Yerbal
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| Yerbal | |
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 Yerbal, as seen in-game | |
| Title(s) | Kikwi Hermit |
| Race | Kikwi |
| Gender | Male |
| Game(s) | Skyward Sword |
Yerbal is a character in Skyward Sword. He is known as the elderly hermit of the Kikwis with a long mustache and spindly, wooden features who lives on the Great Tree in Faron Woods.[1]
Biography
Yerbal spends his day sleeping atop the Great Tree. After Link manages to reach the Kikwi Hermit, he can wake Yerbal with a shot from his Slingshot. Upon waking up, the Kikwi will be suprised to see a real, live human on the Surface, and Link explains to the hermit that he is searching for Farore's Sacred Flame, which is said to be located in the Faron Woods region. Yerbal mentions that he knows something about the Sacred Flame, but first asks Link if he can keep what the Kikwi is about to tell him a secret. Yerbal explains that long ago, when the goddess still protected The Surface, she gave the flame to the Water Dragon, a spirit who resided over and protected the Faron Province, and says that her lair is located deep within a lake called Lake Floria.[2][3][4] Unfortunately, the hermit notes that the gate leading to the lake is sealed shut to "all those judged unworthy". Yerbal reveals the trick to opening the gate, and bids farewell to the young hero.[5]
Gallery
Concept art of Yerbal from Hyrule Historia
References
- ↑ "Kikwiiiiiiiiii! Whoozit?! I'm nappin'! Oooh, look at that! A real live human! Haven't seen one of you in a while, kwrrrrrk. They used to call me Yerbal. Now I'm just the old Kikwi hermit. I watch over this forest here...when I'm not nappin'." — Yerbal (Skyward Sword)
- ↑ "The flame that you seek...is most likely Farore's Flame. Yes, yes... Farore's Flame... That story begins very long ago, when the goddess was still with us, kwwwrk... The goddess gave the flame to the Water Dragon, a great spirit that presides over Faron Woods. The way I hear it is she left the flame in the care of the Water Dragon so that one day the mighty dragon could pass it on to the “one from the sky"..." — Yerbal (Skyward Sword)
- ↑ "Well, that settles that. You must seek out the mighty Water Dragon. Her lair is deep in a lake in the south of these woods, kwwwwwwrk. She watches over the flame there." — Yerbal (Skyward Sword)
- ↑ "Ah, yes... That cackling, old hermit Kikwi told you where I live, didn't he? Honestly, I can't remember how many times I've told that scruffy thing to keep his mouth shut. That's the last straw. Next time I see him, he's dinner!" — Faron (Skyward Sword)
- ↑ "There's a problem, though. The gate that leads to that lake is sealed shut to all those judged unworthy... But don't worry, kwwwwrk. I'll let you in on the trick to opening the gate. To open the gate, you have to channel the power of the goddess into the symbol carved into its doors, kwwwrk! Oh, but it isn't so simple! The symbol is incomplete. To unlock the gate, you must make the symbol whole. The only way you'll know what the completed symbol should look like is to first find that same completed symbol somewhere else in these woods" — Yerbal (Skyward Sword)
 Names in Other Regions 
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| Language | Name | Meaning | |
| English | .jpg){kind=small}
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Yerbal | |
| Japanese | 
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ホウジー (Hōjī) | From Japanese Tea ほうじ(Houji) |
| Spanish | 
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Mancio | |
| French | 
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Hibistus | |
| German | 
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Einsiedler der Kyu | |
