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[[Image:Hatic cavern.png|right|frame|Hannah discovers the Heart of the Mountain in the eponymous Ice Caves.]] | {{pastFeatured}}[[Image:Hatic cavern.png|right|frame|Hannah discovers the Heart of the Mountain in the eponymous Ice Caves.]] | ||
''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)]].'' | :''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)]].'' | ||
'''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]]. | '''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]]. | ||
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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. | 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 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. | 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.]] | [[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. | 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. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
==Participation== | ==Participation== | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
{| style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;" | {| style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;" | ||
|style="vertical-align: top;"| | |style="vertical-align: top;"|<big><big>'''Hannah's forces opponents'''</big></big> | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Name | !Name | ||
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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 | ||
|} | |} | ||
|style="vertical-align: top;"| | |style="vertical-align: top;"|<big><big>'''Thieves Guild's opponents'''</big></big> | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Name | !Name | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
{| style="margin: 0 auto; text-align: center;" cellpadding="0" | <div style="text-align:center;"> | ||
{| style="margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; display:inline-block;" cellpadding="0" | |||
!style="text-align: center;background-color:#00bb88;color:#ffffff;font-weight: bold;" colspan="7"|<big><big>Hannah's forces</big></big> | !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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{| style="margin: 0 auto; text-align: center;" cellpadding="0" | {| 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> | !style="text-align: center;background-color:#bb00bb;color:#ffffff;font-weight: bold;" colspan="7"|<big><big>Thieves Guild</big></big> | ||
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|'''Master Thief''' <br />50000+ | |'''Master Thief''' <br />50000+ | ||
|} | |} | ||
</div> | |||
Based on their scores, players were awarded prizes automatically on 27 January 2005. Participants received one of the following: | Based on their scores, players were awarded prizes automatically on 27 January 2005. Participants received one of the following: | ||
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*Wind Up Icy Skeleton}} | *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. | ||
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* | 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]. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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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] | ||
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=489 #489], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=505 #505] | *'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=489 #489], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=505 #505] | ||
*'''Editorial:''' {{ed|158}}, {{ed|160}}, {{ed|164}}, {{ed|172}}, {{ed|175}}, {{ed|179}}, {{ed|180}}, {{ed|182}}, {{ed|189}}, {{ed|200}}, {{ed|237}}, {{ed|327}}, {{ed|344}}, {{ed|345}}, {{ed|447}}, {{ed|577}}, {{ed|639}}, {{ed|651}}, {{ed|654}} | |||
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