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''This article is about the [[plot]] Hannah and the Ice Caves. If you are looking for the [[game]], see [[Hannah and the Ice Caves (game)]].''
{{pastFeatured}}[[Image:Hatic cavern.png|right|frame|Hannah discovers the Heart of the Mountain in the eponymous Ice Caves.]]  


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:''This article is about the [[plot]] Hannah and the Ice Caves. If you are looking for the [[game]], see [[Hannah and the Ice Caves (game)]].''


[[Image:Hatic_logo_150.gif|right|frame]] '''Hannah and the Ice Caves''' was a [[plot]] that began October 21, 2004, and ended December 22. [[Hannah]], the titular hero of the [[game]] [[Hannah and the Pirate Caves]], was tricked by [[Kanrik]] the [[Gelert]] thief into helping him break through a tomb on [[Terror Mountain]]. As a result, the other members of the [[Thieves Guild]] reawakened the [[Bori]] civilization as well as their mortal enemy, the [[Bringer of Night]]. Hannah banded together with [[Armin]] and the other Bori to successfully defeat the Bringer and his ice army.
'''Hannah and the Ice Caves''' was a [[plot]] that began on 21 October 2004, and concluded on 22 December. It introduced the [[Bori]], [[Neopet]]s from a civilisation which had been kept in an enchanted sleep under the ice of [[Terror Mountain]], who were awoken when the [[Thieves Guild]] tried to steal their [[Heart of the Mountain|magical gemstone]].  


The plot introduced the Bori to [[Neopia]] and made them available to adopt as [[Neopet|Neopets]].  
It starred [[Hannah]], the hero of the [[game]] [[Hannah and the Pirate Caves]], and introduced [[Kanrik]] and the Thieves Guild. Kanrik would return in the [[War for the Obelisk]], while the Thieves Guild was also featured in [[The Faeries' Ruin]].


As in [[Champions of Meridell]], users were able to choose a side, assisting either the Thieves Guild or Hannah in [[Battledome|battle]].  
As in [[Champions of Meridell]] and later [[Curse of Maraqua]], users were able to choose a side, assisting either the Thieves Guild or Hannah in [[Battledome|battle]].  


==The Plot==
==Synopsis==
Somewhere in a thieves' guild, an old [[Korbat]] came across an ancient manuscript mentioning a large stone hidden in [[Terror Mountain]]. It was called the Heart of the Mountain, purported to possess the powers of eternal life. The writing also told of a "key to the heart deep within a tomb" with strange markings on it. Intrigued, the leader of the guild, [[Galem]], ordered his best thieves on a hunt for the gem. He sents [[Valin|Valin the Quick]] on a "special mission".


Meanwhile, famed adventurer [[Hannah]] was in a tavern boasting of her many deeds. A cloaked [[Gelert]] named [[Kanrik]] approached her; he believed she could save his sister, who was dying of a plague affecting his entire village. He showed her a piece of parchment with symbols identical to the ones on the old Korbat's manuscript. Hannah had seen them before in the [[Lost Desert]]. Although at first reluctant, she agreed to help when Kanrik gave her a generous amount of gems, promising more later.
In order to steal the [[Heart of the Mountain]], the leader of the [[Thieves Guild]] [[Galem]] sent [[Kanrik]] to recover the [[Bringer of Night]], an ancient monster sealed in a tomb in the [[Lost Desert]]. Kanrik recruited [[Hannah]] to help him, but lied about what his true goal was. When she discovered Kanrik had betrayed her, Hannah followed him to [[Terror Mountain]], where she discovered that the [[Bori]] civilisation was being kept alive in a magical sleep by the very gemstone the Thieves Guild sought.  


When they arrived at the Lost Desert, Kanrik explained how his village got infected: at first it was .
After a confrontation, the Bringer and the Thieves Guild forged an uneasy truce to capture the Heart of the Mountain together. Kanrik defected from the Guild, and helped Hannah and the restored Bori defeat the Bringer's icy skeleton army and his former allies. The Bringer of Night himself was frozen solid by the magic of the Heart.  


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==Story==
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[[Image:Hatic ta-kutep door.png|left|thumb|400px|Hannah and Kanrik discover the tomb.]]
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Somewhere in [[Neopia]], the Thieves Guild were counting their ill-gotten gains when they discovered an ancient manuscript mentioning a large gemstone hidden in [[Terror Mountain]]. It was called the Heart of the Mountain, purported to possess the powers of eternal life. The writings also told of a "key to the heart deep within a tomb" with strange markings on it. Intrigued, the leader of the guild, [[Galem]], ordered his best thieves to find the tomb and bring him back what was inside. They would recognise the tomb by its strange markings, an eye staring out of a sun.
As they walked, Kanrik started to slip off a ledge, but was hastily helped up by Hannah. Around the campfire that night, Kanrik described his sister, who loved to sing and dance. Since the onset of the plague, however, she barely had the energy to whisper. Hannah comforted a despondent Kanrik.
 
Meanwhile, famed adventurer [[Hannah]] was in a tavern boasting of her success in the [[Hannah and the Pirate Caves|pirate caves]]. One of Galem's thieves, a cloaked [[Gelert]] named [[Kanrik]], approached her; his sister was dying of a plague that had infected his village. Having heard of her great deeds, he wanted to employ Hannah to help him raid a tomb said to contain the cure. He showed her a piece of parchment covered in symbols. Hannah had seen the symbols before in the [[Lost Desert]], and agreed to lend him her services in return for a generous payment of gems.  
 
When they arrived at the Lost Desert, Kanrik to love to sing and dance like Hannah, but since becoming infected barely had the energy to whisper. Unbeknownst to Hannah, two more of Kanrik's friends from the Guild were following close behind.
 
They found their way to an ancient tomb. Carved into the walls were inscriptions that read, "A demi-god of awesome power lays within." Hannah effortlessly evaded every booby trap in the tomb until she reached the doorway to the inner chamber, where she accidentally triggered a secret button on the floor. The door opened, but Hannah's arm was branded with the sun symbol, the Mark of Ta-Kutep. In pain, she slipped off a ledge, and Kanrik revealed his true colours: he allowed her to fall, and his two accomplices, alerted by her screams, arrived.
 
Inside the inner chamber, all Kanrik and the thieves found was a sarcophagus. They decided this was the "key to the heart" the manuscript spoke of, and carried it away to Terror Mountain. They were gone by the time Hannah had climbed back up from her fall. She couldn't read the hieroglyphs inside the chamber, but found a brilliant red gem on a necklace hidden inside the walls. She returned to the village and met the [[Lost Desert Medicine]] doctor, who explained that the marking on her arm was a curse that cannot be healed through normal means. Hannah insisted it was "just a burn" and decided to go after Kanrik to Terror Mountain.
[[Image:Hatic bringer summons.png|right|frame|The [[Bringer of Night]]'s enemies flee before his undead army.]]
At Terror Mountain, [[Valin the Quick]] was on a special mission for Galem. He feigned exhaustion at [[Taelia]]'s door. She carried him inside to help him warm up, but to her surprise, he jumped up and began wreaking havoc in her home. He found Taelia's Wand of Ice and froze her solid. Assured that the Snow Faerie was indeed immobilised, Valin escaped through a window.
 
Hannah was not fairing much better in the snow. The effects of the cursed mark began to take their toll, and she collapsed on the mountainside. The necklace she found in the tomb began to glow, [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=6&id=66 keeping her warm]. A strange creature named [[Armin]] came by to rescue her. He told her the tale of the [[Bori]], hundreds of whom once lived within the mountain. However, a terrible, treasure-greedy beast appeared and killed many of them. Their leader, the [[Keeper of Time]], cast a spell of protection on his people, trapping them in ice. A magical gem called the Heart of the Mountain kept them safe. The monster too sought the gem, but for a different purpose. Armin was unsure what has happened to his people since. He explained that he woke up a few days before, alone, with that story running through his head. They went looking for firewood, although had to contend with the local [[Snowbeast]]s.


[[Image:Hannah-icecavesplot-falling.png|left|frame]] They found their way to an ancient tomb. Carved into the walls were markings that read, "A demi-god of awesome power lays within." Hannah effortlessly evaded every booby trap. At one point she thought she heard something behind them, but quickly dismisses it. Eventually they find their way to the inner chamber, where she accidentally triggered a secret button on the floor. The giant Mark of Ta-Kutep on a slab of rock light up, and her arm was branded with a matching symbol. Stunned, Hannah slipped off a ledge, and Kanrik revealed his true colors: he allowed her to fall, and his two accomplices, alerted by her screams, arrived.  
Kanrik joined the rest of the Thieves Guild with the sarcophagus. [[Masila]] explained to him that it contained a great monster who could fight for them - with its help, Masila and Kanrik would finally be able to overthrow Galem and seize control of the Thieves Guild themselves. Kanrik wasn't convinced at first - Galem had already defeated a previous attempt at a coup. However, Masila's sly words began to tempt him, and by the time he awoke from his sleep, he was determined to open the [[wikipedia:sarcophagus|sarcophagus]].  


Alone, injured, and hurt by the fresh betrayal, Hannah bandaged herself up. Further up, Kanrik and his associates attempted to loot the tomb, but they found only a coffin. The three thieves took it with them and hurried to meet with Galem at Terror Mountain. Hannah climbed back up and entered the now-empty room. As she dusted off the mysterious markings engraved in the walls, she found a secret compartment that held a large, red gem. When she returned to the village, she met with the [[Lost Desert Medicine]] doctor, who explained that the marking on her arm was a curse that cannot be healed through normal means. Hannah insisted it was "just a burn" and decided to go after Kanrik at Terror Mountain.
[[Image:Hatic galem bringer parley.png|left|thumb|300px|When the sun came up, Galem and the Bringer negotiated a truce.]]


Meanwhile on Terror Mountain, Valin feigned exhaustion at [[Taelia|Taelia's]] door. She carried him inside, believing him to be a "lost soul." To her surprise, he jumped up and began wreaking havoc in her home. He blasted her with her own wand, encasing her in a block of [[ice]]. Assured that the Snow Faerie was indeed immobilised, Valin escaped through a window.
From it emerged the [[Bringer of Night]], a massive [[Moehog]] that refused to heed anyone. It could sense the presence of the Heart of the Mountain again. It attacked the thieves, aided by its soldiers made of ice. They fought all night, but there appeared to be no end in sight. However, as dawn broke, the light of the sun melted the soldiers. Galem seized his chance to broker a deal with the Bringer, offering to help him find a way into the mountain.  


[[Image:Hannah-icecavesplot3.png|right|frame]]The effects of the cursed mark began to take their toll on Hannah, who collapsed in the snow. The red gem, which she now wears around her neck, began to glow. Fortunately, a strange creature named [[Armin]] came to rescue her. He told her the tale of the [[Boris]], hundreds of whom once lived within the mountain. However, a terrible, treasure-greedy beast appeared and killed many of them. Their leader, the [[Keeper of Time]], cast a spell of protection on his people, trapping them in ice. A magical gem called the Heart of the Mountain kept them safe. The monster too sought the gem, but for a different purpose. Armin was unsure what has happened to his people since. He explained that he woke up a few days before, alone, with that story running through his head.  
Masila double-crossed Kanrik and sided with Galem. Galem threatened to kill Kanrik for his betrayal, but Masila interceded and offered an alternative: banishment. She drugged Kanrik with a potion and hours later, he found himself alone in a frozen [[wikipedia:tundra|tundra]]. He headed to a light in the distance, which turned out to be Armin and Hannah's campfire. When they realised who it was, they attacked him, and during the ensuing scuffle, opened up a tunnel passage further into the mountain that had been hidden by the ice. Hannah was too weak to keep fighting, and Kanrik apologised to her - he hadn't known the tomb would curse her, and his friends had turned their back on him after he had released the demon. Realising that he meant the Bringer of Night, Armin rushed down the tunnel they had found. They had to alert the rest of the Bori!


Valin reported his success to Galem and his lover, [[Masila]]. She decided to go out and encourage the thieves.  
Armin, Kanrik, and Hannah reached the Bori's cavern at the same time as the Bringer and the thieves guild's digging crew. Around the glowing Heart of the Mountain stood the entire Bori race, frozen in ice. The Bringer summoned his icy skeleton army again, and the thieves and the Bringer fought over the Heart.  


After taking her leave from Galem, Masila gathered a few trusted aides and found Kanrik. She told him that the great monster within will help them oust Galem and seize control of the thieves themselves. Kanrik, however, wasn't convinced, alluding to a past attempt to take over the guild. Masila's inital attempts to persuade him come to nothing, and he refused to betray Galem. However, her sly words began to tempt him, and by the time he awoke from his sleep, he was determined to open the [[wikipedia:sarcophagus|sarcophagus]].  
While the battle raged, Hannah found the only other Bori who wasn't frozen solid. The [[Keeper of Time]] recognised Hannah's pendant for what it was - the Keystone. The Thieves Guild had thought the Bringer was the "key to the heart", but the writing had really meant the necklace. He urged Hannah to unite the Keystone with the Heart. Her companions rallied around her as they made their way across the battlefield.  


[[Image:Hannah-icecavesplot-bringer.png|left|frame]]From it emerged the [[Bringer of Night]], a massive [[Moehog]] that refused to heed anyone. It attacked the thieves, aided by its soldiers made of ice. They fought all night, but there appeared to be no end in sight. However, as dawn broke, the light of the sun melted the soldiers. Galem seized his chance to broker a deal with the Bringer, offering to help him find a way into the mountain.
[[Image:Hatic kanrik galem.png|right|thumb|200px|Galem and Kanrik settle old scores.]]


Enraged, Galem threatened to kill Kanrik for his error. Masila interceded and offered an alternative: banishment. She forced Kanrik to drink a poisonous blue potion. Hours later, he found himself alone in a frozen [[wikipedia:tundra|tundra]] with a light in the distance, which turned out to be Armin and Hannah's campfire. They reacted violently to his presence, and during the ensuing scuffle, a secret passage further into the mountain was revealed. Hannah, however, was too weak for a prolonged fight, and Kanrik managed to apologise and shared his story. Together, they agreed that alerting the Boris within the mountain of the Bringer's return is a priority, despite their mutual reservations.  
Kanrik and Galem found each other in battle and began a deadly duel in which Galem fell. Hannah reached the Heart, and just as the Bringer was about to slay her, she united the Keystone. A red mist filled the chamber and the frozen Bori were revived, the enchantment ended. The Bori joined the fray and helped drive out the thieves. Seeing the signs of trouble, Masila slipped away. The Bringer took a swing at Hannah, but struck the Heart of the Mountain. Its magic froze him solid, and Armin defeated the Bori's ancient enemy with a well placed pebble that shattered him to pieces. Without their master, the ice army melted away.


Both parties reached the Bori chamber at the same time. Kanrik instructed Hannah and Armin to hide, while Galem and his men made considerable progress in the caverns using their digging machines. There, they found the frozen Boris and the Heart of the Mountain. The Bringer reappeared and summoned his ice soldiers again. As a battle raged, the Keeper of Time recognised Hannah's pendant as the Keystone, and urged her to unite it with the Heart, but she needed the help of her companions to reach it.  
Hannah collapsed from the power of the curse. Her friends rushed her to Taelia, the only one with the power to help her. The Keeper of Time freed Taelia from ice, and in turn, Taelia cured Hannah of the curse. The mark, however, would remain forever.  


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With Galem gone, Kanrik assumed leadership of the Thieves' Guild, while the Bori were re-initiated into Neopia. Hannah, meanwhile, returned to telling stories of her adventures in [[Krawk Island]] taverns - while a vengeful Masila watched from the shadows.
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Kanrik and Galem found each other in battle and began a deadly duel in which Galem fell. Hannah reached the Heart, and just as the Bringer was about to slay her, she united the Keystone. A red mist filled the chamber, and the Keeper of Time called in a hoard of Boris with his horn. Seeing the signs of trouble, Masila slipped away. With the help of their new-found allies, they fought back against the Bringer. However, he struck and smashed the Heart of the Mountain, a move that froze him solid. Armin shattered the monster with a single, well-aimed pebble from his slingshot.
==Participation==


Without their master, the ice army melted, and the remaining thieves elected to run. Hannah collapsed from the power of the curse. Her friends rushed her to Taelia, the only one with the power to help her. From a distance, Masila watched them in disgust and swore vengeance against Hannah and Kanrik.  
Players participated in this plot by battling special [[1-player challenger]]s in the [[Battledome]]. Before the war began, players could choose whether to side with Hannah and the Bori or with Galem and the Thieves Guild - different enemies were available to fight depending on whose side they joined. 349,802 players joined to the battle, with more favouring Hannah's side than Galem's (217,962 versus 131,840).  


The Keeper of Time freed Taelia from ice, and in turn, Taelia lifted Hannah's curse. The mark, however, will remain forever.  
Every time the user defeated one of the opponents, they earned points for themselves and their side of the war. In the end, Hannah's forces earned 8,975,535 in total versus the Thieves Guild's 6,880,151.  


With Galem gone, Kanrik assumed leadership of the Thieves' Guild, while the Bori are re-initiated into Neopia. Hannah, meanwhile, returned to telling stories of her adventures in [[Krawk Island]] taverns.
There were two battles in the war. The first began on 24 November, with the Thieves Guild under attack from the Bringer and Hannah and Armin battling Snowbeasts. More challengers joined them on 30 November, 2 December, and 3 December. The second battle broke out on 9 December, with the Thieves Guild supporters fighting the Bringer's army and the Bori, and Hannah's supporters fighting the Thieves Guild. Further waves enter the battle on 10 December, 14 December, 16 December, and 17 December. Three of the Thieves' Guild's opponents from the first battle returned for the second battle.  


==The Opponents==
Initially, challengers did not get harder after each win as intended. Although [[The Neopets Team]] fixed this, some people had already accumulated very large scores from beating lots of the easy challengers. To resolve this, on 29 November, they reset everyone who had earned over 300 points back to 300.
===Hannah's===


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| '''Name''' || '''Picture''' || '''Points Per Win''' || '''Difficulty'''
|style="vertical-align: top;"|<big><big>'''Hannah's forces opponents'''</big></big>
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!Name
!Picture
!Points per win
!Difficulty
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|colspan=4| ''1st Wave''
!colspan=4| ''First battle''
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| Flea Ridden Snow Beast || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/sb_weak.gif || 1 || 5
| Flea Ridden Snow Beast || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/sb_weak.gif || 1 || 5
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| Gigantic Angry Snow Beast || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/sb_gig_angry.gif || 10 || 150
| Gigantic Angry Snow Beast || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/sb_gig_angry.gif || 10 || 150
|-
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|colspan=4| ''2nd Wave''
!colspan=4| ''Second battle''
|-
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| [[Petty Thief]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/pettythief.gif || 2 || 8
| [[Petty Thief]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/pettythief.gif || 2 || 8
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| [[Thief Overseer]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/thiefoverseer.gif || 25 || 225
| [[Thief Overseer]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/thiefoverseer.gif || 25 || 225
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|style="vertical-align: top;"|<big><big>'''Thieves Guild's opponents'''</big></big>
===Thieves Guild===
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!Points per win
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|colspan=4| ''1st Wave''
!colspan=4| ''First battle''
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| [[Skeletal Minion]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/106.gif || 1 || 5
| [[Skeletal Minion]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/106.gif || 1 || 5
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| [[The Bringer]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/110.gif || 10,000 || 100000
| [[The Bringer]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/110.gif || 10,000 || 100000
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|colspan=4| ''2nd Wave''
!colspan=4| ''Second battle''
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| [[Skeletal Minion]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/106.gif || 2 || 5
| [[Skeletal Minion]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/106.gif || 2 || 5
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| [[Kanrik]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/kanrik.gif || ? || 50,000
| [[Kanrik]] || http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/kanrik.gif || ? || 50,000
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==Prizes==
==Prizes==


[[Trophies]] were awarded to users and placed with their [[User Lookup]], showing who they fought for, total points and rank.
They players earned [[trophies]] on their user look-ups depending on how many points they had earned in the Battledome. Different trophies were awarded depending on which side the player had joined.  


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|colspan=3|'''''Hannah'''''
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!style="text-align: center;background-color:#00bb88;color:#ffffff;font-weight: bold;" colspan="7"|<big><big>Hannah's forces</big></big>
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|-
|http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_hannah_1.gif <br>'''Explorer''' 1 - 4<br>'''Wanderer''' 5 - 9<br>'''Venturer''' 10 - 19 || http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_hannah_2.gif <br>'''Pathfinder''' 20 - 49<br>'''Expeditionist''' 50 - 99 || http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_hannah_3.gif <br>'''Wayfarer''' 100 - 199<br>'''Voyager''' 200 - 499
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|http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_hannah_2.gif
| http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_hannah_4.gif <br>'''Adventurer''' 500 - 999<br>'''Opportunist''' 1000 - 1999 || http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_hannah_5.gif <br>'''Navigator''' 2000 - 4999<br>'''Pioneer''' 5000 - 9999 || http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_hannah_6.gif <br>'''Daredevil''' 10000 - 19999<br>'''Master Explorer''' 20000 - 49999
|http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_hannah_3.gif
|http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_hannah_4.gif
|http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_hannah_5.gif
|http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_hannah_6.gif
|http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_hannah_7.gif
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|'''Explorer''' <br />1 - 4<br />'''Wanderer''' <br />5 - 9<br />'''Venturer''' <br />10 - 19
|'''Pathfinder''' <br />20 - 49<br />'''Expeditionist''' <br />50 - 99  
|'''Wayfarer''' <br />100 - 199<br />'''Voyager''' <br />200 - 499
|'''Adventurer''' <br />500 - 999<br />'''Opportunist''' <br />1000 - 1999
|'''Navigator''' <br />2000 - 4999<br />'''Pioneer''' <br />5000 - 9999  
|'''Daredevil''' <br />10000 - 19999<br />'''Master Explorer''' <br />20000 - 49999
|'''Master Explorer''' <br />50000+
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{| style="margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; display:inline-block;" cellpadding="0"
!style="text-align: center;background-color:#bb00bb;color:#ffffff;font-weight: bold;" colspan="7"|<big><big>Thieves Guild</big></big>
|-
|-
| http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_hannah_7.gif <br>'''Master Explorer''' 50000+
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|http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_thieves_2.gif
|colspan=3|'''''Thieves Guild'''''
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|http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_thieves_4.gif
| http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_thieves_1.gif <br>'''Pickpocket''' 1 - 4<br>'''Apprentice Thief''' 5 - 9<br>'''Swindler''' 10 - 19 || http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_thieves_2.gif <br>'''Pilferer''' 20 - 49<br>'''Scoundrel''' 50 - 99 || http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_thieves_3.gif <br>'''Bandit''' 100 - 199<br>'''Plunderer''' 200 - 499
|http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_thieves_5.gif
|-
|http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_thieves_6.gif
| http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_thieves_4.gif <br>'''Footpad''' 500 - 999<br>'''Blackguard''' 1000 - 1999 || http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_thieves_5.gif <br>'''Rogue''' 2000 - 4999<br>'''Infiltrator''' 5000 - 9999 || http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_thieves_6.gif <br>'''Brigand''' 10000 - 19999<br>'''Master Thief''' 20000 - 49999
|http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_thieves_7.gif
|-
|- style="font-size: 85%;vertical-align:top;"
| http://images.neopets.com/winter/plot_hic/hic_thieves_7.gif <br>'''Master Thief''' 50000+
|'''Pickpocket''' <br />1 - 4<br />'''Apprentice Thief''' <br />5 - 9<br />'''Swindler''' <br />10 - 19
|'''Pilferer''' <br />20 - 49<br />'''Scoundrel''' <br />50 - 99  
|'''Bandit''' <br />100 - 199<br />'''Plunderer''' <br />200 - 499
|'''Footpad''' <br />500 - 999<br />'''Blackguard''' <br />1000 - 1999
|'''Rogue''' <br />2000 - 4999<br />'''Infiltrator''' <br />5000 - 9999  
|'''Brigand''' <br />10000 - 19999<br />'''Master Thief''' <br />20000 - 49999
|'''Master Thief''' <br />50000+
|}
|}
== Trivia ==
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*A game under the [[Hannah and the Ice Caves (Game)|same name]] was released along with the plot. However, none of the characters in the plot showed up except for Armin and Hannah.
Based on their scores, players were awarded prizes automatically on 27 January 2005. Participants received one of the following:
*In the [[Curse of Maraqua]] plot, what are thought to be Kanrik and Hannah are seen marrying in chapter 2 of the Curse of Maraqua plot comic.
 
*According to the plot comic, Hannah is originally from the [[Lost Desert]].
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*An alternate ending of the plot showed Hannah dancing as in the original only for Dr.Sloth to appear sitting behind her (where Masila sits at in the original ending) and zaps her with a laser turning her into a mutant Usul, several orange and purple Grundos and [[Sophix II]] barge in causing a brawl while Sloth says "Cancel my plot will you?" This can be seen <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.jellyneo.net/images/guides/plot_ice_01.png here]</span>. <small>(courtesy of [[jellyneo]])</small>
*Commander Blade
*Despite Galem being the leader of the thieves guild and the main antagonist of the plot, he was never an opponent. He did have a Battledome image that was never released, though.
*Frozen Battle Axe
*The Skeletal battle dome opponents are [[Ice]]-[[colour]]ed
*Frozen Commander Shield
*[[Hanso]] used to be a member of The Thieves Guild
*The Bringer Plushie
*The Golden Bringer Plushie
*Thieves Dirk
*Wind Up Icy Skeleton}}
 
== Behind the scenes ==
===Alternative ending===
[[Image:Hatic alternative ending.png|right|thumb|300px|Dr. Sloth exacts his revenge.]]
This plot followed the 2004 cancellation of the [[Return of Dr. Sloth]] plot. This was referenced in an alternative ending to part 16, where [[Dr. Sloth]] and [[Sophix II]] [[mutant|transfigured]] Hannah in revenge.
 
This ending was replaced with the real ending by 23 December.  
 
===Cameos===
Several future plots would revisit characters from Hannah and the Ice Caves.  
 
*Kanrik and Hannah made a cameo appearance in the next plot, [[Curse of Maraqua]], as the bride and groom that [[Garin]] robs. An editorial in 2013 [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=587 implied] that they were a couple.  
*[[Hanso]], star of [[The Faeries' Ruin]], was a member of the Thieves Guild, and recognises a location as a former Guild safehouse. He is shown in a flashback to have robbed from [[Kanrik]].
*Kanrik and the Thieves Guild received a starring role in the [[War for the Obelisk]].
 
===Other===
[[Image:Hatic logo 150.gif|frame|left|TCG expansion logo.]]
*The Hannah and the Ice Caves expansion to the [[Neopets TCG]] was released in conjunction with this plot.
*A game under the [[Hannah and the Ice Caves (Game)|same name]] was released along with the plot.
*Galem was never released as a Battledome challenger in this plot, even though Battledome images of him were made.
*A puzzle, [[The Guildmasters' Dinner Logic Puzzle]], was released in conjunction with this plot, but was cancelled before it could be completed [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=172 due to] "unforeseen [circumstances] both work and non-work related that prevented <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[TNT]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> from completing it".
*Following feedback from this plot, [[The Neopets Team]] made an effort to [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=189 improve character development] in the following plot, [[Curse of Maraqua]], and to [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=175 make the prizes fairer] and [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=182 improve how they were given out].


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*'''Neopedia:''' [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=94 Armin], [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=258 Hannah], [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=90 Kanrik]
*'''Neopedia:''' [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=94 Armin], [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=258 Hannah], [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=90 Kanrik]
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