ZELDA tm THE WAND OF GAMELON.
The tale of the Wand.
The Triforce of Wisdom has seen all and knows all. Throughout the years it has seen the conflicts and trials faced by the people of Hyrule. It has not seen that alone however, it has also seen the trials and conflicts in other lands. It was witness to the invasion of Koridai, the war with Ganon and Link's quest for greatness. There is a tale however, which does not concern Link and Zelda directly, but is tied in to their destinies. For it is this tale which came to shape the events of their story.
This is the tale of the Wand of Gamelon. Long ago, there were three main powers in this part of the world. Firstly was the land of Hyrule. There is a long and complex history which cannot be summarised here and is detailed in various other tales. It does not concern our tale and as such the only important information, is that this land was the home to the brave Link, the wise Zelda and the powerful evil Ganon. Hyrule, was the most powerful of these three lands, being home to the Triforce which would allow the one who found it to reshape the entire land to their wish. The Hylians were strong and knew how to wield magic.
The Land of Koridai on the other hand, relied less on magic and more on strength and technology. Masters of their domain, they built such things as telescopes for star gazing as well as the finest armour in the world. They were weak against magic however, with very few possessing magic amongst them. It was this weakness to magic which helped Ganon's invasion greatly.
The Land of Gamelon was the polar opposite of Koridai. It was in this land, there were few skilled at mechanics or relied upon strength. Instead, they were masters of the magical arts. However... their magic differed greatly from the magic practiced in Hyrule. Gamelonians were masters of the dark arts. As such, they knew much of the more questionable aspects of magic. It was believed that Ganon even once went on a pilgrimage to Gamelon to learn more of the dark arts.
The tale of the Wand involves the period of time where the three countries were rather divided. Gamelon and Koridai were bitter rivals, with the neutral Hyrule in the middle. Hyrule was too powerful for either side to get on the bad side of, which kept disputes between the two countries from spiralling out of control. One day however, everything changed.
A practitioner of the dark arts from Gamelon had long yearned to be powerful enough to dominate the land. His name was Hectan, an evil wizard who was powerful in the dark arts, but could not take on the might of his King. At least, not alone. Hectan went on a quest one day, to the island of Koridai. Once there, he met with the King. The King of Koridai was a powerful warrior, but a ruthless one. He almost had Hectan executed as soon as he arrived, that is until Hectan told him he could help the King conquer Gamelon. It was in this moment the King paused. Hectan told the King he had the ability to imbue his force's armour with magic, so that they would be immune to it. This would allow them to easily conquer Gamelon.
The King agreed and Hectan began his plan. He imbued the soldiers with magic resistant armour. Whilst the soldiers were more resistant, they were not invincible, this was reserved for the King's armour. With this magic, the King easily conquered the Gamelonians. The King of Gamelon fought with the King of Koridai in the throne room. It was then, the Princess of Gamelon, who had been fighting alongside her people against the Koridians approached the place of their battle. The King of Koridai stepped before her. Throwing a small object at her. To her horror she found it was the only remains of her brave father. A single finger stripped to the bone.
The Princess wept and fled from the castle. She made her way to the holy shrine of Gamelon. There she put all of her skills to the test. It was the Princess's love for her people which allowed her to use her magic to create the ultimate artifact of dark magic. The Wand of Gamelon. Fashioned from her father's only remains. The Princess took the Wand and fought back the evil King. She destroyed his armour and obliterated him. She was made Queen, but the power of the wand was too much. She began to be corrupted by it, and became a threat to Hyrule. As such, a hero from Hyrule confronted her in the shrine of Koridai, killing her. It is said to this day, the blood stains of the Queen remain at the shrine.
Eventually, the tale of the Queen diminished into rumour, then legend. The Wand of Gamelon remained at the Shrine. Some would attempt to take it, but the power would often destroy them on the spot. As for the orchestrater of this tragedy? He survived, long afterwards. Hectan long wandered the world, not having a place to call home any longer he waited, waiting for his chance to find a way to take control of the world. Waiting for his chance after all these years.
It was on one of Hectan's travels, to the barren wasteland that Koridai had now become after Ganon's invasion that he came across Morshu's shop. Inside he found something which greatly interested him. A book, a book called the Book of Koridai.