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

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Reach Hateno Village

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Read the missing dog notice on the village board

Rewards

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Sheikah Heirloom (triggers Paya chain)

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Amber x5

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Village children's gratitude

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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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