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'''Frost''' is a [[dragon (cosmere)|dragon]] from [[Yolen]].{{wob ref|2565}} He is the recipient of the First [[Letters|Letter]] and the author of the Second Letter.{{wob ref|2682}}

==Appearance and Personality==

Frost has only appeared in written correspondence and specific details of his appearance are therefore unknown. Frost presumably has the powerful shapeshifting abilities common to his race,{{wob ref|12076}} giving him the ability to significantly alter his appearance. It is likely that he his usual appearance is reptilian in nature.{{wob ref|2682}}

Frost has lived through significant events in the cosmere and has adopted a non-interference policy.{{wob ref|4214}} In his letter, he is shown to be sarcastic and insulting towards Hoid,{{epigraph ref|sa2|62}}{{epigraph ref|sa2|74}} although it is clear that their personal relationship is complicated.{{epigraph ref|sa2|63}}

==History==

[[File: Hoid and the dragon.jpg|thumb|left|<center><small>by [[Coppermind:Artists/Botanicaxu|Botanicaxu]]</small></center>With Hoid]]

Frost is the oldest known character in the cosmere, even older than Hoid.{{wob ref|945}} In his correspondence with Hoid, Frost exhibits personal knowledge of a number of the original sixteen [[Vessel]]s who perpetrated the [[Shattering of Adonalsium]] on [[Yolen]] and took up the power of the [[Shard]]s.{{msh ref|3|2}}{{wob ref|11602}} Specifically, Frost and Hoid mention [[Rayse]], [[Bavadin]], [[Aona]], [[Skai]], [[Ati]], and [[Tanavast]] by name, and Frost references "the sixteen".{{epigraph ref|sa2|70}}

In Hoid's initial letter to Frost, it seems that the two have not spoken in some time; Hoid is not sure if Frost is fully aware of the [[Splinter]]ing of [[Devotion]] and [[Dominion]] on [[Sel]]{{epigraph ref|sa1|22}} even though it has been several millenia since that occurred.{{epigraph ref|sa2|70}} Hoid begs Frost for his support, implying that Frost still has clout in the cosmere.{{epigraph ref|sa1|28}} Frost rebuffs Hoid, emphasizing his nonintervention policy, and refers to their past actions as having caused more harm than good.{{epigraph ref|sa2|66}} Although Frost seems to agree with Hoid's assessment that Odium is dangerous,{{epigraph ref|sa2|67}} he does not understand Hoid's level of concern{{epigraph ref|sa1|17}} since Odium is trapped in the [[Rosharan system]].{{epigraph ref|sa2|69}} The two are diametrically opposed on the best way to save the cosmere, and Frost entreats Hoid to abandon his quest to avoid making things worse with his meddling.{{epigraph ref|sa2|60}}

Frost still lives on Yolen during the events of ''The Stormlight Archive''.{{wob ref|2565}} He and Hoid exchange letters through an interplanetary "postal service".{{wob ref|12626}}

[[File: Hoid Frost.jpg|thumb|right|x300px|<center><small>by [[Coppermind:Artists/Botanicaxu|Botanicaxu]]</small></center>With Hoid]]

Frost is functionally immortal, meaning that he does not age, but he can be killed.{{wob ref|3074}} His long life is due to his race.{{wob ref|5881}} Dragons are also known to have the abilities of flight{{wob ref|11737}} and shapeshifting (including the ability to appear human).{{wob ref|2655}}

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| Please, hearken to my plea. Leave that place and join me in my oath of nonintervention. The cosmere itself may depend upon our restraint.

|Frost's [[Letters|letter]] to [[Hoid]]{{epigraph ref|sa2|74}}{{epigraph ref|sa2|75}}

}}

He is not a [[Worldhopper]], but he is still highly knowledgeable about the cosmere.{{wob ref|3679}} He is associated with the [[Seventeenth Shard]],{{epigraph ref|sa1|26}} a group that shares his nonintervention policy.{{wob ref|1735}} He is able to keep track of current events in the cosmere through the Seventeenth Shard, correspondence, or other means. He is aware that Hoid possesses a bead of [[lerasium]] from [[Scadrial]],{{epigraph ref|sa1|14}}{{wob ref|5483}} that [[Odium]] is trapped in the [[Rosharan system]],{{epigraph ref|sa2|69}} and that a gemstone of Hoid's (presumably the [[First Gem]]) is "dead".{{epigraph ref|sa2|60}}

* Frost first appeared in the unpublished novel ''[[Dragonsteel Prime]]'', some of which can be read on Brandon's website.{{bws ref|dragonsteel-prime-chapter-25-bridge-four-1|''Dragonsteel Prime'' Chapter 25: Bridge Four 1|date=c. 2000}} A series of ''[[Dragonsteel]]'' novels are still in Brandon's long-term plans for the cosmere, and would likely include Frost.{{sots ref|2018}}

* If Frost has a gender, it has not been confirmed in canon, but male pronouns are used in ''[[Dragonsteel Prime]]''.