The 'Great Ice Cliff' was an animus-touched wall that bordered part of
the Ice Kingdom. The cliff shot icicle spears at any Dragons|dragon who
was not an IceWing if they attempted to fly over the wall into the Ice
Kingdom. It was an animus gift from an unnamed IceWing animus and was
named the 'gift of defense'. The only way for a dragon from another
tribe to fly over without getting killed is to put on one of three
animus-touched bracelets that prevent the Great Ice Cliff's effects,
known as the gift of diplomacy. In The Dangerous Gift, the cliff was
partially destroyed by Queen Snowfall, who used the IceWing gifts|gift
of strength to smash it. The rest of the wall is currently under
destruction.

## Description

The Great Ice Cliff stretched from one horizon to the other in a sheer
unbroken line. It was huge.

## History

### The Jade Mountain Prophecy

#### Winter Turning

Winter told Hailstorm while going to the Ice Kingdom that the Great Ice
Cliff shot spears at dragons who weren't IceWings.

#### Darkness of Dragons

Typhoon mentioned that IceWing hybrids such as himself could cross over
the Great Ice Cliff because "apparently half IceWing is IceWing enough."

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### The Lost Continent Prophecy

#### The Poison Jungle

Queen Snowfall asked Jerboa III to extend the Great Ice Cliff to protect
them from the LeafWings and SilkWings. But not only did she not want to,
Jerboa was also unable to complete her request due to animus magic being
temporarily broken.

#### The Dangerous Gift

Queen Snowfall realized that isolation was the root of several problems
that the IceWings faced, so she used the gift of strength to destroy a
section of the Great Ice Cliff. She mentioned that she planned to return
with a larger group later and destroy the remaining sections.

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### Winglets

#### Runaway

The NightWing diplomats were given the gift of diplomacy to fly over the
Great Ice Cliff. It was seen at the end of the short story when
Foeslayer, Prudence, Starclaws, Discretion, and Arctic were leaving the
Ice Kingdom.

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### Field Guides

#### A Guide to the Dragon World

The Great Ice Cliff was mentioned in literature#Named scrolls|The
Animus Gifts of the IceWings.