The Legend
At the world's beginning, the three Golden Goddesses left a great and powerful relic, one that would grant the wish of anyone who found it, as long as they held a balance of the three Attributes: Power, Wisdom and Courage. The Triforce, the name of this relic, was coveted by many and wars and battles were fought for its possession.
And while men were fighting amongst themselves, there rose a great evil, a man, that wished to take the Triforce for his own. But when he touched the relic, it split, leaving the man with only one piece, that of Power, and the task to find the other two.
In his relentless search, his forces burned villages to cinders and slaughtered so much the ground wept with blood. He tore through towns and leveled cities, so desperate was he to find the pieces of the Triforce.
He found the second to be with a princess, wise beyond her years, who held the piece granted by Nayru, the Goddess of Wisdom.
But he could not find the third, Courage, until one day he heard of a young boy who lived amongst the forest fairies. This boy, it was said, had the brand of the Triforce upon the back of his hand. The man set out for the forest to finally have his wish granted.
When he arrived at the forest, he did find the boy, but not a small child as he expected. Instead he found a boy who was nearly a man, and this boy, dressed in green, dared face him in battle. And so the two fought and fought until, when the dust had settled, one had been thrown to the ground while the other stood tall.
And the one that remained standing was the boy.
And so the promise of the Goddesses rung true: "For every time a great evil shall rise, a Hero shall greet it, garbed in green. And so it will be."