Order of events
I'm rather certain that Link and the pirates found the land after the war. An NPC in Castle Town says the tracks have been around since long before the land was colonized, and we know the tracks appeared after this conflict. Simple logic says that Tetra, Link, and the pirates had nothing to do with the event. Reign 21:29, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
- Quotes giving confirmation of that? I haven't gotten all the way through the game yet I'm afraid so it very well could be true, but you've not presented a specific quote or piece of evidence to help us get it right. Also, Niko states that the story comes from the "settlers", and his knowledge of the event seems to imply that he may have witnessed it, as he'd done with the previous two games. "This is a tale from long ago. It's the tale of the first settlers of this land." How do you explain that one? And if there is indeed a confirmation that the tracks existed before Niko and the others came, where's that quote for us to use? Link87 22:49, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
- A guy standing by the station in Castle Town, the first one you see when you depart from the train. He asks about where the tracks came from, and if you know. I know for a fact he says it in the beginning of the game, I'll have to go back to see if his dialogue changes after the ceremony at the castle. If not, I'll get you thee quote. Reign 22:59, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
- Please do, because the two versions need to be reconciled. Niko claims that the story took place when they settled the land, and you're saying a guard claims they were around prior to that. So how are we to know which is true? I only went by Niko's version of events because he's the one that tells the story itself and was alive at that time. I want to make sure we have the full, complete story, but we've got a discontinuity here between the two. But what are we to make of Niko's assertion that it took place at the settling of the kingdom, that being his very first statement? Also, what are we to make of Hyrule's symbol appearing in the image of the period before the Demon King's rise to power? That seems to go hand-in-hand with Niko's version of events to me, saying that the land was settled and then shortly thereafter attacked by Malladus. Link87 23:06, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
- A guy standing by the station in Castle Town, the first one you see when you depart from the train. He asks about where the tracks came from, and if you know. I know for a fact he says it in the beginning of the game, I'll have to go back to see if his dialogue changes after the ceremony at the castle. If not, I'll get you thee quote. Reign 22:59, 9 December 2009 (UTC)