, she thinks "''I want Sundew and Sky to be able to fly right into my kingdom and me, if they need to''," showing that she wants other dragons to be able to come to her for help if needed.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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=== [[Glacier]] ===
=== [[Glacier]] ===
Snowfall and Glacier were not often in the same room as one another,{{Ref|TDG|19}}
Snowfall and Glacier were not often in the same room as one another,{{Ref|TDG|19}} but after her death, Snowfall struggled not to cry at the mention of her mother.{{Ref|TDG|57}}
In the books, she is never shown to have any affection towards her mother, but as shown in the epilogue of ''The Poison Jungle'', whenever Jerboa III mentioned her late mother's name, her wings gave a little tremor. In ''The Dangerous Gift'', Snowfall mentally noted that she intended to spend several more years with her mother before challenging her for the throne, and Snowfall was devastated when her mother died from the plague. In her last vision from the gift of vision, she learned that Glacier chose her to become queen because she thought that Snowfall would 'fight for this kingdom like nobody else'{{Ref|TDG|310}} and that she was 'strong enough to rule a kingdom and do it well.'{{Ref|TDG|311}}
In the books, she is never shown to have any affection towards her mother, but as shown in the epilogue of ''The Poison Jungle'', whenever Jerboa III mentioned her late mother's name, her wings gave a little tremor. In ''The Dangerous Gift'', Snowfall mentally noted that she intended to spend several more years with her mother before challenging her for the throne, and Snowfall was devastated when her mother died from the plague. In her last vision from the gift of vision, she learned that Glacier chose her to become queen because she thought that Snowfall would 'fight for this kingdom like nobody else'{{Ref|TDG|310}} and that she was 'strong enough to rule a kingdom and do it well.'{{Ref|TDG|311}}


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After Snowfall discovered that animus magic was not working, she considered Jerboa to be useless{{Ref|TDG|24}}
After Snowfall discovered that animus magic was not working, she considered Jerboa to be useless{{Ref|TDG|24}}
She saw Jerboa III as a way of making her tribe safer from the other dragon tribes with animus magic. This is likely due to her fear of what [[Darkstalker]] did to her mother and other IceWings in the past. However, it is likely that Snowfall only tolerated Jerboa III because of her animus magic, because when the [[SandWing]] proved that she could no longer enchant things, Snowfall called her "useless" and stormed away. After a vision shown to her by the ring of vision, she understood Jerboa III's life and why she did the things she did.
She saw Jerboa III as a way of making her tribe safer from the other dragon tribes with animus magic. This is likely due to her fear of what [[Darkstalker]] did to her mother and other IceWings in the past. However, it is likely that Snowfall only tolerated Jerboa III because of her animus magic, because when the [[SandWing]] proved that she could no longer enchant things, Snowfall called her "useless" and stormed away. After a vision shown to her by the ring of vision, she understood Jerboa III's life and why she did the things she did.
=== [[Ivory]] ===
Ivory is Snowfall's favorite general. She is respectful towards Snowfall, and during the Battle of Jade Mountain, Ivory was one of the only IceWings who thought supportively towards Snowfall. Snowfall trusts her, and is prepared to assign her with responsibility.{{Ref|TDG|77}}


=== [[Lynx]] ===
=== [[Lynx]] ===
Lynx had been Snowfall's biggest competition all throughout school and training, and Snowfall had wanted to strangle her more than a thousand times. After becoming queen, Lynx treated Snowfall the way she always had, challenging Snowfall to races around the palace or arguing over points of IceWing law during class.{{Ref|TDG|27}} In the beginning of their friendship, Snowfall was often annoyed by how Lynx lacked the proper IceWing etiquette when addressing a queen.{{Ref|TDG|31}} Lynx is often worried for Snowfall.{{Ref|TDG|28}}  
Lynx had been Snowfall's biggest competition all throughout school and training, and Snowfall had wanted to strangle her more than a thousand times. After becoming queen, Lynx treated Snowfall the way she always had, challenging Snowfall to races around the palace or arguing over points of IceWing law during class. {{Ref|TDG|27}} In the beginning of their friendship, Snowfall was often annoyed by how Lynx lacked the proper IceWing etiquette when addressing a queen.{{Ref|TDG|31}} Lynx is often sympathetic towards{{Ref|TDG|59}} and worried for Snowfall,{{Ref|TDG|28}} and helps her calm down.{{Ref|TDG|40}} She defends Snowfall against insults from others.{{Ref|TDG|74}}


=== [[Mink]] ===
=== [[Mink]] ===
Snowfall loves and cares for Mink. When Mink is the temporary queen placed by Tundra and Permafrost while Snowfall was gone, she started to fear and hate NightWings. When Snowfall returns, they determined that the IceWing crown was enchanted to make the queen that was wearing it hate NightWings, and orders Ivory to destroy it. Snowfall reassures Mink that she wouldn't have to be queen for a while yet, as she has no desire to be the IceWing queen, and also is in awe when Snowfall destroys the rankings wall with the gift of strength.
Since becoming queen, Snowfall had not interacted her younger sister very often.{{Ref|TDG|44}} Despite Mink's affection, she was typically opposed to snuggling.{{Ref|TDG|48}}


=== [[Sky]] ===
=== [[Sky]] ===
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|quote  = Maybe my mother was not as brilliant as everyone thinks. […] Maybe if she'd thought of this, could have found something in the treasury to protect us all, and ''maybe'' she'd still be alive.
|quote  = I don't have time to feel better. My sister has gone into hiding, probably so she can kill me; animus magic is ''broken'' so I can't use it to fix ANYTHING; and there are ''hundreds'' of evil mystery dragons flying DIRECTLY AT OUR BORDER RIGHT THE HECK NOW. They will probably BE HERE BY TOMORROW. To do something NEFARIOUS, I don't know what, but PROBABLY INVOLVING MURDER! WHEN AM I SUPPOSED TO FIT A LEISURELY SWIM INTO ALL OF THAT, LYNX?
|speaker = to Lynx about [[Glacier|Queen Glacier]]
|speaker = to Lynx
|book    = [[The Dangerous Gift]]
|page    = 37-38
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|quote  = That moment — in the middle of the battle, when an animus dragon had connected all the minds of the fighting dragons, IceWings and NightWings together — that had been one of the worst moments of her life. Because threaded through the IceWings' fear, in dragon after dragon, she'd found one particular whisper: ''What are we going to do without Queen Glacier? How can Snowfall possibly save us from this? She's not ready. She's a smug little monster. Our new queen is a spoiled dragonet who has no idea what to do. Why would Glacier pick her?'' Up until then, she'd thought maybe the tribe was proud of her. Maybe they were glad she was the sister who'd been chosen; maybe they knew how fiercely she would fight for them. Maybe when Glacier chose her, it had convinced everyone she was truly a worthy queen.
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|book    = [[The Dangerous Gift]]
|book    = [[The Dangerous Gift]]
|page    = 57
|page    = 63-64
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* Tui says that out of all of the characters she has written, Snowfall is the least like her.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/biohazardia/journal/Wings-of-Fire-News-at-Boskone-2020-831252663 Wings of Fire News at Boskone 2020]</ref>
* Tui says that out of all of the characters she has written, Snowfall is the least like her.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/biohazardia/journal/Wings-of-Fire-News-at-Boskone-2020-831252663 Wings of Fire News at Boskone 2020]</ref>
* Mink, Crystal, and Snowfall were the three possible heirs to the IceWing throne, but Glacier chose the next heir on her deathbed as to avoid another succession war.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/biohazardia/journal/Wings-of-Fire-Virtual-Event-Infodump-857195477 ''Wings of Fire'' Virtual Event at Brooklyn Book Festival]</ref>
* Mink, Crystal, and Snowfall were the three possible heirs to the IceWing throne, but Glacier chose the next heir on her deathbed as to avoid another succession war.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/biohazardia/journal/Wings-of-Fire-Virtual-Event-Infodump-857195477 ''Wings of Fire'' Virtual Event at Brooklyn Book Festival]</ref>
* Snowfall is the youngest IceWing queen in history.{{Ref|TDG|11}}
* Snowfall is the youngest queen in IceWing history.{{Ref|TDG|11}}
* Swimming is one of Snowfall's favorite activities.{{Ref|TDG|37}}


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==

Revision as of 18:51, 15 March 2021

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"For thousands of years, The Great Ice Cliff's kept all the other tribes out of the Ice Kingdom. We always thought it kept us safe. I thought it was so important, I wanted it to extend all around us, so my tribe could huddle safely in our igloos and ice palaces and no one would ever be able to get through our walls of ice. But if we'd all stayed in the Ice Kingdom, Darkstalker's plague would have killed us. We needed dragons from other tribes, working together, to recognize his magic and find a way to save us. We needed hybrids like Typhoon, who could cross the wall and were spared the plague, to bring us those earrings. We only survived because of our connections to the other kingdoms. And if the breath of evil comes here... if it lands in the Ice Kingdom first... we may need those connections again."
— Snowfall's thoughts before she destroys the Great Ice Cliff, The Dangerous Gift

Snowfall is an adult female IceWing and the main protagonist of The Dangerous Gift. She is the daughter of Queen Glacier and the sister of Mink and Crystal.

She is the queen of the IceWing tribe and currently resides in the IceWing palace.

Appearance

Snowfall is large,[1] with shiny,[2] snow-white scales[3] and dark blue eyes.[4] She owned a heavy metal crown studded with diamonds and metallic spikes that look similar to icicles, but ordered it to be destroyed due to the enchantment on it from Queen Diamond. Her crown was described as being too big for her head.[5] She is also shown wearing sleek, fitted knife sheaths,[6] the tiara of strength, the ring of vision, and the gift of stealth.[6] She is regal[7]

Personality

According to Winter, Snowfall is "abundantly blessed with mean smugness."[8] When Winter was raised to first place in the Circle rankings, Snowfall was fuming mad and gave him a glare that "should have melted all of the ice in the palace courtyard."[9] She also smirked at him after that as if she did not expect his new ranking to last even a week.[10] She was described to smile outwardly, but her voice was all murderous stalactites,[11] sugary-sweet and mocking.[12]

Despite her rough exterior, Snowfall struggles with a lot of isolationist worries and fears. She is scared, but in a powerful, reactive way; she acts out very dramatically whenever she is upset. She has gone through enormous trauma due to the IceWing plague and her mother's death, and is heavily driven by anxiety and fear. As the new queen, Snowfall is terrified of any threat to her kingdom.[13]

Before her experiences with the Gift of Vision, Snowfall was rude[14] furious[14] cold,[2] haughty,[15] anxious,[16] distrustful,[17] worried,[15] indecisive,[15] mean, bossy,[18] prone to yelling, indignant,[19] afraid,[20] smug,[21] and suspicious,[22]. She often felt as though being queen was similar to living inside a snowstorm that never ended. She tried her best to start each day with a list and a plan and energy to solve all of her problems, but was always buried in them before nightfall.[23] She felt overwhelmed[24] and pinned down by the responsibilities of being queen,[25] and Lynx noted that Snowfall had not smiled since the beginning of the plague.[26] She was often panicked by all of the things that might go horribly wrong,[27] and often woke up feeling more tired than she had been before.[28] Her confidence was shattered after the Battle of Jade Mountain], when she was exposed to the thoughts of her subjects that were doubtful and worried about her abilities as queen.[21] She believed outside dragons were inherently dangerous,[29] but still felt a twinge of guilt after sending the Pantalan refugees away from the Ice Kingdom.[30] She felt begrudgingly sympathetic towards Hazel.[31]

She is still sarcastic,[32] grumpy,[33] smart,[34] and impatient.[33]

Biography

The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Moon Rising
Icicle wondered if Glacier would appreciate a reason to get rid of Icicle so she would not threaten her or her daughters.
Winter Turning
When Winter scans the rankings of the IceWings in the First Circle, he notices that Snowfall has moved to the top position on the dragonet side in front of Lynx, who was in second place. When Winter is moved to take her spot, she shoots him a nasty glare that says that she hates someone else being in first place. When the IceWing dragonets are dismissed, Snowfall stays to congratulate him sarcastically and to stare at the rankings, along with Hailstorm, "as if she could reshape them with the sheer force of her eyeballs," clearly meaning that she was upset about the new rankings.
Darkness of Dragons

When Darkstalker enchanted a scroll to tell the news of the IceWings, it was revealed that Queen Glacier was dead, Snowfall had become the new queen, and that she had brought the entire IceWing army to Jade Mountain to fight the NightWings.

Snowfall, Hailstorm, and Narwhal are shown demanding the Jade Mountain staff to tell them where Darkstalker is, which they didn't know. Winter shows up, and she is shocked, looking at Hailstorm as if expecting him to disappear, then demanding to know how Winter is alive. Winter exclaims that it's not important and begins helping his friends convince her not to fight the NightWings. Before she can consider, NightWing scouts with gifts of speed appear and start attacking, throwing the discussion away and officially beginning the battle. Narwhal is killed while blocking the NightWings from her, but Snowfall keeps relatively calm throughout the battle and launches her own frostbreath attacks. She was later teleported back to the Ice Kingdom along with the other IceWings, due to Anemone's spell.

In the epilogue, it is mentioned that Snowfall wanted to close the borders and isolate the Ice Kingdom but reconsiders this after she receives large amounts of letters from her tribe requesting to attend Jade Mountain Academy. This change in heart is not very willing, though, as evidenced in book 14.

The Lost Continent Prophecy

The Poison Jungle
In the epilogue, Snowfall and Jerboa III have a meeting outside of the Great Ice Cliff. Queen Snowfall's scouts have spotted hundreds of dragons on their way to Pyrrhia. These are likely the LeafWings, some SilkWings, the two HiveWings, Cricket and Bumblebee, Turtle and Tsunami. She demands that Jerboa III extends the Great Ice Cliff to prevent the "invaders" from taking her kingdom, as she became very paranoid after the plague that killed Queen Glacier and at least twenty-three of her tribemates. Jerboa III tells her that animus magic isn't currently working for anyone on the continent. To prove this, Jerboa enchants a stick to turn anything it touches green and offers it to Snowfall, who declines it. Jerboa then taps herself and a nearby rock; nothing happens, proving that magic isn't working. Snowfall becomes enraged and storms off, saying Jerboa was useless, concluding the epilogue.
The Dangerous Gift

After the plague that Darkstalker sent to the IceWings, she was furious about the event and never wanted to see any other dragon tribes again. She mostly didn't care what other queens had to say and would have isolated the tribe, but the empathy spell convinced too many of her subjects to try to reach out to other tribes.

Later, Snowfall was seen talking to Lynx over her problems, albeit the queen was stressed and angry.

Snowfall hears about the SilkWings and LeafWings flying towards her kingdom. Lynx goes with her to see these mysterious dragons. At first she thought they were SeaWings, RainWings or NightWings, but when she meets them she finds that they are from Pantala. Before they get there, she puts on some old animus enchanted items such as the Gift of Strength, the Gift of Vision and the gift of stealth. She goes with five guards, but disguises the IceWing army with that enchantment. She reveals them and flies the dragons to the Kingdom of Sand. She stays near Jerboa's hut and has a dream about Atala, although she doesn't tell anyone about it.

Snowfall asks Lappet about the SilkWings and LeafWings a bit suspiciously. He asks her whether she has had weird dreams and she denies it. She asks him about Atala and he confirms her fears of how accurate the vision is.

She attempts to get rid of the ring in several different ways. None of them work, although Lynx notices and expresses concerns for her queen.

Later on in the book, we see that Snowfall has a dream of the Forbidden Treasury, where she meets Opal and asks her if the ring was made by her. Opal confirms this, and says that it was a tool for the queens to use to be more powerful. She then proceeds to tell that Snowfall can now take off the ring, as she has finished the visions that Snowfall was experiencing. Snowfall then takes off the ring and puts it on the pedestal, and then is able to have a good night's sleep.

Relationships

Crystal

Snowfall was at first distrustful towards her sister, and became extremely paranoid when Crystal disappeared, wondering if her sister was conspiring with their cousin Winter to overthrow her. When Snowfall goes to Sanctuary, she sees an IceWing in the corner of her eye and chases them, and after confronting them realizes that the IceWing was Crystal. After a failed attack from Gharial, Snowfall is informed by Crystal that the reason she left the Ice Kingdom was because she was in love with Gharial. After realizing Crystal had no interest in taking the throne, Snowfall begins to trust her again, and even approves of her relationship with Gharial.

Glacier

Snowfall and Glacier were not often in the same room as one another,[35] but after her death, Snowfall struggled not to cry at the mention of her mother.[36] In the books, she is never shown to have any affection towards her mother, but as shown in the epilogue of The Poison Jungle, whenever Jerboa III mentioned her late mother's name, her wings gave a little tremor. In The Dangerous Gift, Snowfall mentally noted that she intended to spend several more years with her mother before challenging her for the throne, and Snowfall was devastated when her mother died from the plague. In her last vision from the gift of vision, she learned that Glacier chose her to become queen because she thought that Snowfall would 'fight for this kingdom like nobody else'[37] and that she was 'strong enough to rule a kingdom and do it well.'[38]

Jerboa III

After Snowfall discovered that animus magic was not working, she considered Jerboa to be useless[24] She saw Jerboa III as a way of making her tribe safer from the other dragon tribes with animus magic. This is likely due to her fear of what Darkstalker did to her mother and other IceWings in the past. However, it is likely that Snowfall only tolerated Jerboa III because of her animus magic, because when the SandWing proved that she could no longer enchant things, Snowfall called her "useless" and stormed away. After a vision shown to her by the ring of vision, she understood Jerboa III's life and why she did the things she did.

Ivory

Ivory is Snowfall's favorite general. She is respectful towards Snowfall, and during the Battle of Jade Mountain, Ivory was one of the only IceWings who thought supportively towards Snowfall. Snowfall trusts her, and is prepared to assign her with responsibility.[39]

Lynx

Lynx had been Snowfall's biggest competition all throughout school and training, and Snowfall had wanted to strangle her more than a thousand times. After becoming queen, Lynx treated Snowfall the way she always had, challenging Snowfall to races around the palace or arguing over points of IceWing law during class. [40] In the beginning of their friendship, Snowfall was often annoyed by how Lynx lacked the proper IceWing etiquette when addressing a queen.[41] Lynx is often sympathetic towards[42] and worried for Snowfall,[43] and helps her calm down.[27] She defends Snowfall against insults from others.[44]

Mink

Since becoming queen, Snowfall had not interacted her younger sister very often.[45] Despite Mink's affection, she was typically opposed to snuggling.[46]

Sky

Snowfall and Sky are shown to interact a lot. They are on good terms and are friends; Snowfall found Sky weird, but cute and amusing. After one of her final visions, Snowfall sculpts a snail out of ice in memory of Sky. In the Ice Palace, she thinks of Sky and had stated that Mink reminds her of him.[47]

Tundra

Snowfall heavily dislikes Tundra.[48] She is often disapproving[24] and skeptical towards Snowfall's decisions,[49] and Snowfall typically wants to be as far away from her aunt as possible.[24] She often barks at Tundra and orders her around.[24]

Winter

She hadn't seemed to like her cousin or care about the fact that he was fighting his brother during the Diamond Trial. She was also furious and in disbelief when he was placed ahead of her in the rankings. In The Dangerous Gift, it's revealed that Snowfall has become distrustful of Winter. Snowfall even suspected that Winter was conspiring with her older sister, Crystal, to overthrow her. She also opened up with her cousin and allowed him back into the kingdom, into his royal title, and let him go back to Jade Mountain Academy if he wanted to. She also stated that a tiny part of her wanted him to be happy. The two seem to be on good terms now.

Family Tree

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Quotes

"Well, […] That was unexpected."
― about Winter's placement at the top of the rankings (Winter Turning, page 258)
"There's not quite enough distance between our numbers for you to be giving me orders. Besides, I'm sure I won't be the only dragon who wants to ask Hailstorm about the Diamond Trial. Are you considering it, Hailstorm dear? With only twelve days until you're seven, I certainly hope so."
― to Hailstorm and Winter (Winter Turning, page 262)
"Oh, how funny, I wouldn't have thought you'd want him to, […] Have you forgotten that the Diamond Trial must also be undertaken by a defending challenger? That's whoever is currently in first place, of course. But only one dragon can survive the Trial. Dear me, that means it'll be brother against brother, won't it? Tsk, tsk. What a conundrum for poor Hailstorm."
― to Winter when he says Hailstorm should try the Diamond Trial (Winter Turning, page 263)
"Twenty IceWings died of that plague, including our queen, […] They started this. They're going to pay for it."
― to the dragonets of destiny (Darkness of Dragons, page 294)
"Maybe not, but they might be interested in killing all of us! […] I can think of a very big scary awful dragon who was pretty recently interested in that exact thing! […] So I want you to expand the Great Ice Cliff for me, […] I want it to go all the way around, along the entire border of the kingdom. […] Something has happened. But you can't go tell Queen Thorn."
― to Jerboa III (The Poison Jungle, epilogue, page 298)
"And guess what one of them saw? […] DRAGONS! Hundreds of dragons! Coming this way! Across the ocean! I don't know from where! But they're coming for my kingdom and I won't let them! Build me more Ice Cliff RIGHT NOW!"
― to Jerboa III (The Poison Jungle, epilogue, page 299)
"How is that possible? […] Why is this happening NOW, just when I found you?! I NEED THAT MAGIC!"
― to Jerboa III, on the subject of animus magic not working (The Poison Jungle, epilogue, page 301)
"If you can't do magic, […] then what good are you? You're completely useless!"
― to Jerboa III (The Poison Jungle, epilogue, page 301)
"Me. She chose me. I'm the next queen of the IceWings. Not Crystal. She thinks I'd be the best queen. Is she right? What if she's wrong? Now I'm the one who has to protect us from the NightWings. And I'm the one who has to find a cure for this plague before any more dragons die. Queen Snowfall."
― thoughts after Glacier chooses her as queen (The Dangerous Gift, page 35)
"I don't have time to feel better. My sister has gone into hiding, probably so she can kill me; animus magic is broken so I can't use it to fix ANYTHING; and there are hundreds of evil mystery dragons flying DIRECTLY AT OUR BORDER RIGHT THE HECK NOW. They will probably BE HERE BY TOMORROW. To do something NEFARIOUS, I don't know what, but PROBABLY INVOLVING MURDER! WHEN AM I SUPPOSED TO FIT A LEISURELY SWIM INTO ALL OF THAT, LYNX?"
― to Lynx (The Dangerous Gift, page 37-38)
"That moment — in the middle of the battle, when an animus dragon had connected all the minds of the fighting dragons, IceWings and NightWings together — that had been one of the worst moments of her life. Because threaded through the IceWings' fear, in dragon after dragon, she'd found one particular whisper: What are we going to do without Queen Glacier? How can Snowfall possibly save us from this? She's not ready. She's a smug little monster. Our new queen is a spoiled dragonet who has no idea what to do. Why would Glacier pick her? Up until then, she'd thought maybe the tribe was proud of her. Maybe they were glad she was the sister who'd been chosen; maybe they knew how fiercely she would fight for them. Maybe when Glacier chose her, it had convinced everyone she was truly a worthy queen."
― (The Dangerous Gift, page 63-64)

Trivia

  • Snowfall was at first excited to inherit her crown from Glacier, but it became a source of frustration because it was cumbersome and too large for her.[50]
  • Tui said to "not get too excited about a love interest" for Snowfall.[51]
  • Tui says that out of all of the characters she has written, Snowfall is the least like her.[52]
  • Mink, Crystal, and Snowfall were the three possible heirs to the IceWing throne, but Glacier chose the next heir on her deathbed as to avoid another succession war.[53]
  • Snowfall is the youngest queen in IceWing history.[54]
  • Swimming is one of Snowfall's favorite activities.[32]

References

  1. ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 292
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Dangerous Gift, page 68
  3. ↑ The Poison Jungle, epilogue
  4. ↑ Wings of Fire News at Boskone 2020
  5. ↑ Wings of Fire News at Boskone 2020
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Dangerous Gift, page 55
  7. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 69
  8. ↑ Winter Turning, page 249
  9. ↑ Winter Turning, page 258
  10. ↑ Winter Turning, page 259
  11. ↑ Winter Turning, page 262
  12. ↑ Winter Turning, page 263
  13. ↑ Wings of Fire News at Boskone 2020
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 The Dangerous Gift, page 70
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 The Dangerous Gift, page 16
  16. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 82
  17. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 81
  18. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 29
  19. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 39
  20. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 61
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 The Dangerous Gift, page 64
  22. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 35
  23. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 18
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 The Dangerous Gift, page 24
  25. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 20
  26. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 30
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 The Dangerous Gift, page 40
  28. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 54
  29. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 75
  30. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 76
  31. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 79
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 The Dangerous Gift, page 37
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 The Dangerous Gift, page 46
  34. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 66
  35. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 19
  36. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 57
  37. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 310
  38. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 311
  39. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 77
  40. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 27
  41. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 31
  42. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 59
  43. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 28
  44. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 74
  45. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 44
  46. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 48
  47. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 301
  48. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 17
  49. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 23
  50. ↑ Wings of Fire News at Boskone 2020
  51. ↑ Tui on Homebase QNA
  52. ↑ Wings of Fire News at Boskone 2020
  53. ↑ Wings of Fire Virtual Event at Brooklyn Book Festival
  54. ↑ The Dangerous Gift, page 11


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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