LOZ Redux: Old Man

NPCs: Old Man

When Link was entrusted with Hyrule's salvation, he was directed to pay an old friend of Impa's a visit. Living deep within the overworld's emerald-colored hills and forests was Impa's connection, a peculiar old man, a nameless, seemingly unimportant hermit. Upon Link's arrival, the hermit was found to have a strange and magical quality about him, something unexplainable to the young adventurer. Insisting that the world around him was to be dangerous, the old man bestowed onto Link an antique wooden sword, impeccably crafted and made from the impenetrable wood of Hyrule's densest trees. There was a caveat however, if Link were to return and prove himself worthy, the old man promised him another weapon in his possession, an ancient blade of ivory-white metal, said to once belong to a heroic warrior and beast-slayer of centuries past. The old man told Link tales of the warrior's many exploits; the killing of dragons, the discovery of treasure, an affair with a beautiful druid princess... As these tales were recanted, Link was unaware that the aforementioned warrior was the very man in his presence, one that self-exiled himself after feeling he was no longer needed as a hero. Upon leaving the hermit's forest cave, Link was given one last item, a note addressed to an elderly medicine woman, that much like the old man, was living as a nomad.