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Once secured in the throne of the Twilight Realm, Zant now had the authority to open the portal generated by the Mirror of Twilight as the self-proclaimed King of Twilight. Exercising his new authority to do so, he was persuaded to attempt conquest of Hyrule by Ganondorf, whom he now released back into the World of Light in fulfillment of their bargain. | Once secured in the throne of the Twilight Realm, Zant now had the authority to open the portal generated by the Mirror of Twilight as the self-proclaimed King of Twilight. Exercising his new authority to do so, he was persuaded to attempt conquest of Hyrule by Ganondorf, whom he now released back into the World of Light in fulfillment of their bargain. | ||
After this event, the story continues into [[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]], If you want to see the rest of the story, refer to that page. | After this event, the story continues into [[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]], If you want to see the rest of the story, refer to that page. | ||
= Governance = | |||
== Monarchy == | |||
The Twilight Realm seems to be ruled by a monarchy the like of which governs [[Hyrule]]. The monarchy rules from the Palace of Twilight which is situated in the middle of the vast realm. Usually the descendant of the last King/Queen is chosen, but in the event of an absence of selection, the people have the power to choose the next ruler. This was the case when the sitting monarch made no selection for a successor and set the stage for a succession debacle shortly before the events of Twilight Princess that resulted in [[Zant]]'s candidacy for the throne and [[Midna]] being allowed to take the throne with the support of her people. | |||
== Military == | |||
The military of the Twilight Realm is not fully explained in [[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]], but it does appear a military is present because Zant used a military to invade Hyrule. Although they were in Shadow Beast form at the time, it appears when i their true form they would not be equipped well to serve in military, as they are quite slow. With these details aside, however, it does seem they have a standing military for defense. | |||
= Economy = | |||
[[File:GiantsWalletG Large.png|200px|thumb|left|]] | |||
Little is known about the economy of the Twilight Realm, or whether an economy actually exists. However [[Link]] does find [[Rupees]] hidden in several places in the Palace of Twilight. This would seem to imply that, like Hyrule, the Twilight Realm also has a similar economy that uses Rupees as currency. | |||
= Technology in the Twilight Realm= | |||
[[File:TP_tech.jpg|200px|thumb|left|an example of some technology used in the palace of twilight]] | |||
The Twilight Realm is shown to be filled with examples of technology far more advanced than anything found in Hyrule or most other locations depicted in the Zelda series to date. When Link visits the Twilight Realm, he finds that most buildings are suspended in the never-ending Twilight by unseen forces, implying that the Twili have developed some means of making their structures float in the void of the Twilight Realm. As exemplified within the Palace of Twilight, there are multiple other examples of advanced technology that were made by the residents of the Twilight Realm, such as the Twilight platforms that seem to be made of pure energy, the crystal switches used to activate these platforms, the Sols, the Sol-activated staircases that appear throughout the palace, and many others. Since the Twili's ancestors were noted to be especially gifted with magic, it makes sense that the Twili themselves would continue this tradition and put that talent to use in the creation of technology that surpasses even that seen in Hyrule. | |||
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