The Minish Cap: The Sword in the Stone

 The Sword in the Stone

Bound Chest: In a time lost to myth, the small folk, known as the Picori or the Minish, gave the people the blade that seals the darkness and the goddesses’ light force so they could conquer and contain the evil plaguing the land. All the evil vanquished by the hero of myth was locked away in a great chest, and when all the land had been cleansed, the blade that seals the darkness was thrust through the chest to seal it for the good and safety of the big and small folk. This bound chest is still a royal treasure, but in the long ages since the time of legend, the knowledge of what it contains is only remembered as a powerful force, forgotten is the truth that it is a great force of evil. The chest is presented to the champion of the annual festival tournament, but no one has yet been foolish enough to try and remove the blade.

When a greybeard druid appeared in the central city square with a shining golden sword, most people expected a declaration of war by the followers of the old way. Then the druid drove the sword through an anvil into the stone below and offered this challenge, “Whoever draws this sword from the stone and anvil can use its power to claim the throne and seize the crown.” The Regent, ruling in the absence of a royal heir, has forbidden any touch the sword, but that hasn’t stopped would be rulers from trying. 

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The Minish Cap: The Greedy Man’s bag

The Greedy Man’s bag

Wallet: Link’s simple wallet for storing treasure at the beginning of his journey. This small bag can only hold 100 rupees, but he can find bigger and bigger wallets during his adventures.

During a great storm, the people uttered a desperate prayer for the winds to ebb, and suddenly the winds stopped howling and the storm was over. That was many days ago, but the winds have not returned, so the people cannot hide their scent from prey nor can they fill their sails to fish. The kindly god did not calm the storm, the Greedy Man stole away the wind into his bottomless bag, and now a hero must find a way to get the wind back before the people starve.

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The Skaal of Solstheim tell tales of the Greedy Man who takes more than he needs and leaves the people without what they need during the long cold winters.

This could also be a stinky bag, which is my all time favorite trading quest item from any Zelda game.

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The Minish Cap: A braid of golden hair.

A braid of golden hair.

Small Key: Small keys can only be found in dungeons and can only be used in the dungeons in which they are found. Generally they unlock doors to open new pathways for Link to explore as he navigates the dungeon.

Having extremely long, nearly unbreakable, magical, sometimes glowing hair makes one stand out. This isn’t much of an issue if you live along atop a lone tower in the wild woods. It becomes an issue if you have escaped that tower and are now on the run from the wicked prince who kept you as a trophy and oddity.

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Rapunzel used her hair to escape the tower, so her hair was the key to her leaving, that is how you get a blond braid as a small key.

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The Minish Cap: A pie cooling on the windowsill

 A pie cooling on the windowsill

Slice of Pie: The bakery sells pie by the slice. Eating a slice only heals a single heart, but, like most baked goods in the Minish Cap, there is a chance the treat has a kinstone baked inside.

Stealing a pie cooling on a windowsill is a transgression, but it doesn’t warrant a curse mark appearing on your face. Such signs are reserved for dire sins like kin-slaying, oath-breaking, or cannibalism. You’ve got no family, and swear no oaths, so what was in that pie, and who lives in that big house at the end of Smoke Street?

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I wonder what a world would be like if there were objectively wrong transgressions, and enacting a transgression made a visible mark upon your body. Would the virtuous be as nude as possible? Would the wicked and wealthy pay to have their marks removed or hidden? 

Did American Pie make up the idea of warm apple pie, or was that actually part of some people’s teen discovery discussions?

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