We know a lot more about the Iceborn

Specifically what sets them apart from other empowered humans. We know that the ritual isn’t a transformative one, Iceborn don’t get to stand under a sundisc or anything.

It seems more likely that the Iceborn are now the members of a warrior caste of the Freljord. We see that the religious identity of the Iceborn is heavily tied to both the Freljord and Lissandra herself. She being the one who founded the Iceborn/Frostguard.

I think it puts the Iceborn in a more interesting. Position than when compared to what we knew before. While originally the Iceborn were theorized to be the Freljordian answer to the Ascended of Shurima, we know can understand how the Iceborn comprise more of a holy order than a higher race.

I’m interested to see more of the tenants of Iceborn tradition, but what we’ve seen so far from the color story already illuminated a great deal more.