Anouki | Cobble | Deku | Fairy | Gerudo | Goron | Hylian | Hyrulian | Kokiri Korok | Minish | Oocca | Rito | Sheikah | Subrosian | Tokay | Twili | Zora

Anouki   Inhabit: Great Sea The Anouki are an arctic race who inhabit the isolated Isle of Frost. One hundred years before their discovery by the Hero of Winds, they were at war with a monster race named the Yoot. The two made a peace treaty which, because of the lack of trust between the races, led to their permanent separation, splitting the Isle in half. [Back to top] Cobble   Inhabit: Great Sea Having once enjoyed great wealth under the rule of the Sea King, the neo-Egyptian Cobble Kingdom was long decimated by the time the Hero of Winds discovered it. Little is known about the kingdom, other than their stunning black and gold pyramids. [Back to top] Deku   Inhabit: Hyrule, Termina In Hyrule, the Deku are a loose band of unintelligent merchant enemies. However, in the alternate dimension of Termina, the Deku have evolved further. They live under a monarchical political system with a king and a castle to protect them in the Southern Swamp. The Deku possess cowardly and paranoid personality traits. When Link, the Hero of Time, first made contact with Termina's Deku tribe, they refused to cooperate with him until he infiltrated the castle using a Deku Mask. They lack rationality and patience; it was thought that a monkey had kidnapped the Deku Princess, and until Link had proved otherwise, the Deku were planning to burn the monkey alive. [Back to top] Fairy   Inhabit: All Countries Fairies can be found all over Hyrule, in many different shapes and sizes. There are regular fairies (pictured) who, in early Hyrule, were bestowed upon Kokiri children when they came of age to guard and protect them. There are also humanoid Great Fairies who reside in shrines around Hyrule, who grant blessings that enhance weapons or expand item storage. In Termina, each of the Great Fairies had been split into 15 smaller Fairies by Skull Kid, though the Hero of Time soon resurrected them. The most abundant Fairy is the Healing Fairy. These can be kept in bottles, and will burst out and revive the carrier if he loses all his health. [Back to top] Gerudo   Inhabit: Hyrule, Termina The Gerudos are a highly secretive race who survive by stealing off others. Wherever you find a Gerudo tribe, you can be sure that they've created an extensive fortress that's highly resilient to infiltration. In Hyrule, the Gerudo live in the desert west and have built their fort out of compressed sand, while in Termina the Gerudo constructed their fortress behind a protective cliff face, and were known to terrorise the neighbouring Zora tribe. The Gerudo are a purely female race, though once every century a male is born to become Gerudo King. Ganondorf was one such birth, but the Gerudo disowned him when they witnessed the destruction he wreaked on Hyrule. In later periods of Hyrule, the Gerudo are sparsely seen, leading to speculation that they either abandoned the land for farther shores, or slowly died out. [Back to top] Goron   Inhabit: Hyrule, Great Sea, Holodrum, Labrynna, Termina The Goron are a race of kind, though highly honourable and initially distrustful warriors. Wherever Gorons live, they construct rock mines for subsistence. While some have been known to grow to extraordinary sizes, most are a little taller than the average human. By nature, they're slow, heavy, lumbering creatures with a primal intelligence, but their thick skin provides enough protection for them to curl up in a ball to move quickly and powerfully, making them formidable foes. In Hyrule, the Gorons live in Goron City near Death Mountain. Over the years, their mining technology advances greatly, influencing industrialisation in other parts of Hyrule. [Back to top] Hylian   Inhabit: Hyrule, Calatia, Great Sea, Koholint Island, Termina The Hylian people are held in high reverence throughout Hyrule because of their pointed ears (that some say allow them to hear the words of the Gods) and their ability to use magic. They are different to regular Hyrulians who constitute an increasing percentage of the overall population as time goes on, making Hylian blood a rare blessing in later times. The Royal Family and the bloodline of the Hero are always Hylian, with each generation of Link and Zelda show a persisting and exceptional power. [Back to top] Hyrulian   Inhabit: Hyrule, Calatia, Holodrum, Koholint Island, Labrynna, Termina Hyrulian people are regular citizens of the world. Comparable to humans, Hyrulians derive their name from the term "Hyrule" which is used to describe both the individual country and the world that encompasses other countries such as Holodrum and Labrynna. Physically, Hyrulians only differ from Hylians in their rounded ears, similar to the difference between humans and elves. Metaphysically, however, Hyrulians are said to be further from the Gods than Hylians, highlighting the predestination of Hylians to both rule and save the Hyrulians. [Back to top] Kokiri   Inhabit: Hyrule The Kokiri are a peaceful child race who were once protected by the Great Deku Tree. Kokiri live exclusively in the forest, as it is foretold that if they leave its protective sphere, they will die. When the Hero of Time banished Ganondorf from one of the timelines, some of the children ventured outside the Forest successfully. However, if Kokiri go missing in the Lost Woods, they turn into Skull Kids. Each Kokiri is given a Fairy companion when they become of age, however they physically stay in child form throughout their lives. [Back to top] Korok   Inhabit: Great Sea The Korok are the "evolved" form of the Kokiri. They live under the protection of Hyrule's second Great Deku Tree, and while the Kokiri were bound to the Forest, the Korok's mission is to travel the world planting the seeds of the future in the timeline where Ganondorf returned to Hyrule unopposed. [Back to top] Minish   Inhabit: Hyrule Known to Hyrulians as the mythical "Picori", the Minish are a race of small rat-type creatures. They live all over Hyrule, from houses to forests, but are too small to see with the naked eye. The legend says that in a time of great darkness in Hyrule, the Minish descended from the heavens and bestowed a special sword and a magical light force to the Hero, who used it to drive back evil. Since then, Hyrulians have held a Picori festival in honour of their saviours every 100 years. Centuries later, a Minish wizard known as Vaati became a serious threat to Hyrule when he used his magic to seek the sword and the light power, which was said to grant the wishes of whoever possessed it. [Back to top] Oocca   Inhabit: Hyrule The Oocca reside in Hyrule's City in the Sky. The bizarre chicken-human hybrids are said to be closer to the Gods than even the Hylians, and some even believe that they created Hylians. While they once enjoyed relations with the Hyrulian Royal Family, they now live in isolation from the world below. [Back to top] Rito   Inhabit: Great Sea The Rito tribe are an evolution of the Zora. When the Great Flood consumed Zora's Domain with saltwater, the great Valoo granted them the gift of flight. A Rito is not born with wings, but Valoo bestows them unto a tribesman who has come of age. They reside on Dragon Roost Island, the hub of the Great Sea's postal service. [Back to top] Sheikah   Inhabit: Hyrule The Sheikah were a small race highly trained in combat. They lived and died in the name of the Hyrule Royal Family, though by the age of the evil Gerudo King Ganondorf, only Zelda's maid, Impa, was left alive, though she had a descendant, Impaz. Impa saved Zelda's life in Pre-Flood Hyrule when Ganondorf overthrew the monarchy and spread tyranny across the country. Over the seven years that passed without the Hero, she taught Zelda in the ways of the Sheikah until the Princess herself became her alter-ego, Sheik, to avoid detection from Ganondorf. [Back to top] Subrosian   Inhabit: Subrosia The Subrosians live under the surface of Holodrum, in a molten world called Subrosia. No-one knows what they look like under their mysterious cloaks. Their bright, beaming eyes help them see in the darkness of burning Subrosia. They spend their time mining valuable ore which can be used as an underground currency, or can be mixed to create new, stronger items. [Back to top] Tokay   Inhabit: Labrynna The Tokay are a race of primitive lizards from Labrynna's Crescent Island. They've never left the island, meaning that little is known about them, while they know little about anything else. A bigger fan of food than the rock-guzzling Gorons, meat is the staple of their diet. [Back to top] Twili   Inhabit: Twilight Realm The Twili are the corrupted souls of discarded Hylians, banished to the Twilight Realm after abusing the gift of magic in the name of obtaining the Triforce and establishing dominion over the Sacred Realm. After centuries of living in the void between the light and dark realms, the Twili became a pacific, almost zombie-like race who feel little emotion. They also evolved physically, with long, drooping features that offer little articulation. Grey skin responds to the ethereal bloom that neither gives nor takes life, neon markings the last remnants of vitality. [Back to top] Zora   Inhabit: Hyrule, Holodrum, Labrynna, Termina The Zora race flourish in warm freshwater on a healthy diet of fish. To reproduce, they lay eggs which must be kept safe, warm and together if they are to hatch. They are characterised by elegance and artistry. In one timeline, the Zora faced extinction twice. The first, Ganondorf froze their Domain until the Hero of Time broke the curse. The second, the God's Great Flood destroyed the Domain, flooding it with salt water. They were saved, in a form, by the great Valoo, who bestowed upon them the gift of flight. [Back to top]