Three Golden GoddessesThe First Chapter of Hyrule's History
Before time, there was a rock. It had no shape, nor did it have inhabitants. Then, from a distant nebula, three golden goddesses came to escape from the torment of their homeworld. They came to flourish on this barren asteroid. The first of the three goddesses, Din, used her fiery arms to cultivate the land into mountains, separating the continents with oceans. Din's sister, Farore, created laws which the planet's inhabitants would follow, thusly keeping order. The final goddess, Nayru, gave life to the first inhabitants, elves, to uphold the laws. The goddesses, having exhausted their power in the process of creating this new world, created another plane, similar to the land now called Hyrule, in which they stood, represented as three golden triangles in the Golden, or Sacred, Realm. The Hyrule's inhabitants built the Temple of Time around the entrance to the Sacred Realm, so that no one of evil origins would find the Goddesses, now called the Triforce. The elves upheld the laws well, for over a thousand years, slowly evolving into several different species; the Zora, a fish-like species that were situated in Lake Hylia, named after the first Elven King; the Gorons, possibly the race of beings that had been on the original asteroid, though the Goddesses never acknowledged their existence, as they appeared to be rocks when curled up, and were not too bright; the deku, a plant-based race that were situated in the Lost Woods of Hyrule, and had the ability to launch Deku-nuts from their snouts; the Gerudo, a race of thieves, composed entirely of females, though a male was born every 100 years, who would lead them for his entire life (the gerudos were generally evil, although some of their kind tended to be somewhat more polite to strangers visiting in the Haunted Wasteland, the desert neighboring their fortress); the Sheikah, a dark race most similar to the elves, in that they were able to use dark magic, and vanish simply by throwing a flash deku-nut; and finally, the Hylians, the dominant race of beings in Hyrule--they built the Temple of Time originally, and also built up the town surrounding it--it was these people who populated most of Hyrule Field, the main part of Hyrule's continent. Another race of beings, that were not well-known in Hyrule's history, were the kokiri, the inhabitants of Kokiri Village, the entrance to the Lost Woods. This strange race is said to never age past childhood. It is also said that any kokiri who leaves the woods will surely perish. This simple race is governed by the great Deku Tree. In the Sacred Realm as well, races of beings were flourishing, such as the elves themselves, and most other races that one would hope to find (or not to find) in Hyrule Field, such as the Tektites, or the Poes, a race of poltergeist that inhabited the Haunted Wasteland with an iron fist. It was in the Sacred Realm that the Book of Mudora was written by Sahasrala (or so they say), one of the original sages. Sahasrala later left the Sacred Realm to live in Hyrule, though he was very disappointed by the world's corruption. The sages were appointed by destiny (and possibly the Triforce goddesses) to protect the Sacred Realm. The Book of Mudora was written as somewhat of a Rosetta Stone for all the languages; one could, if they had the book, understand any language from ancient Hyrule. One particular verse from the Book of Mudora made the Triforce's power very desirable to those in any power, even those not in power:In a realm beyond sight,The sky shines gold, not blueThere the Triforce's mightMakes mortal dreams come true....Although the Elves kept the sacred book in the Sacred Realm, so that it would not come to natural knowledge in Hyrule. However, Sahasrala had made two copies of the book, one he took with him into Hyrule, and it stayed relatively unnoticed... for a while...
Before time, there was a rock. It had no shape, nor did it have inhabitants. Then, from a distant nebula, three golden goddesses came to escape from the torment of their homeworld. They came to flourish on this barren asteroid. The first of the three goddesses, Din, used her fiery arms to cultivate the land into mountains, separating the continents with oceans. Din's sister, Farore, created laws which the planet's inhabitants would follow, thusly keeping order. The final goddess, Nayru, gave life to the first inhabitants, elves, to uphold the laws. The goddesses, having exhausted their power in the process of creating this new world, created another plane, similar to the land now called Hyrule, in which they stood, represented as three golden triangles in the Golden, or Sacred, Realm. The Hyrule's inhabitants built the Temple of Time around the entrance to the Sacred Realm, so that no one of evil origins would find the Goddesses, now called the Triforce. The elves upheld the laws well, for over a thousand years, slowly evolving into several different species; the Zora, a fish-like species that were situated in Lake Hylia, named after the first Elven King; the Gorons, possibly the race of beings that had been on the original asteroid, though the Goddesses never acknowledged their existence, as they appeared to be rocks when curled up, and were not too bright; the deku, a plant-based race that were situated in the Lost Woods of Hyrule, and had the ability to launch Deku-nuts from their snouts; the Gerudo, a race of thieves, composed entirely of females, though a male was born every 100 years, who would lead them for his entire life (the gerudos were generally evil, although some of their kind tended to be somewhat more polite to strangers visiting in the Haunted Wasteland, the desert neighboring their fortress); the Sheikah, a dark race most similar to the elves, in that they were able to use dark magic, and vanish simply by throwing a flash deku-nut; and finally, the Hylians, the dominant race of beings in Hyrule--they built the Temple of Time originally, and also built up the town surrounding it--it was these people who populated most of Hyrule Field, the main part of Hyrule's continent. Another race of beings, that were not well-known in Hyrule's history, were the kokiri, the inhabitants of Kokiri Village, the entrance to the Lost Woods. This strange race is said to never age past childhood. It is also said that any kokiri who leaves the woods will surely perish. This simple race is governed by the great Deku Tree. In the Sacred Realm as well, races of beings were flourishing, such as the elves themselves, and most other races that one would hope to find (or not to find) in Hyrule Field, such as the Tektites, or the Poes, a race of poltergeist that inhabited the Haunted Wasteland with an iron fist. It was in the Sacred Realm that the Book of Mudora was written by Sahasrala (or so they say), one of the original sages. Sahasrala later left the Sacred Realm to live in Hyrule, though he was very disappointed by the world's corruption. The sages were appointed by destiny (and possibly the Triforce goddesses) to protect the Sacred Realm. The Book of Mudora was written as somewhat of a Rosetta Stone for all the languages; one could, if they had the book, understand any language from ancient Hyrule. One particular verse from the Book of Mudora made the Triforce's power very desirable to those in any power, even those not in power:In a realm beyond sight,The sky shines gold, not blueThere the Triforce's mightMakes mortal dreams come true....Although the Elves kept the sacred book in the Sacred Realm, so that it would not come to natural knowledge in Hyrule. However, Sahasrala had made two copies of the book, one he took with him into Hyrule, and it stayed relatively unnoticed... for a while...