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The Zonai are a mysterious, unseen tribe from Breath of the Wild.

Characteristics
No one has yet seen a member of this tribe. However, it is known that they were a savage, war-like tribe from the Faron region. They constructed several ancient monuments, including Palmorae Ruins, as well as the three labyrinths: North Lomei Labyrinth, South Lomei Labyrinth and Lomei Labyrinth Island. Their name comes down to us from their largest ruin site: the Zonai Ruins. Their wild and untamed ways are known by the the fierce power enchanted within their armor. On nearly every surface of stonework associated with them, there is a peculiar and consistent whirling or spiral pattern: this is the mark of their tribe.

History
Very little is known about this tribe's history. But what is known can be gleaned from the remains of their civilization, left behind all across Hyrule. Of course their established stronghold, the Zonai Ruins, rests in the heart of Faron.

Breath of the Wild
The Zonai seem to have all disappeared and, judging by the state of their civilization's remains, this must have happened a very long time ago. With the constant, unnatural thunderstorm above the Thundra Plateau, as well as the dense miasma of darkness hanging over the Thyphlo Ruins, it seems they were skilled in the magical arts as well. There are several other locations featuring the distinctive architecture and symbolism of the tribe, and almost all of them are tied to Ancient Shrines built by the Sheikah 10,000 years ago. Whether these two tribes interacted back then, or the Sheikah were simply drawn to the mystique of these ruins, remains unknown.

Because these block puzzles are associated with the forest-dwelling Korok, and the Zonai were once forest dwellers themselves, there is a chance that the two tribes either once interacted, or were even one and the same. This could further be evidenced by the tribal mark of the Zonai, which is a spiral not too dissimilar to the spiral mark of the Kokiri, who were the former, more humanoid ancestors of the plant-like Korok. The Kokiri themselves were once Hylians who attuned themselves with the natural world, and chose to live in the forest.

Alternatively, the Zonai tribe's spiral mark is also found throughout Lurelin Village, which may indicate that these people are their living descendants. Their village is located in the same region, east of the rainforests of Faron, and located near the Palmorae Ruins.

Trivia

 * The name Zonai is an anagram of, meaning "mystery".
 * Their ruins have several statues, falling into three categories: pigs, owls, and dragons.
 * Pigs are usually representative of power, owls often depict wisdom, and the dragon is predominantly found around the Spring of Courage: so it most likely represents that virtue.
 * This may indicate that the tribe had some knowledge of the power of the gods.
 * The many stone blocks arranged in odd patterns across Hyrule bear the tribe's mark, indicating that they were the ones who constructed them.