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|image=Hoid and the dragonFrost.jpg
|species=dragon
|groups={{tag|Seventeenth Shard}}{{epigraph ref|sa1|26}}
|world=Yolen
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|Frost's [[Letters|letter]] to [[Hoid]]{{epigraph ref|sa2|66}}
}}
'''Frost''' is a [[dragon (cosmere)|dragon]] from [[Yolen]].{{wob ref|2565}} He is theold enough recipientto ofremember the First [[Letters|LetterShattering]], and thehas authorbeen ofcorresponding thewith Second[[Hoid]] Letterthrough [[letters]].{{wob ref|2682}}
 
==Appearance and Personality==
{{quote
Frost has not appeared in canon outside of written correspondence and specific details of his appearance are therefore unknown. It is likely that dragons have a somewhat reptilian appearance.{{wob ref|2682}}
|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}}
}}
 
The specific details of Frost's appearance are unknown. He presumably has the powerful shapeshifting abilities common to his race,{{wob ref|12076}} giving him the power to significantly alter his appearance. His usual appearance is presumably 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}}
 
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 beHe's 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}}
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Hoid and the dragon.jpg | Frost by [[User: Botanicaxu]]
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Hoid Frost.jpg | With Hoid by [[User: Botanicaxu]]
Hoid and Frost by JennyKatie SlifePayne.jpg | <center><small>by [[Coppermind:Artists/Jenny Slife{{a|JennyKatie Slife]]Payne}}</small></center> With [[Hoid]], on [[Dragonsteel Entertainment]] sticker
Hoid and Frost by Jenny Slife.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|Jenny Slife}}</small></center> With Hoid
Hoid Frost.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|botanicaxu}}</small></center> With Hoid
Hoid and the dragon.jpg | <center><small>by {{a|botanicaxu}}</small></center> With Hoid
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==Attributes and Abilities==
==History==
{{image|Hoid by Katie Payne.jpg|Frost With Hoid|side=right|width=250px}}
[[File: Hoid and Frost by Jenny Slife.jpg|thumb|right|x300px|<center><small>by [[Coppermind:Artists/Jenny Slife|Jenny Slife]]</small></center>With Hoid]]Frost is the oldest known character in the Cosmere, even older than Hoid.{{wob ref|945}} There may be characters older than Frost, but they have not been canonized.{{wob ref|11856}} 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}}
Like all dragons, 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}} DragonsHe areis the alsooldest known tocharacter havein the abilitiescosmere, ofeven flightolder than Hoid.{{wob ref|11737945}} andHe shapeshiftinghas (includinggained thea second form of immortality on top of his natural dragon abilityimmortality tothrough appearunknown human)means.{{wob ref|265515673}}
 
Dragons are also known to have the abilities of flight{{wob ref|11737}} and shapeshifting, including the ability to appear human.{{wob ref|2655}}
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}}
 
He isWhile not a [[Worldhopperworldhopper]], 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. HeAmong isother facts, he awareknows 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}} Despite the existence of the [[Silverlight Mercantile]] interplanetary postal service, this was not the method Hoid and Frost used to exchange letters, meaning that they had some other means of contacting one another.{{wob ref|12626}}
Frost still lives on Yolen during the events of ''The Stormlight Archive''.{{wob ref|2565}}
 
=== Immortality ===
==Attributes and Abilities==
Frost's current mortality status is ambiguous. As a dragon, he is naturally ageless; immortal in the weak sense that he could live forever absent outside intervention. However, Hoid says "as you are '''now''' essentially immortal",{{epigraph ref|sa1|22}} he must be immortal in ''some'' sense stronger than that.<!--{{wob ref|15673}} but there's no reason to cite for this, it's literally basic logic.--> But contravening that, he still can be killed.{{wob ref|3074}} Frost is both sufficiently difficult to kill that Hoid would consider him "essentially immortal", but still possible to kill. What this means is not clear.
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}}
 
==History==
[[File:Little Hoidis andknown of Frost's byhistory Jennyeven Slife.jpg|thumb|right|x300px|<center><small>bythough [[Coppermind:Artists/Jenny Slife|Jenny Slife]]</small></center>With Hoid]]Frosthe is thetruly oldestancient. knownHe characteris in the Cosmere, evenslightly older than Hoid.,{{wob ref|945}} Thereand mayboth beof charactersthem olderare thanknown to have lived on [[Yolen]]. In their correspondence, Frost and Hoid seemed to know each other well, butand Frost hinted that they havehad notworked beentogether canonizedin the past.{{wobepigraph ref|11856sa2|66}} InThey hisalso correspondenceexhibited witha Hoid, Frost exhibitsshared 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, Frostthe and Hoidletters mentionmentioned [[Rayse]], [[Bavadin]], [[Aona]], [[Skai]], [[Ati]], and [[Tanavast]] by name, and Frost referencesreferenced "the sixteen".{{epigraph ref|sa2|70}}
 
In Hoid's initial letter to Frost, it seemsseemed that the two havehad not spoken in some time; Hoid iswas not sure if Frost iswas fully aware of the [[Splinter]]ing of [[Devotion]] and [[Dominion]] on [[Sel]]{{epigraph ref|sa1|22}} even though itseveral hasmillenia beenhad several milleniapassed since that occurredevent.{{epigraph ref|sa2|70}} Hoid begsbegged Frost for his support, implying that Frost still hashad clout in the cosmere.{{epigraph ref|sa1|28}} Frost rebuffsrebuffed Hoid, emphasizing his nonintervention policy, and refersreferred to their past actions as having caused more harm than good.{{epigraph ref|sa2|66}} Although Frost seemsseemed to agree with Hoid's assessment that Odium iswas dangerous,{{epigraph ref|sa2|67}} he doesdid not understand Hoid's level of concern{{epigraph ref|sa1|17}} since Odium iswas trapped in the [[Rosharan system]].{{epigraph ref|sa2|69}} The two arewere diametrically opposed on the best way to save the cosmere, and Frost entreatsentreated Hoid to abandon his quest; he felt that this was the only way to avoidensure that Hoid would not makingmake things worse with his meddling.{{epigraph ref|sa2|60}}
 
Frost still liveslived on Yolen during the events of Roshar''Thes Stormlight[[True Archive''Desolation]].{{wob ref|2565}}
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}}
 
== Trivia ==
* It is likely that there are characters older than Frost in the cosmere, but they have not been canonized.{{wob ref|11856}}
* 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 (series)|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]]''.
* In the original Dragonsteel Prime, Frost was posing as a human, and Hoid was able to prove he was a dragon by pranking him using a [[Tamu Kek]].{{wob ref|16190}}
 
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