Races of Hyrule
Hylians – The chosen guardians of the Sacred Realm and the Triforce. Their blood is infused with magic giving them psychic powers (including telepathy and at times visions of future events) and great skill at wizardry. They are tall and elegantly slim as a rule. They have long, slim, pointed ears.
Gorons
– They are taller than Kokiri,
and shorter than the average Hylian, but far wider and stronger.
They are able to roll themselves into a ball to travel quickly and
flatten obstacles. Their hard backs
allow them protection. They are
earthen colored and have no need of clothes.
They are skilled in carpentry and smithing of all types.
They eat rocks and can withstand great heat.
Darunia is the only Goron humanoid in form.
It is rumored a huge Goron lives at the top of Death Mountain.
Gerudo
– A race comprised entirely of females (a male is born only once in a hundred
years). They are also all very
similar in appearance. Tall as
Hylians, with red hair, and in good physical condition they are skilled archers,
horsemen (women), swordsmen (women), gymnasts, and martial artists.
They are thieves by trade, but under Nabooru they are honorable never
stealing from the weak or the just.
Zora
– The Zora dwell in water, but they are capable of surviving on land as well.
They are tall thin and muscular. They
have fin like appendages near their arms and legs.
Their heads are large, but their features are humanoid, and their skin is
light blue with dark blue patterns of spots.
They have no hair. They are
skilled fishermen and weavers. Their
weapon of choice is the spear. The
only known exception to the Zora physical type is their king.
He is quite heavy with small arms and legs.
He rarely leaves his throne. His
facial features are far more fishlike than those of his followers.
He is also the only Zora who wears clothing.
Kokiri
– the Kokiri are forever children, and all have blond hair (the only known
exception to this is Saria who has green hair). They have pointed ears but the bulk of their ears are more
rounded and less narrow than those of Hylians. They are musicians and skilled
with wood. They live inside living
trees. Each Kokiri has a guardian
fairy. They all wear the same
clothing. A green tunic that falls
to their knees, belted at the waist, a pointed green hat (for boys) or a green
headband (for girls), and pointed brown shoes. They are playful and control the
lost woods, which is the southern barrier of Hyrule.
Subrosians – These short, hooded creatures are not actually from Hyrule but from the underground land of Subrosia for to the west (alternate dimension). Because they are never seen without their brightly colored cloaks it is unknown how they look, but they are shorter than the Kokiri and have large white eyes that glow. Females are marked by the bows that they wear.