‘Secret of the Ring Ruins’ quest walkthrough in Zelda: TOTK

Find the Fifth Sage Tears of the Kingdom: The Legend of Zelda, you’ll need to complete the “The Secret Ring Ruins” quest.

This is the first part of the “Find the Fifth Sage” quest that you get from Purah. But after getting said quest, Purah won’t give you much to go on. Purah gives you only vague clues as to where you should go. Purah notes that it’d be a good idea to head to “the ruins from the age of legends,” which means the Ring RuinsThe following are some examples of how to use Kakariko Village,

Note that if you want to, you can skip the entire “Secret of the Ring Ruins” quest in Kakariko Village and head straight for the sky island to complete the next two parts of the “Find the Fifth Sage” quest. But if you love lore and story, you won’t want to. The sky island is also significantly harder to navigate if you don’t do the “Secret of the Ring Ruins” quest first.

Here’s how to start and complete the “Secret of the Ring Ruins” quest — and get the Charged armor setIn the process.

How to start ‘Secret of the Ring Ruins’ quest

You should first head to Kakariko Village. It is located near the Sahasra Slope Skyview Tower. If you’re reading this guide because you’ve arrived there but don’t know How to beat Calip — who is yelling at you for getting close to the Ring Ruins — that means you are trying to investigate the ruins too early. Come back after you’ve completed all four “Regional Phenomena“ locations and and found Zelda in “Crisis at Hyrule Castle.”

The You can also find out more about the camera hereYou must have the Purah Pad function enabled before you are able to complete this quest. If you don’t have the camera already, you can get it by completing the “Camera Work in the Depths” quest.You may have seen the Ring Ruins in their early stagesWhat do you want to accomplish? What are you waiting for? here, then we recommend doing the “A Trip Through History” quest, which ties into the ruins.

When you’re ready to start “Secret of the Ring Ruins,” you’ll need to talk to Tauro You can also find out more about the following: Paya,Standing and gazing at the ruins of the village under the floating Ring Ruin.

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[Ed. note: The rest of this guide contains spoilers for a late game quest in Tears of the Kingdom.]

‘Secret of the Ring Ruins’ walkthrough

After chatting with Tauro and Paya, climb up the scaffolding in front of them and Ascend into the ring ruin they’re talking about. After chatting with Tauro and Paya, climb up the scaffolding in front of them, then Ascend into the ring ruin they’re talking about. They’ll be shook, noting the new discovery made thanks to your excellent photo.

Calip notices that Tauro is already running to nearby ruins. Tauro is located here:

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Tauro talks more about ruins, puzzles, and codes. Then, you can open up the Zonai Chest directly above him. Charged Shirt. Wear it and speak to Tauro once more. He’ll note that there are probably more pieces of the Charged Armor set around the dragon, but he doesn’t really know what’s going on.

Tauro does not mean to talk about dragons. The dragon he’s referring to is Dracozu LakeYou can also find out more about the following: Dracozu RiverThe shape of the serpent is formed by these.

Lizalfos will be encountered along the way. Here you can stop and enjoy the Charged Trousers. You’ll need to break open some rocks with a hammer or with bombs.

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You can also stop by here again for more. Charged Headdress. You’ll need to burn away some vines with fire.

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Then head to these ruin at the bottom of the river.

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If you have the Zonai Charge in your altar, and the outfit is on, then a short cutscene will appear clearing up the cloudy sky that was covering the Sky Islands above. This completes the “Secret of the Ring Ruins” quest and will clear the storm over the sky islands in the south.

You can use the Popla Foothills Skyview Tower with your paraglider and reach the sky islands that have been revealed for the following part. If you haven’t invested your Lights of Blessings into stamina at all, you may need some stamina food or elixirs to help you reach the Thunderhead Isles.

Once you get to the sky island, you’ll be able to continue on your quest from Purah. Our “Find the Fifth Sage” guide will walk you through what to do after completing “Secret of the Ring Ruins” and get you ready for the final part of the quest, “Guidance from the Ages Past.”