The Ice Palace - Obtaining the Talion Artifact

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Vault up onto the low snowbank where the ice structure meets the left cavern wall.

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Take a standing jump from the snowbank onto the angled ice block that forms the near left corner of the structure.

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Follow the left cavern wall to the back left corner, jumping over the uneven blocks of ice as you go. On the right you can see a solid ice window. The TALION is behind it, but you can't get through yet.

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At the back left corner, turn right and climb the ice blocks to emerge behind the gong.

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Follow the ledge along the right side of the gong (i.e., right when facing the back of the gong).

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Turn left and jump over the sharply angled block of ice to land on the steps in front of the gong.

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Stand close to the gong and press Action to strike it with the GONG HAMMER.

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This will break the ice windows on either side of the structure below.

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Face the low ice wall on the left side of the gong (when facing it). Grab the edge, pull up and slide down the other side to land on the ledge below.

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Turn around and safety drop to land in front of one of the ice windows you just smashed.

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Enter the room below the gong and take the TALION.

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Then exit through the same opening where you came in. Jump across the uneven ice blocks to the front right corner of the ice structure (i.e., right when facing out over the flat, open area).

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