Fairy of the Wild, BOTW AU, Sequel to A Fairy through the Ages (Planning Thread)

[CreeperMaster343]

I have started to plan the sequel to A Fairy through the Ages, and if you do not want to be spoiled on some of my ideas then don't read them, but if you don't mind I would greatly appreciate some feedback on what I have planned so far for my story. FYI I am aiming for about 3 - 4k words per chapter. I am also aiming to do some worldbuilding for BOTW such as religion and expanding the cities and cultures for the other species in Hyrule and I would also appreciate some ideas.

Spoiler: My Ideas

Fairy of the Wild

Summary: Sequel to A Fairy through the Ages, where the severely weakened Navi, Queen of the Fey, accompanies Link, the amnesic Hylian Champion in a combined effort to save Hyrule and the Fey Otherworld from the evils of Calamity Ganon.



Overview:
Order: Great Plateau -> Kakariko -> Hateno -> Kakariko -> Southern Hyrule -> Zora's Domain -> Akkala -> Death Mountain -> Lost Woods and Master Sword -> Rito Spire -> Gerudo Desert -> Ballard of the Champions -> Trial of the Sword -> Ganon.

• Chapter 1, A New Guardian: Navi joins Link at the end of the Great Plateau when she is introduced by Rhoam before Link and Navi set off for Kakariko Village
• Chapter 2, The First Descent: After descending from the Great Plateau into the greater realm of Hyrule, Link and Navi after a day of travelling spend time discussing who Navi is, what she knows of Link from the Great Calamity, and the nature of the Golden Goddesses and Hylia
• Chapter 3, A Valiant Steed: The next day they encounter a horse who bears great resemblance to one that Navi knew long, long ago, and seems to be a reincarnation of Epona. Epona takes to Link and Navi very quickly, and Link gains a steed, and the duo travels through the Dueling Peaks, activating the tower along the way, and resting for the night at the Dueling Peaks Village.
• Chapter 4, A Musical Encounter: The Duo encounter Hestu, while almost at Kakariko Village, they retrieve Hestu’s maracas and Hestu has a feeling like he knows what Navi once was, Link questions this but Navi dodges the questions and says that she will explain it another time
• Chapter 5, Arrival at Kakariko: Link and Navi finally arrive at Kakariko Village and go to Impa who beings to explain to Link the History of Calamity Ganon, until Navi interjects and also explains the history of Ganon before the Calamity all the way back to the Gerudo King Ganondorf
• Chapter 6, The Journey to Hateno: Link and Navi journey to Hateno, fighting monsters along the way and activating the Hateno Tower, Navi details the fall of Link as they pass through Fort Hateno, and relates to and laments for the loss of her charge
• Chapter 7, The Hateno Tech Lab: The Duo arrive in Hateno and go to the ancient Tech Lab and talk with the surprisingly now young Director Purah, they reactivate the lab and acquire the missing runes and images that are tied to Link’s memories, they set off back for Kakariko
• Chapter 8, Return to Impa: The Duo return to Kakariko Village and talk with Impa about the past, and the memories Link needs to gain back, as a show of trust Impa gives Link the Champions Tunic. They then meet with Cotera who provides them with the suggestion to head to the south of Hyrule and meet with Malanya.
• Chapter 9, The First Memory: The Duo Travel south and arrive at a ridge overlooking the Bridge of Hylia, there they find the first location and recover one of Link’s memories regarding his skill with the Master Sword, and Princess Zelda. Navi reminisces about how her Link wielded that Sword.
• Chapter 10, Lake Hylia: They cross Lake Hylia and continue to head south activating the Lake Hylia tower, and arriving at the Zora village at the Lake, they meet with some Zora who provide the suggestion for the Duo to head to Zora’s Domain to the Northeast as there is a crisis occurring there.
• Chapter 11, Malanya: The Duo arrive the Highland Village, and talk with patrons at the stable who direct them south towards the Lake of the Horse God, where they meet Malanya who admits that he was the one who provided them with Epona, reincarnating her spirit from the era of the Hero of Time, and promises to aid them whenever they need it in regard to horses, they then return to Highland Village and set off for Faron Woods.
• Chapter 12, Faron Woods: Link and Navi travel through Faron woods and stops to setup a camp and rest for the night. Navi educates Link about the nature of the Fey Otherworld, and the Lost Woods, and how the Lost Woods are capable of moving their position through Hyrule and informs Link that at one time the Lost Woods were in Faron Woods.
• Chapter 13, A Musical Encounter, Again: The next morning they set off deeper into the Forest, eventually changing into a rainforest climate, until they here music, and follow it until they encounter Kass, Link and Kass talk about the Rito and the music of Hyrule with Navi also partaking with her knowledge of ancient songs which Kass is very grateful for Navi teaching him.
• Chapter 14, Lurelin Village: Link and Navi arrive at Lurelin Village and assist in beating back some monsters from the beaches so that the village population is able to regain their prime fishing spots, in return they are rewarded with a large amount of Rupees for their assistance.
• Chapter 15, The Teleportation Problem: Link finally decides to test the Sheikah Slate’s teleportation ability to return to Kakariko to head north for Zora’s Domain, but discovers that he is unable to get Navi or Epona to teleport with him, Navi insists for Link to teleport ahead and that she will be able to follow him promptly, Link then teleports, and Navi calls upon Malanya to transport Epona to Kakariko, while Navi accesses some of her limited power that remains to her to transport herself to Cotera’s Fairy Fountain, she is then exhausted from this action, and Cotera alerts Link, so that he promptly arrives to ensure Navi is okay, he then asks how Navi made it to Kakariko so quickly, and Navi lets some of the truth out to Link on who she truly is. After resting for a night, the Duo then set off north for Zora’s Domain.

Cities and Populations:

Zora’s Domain: The Domain would be centre of the city, but built into the water, the cliffs, and on spires connected by pathways would exits hundreds of Zora homes. There are also small Zora settlements spread all across the area from the south of Akkala, to the many Lakes and Rivers around the Lanayru Region. Population: around 5000

Goron City: Very decentralised with Gorons living in caves all around Death Mountain, though the city used to be in a cavern in the Era of the Hero of Time, but over the many ages, and combined with volcanic activity, the Gorons mined out the cavern until it became exposed to the elements. In addition to the busts that are already there, one also exists of Darunia. Population: around 2000 in the city itself, but the vast majority of the Goron population lives all around Death Mountain.

Rito Spire: Rito Village has been renamed to Rito Spire, and consists of the main Spire which has around a population of a 100 Rito, and a dozen smaller spires spread around the area that have populations from about 10 – 70 Ritos. The vast majority of the Rito population instead lives in houses built into the cliffs below the Spires. The Rito also possess, a collection of half a dozen settlements to the north on Hebra mountain. Population: 3000 in the Spire area itself, with 500 spread to the north in the Hebra region.

Gerudo City: The most populous city left in Hyrule after the destruction of Hyrule Castle Town. It consists of three sections. The Inner City where most of the business of the City takes place. The Middle City where the vast majority of the Gerudo population lives, and the Outskirts where a large amount of foreigners reside for trading purposes with the Gerudo. Voe are allowed to enter and reside in the Outskirts, but are forbidden from entering the Middle or Inner City, where only Vai are allowed. Gorons are excluded from the rule due to having no gender as a species and only identifying as males. Population: around 10000.

Tarrey Town: One of the more popular and faster growing Hylian settlements, it resides in the east to Akkala, with the main section of the Town existing on an outcrop, while a large section is built to the east of the Outcrop as well. Population: around 1000.

Kakariko Village: A small village that exists in a valley north of the Dueling Peaks. It consists of almost entirely Sheikah. One of three major Sheikah tech labs is also maintained in the Village. Population: around 300.

Hateno Village: The largest major Hylian settlement that still exists in Hyrule, it was mostly spared from the Calamity and is protected from monsters incursions by Fort Hateno to the north west. The survivors of the remainder of the Hylian army that retreated to the south to protect the Princess, after the Calamity set upon and maintained a small military force to protect Hateno, and mans a small village that has setup around the Fort. Population: around 1500 in the village, with another 200 at the Fort.

Lurelin Village: A relatively small fishing settlement that exists on the coasts south of Hateno, it is well known for being the second best place to get fish in Hyrule after Zora’s Domain, and trades a lot with Hateno Village and provides a large amount of food for the region. Population: around 700.

Lake Hylia: The largest Zora settlement outside of the Domain. It exists all around the lake, and is the third largest fishing centre in Hyrule. The settlement has been maintained by the Zora for millennia stretching back to the legends of the old times when a sacred Zoran temple had resided in the Lake. Population: around 500.

As for things like the Shrines, Koroks and sidequests.
Shrines: apart from the Great Plateau and Ballard of the Champions Shrines, they are all gone.
Koroks: still there in the world but they won't be finding seeds
Sidequests: most gone, but some will remain.

I also have a plan for Trial of the Sword to change it into a boss rush instead where Fi summons foes from many previous Links to test BOTW Link.

Once again I would greatly appreciate both feedback and Ideas.