You need to kill the ice queen to open the passage to the next level. You need the coldfire to kill her. Do NOT take the coldfire off this level as it will melt and disappear. If you need to exit the level (for manna recharge, etc) put the coldfire back in the firepit. It'll be there when you return. PS: I heard that the Ice Queen CAN be killed without the coldfire, but it is quite difficult.

The Sharga leader will help you find the Ice Queen after you find the coldfire.

There are a number of weak, breakable walls.

The frozen dwarf can help find the coldfire once thawed.

The elf (the frozen guy with the bow) will join your party once thawed.

The Ice Queen carries one of the orbs. It can be used to thaw out the dwarf and the elf. (Also possible with the warming rune, or a single-strength fireball)

Several items are buried in snowdrifts.

You may or may not need to fight the skeleton. If you do things just right, walk up to him. He will see something he likes, and literaly fall apart on the spot.

The 'scroll' the sharga woman is looking for is a ripped fragment of parchment hiding in a snowdrift. It looks blank to you.

Spoilers

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Start @(17,12)
Back to Upper FG @(17,12)
Next level @(31,12)

- Ice Queen @(31,3). Hold the coldfire in your hand before you approach her, and touch her with it when she finishes talking. Then you need to hunt her down and kill her with fireballs (or something), as she runs away after you've hit her with the coldfire. There are methods for killing her without the coldfire (see below for one). Hint: Try laying down some of the firetraps (fire wards?) along her escape route. You can also herd her into the NE corner, and keep her trapped there while you throw fireballs.
- Kandoc, sharga leader @(14,14). When you have the coldfire, he shows you the route to the ice queen.
- Gorza @(13,11). When you find her the lost fragment of parchment, she gives you a number of rune scrolls as a reward.
- Advisor @(11,11). Gives some hints on what the special weapon is.
- Healer @(10,14). Heals the party up (once only?)
- Enigma elf @(20,22). If you thaw him out, he will join the party, replacing Karzak if Karzak is in the party.
- Nigel dwarf @(16,30). If you thaw him out, he will show you a weak wall leading to the coldfire.
- Rek @(19,34). Mad Rek is harmless, running back and forth.
- Skeleton guarding the Coldfire. I think, if you are wearing the pendant from Queen Iaenni (or maybe the throg pendant?) he will fall apart when you step up to him. If not, you can either beat him up standing toe-to-toe, or throw things at him until he falls apart.

- False walls @(15,10), (12,32), (21,27), (26,3)
- Single-use healing puddle @(29,26)
- Ice Queen's throne @(31,2). Melt it to create a one-use healing puddle.

- Coldfire @(11,25) in fire pit
- Helion's Orb @(31,3), carried by Ice Queen.
- Fragment of parchment @(23,20) in a snowdrift.
- Rune scroll - Magical armor rune from Gorza @(13,11)
- Rune scroll - Ball meta-rune from Gorza @(13,11)
- Rune scroll - Icy Bolts rune from Gorza @(13,11)
- Rune scroll - Warming rune from Gorza @(13,11) - Use to thaw out frozen bodies, or protect against freezing.
- Rune scroll - Circle ward @(20,27)
- Note to the Ice Queen @(31,2)
- 2 magic armor rings @(11,25)
- Magical chain chest armor @(11,25)
- Magical chain leggings @(20,27)
- Ice hammer @(20,27) in a snowdrift

- To kill the Ice Queen, by Wyvern (Cheung Kwok Leung) (paraphrased) Bring up the runecaster before you meet her, casting all shield/protect spells. Meet her. Near end of conversation, press mouse button quickly to cast many 3x fireballs. She dies before she can react.