Windfall Island

Windfall Island is a market town in the Great Sea region of The Wind Waker, and is known for having the highest population of all the islands in the game. People from all over the world come to Windfall Island, and as such, the town is always lively. Many sailors have found their way here, although their ships are never around.

Overview
There are multiple places of interest on the island, including a Potion Shop, Bomb Shop, a lighthouse and windmill, school, a cafe bar, auction house, and a prison. The huge gate at the entrance of town is known to be one of Windfall's most famous features.

Link first encounters Windfall Island after being cast out of the Forsaken Fortress and rescued by the King of Red Lions. It soon becomes apparent that the entity at the fortress has taken its toll on the island in its search for young, pointy-eared girls.

The King of Red Lions immediately makes it clear that he neads a sail in order to travel the seas. Link first encounters the strange Zunari, who offers him a sail for 80 Rupees. The Zunari-induced Island Trading Sequence in the game is central to this point, where Zunari eventually "retails" his flowers.

Here, Link gets to meet many interesting characters and get involved in numerous sidequests, such as that of Mrs. Marie's Joy Pendant obsession and the Picto Box quest. There are many things to do and see here, so Link visits Windfall Island quite often, both for plot-related events and to simply help out the citizens of the town.

Bomb Shop
Owned by Bomb-Master Cannon, the last bomb-maker left in the entire sea,, the Bomb Shop in Windfall Island is separated from the rest of the shops of Windfall. At first, the bombs here are too expensive for Link to even be able to afford. It's only after Tetra and her crew of pirates tie Bomb-Master Cannon up and steal his bombs that he lowers the price.

Jail
There is a prison cell located near the middle of the town, and it is here where Tingle got imprisoned. Once Link goes inside, he can press a switch hidden behind several jars to free Tingle, who will thank him by giving him the Tingle Tuner. Moreover, he hands over Link a map to show him how to get to his island, and tells him that if he ever needs help with reading charts to just leave it to Tingle.

Once Tingle is freed, Link can push the box that's aligned the wall out of the way to discover a hole. Inside the hole is a complex maze that Link must crawl through, and if Link follows the right path, he will eventually find the hidden place where Tingle kept the Picto Box. The young hero can acclaim it by simply opening the treasure chest it's kept in.

Chu Jelly Juice Shop
Located next to the mansion, the Chu Jelly Juice Shop specializes in making potions out of Chu Jelly. Link can bring 15 of each Chu Jelly to either get potions for free or allow Doc Bandam, the owner of the shop, to make new kinds of potions.

Zunari's Shop
A small shop owned by Zunari, it starts out selling nothing but a sail. Link can help his business grow by trading Zunari's decorations with the Traveling Merchants around the Great Sea. See Island Trading Sequence for more information.

Cafe Bar
One of the most famous hangout places of Windfall, the Cafe Bar is located next to Zunari's Shop and is owned by Gillian. The Cafe Bar is not crucial to Link's quest, but he is required to visit it during various sidequests.

Lighthouse
Prior to the events of The Wind Waker, Windfall's lighthouse went dark for unknown reasons, and it has remained that way ever since. Below it is a type of ferris-wheel that allows anyone to climb up to the lighthouse to get a better view. Before the lighthouse malfunctioned, it would send a bright shaft of light into the darkness to serve as a safety beacon. The illumination device still works, however, and it continues to spin around despite that its fire has extinguished. Link can spark up the lighthouse by getting on top of the ferris wheel and shooting a Fire Arrow inside into the device, allowing it shine its grand ray of light. Kreeb will reward Link with Piece of Heart for fixing the lighthouse.

Mrs. Marie's School of Joy
Mrs. Marie is the town's teacher and has her own school near the lighthouse called the School of Joy. When Link talks to her, she explains of the problem she's had lately with a group of students known as the Killer Bees. Link can help Mrs. Marie with the little troublemakers to earn several items that will become useful later on in his quest.

Other Notable Locations
Other places of interest include Lenzo's house, where Link gets to know the famous photographer Lenzo as well as his vast gallery of pictographs. There is also an enormous mansion called the House of Wealth that is home to Mila and her father, but later on Maggie and her father take ownership of it. The mansion also serves as the Auction House where the nightly auction takes place. Link can also play the Sinking Ships minigame in the Game Room in front of Mrs. Marie's school to win two Pieces of Heart.

Theory
It can be assumed that Windfall Island used to be Kakariko Village before the Great Flood. This is due to the similarities in the background music to the Kakariko Village in Ocarina of Time. It is also relatively close to Dragon Roost Island, which resembles Death Mountain. Also, the windmill could be the same windmill in Kakariko Village.

Trivia

 * In the Japanese version of The Wind Waker, Windfall Island is called "Taura Island".
 * Windfall Island's theme tune is a remix of the music from Kakariko Village in Ocarina of Time.
 * Windfall Island also holds the record for the most Pieces of Heart on a single island in The Wind Waker: Nine in total.
 * The sunken treasure of this island is marked by a Treasure Chart found inside the island itself (this chart is won through the auction run by Zunari).