Shrine of Earth

The Shrine of Earth, also known as the Shrine of Rock, is the first ZA: in. The Shrine is an underground tunnel where the greedy troll, ZA:, hoards his NaN Treasures.

Entrance to the Shrine
The ZA: is located in one of two caves in the south of the ZA:, next to a red willow tree. At the beginning of the game, ZA: gives ZA: a clue to its location with a riddle.

Themes and Navigation
The Shrine is set inside a large cave tunnel lit by torches, with several rock formations in the background and foreground. A deep chasm in the first hall prevents Zelda from going any further, unless she has the Items in Zelda's Adventure|section=Ladder|display=Ladder|link}} to cross the chasm with. In the center of the ZA: is a fork in the road that leads to the other tunnels in the north, south and east. The ZA: ZA: can be found in the fork after defeating the NaN Tektites, and the ZA: is found south from it after defeating the NaN Keeses. Although while the ZA: ZA: shows dead ends in the south and east, the southern road actually connects to the eastern tunnel, and one of the caverns east connects to the northern tunnel. A single cavern in the north hall is pitch dark, which Zelda can use a ZA: to light.

Hidden in the north, south and east tunnels are three NaN Sardaks, ZA:'s minions who Zelda must defeat to dispel an electric barrier barricading the ZA: where ZA: is. They can only be harmed with the ZA: ZA:, which is received from a ZA: in the south tunnel. The red ZA: can be found in the south tunnel close to the Talking Chest, the blue ZA: is found in the east tunnel, and the orange ZA: is in the north tunnel. After defeating all three NaN Sardaks, the barrier is dispelled, allowing Zelda to enter ZA:'s ZA: chamber where he is fought. Defeating him earns Zelda the first ZA:.

The ZA:, which are required to cross the northern river in the ZA:, can also be found in the northern tunnel.

Trivia

 * The ZA: is the only location in the entire game that contains a ZA:.