One of Nintendo's biggest franchises is the Legend of Zelda series. As of to date there have been 16 games in the series, detailing the adventures of Link across the lands of Hyrule. The main story revolves around the story of the Tri-Force and the conflict between the Hero of Time and the Demon King. This saga has been played over again in various cycles, with the Hero of Time reincarnated as Link. The Demon King was once a powerful evil named "Demise", but has come back through his lieutenants and most infamously through the villain King Ganondorf of the Gerudo. The Tri-Force itself is always being scattered for the good of the land, but is sought by both villains and heroes alike.
The land of Hyrule was created by the three Golden Goddesses; Din the goddess of Power, Nayru the goddess of Wisdom, and Farore the goddess of Courage. They all dwell within the sacred realm and created an artifact known as the Tri-Force. This powerful artifact helped keep peace within the kingdoms for centuries. They entrusted the artifact with the goddess Hylia. The goddess herself created a realm where her chosen the Hylian lived high above the world. She did this to protect her people from the Demon King Demise who she sealed in the Twilight Realm. It wasn't until the Demon King was free once again that she had to intervine, in her aspect as Zelda. Within the coming cycles, the Demon King would escape the Twilight Realm and Zelda/Hylia would have to intervene. Link would be reborn time and time again as her destined champion. The Cycle itself is mirrored in various timeline where the Demon King is Triumphant, where Link either wins/loses as an adult or child, were the Demon King is resurrected or destroyed forever.
The lands of of the Worlds of Zelda are divided into Twilight Realm, the Sacred Realm, Hyrule, and Termina. The Twilight Realm is a dark reflection of the world where darkness rules. It can twist the vary nature of a person to reflect their soul. The sacred Realm is where the power of the Tri-force dwells and the sacred goddesses. Termina is a parallel world of Hyrule. The world is which Hyrule dwells in has several continents. Hyrule is the most common kingdom in which the series take place, but other continents such as Labrynna and Holodrum.
Various races call these worlds home. The Hylians are the most numerous people of the world and resemble elflike people. The Kokiri are more traditional fairy types in appearance and live in the forest. The Gerudo and Shiekah live in the deserts, and are rather aggressive and war like. The Zora are aquatic beings who live in the seas and rivers. The Deku are plant like creatures who share the forests with the Kokiri. Their are also the tiny Minch, who are fey like mice. The Gorons are huge being who live up in the mountains. Then there are the mysterious Twili of the Twilight Realms.
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