Jun 28, 2024
Zelda Lore help, anyone?
Okay so in a nutshell; I'm looking into how the Fireproof Elixirs work for fanfic purposes.
Link appears to *drink* the elixir in-game. According to the zeldadungeon wiki, even Kass and Ramella use the elixirs too.
But the description??? Of the smotherwing butterfly?? (one of the potential components for the elixirs):
"This rare butterfly lives in volcanic regions. Its body contains a heat-resistant liquid, which can be turned into a topical elixir that offers resistance to flames."
Topical. Elixir.
So is it like a magical potion, or is it like heavy duty sunscreen for your casual day out at the magma lake???
#legend of zelda#botw#breath of the wild#totk#tears of the kingdom#fireproof elixirs#I know I know it's the weirdest detail to get hung up on#I just got stuck thinking about how the fireproof elixir helps when there's so many segments of the mountain that are like#mixes of molten magma and hard magma that's also presumably *very warm*#is it just handwave 'magic' or do the elixirs have some other mechanism#like you take the elixir and physically take on certain characteristics of fireproof lizards or smotherwing butterflies for a time??#(depending probably on which was used in the potion or a little bit of column a/little bit of column b if you used both??)
