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Queen Glacier was the queen of the IceWings and was allied with ex-princess Blaze in the War of SandWing Succession. She was the sister of Prince Narwhal and the mother of Queen Snowfall.
Glacier died due to Darkstalker's plague in Darkness of Dragons.
Appearance
Glacier was a tall IceWing with white scales and arctic-blue eyes. Frost glittered along her wings and horns and the spikes at the end of her tail were sharp and cold as icicles.[1]
Personality
Queen Glacier was a fair and just queen who put her tribe before anything else, even herself. She allied her tribe with Blaze - not for her liking of the SandWing princess, but because of the promise of territory for her IceWings. When the time came, she made Blaze fight her own battle, which shows she was an honest ruler as well. At one point, she did mention that she would kill the dragonets of destiny, but only if she had to. According to Blaze, she once literally ripped the wings off a SkyWing assassin before killing him to save her. Queen Glacier seemed to care for Blaze (or the extra territory she would get if Blaze became queen) as she fought off some SkyWing soldiers for her during the War of SandWing Succession.
She appeared to be one of the more fair queens in Pyrrhia. She was good at putting together clues and figuring things out but could get enraged sometimes. Though Queen Glacier said she would kill the dragonets in The Dark Secret, she seemed to have no hatred towards them, only deciding that because she wanted to protect her tribe from losing morale in the war. Unlike many other queens during the time she ruled, she was not opposed to the plans of the dragonets, and she made no extra effort to hinder them. In fact, she actually seemed quite fond of their plan to unite the tribes. She mainly ruled her tribe from her palace.
Biography
The Dragonet Prophecy
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Although she did not formally appear, Glacier and her troops approached the cave that the dragonets were temporarily occupying within the Ice Kingdom's border. Blaze encouraged the dragonets to stay and meet Queen Glacier, but they left because they didn't want to be imprisoned again. This would mean possibly dying of the sub-zero temperatures in the dungeons. After already being kept captive by the SkyWings and the SeaWings, in their respective orders, they didn't wish to be imprisoned due to their experience. |
| The Dark Secret |
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In the epilogue, Queen Glacier met with Blaze outside of her palace to discuss the dragonets of destiny. She threatened to kill the dragonets if they didn't choose her ally, Blaze, as the next SandWing queen since that would demoralize her dragons. She also said she had no problem with wiping out all of the NightWings when Blaze mentioned that Deathbringer tried to kill her during the meeting with the dragonets of destiny. |
| The Brightest Night |
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Queen Glacier is present when the dragonets attempt to choose a SandWing queen. When Blister challenges Blaze to a duel, Blaze begs Glacier to fight for her. Queen Glacier doesn't appeal to the idea of neighboring a kingdom ruled by Blister, but she does want to be just and fair. She apologizes to Blaze, and says it is her fight, giving the heavy implication that she is an honest ruler. Blaze manages to survive the fight without doing much, mostly because Blister didn't fight Blaze seriously. Then Blister attempted to steal the Eye of the Onyx away from Thorn but ended up getting killed by it. |
The Jade Mountain Prophecy
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Though she didn't formally appear, Winter mentioned her many times, especially when telling other dragons that he was her nephew. |
| Winter Turning |
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She is seen flying back to the Ice Palace after meeting with Queen Glory to discuss Icicle's fate. Once Winter and Hailstorm return to the kingdom, Winter is placed at the top of the first circle and Hailstorm in the last spot of the seventh circle. Due to Hailstorm's hatching day coming in two weeks after his arrival, he must reach the first or second beforehand if he was to live in the palace. To reclaim his rank, he challenges Winter to the Diamond Trial. On the way to the Diamond Caves, Glacier asks for Winter's side of the story after hearing Icicle's. Glacier only interrupts Winter's story once to ask about Cirrus, then wishes both Winter and Hailstorm luck during the Diamond Trial. |
| Talons of Power |
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She is mentioned in the epilogue of Talons of Power when a messenger arrives with some news for Hailstorm, noting that Queen Glacier was the first to catch a plague that was spreading across the Ice Kingdom. The messenger delivers a message saying that the queen of the IceWings is dead. |
| Darkness of Dragons |
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Glacier is mentioned very briefly when Darkstalker pulls out a scroll and enchants it to tell news of the IceWings. The scroll announces that Glacier is dead and her daughter, Snowfall, has taken the throne. Snowfall is leading an army to avenge Glacier and the other nineteen dragons known to have been killed by the plague. |
The Lost Continent Prophecy
Relationships
Glacier was quite friendly towards Blaze due to her promise of granting territory after the war. She also looked out for her, having fought off a SkyWing assassin who attempted to kill her. Despite looking out for her, she to be fair and have Blaze fight on her own.
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Unlike his parents, Glacier was polite and kind towards him. She even appears to be sympathetic to Winter before the Diamond Trial.
Family Tree
Quotes
- "You're sure about what you heard? [...] The NightWings have chosen to side with Blister, and they're trying to force the dragonets to choose her as well?"
- ― talking with Blaze (The Dark Secret, epilogue)
- "We're going to kill all of them, if we must, [...] I have no objection to the idea of wiping out the NightWings. But we should consider what to do about the dragonets of the prophecy."
- ― about the NightWings (The Dark Secret, epilogue)
- "Indeed, [...] We don't want them telling anyone they've chosen Blister. It would be very demoralizing for our dragons."
- ― to Blaze about the NightWings and dragonets of destiny (The Dark Secret, epilogue)
- "I'm sorry, Blaze. This is your fight."
- ― to Blaze when she wants Glacier to fight Blister for her. (The Brightest Night, page 286)
- "And I can see how such a thing would benefit her tribes greatly, although, as I said, it's an unusual queen who would choose a path toward peace and cooperation over clear and simple vengeance."
- ― to Winter, musing over why Queen Glory would want a cutting from the moon globe tree instead of choosing to execute Icicle. (Winter Turning, page 269)
Trivia
- Glacier was the first of five named IceWings confirmed to catch the mysterious plague.
- She is one out of the five queens that have died in the series.
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References
de:Königin Glacier
fr:Glaciale
pl:Lodowiec
ru:Королева Глетчер
