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The Twili are descendants of a tribe of [[Hylian]] sorcerers from Hyrule,<ref name="E 30"/> who are referred to as [[Interlopers]]. Eons ago, the Interlopers were condemned to the Twilight Realm by the [[Golden Goddesses]] of [[Hyrule]] as punishment for their misgoverned attempt to use magic to claim the [[Triforce]].<ref>{{Cite|Among those living in the light, interlopers who excelled at magic appeared. Wielding powerful sorcery, they tried to establish dominion over the Sacred Realm.|Lanayru (Spirit)|TP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|What do you think happened to the magic wielders who tried to rule the Sacred Realm? They were banished. They were chased across the sacred lands of Hyrule and driven into another realm by the goddesses.|Midna|TP}}</ref> Their old magic became known as the [[Fused Shadow]], an instrument of dark power.<ref>{{Cite|Wielding powerful sorcery, they tried to establish dominion over the Sacred Realm. It was then that the goddesses ordered us three light spirits to intervene. We sealed away the great magic those individuals had mastered. You know this magic... It is the dark power you seek…the Fused Shadow.|Lanayru (Spirit)|TP}}</ref> However, during their failed attempt to conquer the Sacred Realm, their Fused Shadow was split into four pieces and scattered throughout the Twilight Realm and [[Hyrule]]. The tribe lived and evolved in the Twilight Realm for centuries in isolation, mere shadows of what they once were, as over time they became accustomed to their surroundings and came to accept their fate.<ref>{{Cite|In the shadows we regressed, so much so that we soon knew neither anger nor hatred...nor even the faintest bloom of desire.|Zant|TP}}</ref> While some learned to love the beautiful peace that could only be found in Twilight, others felt that they were being oppressed by the people of the Light World.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= HH |publisher= |page= 114}}</ref> The Twili lost their most powerful abilities but they still possess some magical power and teleportation is possible for the strongest Twili.<ref name="E 30"/>