During your intensive exploration of Hyrule, you will inevitably come across buildings with a smoking straw horse head: these are relays! The manager will then explain to you that it is possible to spend the night there, for a few rubies, but also to register your horses there. But these are not the only reasons to spend time there in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom.
Find new recipes and cook
If one of your goals in the game is to complete your list of 228 recipes, then the relays will be a great help to you. Most of them will either offer you a side quest, like the one in “Gourmets n’arrivent pas” allowing you to learn a new recipe, or a small poster inside that shows the ingredients to combine to obtain a new dish. If you like to discover for yourself the delicious dishes in your Encyclopedia, this is a good technique. Otherwise, find the complete list below:
Visit the wells
There is always a well in villages and relays, and you would do well to fall into it. Rewards are always waiting for you there, whether they are chests or useful ingredients for your dishes and remedies. The perfect opportunity to stock up on Lumos Seeds for the Depths, Flower Bombs and Gems too. Sometimes you’ll even come across a side quest in a well!
Well or not, generally speaking, the relays are full of ingredients and weapons to collect like bundles of wood and flints to make a fire, apples and other flowers. Also remember that a relay is always close to a Sanctuary which will then serve as your teleportation point.
Feed the dog for a surprise
No, Link unfortunately can’t “pet the dog” like in many other games, but he can feed him! There is always a canine near the relays waiting for a nice piece of meat (or fruit). Give him one and you will see hearts above his head, synonymous withaffection. Give him several and the mutt will take you straight to a treasure if you follow him! Then use Grip to dig him up.
Just talking to people
The characters you meet always have something interesting to say, even if there are no red exclamation points above their heads, which means quests. By talking to a few of them, you will for example access the Treasures of Lambda on your map and be able to obtain superb outfits. Others will tell you about new recipes and others still, not to mention the Terry Street Vendor who sells small animals or even arrows.
Find the Satori
In the Edge of the Plain Relay, you can see a map posted on the wall. It shows the exact location of all the cherry trees on the map. Make a offering fruity at the foot of these elegant trees and Satori will show you where the nearby caves are hidden. An ideal technique for farming Elusis Crystals and exchanging them in Koltin for valuable rewards.
Create frames
In each relay, you will see an empty frame that can be filled. Click on it and the manager will talk to you and start a decoration mission. Your goal is to go take a picturewith your camera, of the object, watch or landscape that he asks you for. At the relay on the edge of the plain for example, he will want a beautiful picture of a cherry tree in bloom. You get a relay point and another reward, like a dish.
Get relay points
While this may seem like a minor matter, it is not. Every time you discover a new relay and talk to its manager, you will earn a point. Every time you register a horse or spend a paid night, you will earn another one. Points then give you useful rewards such as a towing harness for your horse, fabrics to customize your parasail at Elimith but above all, after a while, a -50% promotion on all your future nights.
Dreaming of Marlon, the horse goddess
By using a Marlon bed, rather than a normal bed, you will certainly spend more rubies but will also be able to dream of the equine deity to obtain a sort of oracle. Thanks to her, it is then possible toimprove your horses’ stats (speed, endurance or even power for example) and even to resurrect those who died in combat.
How to Get a Horse Zelda Tears of the Kingdom: All About Mounts
With all these soneaus artifacts, your means of locomotion are increased tenfold. However, we strongly advise you to still take an interest in the horses of Zelda TotK: having your own mount has many advantages, especially since there are always special horses in this episode.
Find the big fairies
It is by visiting certain relays that travelers will each time tell you about the great fairies. There are 4 to find and they all allow you toimprove your equipment. Before that, you’ll need to complete side quests that involve serenading! These great ladies love music, and getting a troupe of musicians in front of them will be the only way to get them to come out of their buds.
Help Penn with his investigations
One of the most important side quest lines in the game is called “In search of truth“. By investigating different relays with Penn, you will often obtain rare rewards like a golden horse! Complete all the rumors and you will gain access to a complete batrachian outfit to climb slippery cliffs, even in rainy weather. Practical.
