#Endura carrot

[narwhalsarefalling]

farming endura carrots in botw by sleeping nigh constantly at inns until i run out of money and/or the stable runs out of pony points to reward me

#the narwhal speaks #totk

[bestfictionalplant]

Welcome to the Best Fictional Plant Tourney!

A WHILE ago someone sent an ask to @namedafterflowerstournament asking if they'd consider a 'best fictional plant/flower' tournament, and they said it'd be cool for someone else to do. After much sitting around to see if someone else would do it (and if you HAVE done it and I missed it im so sorry!!!!) I've decided to be that person >:)

RULES

Any kind of plant is allowed and because I'm feeling silly, I'll allow mushrooms. Trees, flowers, berries, fruits, veg, ferns, mushrooms, whatever

My only media restriction is no Harr/y Po/tter, don't worry she didn't actually invent anything so you can submit mandrakes from other properties. Myth/folklore is ENCOURAGED!!!

Sentient plants are ALLOWED, including SOME Pokemon. Oddish is def allowed cause he's a lil radish w leggies, walking mushrooms from dungeon meshi are allowed, Pokemon like dhelmise and decidueye not so much, some of these may go to prelim polls if im not sure.

EDIT: by fictional plants I mean plants that aren't found in the real world. Inspired and based on real plants is fine, ie endura carrots, maxim tomatoes, nilotpala lotus, but if it's like, beauty and the beast rose, that's just a rose, sorry for any confusion EDIT for the EDIT: Real world plants with like. their own magical abilities in a series, ie vervain in the vampire diaries, wolfsbane in folklore, WILL be allowed. Exceptions might happen if i think it's funny :)

I've not thought about time limits/bracket count I just miss having something to Organise and I want to make my little lists and graphics again :)

Submission Link Here

for visibility @tournamentdirectory @tournament-announcer @bestvegetablepoll

#tournament poll #fiction plant poll

[doomed-era]

..gaffen and zeldas horses pre and post cal (including hylia brainworms)? names + personalities perhabs

hehe oh this might be long. because I . uh

drew all of them.

gaffen has five horses so. full slots in-game yea. non-"special" horses are sneaky, cheese, and epona! the giant horse is named pumpkin, and the white horse is named cloud, however he does not really consider cloud his horse. he also did the epona thing </3 i am taking a little artistic license with the horses because I want there to be different heights + builds for them uh yea. i used to be really into horses growing up so its my right. horse isle 2 babeeyyyy

sneaky -- mare, skewbald, 14.5 hh. I would say she's probably descended from horses that were already running wild around hyrule from before the calamity. I'd say her build is similar to that of an american mustang for that reason (short, very hardy. tho tbf I really dont think a lot of feral horses WOULDNT be like this. im just. messing around) she's gaffen's first horse, and his favorite one.

she's about seven years old now? gaffen caught her when she was fairly young and very soon after he left the great plateau so she took to him very well. shes very gentle and intelligent, generally speaking doesn't know what to do around monsters. gaffen had to train her to not shy around them because she is not a fan and is kind of a coward </3 she knows a bunch of tricks like shaking hands and standing up on her hind legs, retrieving objects, and other stuff. she's very treat-oriented and will listen to anyone who gives her food. this actually led to a yiga kidnapping? once? yeah the yiga tried to steal her oops. her name is sneaky bc gaffen had to sneak up on her to catch her. very creative

epona -- mare, flaxen chestnut, 13.9 hh, about six years old. also descended from already-feral horses, though she may have a little farm horse that got free in there. she's the second horse gaffen registered!

epona started just. following gaffen one day. this is presumably because she was bored and smelled food on him. she's a very bold horse, and not afraid of a fight. she also gets bored really easily, so gaffen has taught her several tricks as well. she really likes people, and is the most vocal of gaffen's horses. gaffen named her after a story he heard about chosen heroes naming their horses epona, as he didn't know the story when he found sneaky.

cheese-- stallion, 15hh blue roan. he's descended from horses used by the hyrulean military. he's got a very long, pretty mane and is very well-built, similar to an andalusian.

cheese was named after his coat color and markings. he's around seven, and is gaffen's fourth horse. gaffen thought he looked like mold but the stable owner he tried to register him at (it was tasseren) said he wouldnt let gaffen name a horse mold. so he settled on cheese. cheese is generally a very sweet horse who loves attacking monsters. he's kind of annoying around people he doesn't know and will nibble on your clothes. but! he is a great jumper and people have asked gaffen if they could breed cheese with their mares once or twice. his favorite treat is apple horse treats that some stables will sell

pumpkin -- 23 hh mare, technically this coloration I dont THINK exists irl but the closest is probably a liver chestnut. she has the build of a shire more or less, and her bloodline is believed to be the result of an abandoned breeding project in the gerudo highlands.

pumpkin is AGGRESSIVE. towards horses, people, what have you. the problem is she's very attached to gaffen and gaffen as far as hes concerned thinks pumpkin can do no wrong. she runs over things with no remorse. its not like she wants to she just doesnt care. gaffen thinks she was the matriarch of her old herd. she's a very proud horse and refuses to do tricks but she is very affectionate towards gaffen and generally listens to him. her favorite treat is endura carrots. she is the fourth horse gaffen has registered and is around fourteen years old.

cloud-- 14.2 hh white stallion, around nine years old. my god I did not want to make him white I wanted to make him a grey or ivory or perlino but nooo. canonical pink nose which means he's probably white ew ew ew. anyway he is based on an arabian horse, however I gave him feathering, he's kinda fuzzier than an arabian and he probably has a mane more like an andalusian. i love andalusians. but he descended from a special breed of horses called the hyrulean imperial breed! they're a hotblooded breed known for their intelligence and grace.

cloud is the last horse gaffen registered, probably because it was so frustrating to catch him. unfortunately toffa was a LITTLE bit more picky in this au lets say. and didnt just look for a white horse but something with the breed characteristics of a a hyrulean imperial. so gaffen ended up catching several horses either sired by cloud or part of his herd that were a similar color. cloud, uh, well he hates everyone. he is wild as they come, very difficult to train, even for someone who likes training horses and had quite a bit of experience like gaffen did at the time. this was only exacerbated by hylia having recently popped into gaffen's head and insisting he give the horse to widget and train him properly, which only made him more angry at the horse. gaffen just. didnt really treat him well. to him, that is not his horse. cloud is a big fan of apples but he also likes sugar cubes-- basically anything sweet.

ok pre-calamity horses now

chestnut-- 15 hh mahogany bay gelding, 15 at the time of the calamity.

chestnut is a horse that gaffen got from his parents when he was thirteen. it took him a bit to get used to riding but once he understood it and began to bond with chestnut he fell in love with horses. they're better than dogs, obviously. chestnut was basically the perfect companion-- he was trained very well for his job before gaffen got him and had a gentle disposition. chestnut, unlike gaffen, seemed to enjoy the company of just about everyone, and most stables gaffen went to complimented him on how well-kept and good-natured chestnut was. when the calamity hit gaffen ordered the boy under him who was responsible for the horses to set chestnut and the other horses free. it's unknown if the horse survived.

lily -- 14.2 hh white mare, around 5 years old at the time of the calamity. I DO NOT KNOW WHY WE CAME UP WITH THE SAME NAME </3 she is a hyrulean imperial

widget did not like lily at first, and lily did not like her. though she was trained to be ridden without complaint by the royal family specifically the horse had a way of being annoying without technically going outside of the rules she was trained to follow. though some stablehands suggested she take some time to learn better riding habits widget didn't really care to do it as she had made up her mind that she didn't like horses and didn't want to put any effort into learning how to bond with hers. eventually, with some help from gaffen the Horse Obsessed Freak, widget does learn to like and work with lily and they get along fairly well.

#anyways. enjoy me tracing over pictures of horses i found on google. #i have a lot of trouble with horse anatomy they are Awful #but tbh I need to practice them #golden blood on his hands #asks

[needfantasticstories]

Attempt number 2653929284 at writing fluff:

(AO3 Link at the bottom)

Four woke up with a startle.

He’d been dreaming of apples. Not the bland ones they sold in castle town markets, or the sweeter ones in the countryside, but the mouth-watering, rupee-red gems from Legend’s orchard; the kind Wild had turned into a pie unlike any they’d ever had before.

He was about to take a bite out of one such apple when his teeth snapped together, waking him.

His stomach growled as he sat up and rubbed his eyes. They’d camped in an autumn forest crisp with warm red and yellow leaves, but the air had a chill bite come nightfall. Four had slept near the fire, luckily, while most of the others huddled around Sky, who’d had a rough day.

Saying goodbye to Sun had nearly broken the poor man, but the portal waited and she put on a brave show for him, though it was obvious to all how it broke her heart too. But the Surface team needed her.

But nothing prepared them for Red Terror’s anguish at his soulmate leaving him again.

Four looked around, and spied Epona nosing through the autumn leaves with a “sh sh sh” of her nose.

Everyone was asleep except Wild, perched in a branch to keep better watch over the hill nearby. He didn’t look surprised to see four awake.

“Hungry?”

“Must be,” he laughed and rubbed his stomach, hoping it had finished complaining.

“Here,” Wild leapt down and pulled something from his pouch.

Four stifled a small laugh. Apples. Six of them.

Wild returned to his perch.

Four ate two apples, and watched Epona.

The horse continued to nuzzle the leaves, pushing them around more aggressively. They crackled and shushed loudly.

Time and Warrior began to stir. Sky flinched from a stick snapping under her hoof. Hyrule startled too, and sat up, then just as quickly looked around and went back to sleep.

Four had to do it, Twilight’s rules notwithstanding. Red thrilled with delight, vio in fascination and reason, blue with playful spite and green with purpose.

He approached the heavy horse lightly but within her sight. Her ears perked up with interest. He grabbed the brush Twilight had left on the log nearby, climbed atop the log, and held out an apple.

She stomped over and took it carefully from his hand. He smiled and stroked her nose.

He felt especially small before her. Her legs were taller than him. His own steed, a petite but swift gelding from his father, was hardly bigger than a pony. Father had joked about getting him a greyhound to ride before they both admitted he would not get any taller.

Epona stood even taller than his father’s stallion.

Might as well brush her too, since we’re here, Vio thought. The rest of him readily agreed. He gave her three more apples. Twilight didn’t need to know…

A crackling of leaves. He peered around her chest, and found Warrior approaching from the other side, apple in hand.

“Good girl,” he whispered, not seeing Four.

“I’ll keep your secret if you keep mine.”

Warrior peered around Epona and smiled. “Only if you include Wild. I think he’s in on it.”

A third voice spoke. “Oh, I see I’m not the first.”

Sky held a bag of oats and two endura carrots.

No one dared tell Twilight about the little breech of his rules against spoiling Epona. Not even Time, who watched from his bedroll with a grin as the three fed and brushed her down. Not Legend or Hyrule or Wind either, who fed her the next night.

They all missed someone, Twilight thought as he watched from the woods.

Only Four discovered the truth, when he saw Twilight pack up the brush without using it and saddled Epona without feeding her first, who the real mastermind was.

“Good girl,” he told her.

Sneaking Apples (673 words) by SkipBreaker Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Four & Warriors (Linked Universe), Four & Sky (Linked Universe), Twilight & Wild (Linked Universe), Four & Twilight (Linked Universe), Four & Wild (Linked Universe) Characters: Four (Linked Universe), Warriors (Linked Universe), Sky (Linked Universe), Wild (Linked Universe), Twilight (Linked Universe), Time (Linked Universe), Epona (Legend of Zelda) Summary: A difficult farewell is made better with a secret apple plot. (My attempt at “tooth-rotting fluff,” as the kids say. One-shot short. Might make a collection someday.)

#linked universe twilight #linked universe wild #linked universe fanfic #linked universe #linked universe sky #linked universe fluff #skipwrites

[totkdaily]

Day 58: Malanya, and Skull Lake

After a brief diversion in which we narrowly escape a Stone Talus, I take Peaches to see Malanya. He's in a closed bud just like the Great Fairies, but he comes out for an endura carrot.

In exchange for more food, he can revive horses or increase their abilities. 

For strength: fried wild greens

For speed: glazed veggies and steamed tomatoes

For stamina: herb saute

For pull: copious fried wild greens and veggie porridge

Well. I might need to pay more attention to gathering materials. I can increase Pumpkin's meagre strength, but no more. 

While I'm up this way, I may as well look for Misko's treasure at Skull Lake. I ride up the hill - and right on the lip, it's Addison! It's been a while… but who's going to see his sign here? I prop it up with a Zonai device anyway. Then I glide on over to the higher of the two eyes of the lake - the other is a chasm. 

The higher one is deceptive - it's hollow. I jump in. Not really sure what my escape plan is.

The tunnel beneath is infested with skeletons - and the final cavern hides a stalnox. I stand my ground, and defeat it. 

Misko's treasure is my reward - a fierce deity mask. After Yunobo's avatar smashes the wall hiding the bubbulfrog, we retreat to the entrance and ascend to the top of the eye once more. Then I leap down the cavern of the other eye, curious.

At the bottom, a pitch-black void with only Gloom-riddled skeletons visible. Akkala's House of Bones. Nope. Too spooky.

I use the Purah Pad to get back to the East Akkala Stable. I'll sleep here, then maybe tomorrow visit the spring I know is at the bottom of the hill.

#totkdaily #day 58 #im just not good at spooky #totk #loz #zelda #legend of zelda

[sokkas-first-fangirl]

“Well now,” he hummed. “You’re late. I expected you to seek my aid sooner, little Hero.”

“I-I’m sorry,” Link stammered, caught off guard. He'd expected Link? “I wanted to ask…”

“About your Epona,” Malanya interrupted. He waved a glittering hand and, for a moment, Link’s heart sank. Malanya sounded and looked so casual, so dismissive, that Link expected an instant no.

“It has been one hundred years,” Malanya said, waving a finger in Link’s face. Sparkles landed in his hair. “Yet your Epona still demands I send her back to you. She worries for you, little Hero. Ah, Heroes and their steeds…I admit, I am always impressed by the strength of your dedication to each other. Not many mortals care for their steeds as much as you and your past incarnations have. Why, the Hero of Time was never without his own Epona, and the Hero of Twilight took pity on Ganondorf’s mare, claiming her as his own…Ah, but it is not them we need to speak of.” Malanya drew himself back up, stretching. “Reviving horses takes energy, little Hero. It requires much of my power and energy. To revive a horse that’s been gone for so long…Well, it will exhaust me.”

“Do you need more endura carrots?” Link asked. But, really, when were things ever so easy?

“Ha! I would not say no to such a treat. But no. No, no. If I am to use so much of my power, I want to ensure it will be worth it. She died for you once, little Hero. Can you protect her this time?” 

*

During the siege of Highland Stable, the giant stallion comes to Link and Yuki's aid. After the battle, the duo go in search of Malanya.

But if Malanya is going to even consider resurrecting a horse that's been dead for one hundred years, he's going to need some incentive.

#luminous #miphlink #link botw #link loz #princess mipha #princess zelda #prince sidon #bazz loz #rivan loz #yuki (oc) #yunobo #daruk #lady riju #lady urbosa #teba #revali #calamity ganon #ganondorf #breath of the wild #the legend of zelda #botw fanfic #botw fanfiction #loz fanfic #loz fanfiction #link's family #malanya #big bad bazz brigade #my writing #new chapter #next chapter

[askganon]

Dear King Ganondorf

Do you have any fun recipes? I am tired of wheat gruel.

There is one dish that I particularly enjoy, but it is not simple nor is it a quick make. It is time-consuming, but well worth the wait.

You will need four sliced carrots, endura or swift makes no difference. After that, four sliced stalks of Hyrule Herbs. Next, you will slice two spicy peppers into eighths and add them to the mix.

While those sauté, slice and pull apart a mighty thistle, adding it to the mixture along with a crushed hearty radish.

With all the vegetables cooking, take five dodongo sausages and cut them into one-inch sections. Add them to the pan, and finish by pouring a dark ale over the ingredients until everything is submerged.

Then, allow the ale to burn down completely. This will take two to three hours, but once the ale is cooked down, the meal is ready.

#Ganondorf #Legend of Zelda

[aikoiya]

LoZ - Gerudo vs Egypt

I can't help but wonder what Ganon & just the Gerudo in-general's reaction to Egypt at the height of its power would be.

If you really think about it, you never really see a settlement in LoZ that's more than a hamlet based upon population alone. Not a single one even truly qualifies as a village despite their names.

But Egypt wasn't just a kingdom. It was an empire, one of the greatest on Earth. And if I'm not mistaken, their cities were big.

And they didn't just survive, they thrived. Despite the desert.

They had some terrible practices, but boy if they weren't tenacious.

It's also weird that you never see an agricultural area of any kind among the Gerudo. I know that I've beaten this over the head a bunch, but so long as you have ready access to fresh water & know the correct planting method, you can grow a lot of stuff in the desert.

Carrots, radishes, cucumbers, squashes, pumpkins, beans, farrow, wheat, dates, figs, tomatoes, spinach, cabbages, grapes, sweet potatoes, sweet peppers, & such. Not to mention the obvious coconuts, cacti such as agave & dragonfruit & aloe, as well as watermelons. All these things grow in the desert just fine. Some of them having canonical counterparts within the game such as Hylian Tomatoes, Fortified & Sun Pumpkins, Hearty Radishes, Swift & Endura Carrots, Hydromelons, Palm Fruit, Voltfruit, & Tabantha Wheat.

Plus, there's the stuff that we know grows there because we see them growing there. Hydromelons, Voltfruit cacti, Wildberries, Zapshrooms, Warm & Electric Safflina, Spicy Peppers, Dazzlefruit, Palm Fruit, & Shock Fruit.

So, since BotW/TotK Gerudo have access to a seemingly endless source of water, then add to that the straw grid planting method, they should be thriving.

And I don't understand why they aren't.

Perhaps the development team don't know much about desert ecology?

Not that it wouldn't be difficult. Heavens, no! At the same time, I've never seen the Gerudo as lazy by any account. They'd need to be incredibly resilient & hardworking to live where they do without growing their own food.

In such a situation, I can definitely understand Ganondorf's... frustrations. Doesn't make his actions in any way okay, but I can understand why he'd be envious of his obviously thriving neighbors.

I will admit, part of the problem was, indeed, most likely on Hyrule's part for not giving some sort of aid, but that doesn't mean that that the Gerudo were blameless.

LoZ Cultural Masterlist 2

#loz #legend of zelda #Ganondorf #Gerudo #Egypt #Ancient egypt

[enduracarrotchips]

Ok but the fact that totk does not let you make endura carrot chips with the introduction of oil as a cooking ingredient is a travesty

yea

#asks #anonymous

[link-posting]

Sleeping in Stables

Link could barely keep his eyes open. He hadn’t gotten much sleep for a few days now. It wasn’t always easy finding a safe spot to camp, and with the recent Blood Moon he had spent some time with the Monster Control teams clearing out a few of the larger monster dens. He was slumped over his horse, a speckled white mare he’d named Haven, resting against her neck as she trotted along. She kept a steady pace, as if she understood her rider’s current state. She followed the dirt path instinctively, letting out a nicker as they approached Outskirt Stable.

“Good girl,” Link said quietly, patting the side of her neck. He made a mental note to give her a treat later- maybe a few apples, or Endura Carrots if he had any. He smiled as the sound of the stables filled his ears- the neighs and snorts of horses, Myti greeting and waving to other travelers, Beetle clapping in time with the Stable Trotter’s music and hawking his wares.

“Good evening, Link!” came the gentle voice of Toffa from where he stood, overseeing the stabled horses as they munched on their hay.

“Good evening, Toffa,” Link said with a small, tired smile. Toffa headed over to him, taking Haven’s reins as Link slid off her saddle. “Are you well?”

“I’m well enough,” Toffa said with a chuckle as the pair walked toward the stable entrance.

“Back bothering you?” Link asked, looking over at the elderly man.

Toffa chuckled and nodded. “It is, actually. Seems there’s a storm rolling in,” he replied. He couldn’t help but be pleasantly surprised that Link remembered he had back pains, though at this point he shouldn’t be. It seemed Link had trouble with remembering events, but he never forgot a detail about the people he met. It wasn’t the first time Link recalled such a minor detail.

“Guess I got here just in time then,” Link returned, patting Toffa on the shoulder as he headed inside. He waved to Embry as he yawned, his feet dragging as he headed over to the check-in counter. “Good evening, Embry. Is there a free bed?” he asked, already digging in his pouch for a Sleepover Ticket he’d gotten from Addison.

”For you? Always! Do you want a wake up call?” he asked, taking the ticket from the young man and placing it under the counter in the till.

Link shook his head and waved his hand. “No thank you. I have some sleep to catch up on,” he said, yawning again, stretching his arms over his head as he walked over to one of the beds. He sat on the edge, setting his things down beside the bed and collapsing back into it. He didn’t even bother crawling under the blanket, electing to simply curl up in the center of the bed and promptly falling into unconsciousness.

Embry couldn’t help but let out an affectionate chuckle. Link was a favorite staple among the Stable workers. He was there often, and always a polite customer. He clearly adored his horses, and made sure to rotate the few he had regularly. If he was boarding Haven, Embry knew he would be taking Spot out next. Sometimes he’d even cook for everyone staying at the Stable, and his food was truly unmatched. Those nights Embry would let him stay for free.

Just as Toffa predicted, the skies opened up and rain poured down. It pitter-pattered softly on the canvas roof of the Stable as everyone hurried inside out of the rain. Embry slipped out from behind the counter for a moment, grabbing a spare blanket. He walked up to the bed quietly, then draped the blanket over the small Hylian boy, chuckling as he watched Link grab onto it, letting out a pleased noise in his sleep as he snuggled down into the blanket. Link’s lips curled into a soft smile in his sleep, and Embry could only pray to Malanya to give him pleasant dreams.

#tae writes #legend of zelda #legend of zelda tears of the kingdom #totk #totk link #totk Stables #totk fanfic #totk fanfiction #reblog to validate me

[bad-advice-link]

Should I grow the hearty radishes or the endura carrots?

Grow apples so you can throw them at doctors.

#bad advice #bad advice link #disclaimer dont actually do this

[fioreofthemarch]

Finding Her - Chapter 3

Link makes notes, takes photos and keeps time on his quest across Hyrule, in the hopes of finding Zelda and staying sane until he does. [ Previous | Next | First | AO3 ]

Log date: 12:30. 5th month, 22nd day 104 AC Location: New Serenne Stable Weather: Sunny

Lady Impa was glad to see me. But maybe not as much as I was surprised to see her. Was heading north, towards Tabantha, when these silvery lines began snaking their way under my feet — next thing I knew the whole field was covered in them. 

That’s where Lady Impa was, with Cado, and a hot air balloon. She calls them geoglyphs, says they were created by the people of ancient times. (Why can we only see them now? Magic? It’s usually magic.) She said the glyphs were made to house tears, and that if there was one here it might help us find Zelda. So I spent an hour running every line and checking every stalk of silver grass until I found it. 

Zelda and I have probably seen every inch of this kingdom in our travels but somehow we’d never noticed it — a shallow pool, no bigger than a foot across, hidden on the hills of north Hyrule. It showed me her. The shortest of visions. Gotta admit, don’t like what I saw. Because if it was real, if it means what I think it means…

Impa spoke about the Forgotten Temple holding more clues and then sailed away in her balloon. No choice but to follow. If the weather holds, I can make that ride in less than a day. 

A photograph taken from Impa’s hot air balloon of the geoglyph of Hyrule Ridge, depicting a large figure with long ears and an outstretched hand. 

Caption: Wait…Rauru? 

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Purah Pointer #34: The regions of Hebra and Tabantha in Hyrule are cold! Pack warm clothes or make sure you have a steady supply of warming foods such as Spicy Peppers. Be especially careful of monsters in these regions that utilise an icy breath.

(Note: Purah Pointers are suggestions only and should NOT be relied upon to ensure safe and secure adventuring. Hatento Ancient Technology Industries disclaims liability for injury or death as a result of using the Purah Pad)

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Log date: 19:45. 5th month 23rd day 104AC Location: Snowfield Stable Weather: Light snowfall  

Been to the Forgotten Temple with Impa and now on the way to Rito Village, stopping at this stable on the way. Looks like there are plenty more geoglyphs to see and hopefully more visions of Zelda too. If I can make it that far. 

Head’s swimming. Thank Hylia for stable-made stew. They use the good stuff here; endura carrots, gourmet meat, maybe even truffles. The owner says they have to, or they won’t get many visitors ‘at the edge of the world’ he calls it. 

Might have been a bit reckless. Feeling reckless, lately. Like my joints are all loose; like anything could happen. Less than two weeks without her and I’m starting to wonder how I lived this long. 

Harlow at the stable said there was a three-headed dragon nearby scaring off travellers and that she fears it'll attack any day now. Alright. A dragon, easy. Have met dragons before, they’re not so bad, as long as you approach carefully. 

Not this one. 

It saw me and a second later the worst chill you can imagine filled the air. It burrowed deep under the Hylian tunic I bought and chewed through the heat of the Spicy Pepper Skewers I’d been eating. Relentless. Barely remember the rest. Fired a few clumsy arrows its way, dodged its ice breath, fell down and was preparing to die face down in the snow like an idiot when I heard a roar. Didn’t get a good look at what happened, only that when I got to my feet the Gleeok was fleeing, and the Light Dragon was circling maybe 300ft above and rising. Not sure what I did to receive its blessing but, any help you can get, right? 

Gonna go ask for a third serving of stew. 

A photograph at maximum zoom, taken from behind some ancient ruins, of a huge ice Gleeok flying in the distance. The air around it is thick with snow such that the creature is barely visible. 

Caption: Will be back for a rematch. 

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Log date: 10:00. 5th month, 25th day 104AC Location: Lucky Clover Gazette Correspondent Temporary Quarters   Weather: Snowfall continuing 

Another tear, another vision. Worst fears confirmed. Zelda didn’t just fall, she disappeared – and landed somewhere so far back in the past it makes my stomach turn. Just have to trust she found her way back, somehow. 

Currently resting up at the Lucky Clover Gazette. Zelda used to get their paper delivered every week, guess this is their new headquarters here in Hebra. Somehow got roped into being a reporter for them. They’re chasing leads about Zelda’s whereabouts so why not. Will try anything once. 

Traysi has a whole operation here. Research notes, archives, a pictobox, a printing machine, issues packed and ready for distribution. Didn’t see any other reporters except Penn though, and me I guess.

(This job pays, right?)

According to Traysi there there are reports of someone who looks just like Zelda. Sightings all over the place. Is she okay? In danger? Trapped somewhere? If she made her way home, why hasn’t she told us?

Penn said to meet him at the Woodland Stables – he heard she’d been seen there – and it’s taking every ounce of willpower not to go right away. But Hebra is calling, and Zelda has friends there among the Rito. She’d want me to help them. Have to start somewhere or I’ll never start anywhere. Will follow any lead I have.

A photograph of Penn, the Rito journalist, in front of a large corkboard with copious notes, drawings and maps pinned to it, centered around large letters that read ‘ZELDA?’. He is pointing to one of the papers, explaining something with an animated expression even behind his flying mask.

Caption: He lost me five out of fifteen minutes in. 

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**LOCKED ENTRY** Please enter passcode to view this log. 

> **** **** ****

Passcode validated. 

Log date: 10:10. 5th month, 22nd day 104AC Location: North Hyrule Plain  Weather: Sunny 

A photograph of Link running through a gently rising field, the ground painted with the faint glow of a large geoglyph.

Dearest Zelda,

I hope the day comes when you can view this entry on the Purah Pad. I have locked it with your passcode. 

If you are reading this, it hopefully means you are returned to us. That or it is Link reading this, having cracked the passcode (or made Robbie unlock it for him, though I doubt that).

I have met with Link only ten minutes ago, near the old Royal Ancient Tech Lab that you were so fond of. He has entrusted the Purah Pad to my care as he searches for the secret of the geoglyph that has appeared here. We think it may help him find you; I pray to Hylia we do, and soon. 

I cannot doubt Link will prevail however, for I have never seen such single-mindedness, such breathless abandon as he chases even the slightest hint of your presence. If I told him your shadow had passed over the ground at our feet, he would all but drop to his knees to praise it.  

I will continue my travels to document these geoglyphs, as I know you would give anything to be the one doing so. The least I can do is record my findings to someday share with you. Your Link has been doing much the same. 

If the Goddess is kind, you will soon have a chance to read the story of his travels — and then hopefully write the final chapter. 

Always in your service,

Impa of Kakariko Village

#tears of the kingdom #totk #totk spoilers #zelink #legend of zelda #tloz #tloz fanfiction

[golvio]

Something I’ve noticed about the Great Fairy Fountains in BotW is that, although they look like standard flower bulbs when dormant, when they activate and open after Link donates enough money, they look like rafflesia flowers. Rafflesia flowers have no leaves or roots because they evolved to be parasitic, attaching themselves to a specific species of vine called the Tetrastigma that grows along the rainforest floor and siphoning water and nutrients from its host plant.

Now, there doesn’t seem to be any such vine in the temperate forest where Cotera’s rafflesia grows, but the base of the flower is covered with giant fungi, which suggests her flower gets its water and nutrients from the same symbiotic mycelium network that supports the nearby trees. The fungi near the fountain seems especially active and potent—not only are its fruiting bodies huge, the surrounding plantlife its roots are attached to seems unusually healthy and vigorous. There are even several rare species of plants growing in the area, including the Hearty Radish, Endura Carrots, and even the incredibly picky and sensitive Silent Princess, which was notorious among pre-Calamity gardeners and conservationists for being unable to survive outside of very specific natural conditions.

But what’s really curious to me is how Cotera and her sisters seem to also require a symbiotic relationship with regular mortal people to survive. They’re different from the animals that frequent their fountains in that, in addition to physical sustenance from water and root sugars, they also require some sort of magical/spiritual energy from visitors to stay healthy and happy.

I keep thinking of Skyward Sword’s yin/yang imagery with the dual forces of Malice and Gratitude in the materials you can collect to upgrade your stuff. Gratitude, like Malice, is a spiritual energy that’s released by living beings when they experience a sufficiently powerful emotion. The emotions associated with Malice appear to be negative, while the emotions that form Gratitude energy are positive. Both energies can “crystallize” into solid forms that can be handled, transported, and used in rites. Both have transformative and vitality-increasing properties for creatures aligned with their specific energy wavelengths, and can be poisonous to creatures not aligned to them, like how Malice is poisonous to the non-monster peoples of Hyrule while giving beneficial properties to monsters, boosting their physical strength, extending their vitality, even resurrecting them so long as they have physical remains to animate.

There have also been certain notable cases where certain beings were able to shift their energy alignments when exposed to enough pf the opposite energy. For example, gathering a high enough concentration of Gratitude Crystals was enough to transform Batreaux the demon into a human. Meanwhile, Rhoam mentioned that Ganon was formerly a human man who “became Malice.” I imagine the nature of his transformation and the reason why he was exposed to enough ambient Malice to become an entity that was composed of and could consciously control it will be expanded upon in TotK when it comes out.

But, anyways, Cotera and her sisters. It seems like her dependence upon travelers and their donations reveals a very interesting thing about “minor deities” and other beings of similar power who deliberately cultivate symbiotic relationships with humans through worship. The way she gathers Gratitude energy is initially through a symbolic donation of something of value to humans, in this case, money. The energy given by this donation is enough to revitalize her from her hibernation, and she continues gathering Gratitude by using her restored powers to improve the armor Link carries.

Basically, before travelers stopped coming to visit the fountains after the Calamity wiped out huge chunks of the population and made travel difficult, there was some kind of economy happening where the Great Fairies exchanged favors for the Gratitude mortal travelers released upon receiving those favors. Without that Gratitude energy, the fairies can at least physically survive, but are forced into a state of hibernation until a mortal radiating the positive emotional energy they crave draws near.

It reminds me a lot of the relationships between regular humans and kami in various depictions of Shintoism, where humans need the favor of the gods to survive, but the gods also require attention and energy in the form of prayer and symbolic exchanges of money used for the upkeep of their shrine. A lot of local folk religious practices in various parts of China involve a similar relationship, although in some cases the exchange of money/gifts is even more symbolic, with joss paper versions of “real” goods being burned in offering.

It makes me curious about what’s going on between the Yiga Clan and Ganondorf. The Yiga certainly seem to be trying to set up some sort of reciprocal relationship between themselves and Ganon in Age of Calamity, putting Ganon’s inert little robot vessel in a shrine and offering it food. Ganon, likewise, seems drawn to the Yiga because of the Malice they foster within their hearts from their own hatred of the Royal Family and the Hylians for their rejection and exile after lifetimes of devoted service. Harbinger Ganon depends on Malice in his environment for energy, violently wrenching out life energy touched by Malice from monster and human alike in order to restore himself as quickly as possible after each defeat.

However, if Ganondorf himself is freed and the urgency of his appetite is tamed by treating his obvious starvation…would it be possible for him to develop into a Malice-aligned version of the symbiotic relationship between beings like Cotera and her visitors? One where favors are exchanged for the voluntary, gradual release of the hatred and anger burdening his worshippers’ hearts, as opposed to him violently cracking their souls open and instantly slurping up the hate-filled juices inside, draining them of their life force and killing them in the process?

#long post #loz thoughts #botw #totk #cotera #the great fairies #ganondorf #calamity ganon #harbinger ganon #the yiga clan

[airyairyaucontraire]

Congratulations are in order, for I have finally bested the big flying ice centipede in the Wind Temple. It took me ages to work up the nerve to go back there after it kicked my ass so hard on like my second day playing the game, and what made the difference was the Dusk Bow, which if you don’t know about it is really neat but somewhat inconvenient to get because it requires lots of stamina, whether from food or increasing your wheel by solving shrines.

If you fire yourself out the top of the Lookout Landing tower and glide over to the floating castle (this is where the stamina goes), then land on the tallest pointy spire (the bell tower), you can find the Dusk Bow wedged into a crack in the spire. I do not know how it got there, but there it is and you can take it. It’s got 30 attack power which is nothing to sniff at, and it “forcefully fires long-range arrows,” so this is sort of TOTK’s equivalent of that Golden Bow you could pick up in Gerudo Town.

If you then clamber down into the bell tower, you can use Ultrahand to grab the big bell and push it back and forth (I did this just because I wanted to see if it would ring) and it will indeed ring and reveal a Korok, so that’s nice.

If you then parachute down through the middle of the tower to the throne room/Sanctum, you can find some Royal Guard weapons on the ledges at the sides of the room - look for a big broken statue of a horse and you can find a bundle of ten arrows near its head, then round behind the base of the statue a bow and a couple of swords. Then go round to the other side of the room at the same level and you can find a matching shield and spear.

They’re just lying in the open which means they respawn with the Blood Moon and you can go and collect them each time (same goes for the Dusk Bow). They all have good attack power (the bow is 50!) and you can reach all of them without having to encounter any monsters. If you didn’t know about that, now you do.

Oh! And if you want Endura Carrots for stamina meals, Satori Mountain is still the best place to go. There are three, I think, growing at the base of the pink blossom tree next to the pool near the top. A little bit further down the mountain, near the location of the old shrine from BOTW, there’s a ledge where two Blue Moblins hang out. You can either fight them and take their horns for reinforcing weapons, or wait for night-time when they go to sleep, then just go down there and sneak around in a stealthy crouch pulling up more carrots. I think like five or six grow there reliably.

These are my little routines that I like to do after each Blood Moon. I also like to go to the apple orchard on Satori (and the new shrine is conveniently right next to it) because you can get a whole lot of wood and apples that are easy to sell for pocket money, but it’s not the jolly explosive fun it was in the olden days when we had magic blue bombs. I miss those so much. You have to use up a couple of axes just to fell all the trees and there are two or three Evermeans that you have to chop plus a little bitch of an Octorok to find. I suppose I could climb all the trees and pick all the apples but oh God how tedious.

Anyone knowing of a quick’n’easy method for harvesting the Satori orchard in TOTK is encouraged to let me know.

#totk #loz

[anxious-anura]

How to get Pony Points

Every time you visit a stable you are awarded 1 pony point. (There are 16 stables in total.)

You will also receive a pony point when you register a horse, aside from your first register which is free and rewards 2 pony points.

Each stable has a side quest titled “A Picture For”, in order to get this side quest you must check the walls for an empty picture frame and interact with it. The stable owner will describe a painting they’d like and then it’s your job to set off to take a picture of what they’ve described. Show them a correct photo and you’ll receive 1 pony point.

TOTK Pony Points Rewards

# of points | rewards

3 | towing harness

5 | horse god paraglider fabric

7 | melanya bed unlock

10 | +1 horse slot

13 | travelers saddle and bridle

16 | mane restyling service

20 | +1 horse slot

23 | knights saddle and bridle

26 | extravagant saddle and bridle

30 | +1 horse slot

35 | +1 horse slot

40 | 50% off all stable services

45 | 5 sleepover tickets

50 | 3 endura carrots

55, 60, etc | repeat of 5 sleepover tickets/endura carrots

How to Farm Pony Points

Every time you pay and sleep in a bed at a stable you are awarded 1 pony point. You can farm them by repeating this over and over, but it will cost you 20 rupees a night.

#tears of the kingdom #zelda #totk #pony points #link #totk link #stable #totk stable

[herstarlitdreams]

The Hero's Cookbook: Ingredients

Hey everyone! Here's an updated list of ingredients for the Hero's Cookbook!

This is a complete list of all the (food) ingredients in both the Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, pulled together for your reference and as part of my Hero's Cookbook project.

If anything is missing, please let me know! I might be planning to include it in a different post, or I may have forgotten.

Fruit/Vegetables

Apple

Golden Apple

Palm Fruit

Wildberry

Voltfruit

Hydromelon

Hearty Durian

Mighty Bananas

Fire Fruit

Ice Fruit

Shockfruit

Dazzlefruit

Hylian Tomato

Spicy Peppers

Hearty Radish

Big Hearty Radish

Endura Carrot

Swift Carrot

Fortified Pumpkin

Sun Pumpkin

Stambulb

Mushrooms

Hearty Truffle

Big Hearty Truffle

Endura Shroom

Rushroom

Brightcap

Stamella Shroom

Chillshroom

Sunshroom

Zap Shroom

Silent Shroom

Razorshroom

Ironshroom

Hylian Shroom

Skyshroom

Plants

Fleet-Lotus Seeds

Hyrule Herb

Silent Princess

Cool Safflina

Warm Safflina

Electric Safflina

Mighty Thistle

Armoranth

Blue Nightshade

Swift Violet

Sundelion

Meats

Raw Gourmet Meat

Raw Whole Bird

Raw Prime Meat

Raw Bird Thigh

Raw Meat

Raw Bird Drumstick

Fish

Hearty Salmon

Hearty Bass

Hyrule Bass

Staminoka Bass

Chillfin Trout

Sizzlefin Trout

Voltfin Trout

Stealthfin Trout

Mighty Carp

Armored Carp

Sanke Carp

Ancient Arowana

Glowing Cave Fish

Mighty Porgy

Armored Porgy

Snails & Crabs

Sneaky River Snail

Hearty Blueshell Snail

Razorclaw Crab

Ironshell Crab

Bright-Eyed Crab

Pantry Staples

Courser Bee Honey

Hylian Rice

Bird Egg

Tabantha Wheat

Hateno Cheese

Fresh Milk

Acorn

Chickaloo Tree Nut

Cane Sugar

Goron Spice

Goat Butter

Monster Extract

Oil Jar

Rock Salt

Dark Clump

#loz #loz reference #the hero's cookbook #tears of the kingdom #breath of the wild #zelda