Gossip Stones and the Mask of Truth

You can recognize Gossip Stones by their eye symbol. Put on the Mask of Truth and speak to them to hear their stories. You receive the mask after settling the final account in the Happy Mask Shop trading sequence . The stones tell you about characters, places, and game mechanics. Some also tell you the time when struck with the sword.

Find 37 map markers in 18 areas . Open the respective game board. The golden dots show the positions. For a stone in a grotto, they mark the entrance or its immediate surroundings. In Zora Domain, there is one entry each for the young and adult Link at the same position.

Forest and Hyrule’s Center · Death Mountain · Zora Domain and Lake Hylia · Gerudo Valley and Evil Desert Colossus

Opening Entrances and Interacting with Stones

You will receive the Mask of Truth after the final settlement at Mask Merchant. Equip them over the headgear and speak directly in front of the stone. No further tools are needed for open locations. For underground locations, the map shows the area of access: Blast a blocking rock with bombs; for a wind plant with rotating leaves, play the Song of Storms. Search for the stone only after descending. The lists under each area distinguish the individual locations according to the order of their map markers. A child’s and an adult’s entry in Zora Domain refer to the same location.

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Forest and Hyrule’s Center

Kokiri Forest

Two stones stand on the path to the Great Deku Tree. The third lies in the northwest of the forest. Solution for Kokiri Forest

Game Card · 3 Gossip Stones

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1. From the houses, go to the northwest edge of the forest; the stone is off the path to the Great Deku Tree.
2. Follow the path east to the Great Deku Tree. Speak to the mask at the southern of the two stones in front of its area.
3. From the second stone on the path, go a short distance north to the other stone near the entrance to the Deku Tree.

Lost Woods

The stone is located at the Business Scrub near the chest containing 50 Rupees. Solution for Lost Woods

Playing card · 1 Gossip Stone

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1. Look for the section of forest with the Business Scrub and the chest containing 50 Rupees. The stone is nearby; take the path to the merchant before continuing on to Sacred Grove.

Sacred Grove

The markers will lead you to the three stones on the path through the grove. Solution for Sacred Grove

Playing Card · 3 Gossip Stones

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1. Follow the grove to the northern section before the Forest Temple. The northernmost point is on this upper path.
2. In the southern part of the grove, go through the maze to the middle of the three markers. Stay on the path instead of cutting across the hedges.
3. From the southern entrance, find the first marked stone further east in the lower part of the grove.

Hyrule Field

All three stones are located in caves. The map shows the entrances in the west, south, and east of Hyrule Field. Solution for Hyrule Field

Game Card · 3 Gossip Stones

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1. Ride to the western rocky area on the way to Gerudo Valley. Open the grotto entrance near the Cow and Skulltula Cave; the stone is in the same cave.
2. South of the farm, at the edge of the swampy depression, look for the grotto with the Gold Skulltula and two Skullwalltulas. Speak to the stone after descending.
3. Follow the eastern riverbank to the separate grotto containing the Gossip Stone and Rupees. The marker shows its entrance on the plain.

Hyrule Castle Town

The four stones stand in a row on the eastern edge of the marketplace area. Solution for Hyrule Castle Town

Game Card · 4 Gossip Stones

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1. From the marketplace, go east to the row of four stones. Start at the southernmost stone.
2. In the same row, speak to the second stone from the south.
3. Go to the northernmost stone in the row.
4. Speak to the missing stone between the northernmost and the second stone from the south.

Hyrule Castle

Explore the castle grounds as a child. The easternmost location is a grotto. Solution for Hyrule Castle

Game Card · 3 Gossip Stones

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1. Visit the castle grounds as a child. The southern point is located on the path from the city exit to the inner castle area.
2. Follow the castle path to the western marker on the inner grounds. Stay above ground at this stone.
3. As a child, go to the eastern grotto entrance on the castle grounds. Inside, besides the stone, you’ll find a Gold Skulltula and two Skullwalltulas; you’ll need bombs for the cracked wall.

Kakariko Village

Both stones are underground. Use the marked grottos as a guide. Solution for Kakariko Village

Game Card · 2 Gossip Stones

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1. Go to the southern of the two marked grottoes in the village. Go down; the stone is in the underground chamber.
2. Look for the northern grotto behind the houses. There you will find the stone along with the small chest containing a blue Rupee.

Kakariko Village Graveyard

Search on the hill near the entrance to the Shadow Temple. Solution for Kakariko Village Graveyard

Game Card · 1 Gossip Stone

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1. Travel with The Nocturne of Shadow is located on the hill above the Graveyard. The stone stands at the upper end near the Shadow Temple entrance.

Death Mountain

Death Mountain Trail

One stone stands on the upper path to the summit. The other lies in the grotto with the cow. Solution for Death Mountain Trail

Game Card · 2 Gossip Stones

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1. Ascend the Death Mountain Trail to the upper path toward the summit. Interact with the lone rock before continuing to the crater.
2. On the middle Death Mountain Trail, find the cave with the cow. After opening the entrance, descend and interact with the rock next to the cow area.

Dodongo Cavern

On the ground floor, blast open the cracked wall in the northern alcove on the east side of the central lava hall. Solution for Dodongo Cavern

Game card · 1 Gossip Stone

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1. Go to the ground floor Northern niche on the east side of the central lava hall. Blast the cracked wall with a bomb and go to the stone behind it.

Goron City

One stone is located at Medigoron’s workshop. You’ll find the second one on the opposite side, near the small Rupee chest. Solution for Goron City

Game Card · 2 Gossip Stones

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1. Go to Medigoron’s Workshop on the east side of Goron City. Look for the stone in the workshop area.
2. Go to the west side opposite Medigoron’s area. The second stone is near the small Rupee chest.

Death Mountain Crater

Search on the southeastern edge of the area near the blown-up rock wall. Solution for Death Mountain Crater

Game map · 1 Gossip Stone

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1. Search on the southeastern edge of the Craters near the blastable rock face. As an adult, equip the Goron Tunic; as a child, you’ll quickly lose hearts in the heat.

Zora Domain and Lake Hylia

Zora River

Two locations are marked along the river. Follow the bank and orient yourself by the course of the loops. Solution for Zora River

Game card · 2 Gossip Stones

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1. Follow the river from the western entrance into the first larger bend. The central point is on the bank north of this section of the river.
2. Continue following the bends eastward until just before the waterfall entrance to Zora Domain. Look for the second stone on the northern bank.

Zora Domain

The two map entries are at the same location. The corresponding stone is marked there depending on the age group. Solution for Zora Domain

Game Card – Young Link · 1 Gossip Stone

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Game Card – Adult Link · 1 Gossip Stone

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1. As a child, search the marked spot below the raised path on the eastern edge of the pool.
2. Visit the same location as an adult. This is the second age entry for the same location; You don’t need to search for another location.

Zora Fountain

The game card shows both stones around the spring’s basin. Solution for Zora Fountain

Game card · 2 Gossip Stones

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1. Locate the northern edge of the spring and the marked stone by the water.
2. Go to the second stone at the southeastern edge of the spring. It is located well south of the northern find.

Lake Hylia

Search the western and southern shores and the island near the stone tablet. Solution for Lake Hylia

Game card · 3 Gossip Stones

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1. Go to the southern shore of the lake and follow the lakeside path to the marked stone.
2. On the western shore, near the path towards the research institute, look for the westernmost stone.
3. Swim to the island with the stone tablet near the Serenade’s travel platform and speak to the stone there.

Gerudo Valley and Evil Desert Colossus

Gerudo Valley

The stone is marked on the northern side of the area. Solution for Gerudo Valley

Game map · 1 Gossip Stone

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1. Search on the northern edge of the valley The marked spot. When you arrive via the river, keep to the north along the bank instead of turning towards the fortress.

Evil Desert Colossus

Keep southwest of the entrance to the Spirit Temple. Solution for Evil Desert Colossus

Game card · 1 Gossip Stone

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1. Travel with the Requiem to the Colossus and go southwest from the temple entrance to the single marked stone.

What the Stones Reveal

The clues are distributed according to their location. At the Graveyard, there’s a rumor about the graves, in Goron City about Medigoron and the large vase. At Zora’s Domain, the clues include Ruto and dusk as a time for fishing. In Hyrule Castle Town, you’ll hear a story about Kaepora Gaebora. Interactive map of Hyrule helps you plan the other locations along your route.

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