Lanayru (Light Spirit)

Lanayru is one of the Light Spirits that appear in Twilight Princess. This spirit protects Lanayru Province and resides in Lanayru Spring. The name of this spirit is a reference to Nayru, the goddess of wisdom.

He also appears in Skyward Sword as the Thunder Dragon watching over the same province.

Lanayru (Spirit)

Lanayru is one of the four Light Spirits in Twilight Princess. Lanayru protects the Lanayru Province and appears in the form a a sea serpent. Lanayru is the only spirit that has an elegant shrine built around his spring. It is mentioned that local Hylian's make regular visits to pay their respects to the spirit.

Lanayru is probably named after one of the dragons in Skyward Sword, who is also named Lanayru.

Biography

As part of Zant's plan to take over Hyrule, the Shadow Beasts/Twilight Beasts were ordered to steal the light of the Spirits. When Link succeeds in removing the Twilight from the Lanaryu Province and restores the Spirit's power, Lanayru explains how the Fused Shadows, which Link is searching for, were formed by the power of a race of dark magic wielders, known as the Dark Interlopers. Among those living in the light, interlopers who excelled at magic appeared. Wielding powerful sorcery, they tried to establish dominion over the Sacred Realm. But then the Golden Goddesses summoned the three light spirits to intervene. It was then that the goddesses ordered us three light spirits to intervene. We sealed away the great magic those individuals had mastered. The light spirits sealed away their magic into the Fused Shadows, and the interlopers were chased across Hyrule into the Gerudo Desert, where they were then banished to the Twilight Realm by the Gods.

Lanayru (Dragon)

Lanayru is one of the three elemental dragons who protect the surface and appears in Skyward Sword.

Biography

When Link visits the Lanayru Gorge where the Thunder Dragon is said to rest, all he finds are his skeletal remains. To revive him, Link has to transport a Timeshift Stone through the Lanayru Gorge where an old mining facility remains in ruins. Once Link transports the Timeshift Stone Cart to the power pedestal that uses the Timeshift Stone as a power source, the power pedestal will amplify the Timeshift Stone's effect radius, restoring the area around it to its once lush landscape. Upon reviving Lanayru, Link discovers that he is deathly ill and cannot teach Link the "Song of the Hero". He tells Link that the Ancient Robots were worried about him, so they planted a seedling from the Tree of Life in the Gorge. However, the seedling will not grow anywhere in Lanayru Province, and thus cannot grow the Life Tree Fruit that is said to cure all illnesses.

After relocating the seedling to the Temple of Hylia and allowing the fruit to grow in the Sealed Temple in the present, Link returns to Lanayru Gorge to heal Lanayru. He grasps the huge Life Tree Fruit by the stem and tosses it into Lanayru's gaping mouth. After the Thunder Dragon teaches Link his part of the "Song of the Hero", he tells the young hero to come back soon. If Link does, Lanayru will let Link participate in his Lightning Round mini-game, where Link may re-fight all the previous bosses, excluding Levias and Bilocyte, or explore the Silent Realms once again, for prizes. However, Link is not allowed to use any Adventure Pouch items other than his equipped Shield. Most of the prizes are Rupees or Treasures that can be obtained elsewhere, but there are also two unique prizes: a Piece of Heart after the fourth round and the indestructible Hylian Shield after the eighth round.