#s far as anyone’s concerned the Calamity won and the entire land of Hyrule is Din’s alone

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Aight I noticed smth in game and decided to see what my fav theorist thought about it: so, the dragons right? Farosh and Naydra both have areas in their respective regions named after them (Farosh Hills and Naydra Snowfield), but Dinraal doesn’t have an area named for it (unless I’m just dumb and haven’t found it yet). Missed detail by designers? or a purposeful piece of lore regarding the Triforce and how the people of Hyrule feel about each piece? After all the boar statues from the Zonai are also significantly rarer than the owls and the dragons

Fav theorist? Excuse me Zeltik and NintendoBlackCrisis are over THERE

Dragons!!! Right!!! 

The dragons are honestly one of the coolest things in the game. Their music, their design, the atmosphere is just... *chefs kiss*

From what I could find, you’re absolutely right! There are no lands named after Dinraal, (other than the Eldin region, of course, but the respective lands exist for Lanayru and Faron region too) 

Ok kids, let’s play a fun round of “find the correlation.” Here are all the dragon routes, color coded to their respective powers:

Now below are all of the Springs of [blank] locations:

And here are the locations named after the dragons Nayru and Farosh:

So if we take our data, we can come up with some conclusions such as:

All the dragons have a spawn location are near their respective springs, meaning either the springs attracted the dragons, or the springs were specifically built after people saw the dragons fly there. [Farosh’s paths might indicate the latter...though it might be a mix of both?]

The naming of the lands “Nayru Snowfield” and “Farosh Hills” are near these dragon locations, hence, most likely named for the dragons sighting/proximity to these areas

These locations are in remote areas, meaning either the dragons choose to avoid populated towns, people choose to avoid the dragons, or some mix of both, perhaps for religious/sacred/respect reason

And also we have some fantastic additional insight from people on the server:

Anyhow, what to do, what to do! I was just gonna leave this post here because I’ve honestly run out of things to say. I think you’ve put my thoughts down perfectly already, with the connection to the Zonai monuments, and the stigma against ganon. BUT! I wanted to do more, hence why this ask took a few days to get a response

I’ve been doing some thinking (a shocking action coming from me, I know) and I remembered something important that might be relevant to the purpose of the dragons in the games!

Feast your eyes on the Farosh Hills~

Snug between the Spring of Courage, and the travels of Farosh itself, it seems a nice spot to view our electric friend. Hell, Scout’s Hill is even just a bit North East. So perhaps the reason for these location’s names is just to get the best view of these dragons. The path’s Dinraal tracks aren’t exactly the most tourist friendly...

But, but, but! As I was researching this, I came across some old nostalgia. 

See this pond??

Travel here when you’re on death’s door, because this is a fairy spawn location.

It’s weird, I know, but trust me. I’ve traveled my share, but when I first came here on my very first play of Breath of the Wild, I was greeted by three fairies. They float just above the center of this pond, and with a little help from Cryonis, you’re three lives richer. 

There’s nothing new or special about these fairies, they work just the same as the ones you might find at a Fairy Fountain or Korok Forest.

But we know that a place a fairy spawns at must be a location of importance, right? I mean, looking at this object map, there are only nine locations where they spawn, five of them being Fairy Fountains. So why is this unnamed lake in the bunch?

I mean, what’s so special about this pond that is in the only area named after the sacred spirit of courage that is also close to the areas where Farosh travels and is also close to the Zonai statues of dragons which also represent courage, and is also close to the Faron Woods, and the dragon shaped river, and also the Spring of Courage..gee what’s so...special.....................

Do you see where I’m going with this? Perhaps not, but this location in Nayru Snowfield all but nags me to make this theory a reality

Purification you say? Hmmmm...it’s almost like these dragons have some sort of correlation to the kingdom’s condition in a religious and sacred way and that their presence as a purifying or blessed effect on the land hMMM

I’m under the impression that the reason the dragons travel across Hyrule, before returning to the heavens, is to bless the land with their sacred energy. 

The dragons don’t attack anyone, they don’t eat anything, hell all that happens is that the music changes....indicating that their presence somehow makes the area more divine

Why do fairies hide in the grass? Perhaps it is because the areas they hide in have been blessed by the dragon’s energy?

Why does Farosh travel to so many places compared to the other spirits? Because the Triforce of Courage (Link) is gone for 100 years, so the land is in extra need of that courageous blessing

Why does the Calamity only seek to infect Nayru, and not Farosh? Because he’s been battling Zelda for 100 years, so taking out the spirit that blesses the land with its wisdom sure would be helpful to gain the upper hand against the wielder of that piece of the Triforce. 

Why does Dinraal only travel on one path? Because the land’s already got it’s share of the blessings of the Triforce of Power, in the form of the devastation of the Calamity. Hence, Dinraal traveling in the high in the sky for a third of it’s path (the dotted portion of the diagram) and away from the land, and only coming down for the Badlands, and voids of Tanager Canyon. 

There is no land named after Dinraal, because of a stigma against the original wielder of the Triforce of Power, yes, I believe that. But I believe it is because of the fact that there was no need to give high praise to a power that has already clawed its presence into the depths of a ruined Hyrule. 

[Enjoy this post? Rbs appreciated! Also, have an epilogue!]

#TL;DR Dinraal aint need no named mountain because all of hyrule is his #since ganon kinda killed his bro. sorry nayru #is it a stretch? absolutely but I like it and i need to convince people that I can still make slightly coherant posts #also! alternative ending line: #Why would they name a place after the spirit of power? #As far as anyone’s concerned Nayru is dead and Farosh is off playing peek-a-boo. #s far as anyone’s concerned the Calamity won and the entire land of Hyrule is Din’s alone #not sure if that conveys my thoughts in the same way as the other one. but i thought it was cool to mention #i just dont know how to pace things #botw #botw theory #breath of the wild #legend of zelda botw #loz botw #Nayru #Farosh #Dinraal

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Sidon and his s/o makes wishes in The Bank of wishes. And when sidon question his s/o what wishes they made, s/o just blush. Maybe in a scenario form? Thanks

(It’s been a very long time, but I’m finally getting through all the old ones which means I get to complete this little beauty~ It’s always a delight to explore Sidon when he’s not being a lovable ball of sunshine, and expanding on the stories of the world~ Enjoy!~)

Bank Of Wishes

Word Count: 1615

    “Prince Sidon, we’ve prepared some dishes for you to sample.”

    “Prince Sidon, could you take a look at the seating arrangements?”

    “Prince Sidon, shall we go with red or blue?”

    The Zora Prince groans as he traverses the halls of the castle, finally getting a break from the commotion downstairs. A few months have come to pass since the fall of Calamity Ganon and the lands were beginning to recover and rekindle their ties with neighboring towns. Trading routes were restored, friendships were ignited, villages were working together to rebuild broken walls, and so much more. Life was flourishing now that the land had been wiped clean of the scourge that had hung over it for so many years.

    In this new age of peace and prosperity, it was time for the five major cities to reunite and celebrate while also discussing what was next for Hyrule. The Zora Kingdom had the greatest honor to be the holding place of the first of these meeting parties. A conference of elected representatives from each of these major cities was to conspire upstairs, they would discuss the matter of Vah Ruta and the other Divine Beasts in need of new pilots. Once political matters had been dealt with, a great feast in the was to conspire followed by dancing and true celebrations for this great victory.

    This grand party was all that anyone in the Domain could think of, each wanting to show of the greatness of the Zora, dazzling their guests with their spectacular architecture and rich history. Of course Prince Sidon was excited to welcome such important officials, as well as dear friends, to his homeland but the assault of questions and concerns from his people in preparation for the visit had put a damper on his mood. Too many questions, too many things to do. He had barely any time left to dedicate to the most important person in his life: you.

    For the past few days, it had been all about planning, planning, planning. Rushing back and forth, only seeing you in quick glimpses in the halls and everytime he would try to stop and say something about anything other than the meeting before he was dragged away again. You said that it was fine, that you were okay sitting back and that you wanted to help in any way that you could. All Sidon really wanted to do was hold you close to get away from all the hustle and bustle and just relax with you. Even though you denied it, he knew you well enough to tell that you missed his company just as much as he missed your’s. Now he finally has a moment to spare and he can’t seem to find you anywhere around the domain.

    Figuring that maybe you had gone on a stroll, the prince decided to go for a swim in hopes that maybe he would see you somewhere along the winding path. Following the stream, the Zora feels almost every inch of his body relax in the familiar embrace of the water. A good swim always eased his nerves, but he couldn’t allow himself to get completely lost in the current as he was still on a mission.

    Breaching the water at points where it ran right up against the path Sidon tried to look for any sign of you before diving back in. Repeating this process a few more times, he kept searching until he came upon the Inogo Bridge that marked to true exit from the domain. Surely you wouldn’t have walked that far, he must’ve missed you further in the trees.

    Sidon let out a grin of frustration, he had combed the entire river yet he was still no closer to finding you. All this time spent searching was time he could’ve held beloved and tell them how much he treasured their presence in his life. The Zora sighs, submerging his body into the water with only the top of his head resting at the top looking out at the bridge wondering if he stayed here long enough his people would forget about him. No doubt if he were to return now he would just be pulled right back into the organized chaos that was plaguing the palace. Perhaps they wouldn’t  even wait for him to return, they might send people to come and retrieve him to sample the food once again. Closing his eyes Sidon tried to relax and enjoy the moment of silence he had been given before it was gone.

    Tink! T-Tink!

    Sidon perks up, surveying the rice before him for the source of the noise. His eyes fell upon the small glass bottle that had managed to drift right by and collide with the stone protruding from the water’s surface. With furrowed brows Sidon waded over to the bottle, looking around for the culprit who had decided to discard such a thing into the clean waters when he noticed something. Upon closer inspection the Zora could see that there was a piece of parchment rolled up inside of it. A note in a bottle drifting down Zora river?

    Taking the bottle into his grasp he perched himself on top of the rock turning it over carefully. Curiosity urged him to pop off the cork and get to the bottom of this mystery message he had stumbled upon. But his more sensible side tells him to just put it back in the water, it might be something personal that was not meant for his prying eyes. He didn’t know who it was from, where it was going, or what was in it and that made him all the or interested in figuring out.

    Normally, he was strongly against invading people’s personal lives but a tiny bottle floating down a river in plain sight wasn’t the best way to maintain privacy. Sidon tried to make himself release the message back to the waves and continue to its intended destination. Curiosity eventually won the battle in his mind and he carefully pulled the cork to free the parchment. Just one peek! If it was anything personal he would put it right back and forget ever seeing it.

    Sidon set the bottle carefully on the rock’s surface, placing the cork right beside it. Slowly, he begins unspooling the parchment just enough to see the first line.

“Dear Water Fairy,”

    Well he wasn’t expecting that. The Water Fairy was a folktale that his people had attached to the bank just a little ways up stream. If you wrote down your deepest desires on a letter and sent it down the river it might make its way to the Water fairy. She would read the letter and if she felt it was full of love then she would make it come true. Typically young hatchlings were the ones who believed in the Water Fairy, but even adults would visit with their hearts in bottles hoping to have their prayers answered.

    Now here Sidon was poking about for his own pleasure, like he is reading a book he plucked straight from the shelves of the library. The penmanship certainly did not befit that of a hatchling, in fact, it looked rather familiar to him though he couldn’t place why. Intrigued he continued on, unveiling more of the letter.

    “I don’t think you know me, I’m not really from around here so I’m not sure if you’ll even see this. But there’s no rule that says it has to be the wish of a Zora, so if you don’t mind sparing a moment to read this here’s my wish. There’s someone that I love. He’s the strongest, kindest, sweetest person that I’ve ever met. His touch is like the gentlest rain kissing my skin, his eyes are pools of joy and wonder, and his smile is brighter than the sun itself assuring the earth that it will always shine again when it leaves. He’s amazing, I know he could take on the entire world if he wanted to but right now he’s struggling.”

    “I only see him in passing nowadays and though he is smiling the beams of light have dimmed under the shadow of his obligation to his people. He was excited more than anyone to be able to show Hyrule the capability of the Zora and even more so himself. This was a chance for him to prove that “Prince” was not just a title given to him at birth. He had earned it and he wanted to wear it proudly to all, but the preparations for this have taken their toll. I don’t have much to my name but I’d give it all if it meant I could drive the clouds away and let the sun shine again.”

    “I’ve tried helping everyone set up, cleaning and delivering things from place to place, but it doesn’t feel like enough. So please if you can find it in your great being, grant this poor soul their wish: Help me, help my partner be at ease again. Help me, help Sidon.”

    “From my heart and soul…”

    A drop splattered the parchment paper smudging your name, but it was unmistakably your’s. Sidon turned away rubbing at his eye with one hand while the other tried not to crumble this work of art. Guilt, sorrow, and an overwhelming feeling of joy that made his heart flutter flooded the Zora.

    This whole time while he was worrying about not having a single moment to spare, exhausted beyond compare, you were there supporting him every step of the way. You were only worried about his well-being during this trying time, you knew he could do it.

    You believed in him.

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