Narwhal

"Be strong. Be vigilant. Strike first. Whichever of you does not return, I know you will accept defeat with honor."

— Narwhal to Winter and Hailstorm before the Diamond Trial, Winter Turning

Narwhal
Age	Adult
Gender	Male
Tribe	IceWings
Status
Status	Deceased (died in 5,012 AS)
Cause of death	Killed by NightWings while protecting Queen Snowfall
Affiliations
Current	Prince of the IceWings
Former	Warrior under Queen Glacier, Advisor to Queen Snowfall
Relatives
Sister	Glacier
Brothers	Several unnamed IceWings
Wife	Tundra
Daughter	Icicle
Sons	Hailstorm, Winter
Nieces	Snowfall, Crystal, Mink
Ancestor	Snowfox
Distant Relatives	Stonemover, Sunny
Book Appearances
Appeared in	Winter Turning, Darkness of Dragons
Mentioned in	Moon Rising, Talons of Power
Mentioned in	The Dangerous Gift
Appeared in	Winter Turning
Mentioned in	Moon Rising

Narwhal was an adult male IceWing prince who was introduced in Winter Turning. In addition to being the former husband of Tundra and the father of Winter, Icicle, and Hailstorm, he was also an advisor to Queen Snowfall, and a warrior of at least the Second Circle. He was killed during the Battle of Jade Mountain by two empowered NightWing scouts. He would often take charge of the gift of order when Queen Glacier was away from the Ice Kingdom.

Description

Narwhal was described to have a long snout and blue eyes. He had a cold, unreadable expression. He was taller than Peril and Clay.

Personality

Narwhal's outward demeanor was much the same, whether he was proud or furious. He spoke brusquely, and he was straight to business, with no meandering preambles. Winter suspected that his first-place Circle ranking was merely Narwhal's way of maintaining his own status, and Winter thought he heard a tiny note of impatience in his father's voice when Narwhal spoke to him. He was sharp and demanding, and he was willing to give a lot of risk for a much higher gain. He was skilled and powerful in battle.

Biography

The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Moon Rising
Narwhal was mentioned several times in Winter's thoughts.

Winter Turning

In the prologue, Winter mentioned Narwhal to Hailstorm, saying how he would be furious that the two were in the Sky Kingdom. In a flashback, Narwhal, Tundra, Winter, Icicle, Hailstorm, three attendants, and one of Winter's uncles were all a part of a hunting party for the dining table of Queen Glacier herself. As Winter was distracted by scavengers during the hunt while a polar bear and her cubs were easy targets in clear sight, Narwhal winged out of the sky with his wife and Hailstorm. With Winter failing to catch the bear, Narwhal furiously roared at his son, demanding to know how he let the bear get away. Later, after Winter and Hailstorm returned to the Ice Kingdom, he announced that Hailstorm had returned and, surprisingly, put Hailstorm at the bottom of the Seventh Circle and Winter at the top of the First Circle. This was a setup to ensure that he and Tundra would not be accused of favoritism and so that Hailstorm would challenge Winter to the Diamond Trial, leaving Narwhal with his finest, more promising dragonet in the First Circle. He made sure that Hailstorm was given instructions on what to do during the trial to ensure his victory, showing his cunning personality and providing that he got the result that would be more favorable to his name.

Talons of Power
In the epilogue, Hailstorm was told by a messenger that Narwhal had the IceWing plague and that his condition was worsening.

Darkness of Dragons

Narwhal was with his son, Hailstorm, and his niece, Queen Snowfall, demanding that the Jade Mountain Academy staff tell them where Darkstalker was. He was noted to be the largest IceWing in the group. Winter appeared in front of them, and Narwhal was shocked that his son was alive because he was sure that he had been sent to his death. The "reunion" did not last long, as NightWing scouts appeared and began a fight, slashing Narwhal's throat and killing him as he was stuck between them and their target, Queen Snowfall. Hailstorm and Winter were shown briefly grieving over their father, closing his eyes, before leaping into battle against the NightWings.

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The Lost Continent Prophecy

The Dangerous Gift
Narwhal was mentioned by Queen Snowfall as one of the dragons who were lost during the NightWing-IceWing battle on Jade Mountain. She thought about how she had left Tundra up high in the rankings since her husband had died protecting Snowfall.

Relationships

Hailstorm

Hailstorm was Narwhal's favorite dragonet due to his many skills, strengths, and high discipline. He openly favored Hailstorm over Winter, showing disappointment at Hailstorm's presumed death and blaming it on his younger son. He was willing to sacrifice Winter to increase Hailstorm's rank in the Diamond Trial, truly showing how strong of a preference he had with his children.

Icicle

Narwhal wanted his daughter to become the IceWing queen and challenge Glacier before one of Glacier's dragonets did, but that never happened since Glacier died of Darkstalker's plague and she chose Snowfall to become queen before her death. Icicle could not challenge Snowfall afterwards because cousins are not heirs to the throne. He was disgusted that she was working for Scarlet, due to his grudge or sorts against the SkyWing tribe for holding Hailstorm and approximately twenty other IceWings captive during the war. He was also disgusted with how she allowed herself to be captured by RainWings.

Winter

Narwhal had always been disappointed in Winter for his low aptitude, so much so that he had no qualms showing open admiration for Icicle and Hailstorm's achievements while belittling Winter's. He regretted having Winter as part of his family and was even willing to sacrifice Winter in the Diamond Trial so that Hailstorm could regain his place at the top of the rankings. Winter and Icicle's low rank affected his and Tundra's placements, dropping them down to the Third Circle and endangering their right to live in the palace. However, Winter still mourned his father's death after he was killed in battle.

Family tree

More

Glacier

Several Dragons

Narwhal

Tundra

Crystal

Snowfall

Mink

Hailstorm

Winter

Icicle

Quotes

"Ssso. My two sons have returned to me. One I thought could never come back — and the other I hoped never would."

― to Winter and Hailstorm

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"We did not think you could possibly be alive, Hailstorm. Congratulations on your survival. The queen will be pleased to welcome you back into her army. As for you, Winter. We have heard a lot of stories about your behavior. Perhaps you can clarify some of them for us. Attacking your own sister at Jade Mountain Academy. Leaving the school without your queen's permission. Traveling with a NightWing. Leading the RainWings straight to Icicle's hiding place so she could be imprisoned. And then abandoning her, unconscious, in the rainforest, where any NightWings might have murdered her. Disappearing into Pyrrhia without consulting your queen. Consorting with dragons from other tribes. Gone for days with no message sent home and no oversight or explanation for your behavior."

― to Hailstorm and Winter

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"Be strong. Be vigilant. Strike first. Whichever of you does not return, I know you will accept defeat with honor."

― to Winter and Hailstorm before the Diamond Trial

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"How could you let a monster like that loose on the world and then stop paying attention?"

― to the dragonets of destiny about Darkstalker

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"Without Jade Mountain, the Darkstalker would still be buried deep under the earth, where he should be."

― to the dragonets of destiny

Gallery

Narwhal from Winter Turning (graphic novel) by Mike Holmes

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Art by Mike Holmes, from the Wings of Fire Graphic Novels