Isle of Gust

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Isle of Gust
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Map of the island

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The Isle of Gust is a location from Phantom Hourglass. Link travels to this island in search of the Spirit of Wisdom, held at the second dungeon of the game, the Temple of Wind. During his travels, the Old Wayfarer spent months on this island, though later found several other islands, one of which, Bannan Island, he made his new home.[1]

Location

The Isle of Gust can be found in the center of the Northwestern Sea. Its port is located on the southwestern edge of the island.

Features

The island consists primarily of windswept sands, uneven terrain, some caves, and a large field of sand with several windmills.

Windswept Sands

The first obstacle one encounters are several sandy plains, where a strong, but sporadic wind blows west. These plains are inhabited by Red ChuChu as well as several Miniblins. Located in a small valley among these plains, behind a cracked wall, is the Old Wayfarer's previous hideaway, which may be opened using Bomb Flowers.

Jumping over the valley using the strong winds leads to a second valley housing several Miniblins and three digging spots which each yield one Red Rupee if dug up with the Shovel. A cave infested with Miniblin is located in the northwestern corner of this valley. It leads to a high plateau.

Old Wayfarer's Hideaway

Behind a cracked wall in the windswept sands, one can find the Old Wayfarer's Hideaway. It features some furnishing, the Old Wayfarer's Journal, a chest containing a Courage Gem, and a map showing his plans to head to Bannan Island, as well as hinting at the locations of the Uncharted Island and Zauz's Island.

Cave

Between the windswept sands and the high plateau lies a connecting cave. Upon entering, Link must make his way east, past a few Miniblins, leading to a large opening, the center of which is overrun by Miniblins. A path leads along the edge of the opening, allowing the enemies to be bypassed. This path is adorned with wind geysers that push Link towards the center if the passage is not timed properly.

The center features a treasure chest containing a Wisdom Gem. If all Miniblin are defeated, a second chest appears, which contains a Treasure Map.

High Plateau

Past the cave, a set of gusts lead Link to the highest point of the island, where another digging spot containing a Big Green Rupee can be found. One has to, once again, use the strong winds to jump over a gap, leading to the entrance of the Temple of Wind.

Temple of Wind

Main article: Temple of Wind

The Temple of Wind is found in the center of the island. It is originally blocked off by wind geysers, which first need to be deactivated by solving the puzzle of the windmills.[2] A map directs Link to the southwestern corner of the island, where the puzzle is further explained.

Western Edge

Following a wind gust and a door, one reaches further fields with several wind gusts, some of which are shoveled over with dirt.[3] On a small elevation in the west corner of the first field, a chest containing a Power Gem can be found. Link must make use of the Shovel to make progress past the wind gusts leading to the southwestern corner. Just before the plateau, a digging spot containing a Big Green Rupee can be found.

The plateau further explains that the temple entrance is opened by blowing three specific, sacred windmills on the sandfields, which are identified by a map on the wall.[4]

Sandfields

The sandfields in the north of the island contain eight windmills, a large population of Sandworms, and two Gossip Stones, which hint at methods of dealing with said Sandworms.[5][6] Once the correct windmills are activated, the gusts blocking the Temple of Wind stop, and the doors connecting the sandfields and the entrance of the temple open.

References

  1. "?Wayfarer's Journal? You never know where the wayfaring winds will take you next... After months upon this windy isle, I discovered smaller islands nearby. But my big discovery, the one that sets my heart aflutter: the mermaid! That is where my wayfaring destiny takes me next!", Phantom Hourglass.
  2. "The temple entrance stops gusting only when windmills have had their fill.", Phantom Hourglass.
  3. "What do you think those are, [Link]? All those spots in the ground... Looks like they were shoveled in with dirt!" — Ciela, Phantom Hourglass.
  4. "The hero must blow on the three sacred windmills to open the path forward.", Phantom Hourglass.
  5. "Boing-oing! Creatures that are sensitive to sound dwell in the sands ahead. So, walk without sound and bring as little attention to yourself as possible. If all else fails, flee to a high spot before the creatures find you.", Phantom Hourglass.
  6. "Boing-oing! The sand creatures devour whatever they find. So feed them bombs. Then you'll have a chance at survival!", Phantom Hourglass.