Fire Sanctuary (Disambiguation)
The Fire Sanctuary is an area that appears in two Zelda games. It is located within the Fire Realm of the re-established kingdom of Hyrule in Spirit Tracks, and it later appears in Skyward Sword near the Eldin Volcano.
Spirit Tracks
Location
The sanctuary is located just behind the Goron Village and is the home dwelling of the realm's Lokomo guardian, Embrose. It is the only sanctuary in Hyrule that doesn't have its own train station on the Rail Map.
Features
Story
After vanquishing Phytops atop the Ocean Temple and restoring the Ocean Temple's energy flow through its Spirit Tracks, Link and Princess Zelda are sent by Anjean to restore the energy flow to the Tower of Spirits from the final temple, the Fire Temple. To reach the temple high atop the realm's mountain however, Link sees that like all the other realms, he must first restore this realm's lost Spirit Tracks as well. After succeeding in recovering the Fire Rail Map from the tower, the pair travel to the Fire Realm to restore the final temple and fully regenerate the Tower of Spirits. Link speaks with Kagoron and uses Mega Ice to fully open the way to the rest of the village through a lava flow.[1] Behind the village, Link navigates his way through dangerous falling boulders and pools of lava to reach a special door called the Door of Friendship,[2] which blocks the way to Embrose's chamber.
Inside, Link meets with Embrose and performs the necessary Lokomo Song with him using the Spirit Flute, restoring the Spirit Tracks that lead to the Fire Temple atop the mountain.
Door of Friendship
The Door of Friendship is a door, similar in appearance to all doors in Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks, that blocks the way to Embrose's chamber in the Fire Sanctuary.
To open the door, Link has to solve a puzzle that involves eight heads made of rock that are facing towards different directions. There is a sign nearby that gives Link a clue about how to open the door by telling him a short story. The story is about two men, who both fell in love with the same woman. One of them was always in the center of attention, but the woman was only interested in the other man. The battle for the woman had begun, but the men eventually became friends. This story is a metaphor where the eight heads of rock are the characters in the story. Five of the heads are facing the man who always is in the center of attention, while the two remaining heads are facing each other. They represent the woman and the other man. To open the door, the young hero must play the Song of Light between the two heads (the two men) that are facing the woman, which will make a diamond-shaped crystal appear. The crystal will send a beam of light towards the door and thus, open it.[3]
Skyward Sword
The Fire Sanctuary is the sixth dungeon Link visits in Skyward Sword, located in the extremely hot Volcano Summit of Eldin Volcano. Link ventures inside in order to find the third and final Sacred Flame so that he can temper his sword. The Fire Sanctuary houses Magmanos and the Mogma Mitts.
Entrance to the Sanctuary
The Fire Sanctuary is a large castle-like structure situated across a bridge that is going over a large gorge. In order to protect the riches hidden inside the Sanctuary, three pillars of flames block Link's objective path to the dungeon. The frog statues hanging above the flames have to be given water from Link's Empty Bottles to extinguish the flames. However, this method of dousing the flames is only possible for the first two frog statues. The third frog statue is larger than the two before it, and requires a large quantity of water, more than an Empty Bottle can hold. Link travels to Lake Floria to request the use of the Water Dragon's Basin from the Water Dragon. Upon returning to the base of Eldin Volcano with Scrapper the Ancient Robot, who is carrying the basin, Link is required to travel all the way up to the Fire Sanctuary while protecting Scrapper from the large number of enemies inhabiting the Eldin Volcano region. Reaching the Fire Sanctuary will cause Scrapper to pour the water basin over the frog's tongue and thus clearing the entrance to the Fire Sanctuary.
There are many lava flows similar to those found in the Earth Temple, which Link must cross by using the Slingshot to shoot down Water Fruit hanging over the lava flows,[4] which harden the lava into a safe platform. Navigating the Sanctuary requires changing the currents of lava flows, either in strength or direction, so that Link can have the hardened lava platforms move along with the current. The Fire Sanctuary also introduces getting around the area by tunneling underground with the Mogma Mitts, which Link recieves after helping one of the treasure hunting Mogmas, named Guld, who has been trapped while looking for treasure.[5]
The Fire Sanctuary is famous among Mogmas for its illusory puzzle, which calls upon the courage of adventurers, known as the "Legend of the Sleeping Statue."[6][7]
Enemies
Trivia
- Hardening the lava pools using Water Fruit is a similar concept to tossing the water pots in The Wind Waker in Dragon Roost Cavern.
Gallery
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The map of the sanctuary in Spirit Tracks
 Names in Other Regions 
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- ↑ ""I was thinking of giving a freight car to this child, and I need your help. [...] This is the favor I require of you, young stranger. Use the freight car to bring back something cold enough to cool the lava. Go talk to the merchants in the various villages. They may be able to help you." — Kagoron (Spirit Tracks)
- ↑ "Opening the Door of Friendship" — Sign (Spirit Tracks)
- ↑ "Once upon a time, two men fell in love with a beautiful woman. One man was popular and always the center of attention. But all he cared about was the beautiful woman he had fallen in love with. Unfortunately for him, the woman only had eyes for the other man. The battle for the woman's love grew and sent sparks hot enough to melt stone. But eventually, friendship shone between the men like a light, uniting the pair. It was as if a door had been unlocked." — Sign (Spirit Tracks)
- ↑ "This plant is known as a Water Fruit. It collects moisture within its hard shell. This feature is vital to its survival here." — Fi (Skyward Sword)
- ↑ "So here's the deal... Word in the tunnels is there's a huge treasure hidden in these here ruins... But nobody who's ever seen it has come back to tell the tale. Countless treasure hunters have disappeared in here! Poof! Gone." — Guld (Skyward Sword)
- ↑ "I can see it on your face! You're here because of the "legend of the sleeping statue," right?!" — Guld (Skyward Sword)
- ↑ "All right, then... I'm gonna let you in on an ancient treasure-hunting legend passed down among generations of Mogmas. Every Mogma worth a handful o' dirt knows this one... Here we go... "Ye who seek the entrance to the king's treasure, look for the two statues that face one another." "Show your bravery and jump into the mouth of the sleeping statue. Do this, and the path will open before you." You remember all that, and you're golden." — Guld (Skyward Sword)