Purah's Diary
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Purah's Diary is an item from Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom.
Breath of the Wild
The Diary is found in Purah's bedroom at the very top of the Hateno Ancient Tech Lab. It can be found sitting on the table at the center of the room. Purah makes reference to her diary as it highlights her de-aging experiment that she conducted on herself, which is why, despite her age, she has the appearance as a young girl. She is embarrassed by the diary and asks Link to refrain from reading it.[1]
Diary Transcript
Research diary for anti-aging rune. CLASSIFIED! For Purah's eyes only!
Date: ???
Work has finally begun on my anti-aging rune. If all goes to plan, I believe it will effectively reverse the aging process. This technology will enable us to make retired warriors young again, thereby strengthening the Hyrulean army. When Calamity Ganon inevitably returns, we'll be ready. Our offense will be solid, and our defense impenetrable. The need for this tech pains me, but I truly hope to use it to attain everlasting peace for all.
Date: ???
The beta version of my anti-aging rune is complete. I have already added it to the Sheikah Slate I made for myself. Since I am to be the test subject of this experiment, Symin booted up the rune and directed its rays at my body. After 20 seconds of exposure, I felt extreme fatigue and broke into a fever, forcing us to cease the experiment. Unable to stay awake, I went to bed immediately. Tomorrow I will try to figure out what went awry.
Anti-Aging Experimental Trial
Day 2
My Extreme full-body fatigue has slightly improved, for which I am grateful. Still, I do not recognize the face in my mirror. My hair is thick again and floor-length. My wrinkles, once deep as trenches, have vanished without a trace. It seems the anti-aging effect works. However, I did not expect the reversal to happen so frighteningly fast. This morning I kicked Symin awake and had him run a full physical exam on me. My height, weight, vision, bone density, heart, blood... We tested everything we could, pushing our facility to its limit. Our discoveries were startling. My results were typical of a Sheikah woman in her early 50s. In other words, I reversed my age by more than 70 years in a single night. I can only hope I do not awaken to find I have the body of a newborn baby...
Anti-Aging Experimental Trial
Day 3
I awoke with an abundance of energy. It has been decades since I slept so well. Upon waking, I immediately checked the mirror, only to be greeted by a youthful version of myself. According to Symin's examination, I have the body of a Sheikah woman in her 30s. Thirty years old... I was around that age when I was first able to continue my research following the Great Calamity. The first thing I did was try to figure out how to expand the functionality of the Sheikah Sensor. I was around 80 years old when that expansion was completed. I intend to bequeath this tech to our sleeping hero. I hope to the gods that he will be able to assist in the destruction of the Calamity that swallowed our Princess Zelda whole.
Anti-Aging Experimental Trial
Day 4
After today's routine physical, the results show that I have the body of a Sheikah woman in her 20s. I haven't felt this good in a century! This is all taking me back to when the Great Calamity happened... Ganon had been dormant for 10,000 years. Perhaps his power had been building all that time. The slaughter that followed was arbitrary and merciless. The destruction complete. We lost everything... Hyrule Castle, Princess Zelda... Well, perhaps not everything was lost. A youth named Link was brought to me a hundred years ago, covered in wounds and on death's doorstep. Link... So young, yet so courageous. He was the youngest knight to have ever been appointed to the Imperial Guard at Hyrule Castle. He was also a gifted swordsman who was selected as captain of Princess Zelda's personal guard. I thought his skills would be enough to defeat Ganon in glorious fashion... Since ancient times, the royal family of Hyrule and us Sheikah researchers have had a strong bond. Their pain is our own. We took the swordsman and the Sheikah Slate Princess Zelda left behind to the Shrine of Resurrection. Although the Slumber of Restoration had not been fully tested, we decided to put the swordsman under to save his life. It was the best we could do...
Anti-Aging Experimental Trial
Day 5
I awoke to something horrifying... a scarlet lump scarring my otherwise youthful face. After analyzing this monstrosity, I have come to the conclusion that it is just a pimple. A big one. The results of today's physical exam indicate that my body and mind have reverted to those of a teenager. I feel like Symin looks at me differently. Which irritates me. I got angry when he insisted on running my blood test for me. I mean, really! What even! I can do it all by myself! ...In any case, I wonder what experiment I should focus on next. The blue flame in the furnace outside is growing weaker by the day. I do hope the Guidance Stone doesn't stop working...
Anti-Aging Experimental Trial
Day 6
My age reversal has progressed further still. I now look and feel like a 6-year-old. My height has regressed so much that I can no longer reach things in high places. It's super annoying. Where is that genius swordsman we placed in the Slumber of Restoration, anyway? Wake up, already! If he doesn't awaken soon, my feature expansions for the Sheikah Sensor will go to waste. But even if he does manage to wake up, how can I be sure he'll find me here? I want to go and just kick Linky awake, but I doubt Symin would help me. It'd be hard with my 6-year-old body anyway. Instead I think I'll begin working on a rune to un-reverse my aging process.
Anti-Aging Experimental Trial
Day 7
This morning's exam results indicated that I am still age 6, same as yesterday. Perhaps my age-reversal has stopped. As luck would have it, today I also finished developing the beta version of an age-boosting rune! If successful, this should be able to reverse the effects of the anti-aging rune. I hope it will, anyway. All I need to do is increase the output and expose myself to its rays... However, when I tried to add this feature to the Sheikah Slate I made, I found that the Guidance Stone had stopped! What's more, the blue flame in the furnace outside has gone out! I sent Symin to the ancient furnace but he was too clumsy and it was raining and nothing went to plan. So I had to go down there to help, but a girl in the village saw me. What a mess I've made... Not only am I unable to continue my research in this state, I can only work by the light of gas lamps. What to do...
Date: ???
I can't believe it... Our hero, Linky, has awoken from his 100-year slumber! As expected, he has lost his memory. The Slumber of Restoration... I really should have done a test run on that thing first. Well, live and learn. In any case, he got the ancient furnace working, so now I can start my research once again. Finally!! Only a truly gifted and heroic swordsman like him could have achieved all that. Speaking of...this seems like a good opportunity to get him to do some other chores for me too, heh.
Tears of the Kingdom
The Diary is found next to Purah's bed on the top of Lookout Landing.
A stairway leading deep beneath Hyrule Castle has been discovered.
Even Princess Zelda didn't know about it, so it seems safe to assume it's a secret removed even from royal legend
We have confirmed that gloom emanates from that location, meaning something down there must be causing it.
I appointed Princess Zelda and Link to investigate.
Actually... It would be more accurate to say that Princess Zelda volunteered for the job before I had a chance.
I know beyond a doubt there is no team more qualified for such a task, and yet... I can't escape this feeling of dread.
I've decided to store this diary in four volumes. That way, if a nosy someone reads it, they'll only have a quarter of it.
Such ideas are the fruits of genius! As for the first one...I think I'll entrust it to...who else but Impa.
Speaking of Impa, she's had a cute habit of hiding important items underneath things ever since she was a child.
I have a fond memory of when she forgot about a hidden steamed bun beneath a cushion and then sat on it. Squashed flat!
Diaries are flat to begin with, but as they are more important than a bun, I hope she finds a better hiding spot than a cushion.
Gallery
Purah's Diary in her bedroom.
Link reading Purah's Diary in her bedroom in Tears of the Kingdom
References
- ↑ How very rude! Hm, or perhaps it's not rude at all... I suppose that's actually a rather logical conclusion to jump to. The truth is, I look this way because of a failed experiment. Well, I say "failed," but...in some ways, it was a success. I documented the full affair in my diary upstairs. BUT! The whole thing is embarrassing, so I insist you refrain from reading it! - Purah