Winter

Winter is a male IceWing dragonet and the main protagonist of Winter Turning.

Appearance
Winter has glittering pale blue scales the color of a frozen lake, and icy blue and white scales like overlapping shards of ice that become slightly darker along his spine and the edges of his wings. He has dark blue eyes that are as blue as arctic oceans. He also has silver-blue wings and razor-sharp silver claws. He wears a small wolfskin pouch tied to one of his ankles that contains a small skyfire stone. Kinkajou once mentioned that Winter always looks slightly angry. He is smaller than Pyrite, but broader than Qibli.

Personality
Winter, like most IceWings, appear to be a very grumpy and haughty dragon. He snaps often and is constantly angry or unsatisfied. He tends to make rash, violent actions and decisions, rushing into situations without thinking about the consequences. Pyrite furthermore states that he is an enormous grump. When Winter was younger, he was very cautious. According to Hailstorm, he was very amusing and a lot more fun to tease than their sister Icicle. He was also considered 'as smart as a RainWing.' He tried excessively hard to place well in the Circle rankings and impress his family, often failing and negatively impacting him through his family's abusive reactions. At one point, Hailstorm wished that Winter could relax. When Hailstorm was captured by the SkyWings, Winter blamed himself heavily and considered his decision to escape as cowardly. Winter is protective, risking his life often, agreeing even to dangerous conditions such as killing the dragonets of destiny for his brother's life. He even described his feelings as furious, trapped, frustrated, grateful, safe, alone, on fire, wanting the wrong things, hating himself, and confused. He also protected his friends when a scavenger city threatened to demolish them with a fireball in Winter Turning, and would like to learn more about what other tribes can do. Moonwatcher described Winter's mind as very confusing. She mentioned that Winter is a better dragon than most; he is not the kind of dragon to betray someone's trust, and can think of what is best for Pyrrhia instead of just one tribe. She thinks he is honorable and brave- one of the truest, best dragons in Pyrrhia- but everything inside him is confusion and mirrors and pain. He is not the type of dragon to kill someone, and would have liked to know where he fits into the world. Even when many of Winter's actions and decisions throughout his time in Jade Mountain Academy are strictly against IceWing laws, Hailstorm believed described his brother as courageous and honorable, as he behaved with courage and intelligence on his quest to rescue the lost IceWing Prince. He is serious, intelligent and noble.Even after seeing what the Pyrite enchantment did to Hailstorm, Winter was certain he would still be himself underneath. He does not want anyone to feel sorry for him, and initially protested stubbornly when the Jade Winglet insisted on coming along in his quest.Throughout Winter Turning, Winter learned to be more open-minded; likely after the experience of the Diamond Trial, his tainted thoughts about the NightWings gradually faded as he learned to accept dragons from other tribes; Winter is shown to be more comfortable next to his non-IceWing friends, since he chose to sit down next to Qibli and named the SandWing his best friend.

Abilities
Like most other IceWings, Winter can shoot deadly frostbreath from his mouth. He can also survive subzero temperatures.