TotK The Ancient City Gorondia! and Gorondia? Side Quests

Eldin has two back-to-back side quests from Dugby, a young Goron: The Ancient City Gorondia! and The Ancient City Gorondia? He is convinced that Gorondia, the legendary place where the Gorons of old once lived, is real, and he wants to reach it by mine cart. The trouble is he cannot get the cart to move. Both parts are quick Ultrahand cart builds that take a few minutes each. Every side quest is on all side quests.

How do you complete The Ancient City Gorondia!?

From Goron City (Show on map), follow the road north toward YunoboCo HQ. A young Goron sits beside the mine-cart tracks: that is Dugby (Show on map). Walk up and you hear him mutter “It won’t budge.” Talk to him:

“Pretty sure someone said you can get to the end of the tracks if you get in this mine cart… But…how do you make it move?!”

There are monsters around, he says, so he cannot walk there.

1. Use Ultrahand to attach the nearby fan to the back of the mine cart.
2. Set the cart on the track and tell Dugby “Try it out now.” He climbs in.
3. Get in too, strike the fan to start it and ride to the far end of the track.
4. When you arrive, Dugby gives you a Zonai charge. If your pouch is full he cannot hand it over, so make room and talk to him again.

The quest log ends with him in high spirits: “He’s expecting to strike it rich and promised to ‘hire’ you if he does.”

How do you complete The Ancient City Gorondia??

After part one, Dugby returns to Goron City (Show on map) and frets near the armor shop: “What should I do…” He insists he has “never heard” of Gorondia and is “definitely” not looking for it, which means he has found mine-cart tracks that lead there and something is wrong with them. Then he warns you: “Don’t follow me!”

1. Follow him. He curls into a ball and rolls off; where he stops is his secret track.
2. Talk to him again. He has two problems: the cart will not move, and big fallen rocks block the track.
3. Attach the nearby fan to the cart and set it on the track. Dugby is particular: “My cart is the one with the cushion on it. I don’t want any bruises on my tush, so make sure you’ve got the right one.”
4. Ask him to get in, climb in yourself and strike the fan. The cart stops whenever it hits fallen rocks; lift them off the track with Ultrahand and carry on.
5. At the end of the track Dugby gives you a large Zonai charge and runs off, excited about what lies ahead.

Where is Gorondia, really?

Dugby never finds it on either ride. The real Gorondia is part of the main story: the Fire Temple carries the subtitle “Lost Gorondia Rediscovered” and lies in the Depths below Eldin.

Related guides

• Divine Helms: Bludo’s The Hidden Treasure at Lizard Lakes, also in Goron City.
• Hot spring quests: Simmerstone Springs, another Goron City side quest.
• Minigames: the mine-cart minigames at the Southern Mine.