Dismiss Super Smash Bros Ultimate is here Interested in helping out Come as we Smash our way through Want to contribute for Super Smash Bros Ultimate outside of The Legend of Zelda SmashWiki could use some love Latest Announcements Great Plateau From Zelda Wiki the Zelda encyclopedia navigation Great Plateau Link overlooking the Great Plateau Games Breath of the Wild Inhabitants Old Man Koroks Items Paraglider Related places Hyrule The Great Plateau is the starting region in Breath of the Wild Contents hide 1 Features and Overview 11 Eastern Abbey 12 Forest of Spirits 13 Great Plateau Tower 14 Hopper Pond 15 Mount Hylia 16 River of the Dead 17 Shrine of Resurrection 18 Ancient Shrines 19 Temple of Time 110 Woodcutters House 2 Nomenclature 3 Gallery 4 Features and Overview The Great Plateau is a large region of land that is secluded from other parts of Hyrule as its steep slopes prevent anyone from traveling to and from it without special equipment such as the Paraglider The only active inhabitant is the Old Man a mysterious elderly fellow with a deep knowledge of the Sheikah According to the Old Man the Great Plateau is the location where the Kingdom of Hyrule was founded As such it is a sacred place where no monsters are meant to roam However due to the Calamity Ganon s growing influence it has been corrupted The Great Plateau features numerous changes in Master Mode such as the inclusion of a WhiteManed Lynel in the forest north of the Woodcutters House as well as the addition of several Treasure Chests guarded by Sky Octoroks Eastern Abbey Main article Eastern Abbey The Eastern Abbey with an inactive Guardian The Eastern Abbey is a ruin surrounding Ja Baij Shrine on the eastern edge of the Great Plateau The Eastern Abbey contains several broken down Guardians three of which are still active and will come alive to attack Link if he comes within range of them The formal entryway to the Ja Baij Shrine is blocked by a bombable wall which can be broken with a Guardians laser Bomb Arrows or with the Remote Bomb Rune after retrieving it from inside the Shrine Forest of Spirits Main article Forest of Spirits The Forest of Spirits is a heavilywooded area in the north of the Great Plateau It is lush with wildlife inhabited by Boars and birds as well as a plethora of organic plantbased Materials An uninhabited camp containing a campfire and a Cooking Pot can be found in the eastern reaches of the Forest of Spirits allowing Link to cook various Foods with the Materials littered across the Forest floor This camp also contains basic weaponry such as the Travelers Bow and a Torch Also found in the Forest of Spirits is an enormous hollow log with the top rotted away inside which a tall yellow flower can be found If Link tries to approach this flower it will vanish and reappear a short distance away After it does this several times it reveals itself to be a Korok Another Korok can be found by lifting the rock on the top of the small strangely shaped hill A Stone Talus can be found in a rocky clearing in the Forest Great Plateau Tower The Great Plateau Tower overlooking Hyrule Castle Main article Sheikah Tower The Great Plateau Tower is a Sheikah Tower situated in the northeastern region of the Great Plateau Initially it is buried beneath the surface of the Great Plateau requiring Link to use his Sheikah Slate to reactivate it Upon reactivation it causes a chain reaction across Hyrule raising Sheikah Towers across all of Hyrule and activating all Ancient Shrines throughout Hyrule Hopper Pond Main article Hopper Pond The Hopper Pond is a small body of water found west of the Forest of Spirits A group of Bokoblins have established an encampment beside the Pond guarding their treasure Due west of Hopper Pond is another Bokoblin encampment Mount Hylia Mount Hylia is a cold and snowy region in the Great Plateau based beside the River of the Dead It is dotted with several Bokoblin camps and is inhabited with icethemed enemies Keh Namut Shrine lays near a frigid pond in northwestern region and Owa Daim Shrine rests on the far eastern border of the mountain After raising the Great Plateau Tower if Link climbs up to its peak in the center he is greeted by the Old Man who teaches him about the Scope ability on Links Sheikah Slate If Link has climbed to the peak using only Foods that give him Cold Resistance the Old Man will be impressed with his ability to travel so far in the cold without proper attire and gives Link the Warm Doublet On the stone wall near Keh Namut Shrine a Korok can be found hiding inside a chunk of ice The peak contains a cairn from which Link may find minerals and similar Materials through searching River of the Dead Main article River of the Dead The River of the Dead The River of the Dead is a frigid body of water fed by Mount Hylia It is located on the western portion of the Great Plateau Shrine of Resurrection Main article Shrine of Resurrection The Shrine of Resurrection is where Link first awakens upon hearing a voice pleading for his return to save Hyrule It is situated in the center of the Great Plateau Ancient Shrines Main article Ancient Shrine The Great Plateau bears four Ancient Shrines Ja Baij Shrine Keh Namut Shrine Oman Au Shrine and Owa Daim Shrine Link is tasked with the responsibility of clearing each of these Shrines in order to retrieve the treasure the Spirit Orbs granted by the eponymous Monks residing in each Shrine In exchange for this treasure the Old Man offers his Paraglider the only tool capable of allowing Link to leave the Great Plateau After the Expansion Pass is purchased three chests appear on the Great Plateau One is found on the top of a wall within sight of Ja Baij Shrine another to the left of Oman Au Shrine and the third on the thick wall bordering the Plateau near Keh Namut Shrine These chests are of a purple and silver coloration and have the letters EX on the front They contain the Nintendo Switch Shirt a Ruby and five Bomb Arrows respectively Temple of Time Link climbing the Temple of Time Main article Temple of Time The Temple of Time is situated near the center of the Great Plateau at the foot of the River of the Dead With the decay of the Kingdom of Hyrule it has fallen into disrepair but it was once used frequently for sacred rites Inside rests a Statue of the Goddess Hylia which Link can pray to in order to receive her blessing After Link has four Spirit Orbs he can receive a Heart Container or Stamina Vessel from the Goddess Woodcutters House Main article Woodcutters House The Woodcutters House is a small building based in the southwestern region of the Great Plateau Inside a Woodcutters Axe can be found as well as several Materials Outside sits a Cooking Pot joined by a Pot Lid and a Torch Resting on the Cabin itself is a Farmers Pitchfork a spearlike weapon Atop the roof a Korok can be found Outside of the House near a small garden rests a giant Barrel which Link can carry Nomenclature Names in Other Regions Language Name Meaning Japanese 始まりの台地 Hajimari no Daichi Plateau of the Beginning Chinese SI 初始台地 Chūshǐ Táidì Plateau of the Beginning Dutch Vergeten Hoogvlakte Forgotten Plateau French CA Plateau de lÉveil Plateau of Awakening French EU Plateau du Prélude Plateau of the Beginning German Vergessenes Plateau Forgotten Plateau Italian Altopiano delle Origini Plateau of Origins Russian Великое плато Velikoye plato Great Plateau Spanish EU Meseta de los albores Plateau of the Dawn Gallery The Map of the Great Plateau The eastern side of the Great Plateau showing the Eastern Abbey and the Great Plateau Tower An active Decayed Guardian in the Eastern Abbey attacking Link The Forest of Spirits during the daytime The Forest of Spirits at sunset The pathway leading to the River of the Dead from the Temple of Time The peak of Mount Hylia The pond north of the Great Plateau Tower The exterior of the Woodcutters House The interior of the Woodcutters House The chest that appears near Ja Baij Shrine with the Expansion Pass The Expansion Pass chest that is found next to Oman Au Shrine The chest near Keh Namut Shrine that appears with the Expansion Pack References Great Plateau Map Breath of the Wild Here on this isolated plateau we are surrounded on all sides by sheer cliffs with no way off or down If you were to try and jump wellno death could be more certain Or foolish Of course if you had a paraglider like me that would be quite another story Old Man Breath of the Wild Seems you managed to get your hands on a Spirit Orb Well done Paraglider please Lets slow down for a moment there my young friend The appearance of those towers and the awakening of this shrine Its all connected to that Sheikah Slate you carry on your hip there What do you mean It has been quite some time since Ive seen or heard of the Sheikah Slate Long ago an advanced civilization known as the Sheikah inhabited these lands It was the power and wisdom of the Sheikah that saved this land time and time again But their civilization Old Man Breath of the Wild This is the Great Plateau According to legend this is the birthplace of the entire kingdom of Hyrule Old Man Breath of the Wild This area is supposed to be a sacred area where people cant easily come nor any type of monsters But now they actually do so the story is Whats going on here Eiji Aonuma The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Beyond the Plateau Gameplay Nintendo E3 2016 YouTube video published June 14 2016 retrieved June 28 2016 My my It would seem that we have quite the enigma here This tower and several just like it have erupted across the land one after another Very interesting It appears that some longdormant power has awoken quite suddenly Did anythingodd happen to you while you were on top of that tower Old Man Breath of the Wild Ahhh I enjoy gazing out at the world from here Bbbreathtaking view This may be the best place to get a full view of the entire plateau Did you know about the scope on your Sheikah Slate Look through it and you can stick a pin anywhere youd like to mark on the map The pins on your map serve as reference points for your travels Just stick a pin anywhere youre interested in How do you know Oho ho Just a few tricks Ive picked up after many many years in the wild You may take my advice or leave it Go ahead and take a look if you feel inclined to do so Old Man Breath of the Wild You did well to make it this far without the proper clothing Please take this warm doublet as a reward for your tenacity I assume you will want to try it on right away yes I thought you might be eager to see how it looks Its quite fetching Well I suppose it matters not It is yours now Do take care to put it on before you get too cold though Old Man Breath of the Wild Give it to me Har har har Sure Why not But there is no such thing as a free item in this world you know Lets see now How about a trade for a bit of treasure that slumbers nearby Come Let me show you something Old Man Breath of the Wild That temple there Long ago that was the site of many sacred ceremonies Since the decline of the kingdom it now sits abandoned in a state of decay Yet another forgotten entity A mere ghost of its former self Old Man Breath of the Wild The goddess smiles upon you NA Breath of the Wild Link can stop by the Woodcutters House in The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild to pick up something that might come in handy Nintendo Console Gaming The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Woodcutters House Facebook Video published August 17 2016 retrieved August 17 2016 Great Plateau Click on a location Category Places in Breath of the Wild

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