Faron Province

Faron Province is part of the province system in Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword.

Twilight Princess
In Twilight Princess, Faron Province is located north of the Ordona Province, southwest of the Eldin Province, and is situated at the southern part of the map. The province was named after Faron, one of the three dragons of the Era of the Goddess Hylia. It includes the Faron Woods, the Forest Temple, part of Hyrule Field, and the Sacred Grove, which also houses the Temple of Time. This is the second province Link visits during his journey as it is directly connected to the Ordona Province.

History
Link first enters the Faron Province while it is covered in Twilight, and after recovering light to the area, he sets off to the Forest Temple to retrieve the first Fused Shadow. Later on in the game, having been permanently transformed into a wolf due to Zant's Shadow Crystal, the young hero must return to the Faron Woods to enter the Sacred Grove and retrieve the Master Sword in order to return to his human form. Eventually, Link will have to once again visit the Sacred Grove and enter the Temple of Time and receive the Mirror Shard upon the defeat of Armogohma.

During the ending credits, Link is seen riding away from the province's woods while riding Epona.

Notable Locations

 * Faron Woods
 * Faron Spring
 * Forest Temple
 * Sacred Grove
 * Temple of Time

Skyward Sword
In Skyward Sword, the Faron Province is protected by a great Water Dragon of the same name who was appointed to oversee the region by the goddess Hylia.

History
Link first visits the Faron Province when he lands on The Surface to look for Zelda. He lands in the Sealed Grounds, and meets the elderly Impa. She directs him to continue on his quest in Faron Woods, the defining feature of Faron Province in the game. Upon reaching the area, he is tasked by the Kikwi elder Bucha to find the other members of the tribe. After doing so, he is given the Slingshot, granting him access to the Deep Woods and Skyview Temple. Upon completing Skyview Temple and fighting the dungeon boss, Ghirahim, Link moves on to the next province in his journey.

Link returns to the province for his first Silent Realm trial in Faron Woods. When he completes the challenge, he is given the Water Dragon's Scale, allowing him access to the Great Tree. The elder Kikwi, Yerbal, is found at the top of the Great Tree and sends Link to the other main part of Faron Province, Lake Floria, to meet with the province's protector. The water dragon Faron, the province's protector, had been wounded by an attack from Ghirahim. Link heals her with Sacred Water from Skyview Spring, and in return she parts the waterfall in front of the Ancient Cistern, the dungeon hiding Farore's Flame. After Link defeats the boss, Koloktos, and with his newly powered sword, he proceeds to the next step in his adventure.

Link must visit the province one last time in order to receive Faron's section of the Song of the Hero. Faron has flooded Faron Woods to wash away the monster infestation, forcing the old woman to create a barrier around the woods and making it impossible to move beyond the Sealed Grounds. While Link searches for a way into the forest, The Imprisoned attacks once again. After using his Groosenator to help Link re-seal The Imprisoned, Groose gets the idea to use it to launch Link into the woods. Once there, Link must find Faron. After finding Faron at the Great Tree she reveals the reason she flooded the woods was to remove the monsters tainting the realm and to prevent them from coming back. She instructs Link to collect the various Tadtones scattered across the submerged forest. After successfully finding all of the tadtones, Faron teaches Link her part of the Song of the Hero and lowers the water level so that he are able to make his way around Faron Woods normally again.

Notable Locations

 * Sealed Grounds
 * Faron Woods
 * Lake Floria
 * Deep Woods
 * The Great Tree
 * Skyview Temple
 * Ancient Cistern

Trivia

 * The name Faron most likely comes from the name of one of the Goddesses, Farore. Curiously, the large Hylian text on the map translates to "faronc", appearing to be a simple mistranslation.
 * Interestingly enough, as the Hylian symbol for the letter "C" is but one stroke away from the Hylian symbol for "E", the word on the map potentially spells out "Farone". This is one letter away from "Farore", and "Farone" also happens to be the Spanish version of her name.