The Romani Ranch is located at the end of the Milk Road southwest of Clock Town. Cremia, her younger sister Romani, the chicken lover Grog and Mamamu Yan live here with their dog track. The ranch produces the high-quality milk that is usually delivered to the Latte milk bar. The area is particularly important for our Majora’s Mask 100% walkthrough because here we get Epona back, learn Epona’s song, get another bottle, Romani’s mask, the Bunny Hood and a Piece of Heart.
Most of these tasks are related to each other. In order to be able to help Romani on the first day, we first need permission to use powder kegs. Only then can the large boulder on the Milk Road be blown up in time. If you wait until the third day, the path will be cleared automatically, but it will already be too late for Romani’s nightly defense and Cremia’s delivery.
Powder keg license obtained
You will receive the powder keg license after the Snowhead Temple or as soon as spring returns in the mountains. Go to Goron Village and look for the powder keg dealer. Address him as Goron Link. Before he can sell you powder kegs, you have to pass a practical test.
The dealer gives you an already burning Powder Keg. Carry it out of the Goron Village and across the bridges to the large rock in front of the Goron Racecourse. Since Goron Link cannot jump with the heavy barrel, you have to throw it up in front of each edge, roll it up yourself and then carry it on. If the barrel reaches the rock in time and explodes there, the path to the racetrack is clear.
Then return to the powder keg dealer. From now on you have the license and can buy new powder kegs at any time. In Clock Town, the bomb shop sells them for 50 Rupees, but only if you are wearing the Goron Mask when you buy it. We need the license not only for the Romani Ranch, but also later for other tasks during our Walkthrough.
Milk Road – Open path to Romani Ranch
It’s best to start a new time cycle early on the first day and get a powder keg. Ride or walk to Milk Road. The path to the ranch is blocked by a huge boulder. Place the powder keg directly in front of it and wait for the explosion.
The stone is destroyed and the Romani Ranch is accessible on the first day. Without a powder keg, the worker wouldn’t remove the rock until the third day. This is too late for the actual ranch story, as Romani needs her help on the first night.
Romani – Retrieve Epona and learn Epona’s song
Follow the path to the main ranch house. Near the stable you will find Romani and also Epona, from whom Link has been separated since the beginning of the game. Speak to Romani on the first day. She tells you about strange creatures that appear every year shortly before the carnival and kidnap the ranch’s cows.
Before she accepts you as a helper, you must train with Epona. Romani distributed ten balloons over the entire ranch area. Ride out with Epona and shoot all ten with the Hero’s Bow. You have maximum for this two minutes Time. During this training, memorize the location of the ranch and the barn at the same time, because this is exactly where the nighttime defense will take place later.
If you have destroyed all ten balloons in time, Romani will teach you Epona’s song. From now on you can summon Epona to you in many places in Termina. Among other things, the horse is absolutely necessary to jump over the high fences on the way to Great Bay and to Ikana.
Romani also asks you to return the following night. She simply calls the mysterious attackers “You” or “Them” and, together with Link, wants to prevent the cows from disappearing again.
First night – repelling the aliens
Return to Romani Ranch in time on the first night. At around 2:30 a.m. the attack begins. Glowing figures appear around the ranch and slowly walk towards the barn. If even one of them reaches the building, the defense has failed.
The safest strategy is to ride around the barn with Epona and shoot the enemies with arrows from as far away as possible. Each alien only requires one hit, but will respawn again after a short time. Therefore, check all directions regularly and concentrate particularly on enemies who are already close to the barn.
The dog on the ranch is a useful helper. He often runs in the direction of the most dangerous enemy at the moment, thereby alerting you to aliens that you may have overlooked. You can find arrows in the bushes on the ranch and defeated enemies also leave supplies behind.
The Inverted Song of Time makes the task much easier because it also makes the attackers move more slowly. Hold the defense until approximately 5:15 a.m.. As soon as morning breaks, all the aliens disappear and the cows are saved.
Romani thanks you in the morning and gives you a Empty Bottle, which is initially filled with milk. In the Nintendo 64 version, this is one of the six bottles and is therefore mandatory for our 100% route.
What happens if the aliens win?
If you let one of the attackers reach the barn, the cows and Romani will be kidnapped. Romani returns on the third day, but hardly remembers the events and seems completely changed. Cremia is also unable to deliver her milk.
For our complete playthrough, defeat therefore means you have to go back in time and start the ranch story again. The bottle and Romani’s mask can then no longer be obtained in this cycle.
Second day – Cremias milk transport
If you have successfully defended the ranch, Cremia will prepare another delivery to the milk bar on the second day Clock Town before. Speak to her in good time and turn back 6 p.m back to the car. Cremia offers you to accompany her on the journey.
On the way, it turns out that the normal Milk Road has been blocked again. Cremia therefore has to take a detour via the Gorman brothers’ racetrack. The second part of the task begins there.
The two brothers follow the wagon on their horses and try to destroy the three milk bottles on the back with their pitchforks. Link sits in the back of the car and has unlimited arrows while driving. Shoot the Gorman brothers as they approach the car. Each hit knocks them back and gives you a few seconds of rest.
Concentrate alternately on both sides and do not shoot unnecessarily from a long distance. As soon as one of the brothers gets close to the milk bottles, he has priority. If you survive the entire racetrack with at least one bottle intact, you will finally reach Clock Town.
As a thank you, Cremia gives you Romani’s Mask. It is valid as a membership card for the milk bar “Latte” in East Clock Town and from now on allows you access in the evening. There you can, among other things, buy Chateau Romani, which makes Link’s magic bar unlimited until the next time travel.
If you already have the Circus Leader’s Mask in a later run and wear it while driving, the Gorman brothers will not attack the car at all. This shortcut is usually not available to you for the first successful run.
Grog – Bunny Hood
In the back area of the Romani Ranch is the chicken coop. It is open between approximately 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. Grog lives there with ten little chicks. He believes that the moon will soon strike, and his biggest regret is that he will never see his chicks grow into full-grown chickens.
For this task you need the Bremen Mask from the Laundry Pool in Clock Town. Put it on and hold down the action button so that Link begins his march. Now run through the entire area and gradually collect every ten chicks. As soon as Link marches past a chick, it joins the line.
If you have all ten together, the animals will grow into adult chickens one after the other. Grog is so happy that he gives Link the Bunny Hood. They significantly increase Link’s running speed and lengthen his jumps, making them one of our most useful masks throughout the rest of the game. The task can be completed on any of the three days as long as the chicken coop is open.
Mamamu Yan – Dog Racing and Piece of Heart
In the southern or rear area of the ranch, Mamamu Yan runs her dog racing track. There you can select one of the dogs and place Rupees on its placement. For our 100% route, here is an easy-to-miss Piece of Heart.
Basically you can choose any dog, but the result is partly random. With the Mask of Truth from the Swamp Spider House you can read the animals’ minds. Pick up the dogs one by one with the mask on and pay attention to particularly confident statements. A dog that is convinced that it cannot lose has a significantly better chance of winning.
Bring your favorite to Mamamu Yan and if possible bet the maximum amount of 50 Rupees. If the dog wins, your credit increases according to its placement. For first place you will receive three times the stake, for second place you will receive double; If you place third to fifth you will get your stake back.
As soon as you participate in a race or through the corresponding payout at least 150 Rupees If you win, Mamamu Yan will give you an extra drink Piece of Heart. If your selected dog loses, you can simply repeat the task. With the Mask of Truth you reduce the random factor significantly.
Gorman Brothers – Garo’s Mask
When Epona is available again, it is also worth taking a quick trip to the Gorman brothers racetrack on the Milk Road. Talk to them about Epona and accept their challenge for 10 Rupees.
Ride a full lap around the track and try to get to the inside lane as early as possible. Jump over the fences cleanly and only use Epona’s carrots if you have enough stamina left for the last few meters. If you reach the goal before both brothers, they give you the Garo’s Mask out of grudging respect.
We will need the mask later to access Ikana Canyon. There, the mysterious man on the cliff only considers Link worthy if he wears Garo’s mask.
Romani Ranch Rewards
Before you finally consider the ranch complete, the following permanent rewards should be collected:
Epona’s Song: Hit ten balloons in less than two minutes.
Epona: Can be summoned at any time with Epona’s song after Romani’s training.
Bottle: Successfully defend the ranch against the aliens on the first night.
Romani mask: Protect Cremia’s milk transport against the Gorman brothers on the second evening.
Bunny Hood: Collect all ten chicks from Grog using the Bremer Mask.
Piece of Heart: Win at least 150 Rupees in Mamamu Yan’s Dog Race.
Garo’s Mask: Beat the Gorman brothers in horse racing.
The Romani Ranch is now 100% complete. At the same time, you have fulfilled several important requirements for later tasks: Epona opens the way to Great Bay and to Ikana, Romani’s mask allows entry into the milk bar, Garo’s mask is required for Ikana Canyon and the Bunny Hood make numerous mini-games and jumping passages easier in the rest of the game.