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After {{Term|BotW|Link}} descends from the top of the {{Term|BotW|Great Plateau Tower|link}}, the {{Term|BotW|Old Man}} glides to him with the {{Term|BotW|Paraglider|link}}. He informs {{Term|BotW|Link}} that that {{Plural|BotW|Sheikah Tower|link}} have simultaneously risen across {{Term|BotW|Hyrule}}, and he asks if anything happened while {{Term|BotW|Link}} was on top of the {{Term|BotW|Great Plateau Tower|display=Tower}}.<ref>{{Cite|My my... It would seem that we have quite the enigma here. This tower and several others just like it have erupted across the land, one after another. Very interesting... It is almost as though...a long-dormant power has awoken quite suddenly. Did anything...odd occur while you were atop that tower?|Old Man|BotW}}</ref> If {{Term|BotW|Link}} claims to have heard a voice, the {{Term|BotW|Old Man}} wonders if he recognized it.<ref>{{Cite|[I heard a voice.] Well now! A voice, you say? And did you happen to recognize this mysterious voice?|Old Man|BotW}}</ref> If {{Term|BotW|Link}} admits that he did not, the {{Term|BotW|Old Man}} will be disappointed.<ref>{{Cite|[No.] I see. Well, then...that is a shame.|Old Man|BotW}}</ref> He then points out {{Term|BotW|Calamity Ganon|link}}, which is circling {{Term|BotW|Hyrule Castle (Breath of the Wild)|link}}.<ref>{{Cite|I assume that you caught sight of that atrocity enshrouding the castle. That...is {{Color|BotW Red|Calamity Ganon}}.|Old Man|BotW}}</ref> He recounts that one century prior, it brought ruin to {{Term|BotW|Hyrule}} before eventually being sealed within the {{Term|BotW|Hyrule Castle (Breath of the Wild)|display=Castle}}.<ref>{{Cite|One hundred years ago, that vile entity brought the kingdom of {{Color|BotW Blue|Hyrule}} to ruin. It appeared suddenly and destroyed everything in its path. So many innocent lives were lost in its wake. For a century, the very symbol of our kingdom, Hyrule Castle, has managed to contain that evil.. But just barely.|Old Man|BotW}}</ref>

According to the {{Term|BotW|Old Man}}, {{Term|BotW|Calamity Ganon}} will soon regain its strength and break free from its seal, and he asks {{Term|BotW|Link}} if he plans to go to the {{Term|BotW|Hyrule Castle (Breath of the Wild)|display=Castle}}.<ref>{{Cite|There it festers, building its strength for the moment it will unleash its blight upon the land once again. It would appear that moment is fast approaching... I must ask you, courageous one... Do you intend to make your way to the castle?|Old Man|BotW}}</ref> If {{Term|BotW|Link}} confirms that he does, the {{Term|BotW|Old Man}} informs him that there is no way down from the {{Term|BotW|Great Plateau}}, since it is surrounded by cliffs on all sides.<ref>{{Cite|[I do.] I had a feeling you would say that. Here, on this isolated plateau, we are surrounded on all sides by steep cliffs, with no way down. If you were to try to jump off, well... no death could be more certain. Or more foolish.|Old Man|BotW}}</ref> However, the {{Term|BotW|Old Man}}'s {{Term|BotW|Paraglider}} would allow one to leave the {{Term|BotW|Great Plateau|display=Plateau}} without falling.<ref>{{Cite|Of course, if you had a paraglider like mine, that would be quite another story.|Old Man|BotW}}</ref> When {{Term|BotW|Link}} shows interest in the {{Term|BotW|Paraglider}}, the {{Term|BotW|Old Man}} offers to give it to him, but only if {{Term|BotW|Link}} can offer something else in return.<ref>{{Cite|[Hand it over!] Oho! Certainly! Why not? But there is no such thing as a free item in this world, you know.|Old Man|BotW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|[Paraglider?] Oho! Piqued your interest, have I? Yes, I didn't come soaring down here on my own feathery wings, you know! Worry not—I will happily agree to five you my paraglider. But not for nothing.|Old Man|BotW}}</ref> He then suggests that {{Term|BotW|Link}} retrieve a treasure that can be found nearby.<ref>{{Cite|Let's see now... How about I trade it for a bit of treasure that slumbers nearby?|Old Man|BotW}}</ref> After this, "{{Term|BotW|The Isolated Plateau|link}}" {{Term|BotW|Main Quest|link}} will begin.