Age of Burning Fields

The Age of Burning Fields is a time period mentioned in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It was an era that occurred after fall of Hyrule during the Great Calamity that lead to Princess Zelda sealing Calamity Ganon in Hyrule Castle, during which the surviving people of Hyrule recovered and settlements like Hateno Village where rebuilt.

Background
100 years before the events of Breath of the Wild, King Rhoam and Princess Zelda formed the Champions to use the Divine Beasts to combat the return of Calamity Ganon who had been defeated using Sheikah Technology ten thousand years earlier. However Ganon had learned from his previous defeat and used his power to kill the four champions that piloted the Divine Beasts and corrupted the Divine Beasts and ancient Guardians with his Malice. With the Divine Beasts and Guardians under his control, Ganon laid waste to Hyrule and many settlements were destroyed. Link and Zelda where eventually corned by an army of Guardians at Fort Hateno. Link valiantly defended the fort and Zelda but was ultimately overwhelmed and injured. Before a Guardian could deliver a fatal blow, Princess Zelda's power awoken allowing her to destroy the remaining guardians. Grief stricken by Link's condition which she blamed on herself, the spirit of the Master Sword managed to convince Zelda that her destiny was not over. Seeking the aid of her Sheikah allies, Impa, Purah, and Robbie Zelda entrusted Link to Purah and Robbie's care and they transported him to the Shrine of Resurrection an old Sheikah medical facility located on the Great Plateau. After entrusting the Master Sword to the protection of the Great Deku Tree, Zelda returned to Hyrule Castle and used her power to seal both herself and Calamity Ganon within it, bringing about a brief period of peace for the surviving people of Hyrule.

Age of Burning Fields
After Princess Zelda had sealed Ganon, Impa, Purah, and Robbie decided to separate in order to ensure one of them would survive long enough to assist Link when he finally awoke. Though Ganon was sealed and the Divine Beasts became dormant, the Guardians and monsters continued to roam the land. The remaining Hyrulean Soldiers and Knights of Hyrule that survived the fall of Hyrule Castle relocated to the Akkala Citadel where they made their heroic final last stand against the Guardians but were defeated. This lead to Link being the only surviving member of the Knights of Hyrule and left the armies of Sheikah, Gerudo, Gorons, Rito, and Zora the only remaining military forces left to defend Hyrule. However without the Royal Family to lead them, these races became focused on protecting their own people and territories. The Sheikah also had to contend with the rival Yiga Clan a group of rogue Sheikah who served Ganon due to the mistreatment of their ancestors by the kingdom of Hyrule in the years following Ganon's defeat by the Divine Beasts 10,000 year prior. Impa chose to remain in Kakariko Village, while her sister Purah and Robbie left Kakariko Village. At Purah's insistence, Robbie escorted Purah to Fort Hateno, where they parted company. Robbie eventually made is way to Deep Akkala defeating a few Guardians during his journey using his knowledge of their weaknesses thanks to having studied them for most of his life. Robbie set up the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab where he continued his research so he could develop high-tech weapons and armor to assist Link in the future.

With Ganon under seal, the people of Hyrule began rebuilding in the aftermath of the Great Calamity. Hateno Village which survived thanks to Link and Zelda's actions during the battle at Fort Hateno was rebuilt. Uma was born in Hateno Village during that period and by the time she was old enough to be aware the plants around the village where budding and the village had become self-sufficient thanks to the work of the villagers and Purah who had constructed the Hateno Ancient Tech Lab within the village where she continued her research into upgrading Runes.

Impa continued to lead the Sheikah who remained loyal to the Royal Family and eventually sent Symin to Purah and Jerrin to Robbie in order to assist them with their research. While Purah considered Symin to useless, Robbie became very close to his female assistant Jerrin whom he eventually fell in love with and married, leading to the birth of their son Granté. Purah began to research a reverse aging rune in the hopes it could be used to restore the older Sheikah to their prime allowing them to better aid Link during his quest. Though it seemed successful at first, as she had initially reverted to middle aged woman though as time when on she began regressing further and further from a middle aged, to an adolescent, to a teenager, then finally a six year old girl. Robbie and Jerrin's son grow up into a adult and left home to journey the world. Impa had at least one child and later became a grandmother to Paya.

However despite the relative peace, the Guardians and monsters continued to roam the lands of Hyrule attacking anyone foolish enough to come into their territory, with any slain monsters being revived when Calamity Ganon's power reached its peak at midnight during a Blood Moon. While Calamity Ganon remained mostly under seal, Hyrule Castle had basically fallen under his control with portions of it covered by Malice and various areas in and around the castle patrolled by his minions. As a result, places like Hyrule Castle and the ruins of Hyrule Castle Town became no man's lands where only the foolish and brave dared enter. While most of the people of Hyrule chose to remain in the relative safety of villages and settlements such as Stables, others became travelers who braved the dangers and traveled the lands in search of adventure, to make a living, and/or to find love. The Great Deku Tree and Koroks continued to stand guard over the Master Sword which had been entrusted to them by Princess Zelda. Meanwhile the spirit of King Rhoam watched over Link as he slept within the Shrine of Resurrection, while Zelda continued to keep Ganon under seal for one hundred years.