Twilight Realm

The Twilight Realm is another dimension. The Realm is home to the Twili race. The realm is ruled by a king or queen. The Realm is lighted and protected by the sacred Sols, orbs containing the power of Light.

Origins
In the early history of Hyrule, there was a fight over the power located in the Sacred Realm, the Triforce. A tribe attempted to steal the Triforce, and the three goddesses, Din, Nayru, and Farore, banished these people to the Twilight Realm. The only link connecting Hyrule and the Twilight Realm was the Twilight Mirror. The tribe banished to the Twilight Realm eventually became the Twili.

Attack on Hyrule
Zant was to be elected Twilight King, but he was passed over, causing him to go insane. It was then Ganondorf's spirit, who was banished to the Twilight Realm after murdering one of The Ancient Sages after escaping execution at Arbiter's Grounds, entered his body and used him to gain access to Hyrule, and giving him sorcerer's powers and kinghood. Zant proceeded to merge the Twilight Realm with Hyrule and turning the Twili into shadow beings. The end result of the merge was Twilight.

Attack on the Palace of Twilight
Link, who was the second hero chosen by the Goddesses, warped himself into the Twilight Realm through the use of the Twilight Mirror to confront Zant. He restored the power of the Sols to the realm, which blotted out the darkness dwelling inside the Twili. The power of the Sols were transferred into the Master Sword, which gave it the power to blot out the light, and making Link the Hero of Light. In a final confrontation with Zant, he was assassinated by Midna, who was the Twilight Queen before her throne was ursurped from her, by the use of the Fused Shadows.

Appearances

 * The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess