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==The Plot==
==The Plot==
In a thieves' guild somewhere, an old [[Korbat]] comes across an ancient manuscript mentioning a large stone hidden in [[Terror Mountain]]. It is called the Heart of the Mountain, purported to possess the powers of eternal life. The writing also tells of a "key to the heart deep within a tomb" with strange markings on it. Intrigued, the leader of the guild, [[Galem]], orders his best thieves on a hunt for the gem. He sends [[Valin|Valin the Quick]] on a "special mission."
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]] is in a tavern boasting of her many deeds. A cloaked [[Gelert]] named [[Kanrik]] approaches her; he believes she can save his sister, who is dying of a plague affecting his entire village. He shows her a piece of parchment with symbols identical to the ones on the old Korbat's manuscript. Hannah has seen them before in the [[Lost Desert]]. Although at first reluctant, she agrees to help when Kanrik gives her a generous amount of gems, promising more later.
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.


They arrive at the Lost Desert. Kanrik explains how his village got infected: at first it was just one or two it began to spread.
When they arrived at the Lost Desert, Kanrik explained how his village got infected: at first it was just one or two it began to spread.


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As they are walking, Kanrik starts to slip off a ledge, but is hastily helped up by Hannah. Around the campfire that night, Kanrik describes his sister, who loved to sing and dance. Since the onset of the plague, however, she barely has the energy to whisper. Hannah comforts 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 find their way to an ancient tomb. Carved into the walls are markings that read, "A demi-god of awesome power lays within." Hannah effortlessly evades every booby trap. At one point she thinks she hears something behind them, but quickly dismisses it. Eventually they find their way to the inner chamber, where she accidentally triggers a secret button on the floor. The giant Mark of Ta-Kutep on a slab of rock lights up, and her arm is branded with a matching symbol. Stunned, Hannah slips off a ledge, and Kanrik reveals his true colors: he allows her to fall. His two accomplices, alerted by her screams, appear.  
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.  


Now alone, injured, and hurt by the fresh betrayal, Hannah bandages herself up. Further up, Kanrik and his associates attempt to loot the tomb, but they find only a coffin. The three thieves take it with them and hurry to meet with Galem at Terror Mountain. Hannah climbs back up and enters the now-empty room. As she dusts off the mysterious markings engraved in the walls, she finds a secret compartment that holds a large, red gem. When she returns to the village, she meets with the [[Lost Desert Medicine]] doctor, who explains that the marking on her arm is a curse that cannot be healed through normal means. Hannah insists it is "just a burn" and decides 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.  


Meanwhile on Terror Mountain, Valin feigns exhuastion at [[Taelia|Taelia's]] door. She carries him inside, believing him to be a "lost soul." To her surprise, he jumps up and begins wreaking havoc in her home. He blasts her with her own wand, encasing her in a block of [[ice]]. Assured that the Snow Faerie is indeed immobilized, Valin escapes 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 are taking their toll on Hannah, who collapses in the snow. The red gem, which she now wears around her neck, begins to glow. Fortunately, a strange creature named [[Armin]] comes to rescue her. He tells her the tale of the [[Boris]], hundreds of whom once lived within the mountain. However, a terrible, treasure-greedy beast, implied to be the Bringer of Night, 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 seeks the gem, but for a different purpose. Armin is unsure what has happened to his people since. He explains that he woke up a few days ago, alone, with that story running through his head.  
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 reports his success to Galem and his lover, [[Masila]]. She decides 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.  


After taking her leave from Galem, Masila gathers a few trusted aides and finds Kanrik. She tells him that the great monster within will help them oust Galem and seize control of the thieves themselves. Kanrik, however, is not convinced, alluding to a past attempt to take over the guild. Masila's attempts to persuade him come to naught, and he initially refuses to betray Galem. However, her sly words begin to tempt him, and by the time he awakens from his sleep, he is determined to open the [[wikipedia:sarcophagus|sarcophagus]]. From it emerges the [[Bringer of Night]], a massive [[Moehog]] that refuses to heed anyone. It attacks the thieves, aided by its soldiers made of ice. They fight all night, but there appears to be no end in sight. However, as dawn breaks, the light of the sun melts the soldiers. Galem seizes his chance to broker a deal with the Bringer, offering to help him find a way into the mountain.  
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]].  


Enraged, Galem threatens to kill Kanrik for his error. Masila intercedes and offers an alternative: banishment. She forces Kanrik to drink a poisonous blue potion. Hours later, he finds himself alone in a frozen [[wikipedia:tundra|tundra]] with a light in the distance, which turns out to be Armin and Hannah's campfire. They react violently to his presence, and during the ensuing scuffle, a secret passage further into the mountain is revealed. Hannah, however, is too weak for a prolonged fight, and Kanrik manages to apologize and share his story. Together, they agree that alerting the Boris within the mountain is a priority, despite their mutual reservations.  
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.  


Both parties reach the Bori chamber at the same time. Kanrik instructs Hannah and Armin to hide, while Galem and his men have made considerable progress in the caverns using their digging machines. There, they find frozen Boris and the Heart of the Mountain. The Bringer reappears and summons his ice soldiers again. As a battle rages, the Keeper of Time recognizes Hannah's pendant as the Keystone, and urges her to unite it with the Heart, but she needs the help of her companions to reach it.  
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 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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Kanrik and Galem find each other in battle and begin a deadly duel in which Galem falls. Hannah reaches the Heart, and just as the Bringer is about to slay her, she unites the Keystone. A red mist fills the chamber, and the Keeper of Time calls in a hoard of Boris with his horn. Seeing the signs of trouble, Masila slips away. With the help of their newfound allies, they fight back against the Bringer. However, he strikes and smashes the Heart of the Mountain, a move that freezes him solid. Armin shatters the monster with a single, well-aimed pebble from his slingshot. Without their master, the ice army melts, and the remaining thieves elect to run. Hannah collapses from the power of the curse. Her friends rush her to Taelia, the only one with the power to help her. From a distance, Masila watches them in disgust and swears vengeance against Hannah and Kanrik.  
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.  
 
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 frees Taelia from ice, and in turn, Taelia lifts Hannah's curse. The mark, however, will remain forever.  
The Keeper of Time freed Taelia from ice, and in turn, Taelia lifted Hannah's curse. The mark, however, will remain forever.  


With Galem gone, Kanrik assumes leadership of the Thieves' Guild, while the Bori is reinitiated into Neopia. Hannah, meanwhile, returns to telling stories of her adventures in [[Krawk Island]] taverns.
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.


==The Opponents==
==The Opponents==

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