Wind Waker: The first two items from the Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker.

The first two items from The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker.

Telescope: Link is lent this telescope by his younger sister Aryll to use on his birthday. She is sure to remind him that he needs to return it after his birthday. Unfortunately, Aryll is kidnapped before Link can return her prized telescope. For the rest of the game, Link uses the telescope to spot far-off points of interest in his adventures through the Great Sea.

This looking glass allows users to see far-off things in perfect clarity, but so do all telescopes. What makes this one special is its ability to show things as they truly are when viewed through the lens. As this telescope was designed to be used at extreme distances, its true sight is far less useful for spotting anything already close enough to strike.

Sail: Unsurprisingly, the sail is used when sailing to catch the wind and propel Link’s ship and companion, the King of Red Lions. Without the sail, the ship cannot hope to sail the open seas. Without wind, the sail hangs slack and useless. Link must buy the sail from Zunari the merchant of WIndfall island, but players should consider the 80 rupees required to buy the sail an investment in their burgeoning naval careers.

The art of weaving moon cloth was lost when the last of the lunar weavers was consumed by demonic corruption. Those in search of the luminescent cloth must first barter with the demonic weavers for their corrupted cloth and then purify the cloth at one of the few holy places to the moon goddesses that remain untainted. Some of the most hopeful, or naïve, point to the fact that moon cloth can be purged of its corruption as proof that the demonic corruption could be purged from the land and its people. 

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Welcome to the first items from The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. This is my favorite console Zelda game. I won’t say that it is objectively better than other console titles in the Zelda franchise, but it has a very special place in my heart mostly due to its wonderful art direction.

The theme for this set of items is vaguely nautical, so be prepared for items you could find on a ship, in the open seas, or just sort of related to something that is related to something nautical. I play pretty fast and loose with these themes, so know that everything won’t be entirely under the obviously nautical umbrella.

Daylight savings' "spring forward" happened today. I hate daylight savings and I hope I live to see its abandonment by all of the world.

War around the world is a human tragedy. Make the world a better place, however you can.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph