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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.
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The plot introduced the Bori to [[Neopia]] and made them available to adopt as [[Neopet|Neopets]].  
'''Hannah and the Ice Caves''' was a [[plot]] that began on 21 October 21 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]].  


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


==The Plot==
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]].  
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.
==Synopsis==


When they arrived at the Lost Desert, Kanrik explained
In order to steal the [[Heart of the Mountain]], the leader of the [[Thieves Guild]] [[Galem]] sent [[Kanrik]] to recover the [[Bringer of the 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.
 
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 the Night himself was frozen solid by the magic of the Heart.
 
==Story==
 
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.
 
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 told a story of . His sister used 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.


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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.


[[Image:Hannah-icecavesplot-falling.png|left|frame|Kanrik shows his true colors.]] 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|Kanrik shows his true colours.]] 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.  


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.  
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.  


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.
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.


[[Image:Hannah-icecavesplot3.png|right|frame|Hannah's rescuer explains his predicament.]]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|Hannah's rescuer explains his predicament.]]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.


Valin reported his success to Galem and his lover, [[Masila]]. She decided to go out and encourage the thieves.  
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]].  


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]].  
[[Image:Hannah-icecavesplot-bringer.png|left|frame|Galem tries to bargain with the Bringer.]]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-icecavesplot-bringer.png|left|frame|Galem tries to bargain with the Bringer.]]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.
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 the Night, Armin rushed down the tunnel they had found. They had to alert the rest of the Bori!


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.  
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.  


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.  
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.  


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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.  
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.
 
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.  


The Keeper of Time freed Taelia from ice, and in turn, Taelia lifted Hannah's curse. The mark, however, will 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 are re-initiated into Neopia. Hannah, meanwhile, returned to telling stories of her adventures in [[Krawk Island]] taverns.
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.


==The Opponents==
==Participation==
===Hannah's===
===Hannah's===


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