The Minish Cap: Sparrowhawk Cloak

 Sparrowhawk Cloak

Roc’s Cape: This cape allows Link to jump up to high ledges or over small obstacles and to glide over larger gaps and obstacles. He must enter the Palace of the Winds to earn this wonderful cloak.

A wise wizard who was fond of traveling in the form of a sparrowhawk wove a spell into this cloak to ensure he would never again be trapped in the form of a bird. When worn during a transformation, the cloak becomes a minor annoyance buried deep among the feathers that forces the wizard to return to their true shape when removed. If the wizard were to again lose themself in the form of the bird, they would eventually groom away this annoyance and be forced back into their true self.

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Ursula K. Le Guin is one of my favorite,e authors and the Earthsea books are some of my favorite books. The wizard Sparrowhawk is a deep and interesting character who grows and matures into a thought-provoking figure. If you haven’t read Ursula K. Le Guin, do so now!

I appreciated getting to draw the cape from Wind Waker since the visual style was consistent between Wind Waker and Minish Cap.

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Four Swords Adventures: Winged sandals

 Winged sandals

Roc’s Feather: Holding this feather from the titanic bird known as a roc allows a Link to jump higher and farther than before. Link can accomplish aerial attacks and with upgrades can even double jump. Roc’s feathers are pedestal items which means they can only be found on pedestals in specific levels and must be exchanged for any other pedestal item Link is carrying.

What would you do if you could leap two stories into the air? What if you could fall safely from great heights or even fly? You don’t have to wonder, you can find out if you can get to the sandals at the end of this magical cave.

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Jump, fly, and glide items are always my favorite items in Zelda games. This meant I was stoked when Breath of the Wild gave me an always-available glider that gave me permission to leap from the most ridiculous heights.

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Not an artist: Four items from Oracle of Seasons used to escape.

Four items from Oracle of Seasons used to escape.

Roc’s feather: Roc’s feather allows Link to leap incredible heights and over dangerous gaps. Link can obtain the feather in the Poison Moth’s Lair, the third dungeon he visits during his adventures through Holodrum.

Sharp eyes will notice the numbers on the two geta images are not sequential. I like to make various versions of items so that I have different options that are various levels of wondrous. As I was putting the final touches on the Oracle of Seasons items, I realized I only had winged sandals, so I quickly made a non-winged version for more mundane or non-flight related items.

These winged geta were made by a cobbler while they were imprisoned by a local lord for being the sibling of a great thief. The cobbler’s great skill and steadfast loyalty to their family so impressed the wind spirits that flitted about the cobbler’s tower prison that the spirits enchanted the sandals to walk on air as easily as a flat road. With their magic geta, the cobbler escaped the lord’s tower and took up a life of robbing the lord to punish them for their unjust treatment of the cobbler.

I'm not an artist: Five items from Oracle of Ages found near the fields of silver.

Five items from Oracle of Ages found near the fields of silver.

Gale Seed: When cracked open by hand, gale seeds create a small tornado that Link can use to warp to any mystical tree in Labrynna he has already discovered. When shot from the seed shooter, these seeds explode in strong winds that fling away enemies.

Unfamiliar plants with odd fruits and leaves mark the outer edges of the taboo places. In those places, the influence of the silver has changed our world to look like another. It is true that some who have eaten fruit from the forbidden groves have been given wondrous gifts, but most die in agony as they are consumed by the silver from the inside out. 

I'm not an artist: Five masks from Majora’s Mask used in the ritual.

Five masks from Majora’s Mask used in the ritual.

Keaton Mask: The mask of a fox spirit that looks suspiciously like Pikachu. Link uses this mask to summon Keaton, a popular fox spirit who asks Link a series of questions. If he answers them all correctly, he is rewarded with a piece of heart. 

The fox spirit represents the people’s need to hunt and kill to survive. In the great hunt, one person is chosen as the hunter and wears the visage of the fox. It is believed that how well they hunt and how well they honor the spirits dictates the prosperity of the people in the coming year.

I'm not an artist: Five items from Link’s Awakening that you could find in a Merfolk Ambassador’s suite.

Five items from Link’s Awakening that you could find in a Merfolk Ambassador’s suite. 

Magic rod: While this rod may appear to be generic in its magical properties, it can really only throw fireballs. However limited the magic in this rod may be, Link gets a lot of mileage out of this bottomless Roman candle.

One must carry an ambassador’s scepter of office to be recognized as an emissary of the Merfolk Diaspora. Holding the scepter keeps the bearer’s skin from drying out when outside of water, allows them to breathe air or water interchangeably, and offers the ability to communicate in the major languages of whatever area the ambassador is stationed. When a new ambassador is appointed, the scepter is presented to them as part of a secretive ritual that links the new owner to the scepter.