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In the following page, we shall discuss a little known subject related to the sacred land of Hyrule. It's about the Decay of Hyrulean Economy. It is known that, since the times of Ocarina of Time, rupees have served as the signature currency in the entire World of The Legend of Zelda. With the sole exception of Hyrule, every single land has been portrayed in only one game each; therefore, it's unknown how they have fared in economy over the course of the years. The games that will be covered in this page are (in this order): Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker, Spirit Tracks, Twilight Princess, A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda and The Adventure of Link.

A way to interpret how well economy goes in a game is checking the maximum amount of Rupees Link can carry in that adventure. Invariably, this maximum capacity reflects how much money he may need in order to either succeed on his quest, or archieve 100% Completion.

The Hyrulean Dream
Ocarina of Time is one of the games in the series in which Hyrule enjoys a relatively healthy economy, and it happens to be one of the first chronological entries in the series. In this game, the young hero is capable of purchasing most of the goods from Kokiri Forest, Hyrule Castle Town and Goron City while having the initial maximum of 99 Rupees. These goods include Deku Nuts, Deku Sticks, shields, hearts, bombs, potions, etc. Understandably, tunics are more expensive, clocking at 200 Rupees as they're for specialized users. However, with a wallet upgrade that allows Link to carry (conveniently) 200 Rupees, these tunics can be purchased as well, though it's only necessary if the original tunics (received for free from key characters) are lost without retrieval.

However, there are a few goods that are sold at inexplicably high prices. Fish, which can be captured in any moat or in Zora's Domain), clocks at a price of 200 Rupees; Blue Fire, found for free in the depths of Ice Cavern, costs 300 Rupees. The only possible (and, as usual, unconfirmed) explanation to this is that fish receive some treatment after capture, probably to make them safer to eat, whereas is Blue Fire is found in places other than Ice Cavern, requiring costs for the exploration. It's somewhat ironic that the Zora Shop, which sells Blue Fire for 300 Rupees, has to be melted from red ice with Blue Fire from Ice Cavern. In fact, why the shopkeeper didn't melt the entrance with the Blue fire he had for sale? Did he prefer to preserve his merchandise before saving his own life?

Economic activity is varied. Lon Lon Ranch is run with the money gained by export of its signature Lon Lon Milk, whose prestige is such that it's delivered to the heart of the kingdom. Several businesses and attractions are run within Hyrule Castle Town and Gerudo Fortress, including special minigames. It's unknown how Kokiri Forest and the aforementioned Zora's Domain are sustained, however. Goron City relies upon inputs and reserves from Dodongo's Cavern, meaning that if something happens to that place, Gorons are inmediately affected.

A Sea of Inflation
Hundreds of years have passed since Hyrule's glory days. The Great Flood not only has endangered the life of Hyruleans, its economy has worsened since then.