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The four [[Spirits of Light|Light Spirits]] were created by the [[Golden Goddesses|Goddesses]] to protect the sacred land of [[Hyrule]].<ref>{{cite|I am one of four light spirits that protect Hyrule at the behest of the gods.|Ordona (Spirit)|TP}}</ref> By the events of {{TP}}, Hyrule is carved up into three provinces, and each of the provinces exists under the overseership of one Light Spirit. [[Faron]] presides over the [[Faron Province|Forest Region]],<ref>{{cite|My name is Faron. I am one of the spirits of light who dwell in Hyrule. I use the life force of the gods to protect this forest.|Faron (Spirit)|TP}}</ref> safeguarding important locations connected to worship, such as the [[Forest_Temple#Twilight_Princess|Forest Temple]] and [[Temple_of_Time#Twilight_Princess|Temple of Time]], and the Divine Relic, the [[Master Sword]]. [[Eldin (Spirit)|Eldin]] keeps watch over the [[Eldin Province|Mountainous Region]],<ref>{{cite|My name is Eldin. I am one of the light spirits of Hyrule. I am the spirit that guards these lands.|Eldin (Spirit)|TP}}</ref> where the [[Goron|Gorons]] and people of [[Kakariko Village|Kakariko]] make their residence, the seat of the [[Goron Mines]], which serve as the Goron's holy ground.<ref>{{cite|The dark power you seek lies in the sacred grounds of the proud mountain dwellers.|Eldin (Spirit)|TP}}</ref> [[Lanayru (Spirit)|Lanayru]] is watchman of Hyrule's [[Lanayru Province|waterways]], including [[Zora's Domain]], [[Zora's River]], and [[Lake Hylia]], where a regularly visited shrine to the Light Spirit is located.<ref>{{cite|Apparently the water is back, and you can now cross to the cave of the spirit...|Hylian|TP}}</ref><ref>{{cite|Those people who make a living off of those coming to worship at the lake must be struggling...|Hylian|TP}}</ref> The [[Zora]] people and the [[Lakebed Temple]], sacred place of the Zora,<ref>{{cite|The place beyond this rock is sacred to my people. It was once called the Zora Temple.|Zora|TP}}</ref> rest in Lanayru's care. These three Spirits, and by extension the provinces in their charge, each represent an important, recurring natural aspect of Hyrule - Forest, Fire, and Water. These elements have been incorporated into Divine Relics throughout Hyrule's history, each specifically tied to the Goddess it most embodies (see the [[Spiritual_Stones#Kokiri.27s_Emerald|Spiritual Stone of the Forest]], also known as the Kokiri's Emerald, the [[Spiritual_Stones#Goron's Ruby|Spiritual Stone of Fire]], also known as the Goron's Ruby, and the [[Spiritual_Stones#Zora's Sapphire|Spiritual Stone of Water]], also known as the Zora's Sapphire. Additionally, see [[Goddess_Pearls#Din.27s_Pearl|Din's Pearl]], [[Goddess_Pearls#Farore's Pearl|Farore's Pearl]], and [[Goddess_Pearls#Nayru's Pearl|Nayru's Pearl]]). This is in agreement with each Spirit's name containing all, or part of, the name of the Goddess symbolized by their respective elements - El''din'', ''Faro''n, and La''nayru''.

[[Image:Lanayru_front.jpg|left|200px]]According to Lanayru, when [[Interlopers]] who excelled at magic appeared in Hyrule and tried to establish dominion over the [[Sacred Realm]], the Goddesses order the ''three'' Light Spirits to intervene.<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. It was then that the goddesses ordered us three light spirits to intervene.|Lanayru (Spirit)|TP}}</ref> Some attribute Ordona's absence in the story to an oversight by the game creators (which, given strong evidence to the contrary throughout the game, is highly unlikely), or claim that Ordona may not have been created at that time. It is far more likely that Ordona was not called to intervene because Ordona does not protect the physical land of Hyrule at all. [[File:LightSpirits.jpg|left|200px]] Unlike the other three Spirits, which are bound to Hyrule itself, Ordona exists in a neighboring province.<ref name=Shad>{{cite|Oh, no, I don't believe he's from Hyrule proper at all. No, my understanding is that he's from the small neighboring province of Ordona.|Shad|TP}}</ref>

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[[Ordona Province]] is located outside of Hyrule, to the south.<ref name=Shad></ref><ref>{{cite|You have...never been to Hyrule, right?|Rusl|TP}}</ref> Ordona makes the distinction between its province and the land of Hyrule apparent when it says that [[Zant]] covered the entire Kingdom in Twilight (and Ordona was never shrouded in Twilight).<ref>{{cite|The entire kingdom has been reduced to a netherworld ruled by the cursed powers of darkness.|Ordona (Spirit)|TP}}</ref> It's peopled with Humans who live in an agricultural society, and is separated from Hyrule by a large canyon. The Triforce is not pictured in any Ordonian architecture, and neither are any other recognizable Hylian symbols, further distinguishing the province from Hyrule. Link's house does have a banner hanging over the threshold of a tree inside a golden triangle; however, though it is similar to the Triforce, it does not appear to be a direct reference. There are no relics gifted to Ordona of divine origin and no locations of any spiritual significance. [[Ordona Province]], as explorable in the game, consists of [[Ordon Village]], [[Ordon Woods]], and the [[Ordon Woods#Ordon Spring|Ordon Spring]]. Ordon Village seems to have but one connection to Hyrule's destiny, and it appears it's this one connection that the Goddesses deemed worthy of their divine protection - The [[Link|Chosen Hero]].<ref>{{cite|His power is yours. His is the true power that slept within you. Your name is Link. You are the hero chosen by the gods.|Faron (Spirit)|TP}}</ref>

:Upon Link's sword hand (his left hand, in the original version) is the mark of the sacred [[Triforce]], symbol of the gods, proof that he is blessed by the Goddesses.<ref>{{cite|By some divine prank, he, too, had been blessed with the chosen power of the gods.|Sage|TP}}</ref><ref>{{cite|Like you, I have been granted special powers by the goddesses...|Princess Zelda|TP}}</ref>

:Unlike others, who lose their physical forms when shrouded in Twilight, Link takes on the form of a beast; Faron says this is a sign.<ref>{{cite|In the land covered in twilight, where people roam as spirits, you were transformed into a blue-eyed beast... That was a sign... It was a sign that the powers of the chosen one rest within you...and that they are awakening.|Faron (Spirit)|TP}}</ref> Additionally, [[Midna|Midna's]] [[Twili|people]] had "long believed that the Hero would appear as a divine beast."<ref>{{cite|In our world, we've long believed that the Hero would appear as a divine beast.|Midna|TP}}</ref>

:The [[Ancient Hero]], thought by many to be the legendary Hero from {{OoT}}, instructs Link in the ways of the sword. He tells him that only those from the bloodline of the Hero can learn these hidden techniques,<ref>{{cite|There are still six hidden skills for you to learn. Those are only for one who carries the blood of the hero...the one whose spirit is that of the sublime beast.|Hero's Spirit|TP}}</ref> which indicates - and he even states this explicitly on one occasion - that they are of the same bloodline.<ref>{{cite|We meet again. At last, the skills I have to teach you have entered the realm of true secrecy. They are forgotten ways that do not leave '''our''' bloodline.|Hero's Spirit|TP}}</ref><ref>{{cite|Although I accepted life as the hero, I could not convey the lessons of that life to those who came after.|Hero's Spirit|TP}}</ref><ref>{{cite|Go and do not falter, my child!|Hero's Spirit|TP}}</ref>

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