Termina

Background Information
The setting of Majora's Mask is filled with many characters similar in appearance to those introduced in Ocarina of Time. After he had journeyed through time to fulfill his destiny and take place among legends as the Hero of Time, Link set out to find a lost friend (most commonly speculated to be his Fairy partner Navi). This led him to meet the Skull Kid, who, possessed by Majora's Mask, stole Link's mount, Epona, and changed him into a member of the Deku race. He found Termina to be an alternate dimension of Hyrule and a land in great danger, as its Moon was falling, about to crash into the central settlement of Clock Town.

This was indeed the work of the evil mask that had possessed Skull Kid, and Link had to set out to awaken the four Guardian Giants in order to stop the Moon from crashing to the ground and destroying Termina.

Termina is more technologically advanced than Hyrule, having factories, rock bands, mayors, clocks, hotels, bars, tourist shops, etc. However it lacks in the magic abilities possessed by their Hylian counterparts.

Gods & Legends
Though the Triforce symbol does appear some places in Termina, it does not seem to play a significant role in the lives of the Terminans, as opposed to in Hyrule, where it is more or less what the world revolves around. Though no tale is told about the creation of Termina, Zelda.com states the following:


 * When Hyrule was created by the three goddesses at the beginning of time, there were certain side effects of its creation which Din, Nayru and Farore did not anticipate. As the three holy women breathed life into the world and chased away Emptiness, their potent breath slipped through tiny cracks in the folds of space and created millions of alternate worlds in the process. One of these worlds became the land known as Termina.

Some believe otherwise. I myself as a Zelda expert believe that the world of Termina is in fact NOT a plane of reality outside of Hyrule. I believe, that the Lost Woods being filled with mythical power (after all, housing the Great Deku Tree and countless other places and creatures of great spiritual power) is indeed a nexus which allows one to travel through time similar to the concept of the Master Sword in Ocarina of Time. If one finds his way into the nexus (shown as a massive black pit in the game) he will travel from the time from "Post-Ocarina of Time" to the period of time shortly before the events of The Wind Waker. The material I need to prove is within three major locations of the game.

I: The Great Bay Coast bares a striking resemblance in name, apperance and general climate to the Great Sea of The Wind Waker. It is possable that if one traverses beyond Pinnacle Rock one will find the Great Sea.

II: My second point is the Stone Tower Temple of Ikana. As listed in the aritcle in question, the Stone Tower Temple apperes to act as a pinnacle of haterd to the Three Golden Goddesses and their Triforce. Now how could the tribe of Ikana build this tower against the gods if they did not know of their existance. Also the Garo Ninjas did invade the empire of Ikana, they also bare a resemblance the Subrosians of Oracle of Seasons. Now the Suborsians live in the same plane as Hyrule so it seems that the Garo where an ancient elite strike force of the Suborsian Tribe.

III: In the Snowhead Mountain Range to the North of Clock Town, there is a starving Goron trapped on a frozen ledge in the Mountain Village who wishes for a rock to eat before he passes away. When he obtains the rock which you give him he exclaims that the rock is from the world famous Dodongo's Cavern. All of us Ocarina of Time veterans know for a fact that Dodongo's Cavern is a fraction of the volcanic cavern network in Death Mountain. Therefore, the Gorons of Snowhead must have some sort of access to the cavern.

In Termina, Link meets up with four Giants, the Guardians of Termina, who, after going their separate ways from Clock Town, have been trapped in the temples in the North, South, East and West of Termina. The tale of these Giants and how Termina became a land divided into five different areas, is told by Anju's Grandmother.

Each year the citizens of Termina hold a festival in Clock Town in order to celebrate these Gods, and it is that time of the year when Link comes to Termina. This festival is called the Carnival of Time.

Technology in Termina
The citizens of Termina seem to be more knowledgeable when it comes to technology of different types than their Hyrule counterparts. An example of this is the Clock Town in the center of Termina, which is an amazing town with a marvelous Clock Tower in the middle, and the city built around it. They also have a money bank, something which might indicate that the people of Termina are more sophisticated than inhabitants of Hyrule when it comes to money. The telescope is another example, as well as the fact that nearly every house in Termina has a functioning replica of the Clock Tower's face. The Bomb Shop has a drawing on the wall of a rocket with the caption: Bomb Powered Flight.

Geography
There are several important landmarks in Termina, as can be seen in the map on your right. Some of these include:


 * Clock Town
 * Goron Shrine
 * Great Bay
 * Deku Palace
 * Ikana Canyon
 * Romani Ranch
 * Woodfall
 * Zora Hall

Name

 * The name Termina fits the darker nature or Majora's Mask. It derives from "terminal", which means "will end"