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'''Tokays''' are short, green reptilian creatures from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]]''. They have angular heads, gangly limbs, and are catlike. The clawed, orange-crested creatures are very strong swimmers. Tokays live in the caves of [[Crescent Island]],<ref>{{cite|This is Crescent Island. I've never seen a Tokay like you. You have long ears. Are you a long-eared Tokay?|Tokay|Oracle of Ages}}</ref> a large isle off the coast of [[Labrynna]]; their secretive lifestyle have made this species quite the topic of conversation on the Labrynna mainland.<ref>{{cite|Do you know of the Tokay? I hear there's an island full of them across the sea!|Man|Oracle of Ages}}</ref>  In ''Oracle of Ages'', a group of Tokay find Link's items washed up on their island and he must get them back using the a barter economy the Tokay have established.<ref>{{cite|Hey! You're the one who I... Um, I'm glad you came. I was thinking maybe I should hide-- I mean maybe I should go give this back to you. Here!|Tokay|Oracle of Ages}}</ref><ref>{{cite|I found this by the sea. It was next to a Tokay with no tail. Hey! You don't have a tail, either. ...Ohh. Is this... Um, take this. I... I don't need it.|Tokay|Oracle of Ages}}</ref><ref>{{cite|First give me my hoop back. Then you get your Shovel.|Tokay|Oracle of Ages}}</ref> In terms of spirituality, the Tokay pray to and spread legends about their "Guardian", a large statue that sits at the center of the island.<ref>{{cite|Our guardian is at the center of the island. When the sun climbs high into the sky, the sea comes in and you can't get to him.|Tokay|Oracle of Ages}}</ref><ref>{{cite|It's said that long ago, a Tokay with no tail opened our guardian's mouth.|Tokay|Oracle of Ages}}</ref>

Unlike the buy-and-sell method of shopping, the Tokay have set up a barter economy; although they still do sell in the conventional sense, the price is not rupees, but items, such as [[Mystical Seeds#Mystery Seeds|Mystery Seeds]] or [[Mystical Seeds#Scent Seeds|Scent Seeds]].<ref>{{cite|I found that feather. You can have it for 10 Mystery Seeds.|Tokay|Oracle of Ages}}</ref><ref>{{cite|That's the hoop I found. I'll trade it for 10 Scent Seeds.|Tokay|Oracle of Ages}}</ref> In the event that the prospective buyer cannot afford these items, a compromise can sometimes be met, where the buyer will exchange one of their items for the seller's.<ref>{{cite|You don't have Mystery Seeds? Then I'll trade you for your Shovel.|Tokay|Oracle of Ages}}</ref> However, the buyer cannot get anything new from the seller after this, and must trade back the item they took for their old item before getting anything new.<ref>{{cite|I'll give you your Shovel back if you give me my hoop back.|Tokay|Oracle of Ages}}</ref>

Besides having set up this fairly elaborate economy, the Tokay are fairly simple, almost to the point of being stupid. Some Tokay have indicated they think three is a huge number.<ref>{{cite|One, two, three! Is that a lot? I need to learn my numbers.|Tokay|Oracle of Ages}}</ref>

*The Tokay seem to have a large interest in [[Mystical Seeds#Mystical Seeds|Mystical Seeds]]; one Tokay wishes to grow a Scent Tree,<ref>{{cite|This is our precious tree nursery. They say a Scent Tree was planted here long ago. If I had a seedling, I'd plant it here.|Tokay|Oracle of Ages}}</ref> a Tokay barter wants Mystery Seeds and Scent Seeds in exchange for the items it has come across, and in the present, two other Tokay wish to taste the [[Mystical Seeds#Ember Seeds|Ember Seeds]] Link happened to be carrying with him. No interest is ever shown in either [[Mystical Seeds#Gale Seeds|Gale Seeds]] or [[Mystical Seeds#Pegasus Seeds|Pegasus Seeds]], however.