Ice Ruins

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The is a in . It is the remains of a hall that was buried and destroyed by the ice resulting from the perpetual winter conditions in 's . Theme-wise, it is the counterpart of the in the but location-wise it is the counterpart of the 's . The and the are required to access the , and its boss is .
==Entrance to the Ruins==
To reach the , must traverse both 's and 's . He must first use the to cross a broken bridge east from the and then descend through a volcanic cavern to reach . must then pass through a outside to access that region of 's , then ascend through an icy cavern to reach the entrance area.
==Themes and Navigation==
Entering and exploring the depths of the relies heavily on the use of the . It is full of frozen blocks and enemies, as well as slippery floors. It also contains platforms of very thin ice that crack the longer stays on them, and eventually shatter, causing to fall through. Using the when these platforms crack repairs them whereas using the destroys them. If they shatter from 's weight or are melted with the , they will crystallize and reintegrate to their original form in a matter of seconds. The dungeon has a large number of floors and its layout is based around a central column with a long cyclic chain of floating blocks acting as an elevator system. Areas peripheral to this central column are mostly a network of walkways and platforms over a deep chasm. Although there are cubical blocks of ice that can into and walk around, there are also more naturally shaped ice crystals that can be destroyed with the and may contain various objects. The central puzzle theme of the is moving the central column from floor to floor by pulling the tongues of certain gargoyle statues.
The miniboss of the is a accompanied by a horde of normal-sized . Defeating them produces a linking their room, on one of the lower floors, to the dungeon entrance. 
After defeating , acquires a and frees .
===Items===
The can be acquired early on. Floor B5 contains only the chest with the inside; can take the main elevator from the dungeon entrance all the way down to get it. The is in the southeast area of floor B1 in a chest that can be immediately accessed.
The also contains a . It is located on the east platform of the southern room on floor B3. The only way to access it is from floor B2; a lever must be pulled in the central room of B2 that removes a platform above the chest.
== and Traps==
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==Nomenclature==
==Gallery==
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