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The '''Spiritual Stones''' are a set of collectible items in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''. They are required to progress through the game and the [[Ocarina of Time Story|story]]. The stones are obtained in the first part of the game while [[Link]] is still a child, one after each of the first three dungeons. After collecting the [[Kokiri's Emerald]], [[Zelda]] tells Link that he must collect the remaining two stones in order to open the [[Door of Time]] and stop [[Ganon]] from obtaining the [[Triforce]].

The first stone is given to Link before leaving [[Kokiri Forest]]. The [[Great Deku Tree]] entrusts him with the emerald after Link defeats [[Queen Gohma|Gohma]] and lifts the curse on the forest's guardian deity. This stone was incorporated into Zelda's prophetic vision of a boy arriving from the forest to help stop Ganon, and served as proof to her that she could trust Link.

For his second stone, Link must appeal to [[Darunia]] of the [[Goron]]s. However, Darunia won't hand out this stone to just anyone. He asks Link to help out with their problems involving [[Dodongo's Cavern]] first in order to gain his gratitude and become a sworn brother.

The keeper of the Zora's Sapphire is the [[Zora]] princess [[Ruto]]. When Link arrives at [[Zora's Fountain]], he learns that Ruto has been swallowed by [[Lord Jabu-Jabu]]. Inside, Ruto informs him that she is looking for the Zora's Sapphire, which the guardian deity swallowed while she was feeding it. After rescuing her from [[Barinade]], she agrees to give Link the sapphire. The Zora's Sapphire also serves as an engagement ring, passed down by the [[Zora Royal Family]], meaning Link and Ruto are now engaged! However, Ruto is unable to follow through due to being awakened as the Water Sage.