Termina

Termina is a parallel world to Hyrule and the setting of Majora's Mask. The setting of Majora's Mask is filled with many characters similar in appearance to those introduced in Ocarina of Time. After he had journeyed through time to fulfill his destiny and take place among legends as the Hero of Time, Link set out to find a lost friend (most commonly speculated to be his Fairy partner Navi). This led him to meet the Skull Kid, who, possessed by Majora's Mask, stole Link's mount, Epona, and changed him into a member of the Deku race. He found Termina to be separate universe parallel to Hyrule. Termina was in great danger, as its Moon was falling, about to crash into the central settlement of Clock Town.

This was indeed the work of the evil mask that had possessed Skull Kid, and Link had to set out to awaken the four Guardian Giants in order to stop the Moon from crashing to the ground and destroying Termina.

Termina is more technologically advanced than contemporary Hyrule, possessing modern things such as rock bands, mayors, clocks, hotels, bars, tourist shops, lotteries, and photography.

History and Mythology
The mythology and religion of Termina revolves around the Four Giants.

Though Termina does not have a creation story, the legends of its ancient protectors provide most of its primordial history. Long ago, the peoples of Termina had not yet migrated to the four cardinal directions, and were watched over by the Giants who had created the world. One day, the Giants announced to the people that they would go to the north, south, east, and west and guard the people as they slept. If the people were in dire need, the Giants would awaken and answer their cries for help. However, the Skull Kid, a little imp who was a friend of the Giants, was saddened by this news, and caused mischief in his anger. The Giants rebuked the Skull Kid and he left the world of Termina for the heavens.

An ancient tribe was known to use Majora's Mask in its hexing rituals, but they sealed away the evil inside of the mask to prevent its misuse. It was this mask that the Skull Kid later found as he waylaid the Happy Mask Salesman in the woods. When the demon Majora possessed the Skull Kid, it brought down the Moon from the sky and threatened to destroy Termina. He trapped the Giants in the temples in the North, South, East and West of Termina. It took the intervention of Link to free the Giants once more and prevent the moon from crashing.

The ruined kingdom of Ikana located in the eastern canyons of Termina, was noted to have a particularly bloodstained and violent history. The Ikana Canyon is haunted by spirits of soldiers who died in its many wars, such as the Garo, who once spied on the Ikana kingdom and Captain Keeta, who was once the commander of the armies of Ikana. The last king, Igos du Ikana, explained to Link that his people had forgotten the value of friendship and forgiveness after someone entered the Stone Tower, and this was the cause of the kingdom's demise.

The Carnival of Time
Each year the citizens of Termina hold a festival in Clock Town in order to celebrate the Giants, and it is that time of the year when Link comes to Termina. This festival is called the Carnival of Time. This carnival celebrates the alignment of the sun and moon and the progress of time. During the carnival, it is customary to wear Masks made in the image of the Four Giants. If a wedding happens on the night of the carnival, it is also considered a sign of extraordinary luck.

Technology in Termina
The citizens of Termina seem to be more knowledgeable when it comes to technology of different types than their Hyrule counterparts. An example of this is the Clock Town in the center of Termina, which is an amazing town with a marvelous Clock Tower in the middle, and the city built around it. They also have a money bank, something which might indicate that the people of Termina are more sophisticated than inhabitants of Hyrule when it comes to money. The telescope is another example, as well as the fact that nearly every house in Termina has a functioning replica of the Clock Tower's face. The Bomb Shop has a drawing on the wall of a rocket with the caption: Bomb Powered Flight.

Apart from the Termanians, the Zoras are involved in several examples of higher technology. These range from their temple, which behaves similarly to a hydro-electric power plant, to the Indigo-Go's, a jazz/rock band. Boats in the Great Bay are motorized as opposed to being manually propelled.

The music in Majora's Mask follows the theme of advanced technology, containing one of the few electric guitar pieces of music in Zelda history, as well as having electronica theme music for Them, a modern bossa nova for one of the songs, and a combination of futuristic and traditional instruments in several locations, such as the inverted Stone Tower.

Geography
There are several important landmarks in Termina, as can be seen in the map on your right. Some of these include:


 * Clock Town
 * Goron Shrine
 * Great Bay
 * Deku Palace
 * Ikana Canyon
 * Romani Ranch
 * Woodfall
 * Zora Hall

Name

 * The name Termina fits the darker nature or Majora's Mask. It derives from "terminal", which means "will end."
 * Its name may also derive from the phrase "world terminus" used to describe places where one can access many other areas (such as Hyrule Field from the previous game) and referring to Termina's compass-like geography.