The Ice Cradle is a section of the Abyss on the Path of Providence in Crimson Desert, which contains a musical puzzle. The unusual instrument in the icy cave is controlled by light, so to play it you only need a sword. To solve it, use your ability to reflect beams and repeat the melody by directing them at the device's indicators.
How to get to the Ice Cradle
The route through a series of trials on this path begins with Starry Spire, which is activated by the story in Chapter 4. Ascend to the Abyss and complete the quest. "Obsession and Madness"After this, you will be able to return to the heavenly dimension.
Access to the Ice Cradle will be granted after solving the puzzle in the Altar of Solitude. Pass through the Heavenly Gate and use the teleporter to the frozen island.
How to complete the Ice Cradle in Crimson Desert
Find a cave with a musical instrument in the location and use it reflection of lightto play the correct melody. Then restore power to the area to advance along the path in the Abyss dimension and claim the treasure.
Enter the cave
Once you've reached the frosty island, go forward and activate it. The Center of the AbyssThe fast travel point will come in handy if you want to return to a location.
Move forward, towards the monument above the island's power supply. When the ravine widens slightly, turn right, where the gray cable leads. Follow the cable—it will lead you to a barely noticeable cave, from which a melody is heard.
Play the right melody
Descending to the bottom of the dungeon, you'll find yourself in a room with a large musical apparatus. It has five yellow indicators that serve as receivers for focused beams. Each of the five elements plays a different note when the collected light hits it.
To replicate the music playing in the cave, use the "Light Gathering" skill. To do this, enter reflection mode (Ctrl+LMB/LB+RB) and, while holding down the mouse button or RB, press Ctrl/LB again.
To solve the musical riddle, enter the combination with a focused beam of light:
5 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 1 - 1
If done correctly, the mechanisms on the walls will light up and start moving, and the melody in the cave will become more complex.
Restore power supply
Return to the previous room and look southeast. There's an exit under the ceiling, where the cable runs. Climb up the cable, pull yourself up with the Axiom's power, or use triple jump, to get out.
At the top, immediately grab the sparking fuse with your tentacle and move it to the wall with the square panel. In the corner, there's a slot for a rectangular fuse—lock the device you've just picked up into it with a blow from your palmar.
Enter the passage to the right of the glowing panel—it leads to a power supply, which is not yet active due to a break in the cable. Interact with the sparkling area to restore power, then press the button in the center of the circular panel.
Where to find the chest
Activate the Heavenly Gate further down the path—floating platforms will rise up on either side. Take the right path—behind it is a ledge in the rock with a broken chest visible on it.
Climb it, find a patch of cracked ice, and strike it with your palmar to open the chest. Inside the treasure chest, you'll find a Tarnished Abyssal Artifact and the "Furtherance III" gear.
After completing the Ice Cradle, a teleporter opens, taking you to the ground, to the ruins of Root's End on Sage's Peak. However, this isn't a dead end—under the plateau is a mechanism with a riddle. Solve it, and you'll be able to return to the sky and fight the boss, Abyssal Kutum.
