Picori

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The Picori (known by themselves as the Minish) are a small race of people no bigger than Link's thumb. A long time ago, the Picori gave the Hero of Men a sword of unparalleled power; the Picori Blade. They also left behind the Light Force for the Royal Family. Their help is celebrated annually in Hyrule through the Picori Festival. Every one hundred years, the doorway between their world and the world of men appears in the courtyard of Hyrule Castle. That doorway is also the entrance to the Elemental Sanctuary.