Dark Ruins

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Features and Overview
The ALBW: are the remains of ancient buildings in ALBW: where the ALBW: is located; it is the counterpart of the ALBW: in ALBW:. It is situated indirectly south of ALBW:, indirectly east of ALBW:, and indirectly north of ALBW:. It is a dark maze with several dead ends that is only lit by various green torches throughout the area. It contains pools of water dispersed throughout its span, trees in its southeastern corner, and vine-covered walls. The maze of the Dark Ruins has a ground level as well as areas on top of the maze walls. In the northeast corner lies the ALBW:, the sole ALBW: of the region. Upon entering the Dark Ruins, ALBW: will telepathically warn Link about the NaN Lorule Soldiers who roam the ruins, revering the ALBW:, the ALBW: of the ALBW:. Statues of the ALBW: appear on the exterior of the ALBW: and on one of the remaining buildings in the Dark Ruins. As Link approaches the first Lorule Soldier, a collective order to capture any intruders is given by him. If the young hero gets caught, he is imprisoned in one of the two holding cells in the area, but can escape by Wall Merging through the bars. After successfully Wall Merging and sneaking around several Lorule Soldiers, Link will reach the Dark Palace. Its entrance is sealed shut and cracked upon Link's arrival, but a standard ALBW: can open the way. After defeating the ALBW: and rescuing ALBW:, the Lorule Soldiers will disappear from the Dark Ruins and Link is free to explore the area without having to resort to stealth techniques.

The only NaN Items found in the ALBW: are a ALBW: atop a beam in the heavily-guarded north area, and two NaN Lost Maiamais stuck to two different walls; one near the entrance to the ALBW: and one just southeast of the ALBW:. Several Green, Blue, and Red NaN Rupees can be found laying out in the open in the ALBW: as well as a ALBW: containing a Red Rupee on top of the maze.

No NaN Fissures that link the two worlds are located directly in the ALBW:, but there are four such NaN Fissures in the adjacent areas located within the same ALBW: of ALBW:. The first of these is located in the area reached by the southeastern exit of the ALBW:, and is initially blocked by a rock that can be Bombed. The second is located on the pillar in the rocky area west of the ALBW:. The other two are located further from the ALBW:; one in the area south of ALBW:, and one to the northwest, along the wall of the river that flows from ALBW:.