The Lost Dog of Hateno
Side Adventure
CategoryHateno Village
RegionNecluda
DifficultyEasy
Steps5
Rewards4

The Lost Dog of Hateno

Hateno Village
Necluda
Difficulty: Easy
5 Steps

Adventure Overview

A beloved dog named Linkle has gone missing from Hateno Village after the Upheaval opened a sinkhole near the village well. The village children are distraught, and the innkeeper Symin has posted a notice on the board. Searching for Linkle leads Link through a network of interconnected caves beneath Hateno, a discovery of an old Sheikah tunnel system, and an unexpected encounter that reshapes the history of the village well.

Prerequisites

Reach Hateno Village

Read the missing dog notice on the village board

Rewards

Sheikah Heirloom (triggers Paya chain)

Amber x5

Village children's gratitude

Hateno cave system map revealed

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

1

Read the Village Board Notice

The Hateno Village notice board has a hand-drawn flier: "MISSING — Linkle the dog. Last seen near the village well." The innkeeper Symin confirms the dog fell into the sinkhole three days ago.

2

Enter the Sinkhole

The sinkhole near the well leads into a shallow cave network beneath Hateno's foundations. Use a Brightbloom Seed for light. Linkle's paw prints in the mud lead deeper into the tunnel system.

3

Navigate the Old Sheikah Tunnel

The tunnels connect to a sealed Sheikah passageway that predates the village. Ancient stone lanterns still functional when struck reveal carved inscriptions about the village's original founding by a Sheikah clan after the first Calamity.

4

Find Linkle and the Surprise

Linkle is found in a dry chamber at the tunnel's end — unharmed and guarding a Sheikah chest containing a pre-Calamity Sheikah artifact and a family heirloom belonging to Paya's grandmother, lost generations ago.

5

Return to Hateno Village

Bring Linkle back to the village and deliver the heirloom to Paya's ancestral storage room in Kakariko. The discovery is historically significant — Symin begins documenting the tunnel system as a new chapter in Hyrulean history.

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