Eastmost Peninsula is the Secret

My quest has begun!

My character (unceremoniously named for myself) has entered Hyrule and immediately obtained the sword from the old man in the cave (cranky old hermit) and proceeded north. Following my map (and knowledge from previous attempts at the game) I moved towards the dungeon in the middle of Lake Hylia (at least that's what I'm calling it), killing everything in my path (except Zoras) and collecting Rupies (that's what the game manual calls them).

Once inside, I traversed to each of the left and right rooms, killing more bats and skeletons (Keese and Stalfos, apparently) and gained a few keys. Going through the next few rooms I got more keys and opened more doors, and encountered the famous Hermit (yeah, I'm calling the old men Hermits now) telling me the "EASTMOST PENINSULA IS THE SECRET". I promptly wrote the quote on a sticky note and stuck it above the map on my wall, hoping I'll understand later.

I tried to visit every room to uncover every secret, but ended up getting killed by a guy in a Santa suit (a Goriya) and sent back to the start of the dungeon! After I found my way back and gave Santa what-for, I obtained the Boomerang, Compass and Map and visited the Eagle's beak to find the Bow in an underground room (protected by Blade Traps, but I escaped them all!).

Now on my way to the Boss's room, I came to a room with growling sounds (no doubt the Boss monster) and immediately get grabbed by a blue hand (Wallmaster) and taken to the start again! GAAAH! I went back and stood at the entrance blasting my sword-beam (I collected a few hearts to fill myself up) until they were all gone (I got some Rupies too!) and snatched the final key.


Aquamentus the dragon! Oh wow! A bit cliche, but nobody really cares. The bastard starts shooting fireballs at me (3 at a time) and gets me about 4 times before I can cut his face a few times (it seemed like far too many) and he explodes. Yay! I nabbed the extra heart and found my first Triforce shard!


So there we are! The quest begun, the first Piece found, and the second Dungeon awaits! I tried getting there following my map but got killed by a bunch of Moblins when I entered the new forest (and after all that passing through the desert!). I'm saving and quitting for today, and maybe tomorrow I'll investigate a few nearby caves.


Progress:
Health:   3/4
Rupies:   55
Items:    WOODEN SWORD, BOOMERANG, BOW
Dungeons: EAGLE(1)
Deaths:   2