Crystal Maiden

Gameplay
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Audio
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History
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Trivia

 * Rylai is one of the oldest heroes from the original DotA in Reign of Chaos DotA. Her title used to be Frost Maiden.
 * Rylai's name in Warcraft DotA was Rylai Crestfall. Her surname was removed in the transition to Dota 2 for the implementation of her sibling rivalry with Lina.
 * Crystal Maiden's used to be named Brilliance Aura.
 * In early versions of DotA, Crystal Maiden and used to share the same  ability (although they were both named Frost Nova). However, in later updates, Crystal Maiden's Frost Nova was changed to Crystal Nova, turning it into a free-cast area-of-effect ability, while Lich kept the original effects.
 * In Warcraft DotA, Crystal Maiden's can freeze the enemy's Fountain and the duration was counted as creep.
 * League of Legends features an item called Rylai's Crystal Scepter as an homage to Crystal Maiden, boosting Ability (spell) Power and adding a slowing effect to spells and abilities.
 * In World of Warcraft an Alliance NPC is named Rylai Crestfall, a homage to the original Crystal Maiden from Warcraft III's DotA.
 * Crystal Maiden's leveling-up response vo_crystalmaiden_cm_levelup_03.mp3 "Is it cold in here or is it just me?" is a reference to the action movie Demolition Man.
 * Crystal Maiden's respawning line vo_crystalmaiden_cm_respawn_03.mp3 "You only live ice..." is a reference to the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice based on the novel of the same name.
 * Crystal Maiden's line vo_crystalmaiden_cm_battlebegins_01.mp3 "It's all fun and games until someone's frozen solid." is a reference to a novel written by Christopher Brookmyre entitled All Fun and Games until Somebody Loses an Eye.
 * Crystal Maiden's rare response vo_crystalmaiden_cm_rare_02.mp3 "Can you guess my... favorite poet?" is a reference to Robert Frost due to his last name, and also an allusion to Frost's poem "Fire and Ice". Crystal Maiden is the ice, and her sister Lina is fire. An excerpt: "Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice ... know enough of hate, to say that for destruction ice is also great, and would suffice.