'Glacier' was an adult female IceWing who was introduced in the epilogue of The Dark Secret. Before
falling victim to the fatal IceWing plague caused by Darkstalker,
Glacier ruled as the queen of the IceWing tribe and was allied with
Blaze and the SandWings during the War of SandWing Succession.

## Description

Glacier had white scales and arctic-blue eyes. She was tall and was
described by Winter to be huge, majestic, and the most beautiful and
imposing queen in Pyrrhia.

## Personality

Glacier was often internally exhausted, frustrated, confused, and
uncertain by the duties of being queen, but was dedicated to taking good
care of her tribe and was regarded as a good queen by her subjects. She
was brilliant and unafraid, and was often away from the Ice Kingdom on
diplomatic missions or battle patrols for the sake of her tribe's
safety. On her deathbed, her highest priority was her tribe's safety, as
she handpicked Snowfall to be her successor in order to ensure that a
War of IceWing Succession would not occur. She was proud of and cared
for all three of her daughters, Crystal, Snowfall, and Mink, stating she
would happily step aside instead of fighting them for the throne.

Glacier was practical and stoic in decision-making. She was straight to
business without any meandering preambles, but had sympathy in her eyes
before Winter went to face the Diamond Trial. She was willing to kill
any dragons who were a threat to her kingdom, and had no objection to
wiping out the entire NightWing tribe if she needed to.

Jerboa III described her as different from other Pyrrhian queens, as she
believed in solving her own problems and understood the dangers of
overusing animus magic. She was adept at putting clues together and
figuring things out.

## Biography

### The Dragonet Prophecy

left The Hidden Kingdom

Glacier and her troops approached the cave where the
dragonets of destiny were temporarily occupying within the Ice Kingdom's
border. Blaze told the dragonets that one time a SkyWing nearly killed
her when she was getting some sun, and Glacier ripped the SkyWing's
wings off before killing him. Blaze encouraged the dragonets to stay and
meet Glacier, but they left because they did not want to be imprisoned
again, as it meant possibly dying from the sub-zero temperatures in the
dungeons.

left The Dark Secret
In the epilogue, Glacier met with Blaze outside of her Blaze's
fortress|palace to talk about the dragonets of destiny. She threatened
to kill the dragonets if they did not choose Blaze as the next SandWing
queen, since that would demoralize her dragons. She then 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. Blaze then started shivering, and Glacier let her go back
inside. Glacier planned to talk to the dragonets and see which queen
they were inclined to support, and if they did not choose Blaze, she
would kill them.

left The Brightest Night

In order to gather all three of the SandWing sisters
together, the dragonets of destiny needed to contact Blaze in the Ice
Kingdom. The dragonets decided to send Jambu and Mangrove over,
disguised as IceWings, to contact Blaze. This plan failed however, due
to Glacier not allowing Blaze to go out of the palace. Afterwards, the
dragonets decided to dreamvisit Blaze herself, which had succeeded.
Glacier later was present when the dragonets attempted to choose a
SandWing queen. After Burn's death, Blister challenged Blaze to a duel.
Blaze begged Glacier to fight for her, but the queen told Blaze that
this was her fight. Glacier did not love the idea of neighboring a
kingdom ruled by Blister, but she also wanted to be just and fair, and
apologized to Blaze. Glacier, along with the other queens, were relieved
when Thorn was declared the new queen of the SandWings.

-----

### The Jade Mountain Prophecy

left Moon Rising

Winter mentioned Glacier often, especially when telling other dragons
that he was her nephew. After Peril was allowed to stay at Jade Mountain
Academy, Icicle told Winter that she would send a messenger to Glacier
to give her the news. During the assembly after the explosion at the
history cave, Icicle wanted to inform her parents and Glacier about how
the school was nothing but a waste of her time. Later on, while holding
Starflight hostage, Winter warned Icicle that if she killed him, Glacier
may not accept her back into the Ice Kingdom. This made Icicle wonder if
Glacier would seek to get rid of her so that she would not be a threat
to her or her daughters. She then reassured herself, thinking that
Glacier would welcome her as a hero should she succeed in freeing
Hailstorm.

left Winter Turning

She was seen flying back to the IceWing palace after meeting with Glory
to discuss Icicle's fate. Once Winter and Hailstorm returned to the
kingdom, Winter was placed at the top of the IceWings#Circle
rankings|First Circle and Hailstorm in the last spot of the Seventh
Circle. Because Hailstorm's seventh hatching day was only two weeks
away, he had to reach the First or Second Circle beforehand if he wanted
to stay in the palace. To reclaim his rank, he challenged Winter to the
Diamond Trial. On the way to the Diamond Caves, Glacier asked for
Winter's side of the story after hearing Icicle's. Glacier only
interrupted Winter's story once to ask about Cirrus, then wished both
Winter and Hailstorm luck during the Diamond Trial.

left Escaping Peril

When Qibli objected that they should give Darkstalker's scroll to Thorn,
Winter snapped that maybe they should give it to Glacier instead. When
Qibli later suggested they could use the scroll to protect Glory and
Thorn, Winter growled that they should protect Glacier as well, as she
was a good queen.

left Talons of Power
When Darkstalker challenged Glory for the NightWing throne, Turtle
tried to empathize with the NightWings by wondering whether he would
choose Albatross or Glacier to rule the SeaWings. He later wondered if
Glacier, along with the other queens, would listen to him.

She was mentioned in the epilogue when a messenger arrived with some
news for Hailstorm, delivering a message saying that Glacier was the
first dragon to catch the plague that was spreading across the Ice
Kingdom, and that she was dead.

left
Darkness of Dragons
Glacier was
briefly mentioned when Darkstalker pulled out a scroll and enchanted it
to tell him news about the IceWings. The scroll announced that Glacier
was dead and her daughter, Snowfall, had taken the throne. Snowfall was
leading an army to avenge Glacier and the other nineteen dragons known
to have been killed by the plague.

-----

### The Lost Continent Prophecy

left
The Hive Queen
In the prologue, she
was mentioned by Moon, when the NightWing recounted the bad deeds
Darkstalker did that she could have stopped. She said that if she had
seen Darkstalker for who he really was, he would not have killed the
IceWing queen.

left The Poison Jungle

In the epilogue, Jerboa III mentioned Glacier, stating to
Snowfall that she had usually arrived at their meetings after she did.
When Jerboa said this, Snowfall quivered, which made Jerboa think that
part of the IceWing mourned for Glacier. Jerboa III later thought about
how Glacier was a reasonable dragon to deal with, unlike Snowfall.

left
The Dangerous Gift
Glacier was
mentioned by Snowfall several times throughout the first chapter.
Snowfall wondered why Glacier chose her as the next queen, and told
herself it was because of fate. She also appeared in a brief flashback
to when she was on her deathbed, surrounded by her three daughters.
Snowfall also thought of Glacier several times throughout the book,
finally finding out why her mother chose her as the next queen instead
of Crystal or Mink in her final vision.

Glacier appeared in Snowfall's vision of Jerboa III, being the first
dragon the SandWing knew who felt bad and cried about her past. Jerboa
and Glacier were great friends until the day Glacier caught the plague,
in which Jerboa III grieved for her death. Glacier never asked for a
single spell from Jerboa, something the latter appreciated greatly.

-----

### Field Guides

left
A Guide to the Dragon World
Glacier
was mentioned in Coral's scroll about the War of SandWing Succession.

Later, she was depicted with the IceWing gifts|gift of light in a
portrait at the beginning of the IceWing chapter. She was later
mentioned in Mink's Jade Mountain Academy application. Her notes to
Igloo about her coronation feast were also featured in the chapter.

## Relationships

### Blaze

Glacier mainly allied with Blaze for the prospect of new territory for
the IceWings rather than for her actual queenliness. She did not have
the same faith in the SandWing's persuasive abilities or her dazzling
charisma as Blaze did. Blaze herself said that Glacier told her military
stuff is too confusing. She was fiercely protective of her ally, having
fought off a SkyWing who was sent to kill Blaze. During a vision in The
Dangerous Gift, she thought of Blaze as a "cheerful brain-dead goose."
Glacier was slightly concerned that the SandWings would have a foolish
queen with Blaze on the throne, so she was determined to be a strong
ally and trade partner to help guide Blaze if she won. Despite looking
out for her safety, she played fair and told Blaze she must fight on her own when Blister attacked her during The Brightest Night (book)|The
Brightest Night.

### Crystal

Glacier loved and cared for her eldest daughter. One of the reasons she
chose Snowfall over Crystal to be queen was because she either knew or
suspected that Crystal was in a relationship with Gharial, and knew that
making Crystal choose between her kingdom and her lover would tear her
daughter apart.

### Jerboa III

Before becoming queen, Glacier met Jerboa III by accident, and they
became close friends. Glacier cried when the animus revealed the cost of
her spells, and was the only dragon who had ever shown Jerboa III
empathy. The IceWing believed Jerboa III existed for a purpose, and that
she might save the world one day with her magic, so Glacier never asked
her for any spells.

### Mink

Glacier loved and showed affection toward her youngest daughter. When
she was on her deathbed, she comforted Mink by giving her a hug. Mink
said that when she could not sleep, she would sometimes go to Glacier's
room and sleep alongside her mother.

### Narwhal

Narwhal was Glacier's brother. Glacier entrusted him oversee palace
matters in her absence, demonstrating that she thought he could make
good choices.

### Snowfall

Watching Snowfall filled Glacier with hope. She loved her very dearly,
and believed that her daughter would fight for their tribe like no one
else would. She believed that Snowfall was the best possible option for
queen. After Glacier died, Snowfall flinched whenever Jerboa III
mentioned her, and she wished that they could have had more years
together as a family.

### Winter

Glacier was polite and kind to Winter, unlike his parents. She appeared
to be sympathetic toward her nephew before the Diamond Trial. Winter
looked up to Glacier and described her as a good queen, and thought she
could be trusted with Darkstalker's scroll.

## Quotes

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.
to
Blaze 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 The Dark Secret
epilogue

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I'm sorry, Blaze. This is your fight.
to Blaze when
she asks for assistance in combat The Brightest Night (book)|The
Brightest Night
286

-----

It's a good question. Queen Glory is … not like other queens. I
thought she would demand Icicle's execution, but instead, she said she
would leave Icicle's punishment entirely to me in exchange for something
unusual: a cutting from our moon globe tree.
to Winter Winter Turning
268

-----

I will not have our tribe suffer the fate of the Kingdom of
Sand. There will be no War of IceWing Succession. Do you three
understand me?
to Crystal, Mink, and Snowfall before her
death
The Dangerous Gift
22

-----

We're going to be all right. No matter what happens, I'll be
able to leave the tribe in the right talons.
thoughts about
Snowfall
The Dangerous Gift
301

## Trivia

  - Glacier was the first IceWing who caught the plague created by
    Darkstalker.
  - Glacier thought sliced Humans|scavenger liver was disgusting.
  - Glacier preferred buffets to multiple course feasts.