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[[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. | |||
The plot introduced the Bori to [[Neopia]] and made them available to adopt as [[Neopet|Neopets]]. | |||
As in [[Champions of Meridell]], users were able to choose a side, assisting either the Thieves Guild or Hannah in [[Battledome|battle]]. | |||
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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. | 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. | ||
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. | [[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. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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. | [[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. | ||
Valin reported his success to Galem and his lover, [[Masila]]. She decided to go out and encourage the thieves. | Valin reported his success to Galem and his lover, [[Masila]]. She decided to go out and encourage the thieves. | ||
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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]]. | 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]]. | ||
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: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. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
Both parties reached the Bori chamber at the same time. Kanrik instructed Hannah and Armin to hide, while Galem and his men | 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. | ||
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