Kinstone



Kinstones are items that appear in The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap.

Kinstones are special artifacts made by the Minish which Link can find throughout his quest. Kinstone pieces are fragments of a complete medallion. In order to successfully complete a Kinstone, two pieces of the same color and with complementary notches must be used. The two pieces would then be fused together into a single medallion.

After completing the first dungeon, Link is given a Kinstone Bag by the Hurdy-Gurdy Man, that allows im to collect and store Kinstone pieces. The most common variety of Kinstone piece are green, and can be found in non-discreet places like in grass patches or under rocks, or even as drops from enemies. The blue are slightly rarer, and more liable to appear in chests, but can also be found in pots and be dropped by defeated enemies. The last normal kind of Kinstone is red, which are considerably harder to find, almost exclusively found in chests or given to Link by other characters. There are also special gold Kinstone pieces that are used to make fusions. These gold fusions are the only required fusions; the others are completely optional and are not needed for Link to complete his quest. Throughout the overworld there are characters holding Kinstone pieces waiting for a matching piece to fuse with. These characters can be identified by thought bubbles appearing above their heads when Link approached them; the symbol in the thought bubble indicates what sort of special event the fusion will result in.

The fusing of a Green Kinstone would usually reveal a secret passageway in a different area, or make a treasure chest appear. The fusing of Red and blue Kinstones often produced unique results, such as making beanstalks grow, aiding in getting a Piece of Heart, inspiring characters to perform a certain task or to sell a certain item.