Twilight in North Hyrule Field
The path opens up, as you have a gigantic area to cover. Investigate every nook and cranny a little later; instead, head down the stone path, following the scent and periodically pausing to tear a bite out of an incoming Twilit Kargarok and Bulblin. As you near the bridge, two Twilit Bulblin Archers appear.
Twilit Bulblin Archer These dark Bulblins exhibit the same tactics as their light-world counterparts, and you must defeat them in the same way: dodge their attacks and strike. It is more difficult as a wolf (you have no shield), so make these enemies a priority. Charge them with your speed boost, and avoid running directly at them or they hit you with a flaming arrow. Then jump and bite, wait for them to rise, and bite again to finish.  |
Dash across the stone bridge, following the scent as it continues up the main path. This leads you westward, toward another adjoining area.
Missing Links
1. Digging in the Field
There are Rupees and Hearts to be found if you look hard enough. Find dig spots in the western area just after the bridge, near a few clumps of grass (Rupees and a Heart) and in the same area, farther southwest, in the middle of the sloping ground (Rupees and Hearts).
2. Water, Water, Nowhere
This is the only opportunity you have to travel along the riverbed on foot; you can roam around, head under the bridge, and even check out a treasure chest that’s currently impossible to reach. It’s behind bars at the southern end.
Twilight in the Western Field
The scent continues down the path as you emerge into another field, this one with a crumbling wall on your left. Ignore the Bomb Rocks here for the moment. Follow the scent, dealing with any Twilit Babas and Archers as you reach the middle of this open area. The path then bends to the city gates; defeat the Twilit Bulblins coming to welcome you. Cross the wooden bridge and push open the city door that’s ajar. Welcome to Hyrule Castle Town!
Missing Links
1. Extra Rupee and Hearts
This zone has a lot of grass to cut and several dig spots. Here are a few of the best ones to find:
Grass: As you arrive, just on the left, near the Bomb Rock (Rupee)
Grass: On the path’s right side, halfway up the hill (Rupees and Heart)
Dig spots: Near the second large tree on the path’s right side (Rupee)
Grass: With the Twilit Baba to the left of the pathway, just before Twilit Bulblin Archers spot you (Rupees)
Dig spot: Near the same Twilit Baba (Rupee)
Grass: On the left between the path and the castle wall (Heart)
A Ghostly Town—Spirits Are Down
Once in town, you can no longer control the camera, so switch to your sense view and follow the trail to the east. The first spirits you reach speak about a Zora child; apparently he has collapsed and has been taken to Telma’s Bar.
Follow the trail into the central square, where the spirits of patrolling guards roam. You can check out both the guards to the north (one mentions Telma’s Bar, the other the fountain to your south). You can optionally run to Hyrule Castle’s entrance, but the doors are sealed.
Journey back to the central square, follow the scent to the eastern side, and walk to the fountain’s edge. Listen as townsfolk complain about the town’s water source, Lake Hylia. You can stop following the scent as it drifts east and investigate the central square. You pass a store in the southeast corner. Listen to more complaints about not being able to bathe.
Run to the tea shop in the city’s southwest corner, where patrons bemoan their lack of drink. To the side of this place is a large, arched door; go there later for some supplies you can afford.
Head east down the marked road where the scent is still thick. Move down the stairs, around the market stalls, and look at the building the scent moves in and out of. Ilia must have visited here; the sign reads “Medical Clinic.” You can also talk to a very bored guard near the gate. When you’re done, head south.
You appear on the south road. Run along until you spot an opening in the north wall, then head to a small patch of grass, where you can listen to a group of cats plotting a reconnaissance mission! One is suspicious of a person near a tent on the southwest street. They are waiting outside a locked house belonging to Jovani.
Continue heading west down this cobbled street, listening to a group of townsfolk telling one another that the Zora boy collapsed. At the junction, the scent runs south; follow it unless you wish to return to the central square.
Continue south, and optionally ignore the scent for a moment as it turns east. There’s a path to the west, which passes the mansion of a fortune-teller named Fanadi, a princess named Agitha, and (as you reach the junction where you came in), a tent with a man named Purlo outside. Is this who the cat was talking about? He’s a sneaky sort but you can’t investigate now, so stand just south in the main market thoroughfare and listen to the Gorons; they’re overwhelmed with demand for their Hot Springwater!
Purlo: About 20 years old, Purlo builds temporary, circus-style tents in Castle Town and attracts customers to his games. He speaks in a pretentious and slightly odd tone. Although he’s not obvious about it, his game is so difficult that he’s sure no one can claim the large money prize he offers. |
When you’re done exploring Castle Town, head east down the alley near the Gorons to Telma’s Bar. Go down the steps on your left to enter the bar. Before you enter this place, investigate the crates in the top right corner; smash them, and something sparkles! Turn your sense view on to see a Twilit Parasite. This must mean you’re close to another Vessel of Light! Dispatch the creature, but ignore the orb—you can’t claim it yet.
Missing Links
1. Throw Me a Bone, Here!
Pick up a dog’s bone when you’re prowling the area near the medical clinic (and the street south of the initial entrance). It doesn’t do anything, but it certainly is tasty!