#rutelia

//You know that feeling when you draw a character once in color and that’s it… that’s probably how Idli feels. Anyway-

Does anyone like to have a big celebration for the holidays?

//Thank you Anon! I hope you have a great new year! and especially have a great year to come!!

The Commonwealth has lots of Winter holiday celebrations!

Hyrule Celebrates three days in late December for Couples, Elders and Children where each receive a gift from their loved ones and especially in smaller towns and Villages it's common for the full Village to exchange gifts to each other a week after the Solstice. Most gifts are in the form of home made gifts, tools, and textiles. In Castle town it is common to exchange gifts within your family and also give gifts of food to neighbors, it is very common for soups and breads to be swapped around town so the community can enjoy the flavors of their company. Fireworks are set off in the fields and families often go to watch and enjoy each other's company.

The Sheikah have a small community already, but they spend the time between the Winter Solstice and the new year in a state of quiet observance. They share community Meals in the House of Impa, their leader, three days from the new year they begin to play music, and decorate with lucky tags and chimes to ring in the new year. On the Eve of the new year they set off fireworks, Sing, Drink, And eat good warm foods and have a real banger party for the next week

In The Gerudo Desert They celebrate with Sand seal races, drinking and good food, as well as a massive community get together, the day before new years Eve Gerudo women who have been living abroad with their husbands come back to visit their families with their Daughters, and on the eve of the new year the party moves to Kara Kara bazaar where they celebrate with the whole family with Food, Drink and Fireworks set off in the desert.

In Thunderis the Nightlife is already very lively, with most of the Murals throughout being made with Luminous paint and UV Reactive paints, Thunderans celebrate by dressing in bright festive clothes, and dancing in the streets, many new community murals are painted on New Years Eve as a form of blessing the buildings and businesses with good fortune for the New Year. There are Fireworks set off from a boat off the Glass shore.

In the Rito Village They Celebrate all Winter with Singing and hot food, and especially since the passing of their Champion Rivali, they celebrate with Archery tournaments and when the winner is found on the eve of the New Year they are chosen to fire off the Arrows into the Dawn, as a tribute to The goddess Din.

The Zora typically spend the winter Keeping the domain as warm as possible. they share stories, and legends, and sing together. The King Zora tells stories for the youngest members. They offer their Prayers and Offerings to the Goddess Nayru and one Zora female is sent to the Goddess Spring at the top of Mount Lanayru to pray in the Spring. it is a dangerous Journey but her and her family is celebrated that season and usually receive lots of lovely gifts.

That Depends on if you mean by “Creature” haha! We’ll be broad on this answer and give one from the commonwealth and one from the world surrounding them!

Uli has a huge weakness for Horses, he loves to sit in the grass and watch them roam, most of the wild Hylian horses recognize him as the “Hylian who brings us free apples!” Aside from being terrified of monsters he actually finds Lizalfos terribly interesting to watch from a distance, he has several sketch books full of scribblings about Lizalfos. As for Creatures of the wider world, Uli loves Blue whales and Beluga whales, they are some of his favorites to learn about, and see if he decides on taking a ship to other parts of the world. Though it isn’t often as he gets horribly sea sick.

Nabora LOVES Sand Seals, they are her favorite Gerudo Desert Native Creature she interacts with Daily, though she can approach them in the wild without them fleeing immediately, she much prefers to watch them roam uninterrupted.The world has many Mythological creatures that she finds endlessly interesting, and when she has access to the Internet she is quite swiftly down a Rabbit Hole of Creatures in the regions she visits. She simply cannot Choose one! As for animals she was in love immediately when she learned that there was a snowy equivalent to her Sand Seals, she loves Walruses and really developed a love for Elephants.

Vallo likes most any Bird, He isn’t all that picky, Song Birds, Herons, He’s always a fan of the Hawks native to Hyrule, this carries over to the outside world as well, Secretary Birds, Penguins, Ostriches, he really enjoys watching any bird he can see and will gladly travel to see them in the wild if he can.

Viri loves Gorillas, he thinks they are absolutely the BEST animals outside of Hyrule. Any Ape or Monkey is absolutely tops on his list of creatures. The now critically endangered Faron Woodland Monkeys are some of his most beloved, but they haven’t been observed in the wild in Generations.

Rika has a real soft spot for Sea Lions and Seals in general, they have such fun personalities and behaviors that watching them sun bathe on the Glass Beach gives so much free serotonin. She’s also developed quite an interest in Griaffes and Cheetahs.

Tuto Loves the little Fireproof Lizards that skitter about Death mountain, and has an interest in Dragons, but still remembers a time when he was young when a Dragon would eat Gorons.

Idli has more of an interest in Bugs than most critters, she loves bees and Dragonflies, Watching she has a tank of Snails in her home that she maintains Meticulously because she loves them so much, they are all named.

Rutelia doesn’t think much about creatures though she likes the sounds of Ducks in the area, their silly little walks and funny noises make her want to hold them and listen to that noise all the time. The first time she encountered a swan though was really traumatic.

Uli: No, but he can be pretty easy to make cry lately, it’s the stress.

Vallo: No and he doesn’t want to. He’s a tough boi who hates how puffy his eyes get when he cries.

Viri: yes, and he doesn’t get enough sympathy when he cries for real. He thinks about losing hundreds of bananas to the hero of the wild. Absolutely soul crushing.

Rika: Yes, but her makeup is expensive, so it’s only in real specific situations. She’ll think about all of the kickass old cars we’ve lost along the way, or losing her prized plane.

Nabora: YES and she uses it shamelessly on others, though she doesn’t use this tactic often, there are other ways to get what she wants more effectively. She’ll think about newborn sand seals. And just, how tiny and fuzzy they are.

Tuto: can’t cry, He is rocky boy, that doesn’t stop him from dripping water near his eyes to express that’s how he’s feeling to the others

Idli: no. She only cries when she really needs to

Rutelia: no, and she’s never thought about it.

Cirrus: no, but flying without his goggles on makes his eyes water, he figured that’s close enough

“Mine? Well! I can tell you a lot about my life and my people and all!”

“It all began when water was the most valuable resource, there have been many, many Zora representatives over the ages as we’ve evolved and enhanced our kingdom!”

“I am the sixth in a long line of water based civilization representatives!”

“Though me personally? I am a super and warrior by trade, i often enjoy creating new beautiful and effective weaponry! Though i am also quite a romantic, when i do visit Hyrule i enjoy reading their romance novels and and occasionally crying..”

“Oh! For me, the Zora representatives aren’t blood related, though with how the kingdom has changed over the years..”

“We, the representatives, consider ourselves related, brothers and sisters, but we appear from the depths of the domain.. it’s typically how we know something big is coming, though i have been the representative for quite some time, the only other representative who has been in place longer than I was back in the legendary era of the hero of time.”