Gnarled Root Dungeon

Gnarled Root Dungeon, located in North Horon, is the first dungeon in Oracle of Seasons. The Maku Tree gives Link the Gnarled Key, the item needed to unlock this labyrinth's entrance, in the process of asking him to retrieve the essence Fertile Soil from it.

The dungeon's twin mini-bosses, the Goriya Bros., yield a Seed Satchel filled with Ember Seeds after their defeat. Once Link defeats the boss, Aquamentus, he obtains a Heart Container and the essence he was searching for. Overall, this is a very simple dungeon that can be conquered without much trouble: the only true puzzles are "guess which block to push" predicaments. Although there are many monsters, most of them are fairly weak. Link can find one Gasha Seed partway through this dungeon.

Enemies

 * Blade Traps
 * Chasers
 * Keese
 * Red Zol
 * Stalfos
 * Moblins who throw boomerangs, similar to Goriyas
 * Wallmasters

Trivia

 * The layout of the dungeon somewhat resembles Eagle Labyrinth from the original The Legend of Zelda. The exterior of both dungeons is what appears to be a dead tree in a small island within a lake, they are both the first dungeon in the game, and both dungeons have Aquamentus as the main boss. It should be noted that Oracle of Seasons is full of other references to the original game.
 * In Norse mythology there is a dragon named Níðhöggr that gnarls on a root of Yggdrasil, compare with the fact that the boss of this dungeon is a dragon.