Icewings

Description: IceWing scales can range from silvery-grey and white colors to pale shades of blue and purple, intended to blend into their icy 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 blood.

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. They have serrated claws for walking on ice. Some IceWings have dark freckles or markings on their faces and wings, although this is not too common.

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

Frostbreath appears as a cloud of sparkling smoke,[10] and can cause limbs to fall clean off.

It forms ice crystals where it makes contact with dirt, and can be used to extinguish fires. 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.).
A fire-breathing dragon could 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. Internal frostbreath injuries can eventually overwhelm a dragon if they leave their lava.
Dragons born with firescales cannot be hurt by frostbreath, though an impacted area may be numb for some period of time.

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.

IceWings have trouble scenting things properly in more crowded environments, such as forests or towns.

IceWings were once known for having more animus dragons than any other tribe, as well as having magic the longest. These dragons were carefully bred into the royal family and monitored extremely 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.

Society: The IceWings appear to be fairly sophisticated, strict, and superior in comparison to the other tribes, being the only Pyrrhian dragons to have a hierarchy. IceWings are very prideful, and often perceived as rude and arrogant by dragons of other tribes. There are strict IceWing codes of behavior: most IceWings agree that the only way to make dragonets strong is to expose all of their weaknesses, and that shame and fear are powerful weapons in teaching. If everyone is disappointed in a dragonet, the consensus is that they will work harder to prove themselves. Most dragonets are seasoned warriors in the Ice Kingdom.

Royal IceWings are typically not affectionate, as Winter mentioned that hugging their family members would be considered undignified. The lines of guards that attend the IceWing queen are perfectly coiled, and IceWings are noble to their queen's orders. It is painful to hold the IceWing guard stance for too long, but guards in training have to practice for hours to get the pose perfectly right: their wings folded exactly so, their tails in the right position, their snouts up and shoulders back.

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. IceWings below the age of seven are ranked as dragonets and graduate to the adult rankings on their seventh hatching day.[ A dragonet's ranking on their seventh hatching day determines the course of the rest of their life, and if a dragonet reaches their seventh hatching day in the Seventh Circle, they are stationed to an arctic outpost for the rest of their life.[

A dragonet's ranking on their seventh hatching day 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 dragons may wear accessories to indicate their rankings, such as a necklace with circles on it.

IceWing dragonets raise their ranking through hunting, training, performing traditional IceWing customs, and passing tests given by their guardians. In the dragonet rankings, each hunt is still a chance to prove themselves and increase their rank. The highest-ranked dragonets are more respected. When a dragonet reaches their seventh hatching day 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.

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, and dead or exiled dragons have their names slashed through on the Gift of Order. Only IceWing nobles use the circle system.

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 and Icicle, 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, polar weather such as Hailstorm, and after mountains such as Changbai. It is also possible for them to be named after blue and white gemstones such as Diamond and after cold seasons such as Winter.