TotK Legend of the Great Sky Island: Light 3 Bonfires, No Landing

Legend of the Great Sky Island is a side adventure you take on when you return to the Great Sky Island in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. A Steward Construct on the roof of the Temple of Time holds a ceremony: light the island’s three bonfires within the time limit, without setting foot on anything but the temple roof. Pass and it tells you the island’s story and gives you Zonai Fabric.

Where does it start?

Back on the Great Sky Island, you can see a green column of light rising from the roof of the Temple of Time. Follow it to the roof to find the Steward Construct (Show on map). The Adventure Log says: “The construct is conducting a ceremonial trial meant to test visitors.”

Also bring:

• Fire Fruit, or anything else that sets a fire when fused to an arrow. You need three hits; bring spares for misses.
• Cold-resistant food or clothing: the east bonfire is in a cold area.
• As much stamina as you can manage, for the long glides.

What are the rules?

The construct explains: “You must light the three fires on this island and then return here within the time limit. But you must not set foot on any surface other than the roof of this temple during the ceremony.” “You have 12 hours.”

• After you agree, wait on the roof until the next morning. The ceremony starts with the 7:00 AM time bell, and floating islands with waterfalls rise around the island.
• Light all three bonfires and talk to the construct on the roof before the 7:00 PM bell.
• Touching ground other than the roof, running out of time or leaving the island all count as failure. Talk to the construct to start over.

How do you light the three bonfires?

All three bonfires are marked on your map. Take them in any order:

1. Jump off the roof, open your paraglider and head for a bonfire.
2. When you run low on height or stamina, fly under one of the floating islands, grab its waterfall and swim up it in the Zora Armor. Jump out at the top and glide again.
3. Near a bonfire, draw your bow, fuse a Fire Fruit to the arrow and shoot the bonfire to light it. Open the paraglider again right away.
4. With all three lit, make your way back to the temple roof the same way, still without landing, and talk to the construct.

What do you get?

The construct says: “Well done. You have proven yourself capable.” It then tells the island’s story: the Temple of Time and the lands around it were once on the surface. Because “the hero who will defeat the Demon King will one day awaken at this very site,” the sages raised it into the sky to keep it safe from the Demon King and his followers.

Finally it gives you Zonai Fabric: “Tough fabric bearing a Zonai design. It looks like it could be used to make a paraglider.” Other paraglider fabrics come from amiibo; see amiibo rewards.

Related guides

• Great Sky Island: the full opening walkthrough.
• Zora set: how to get the Zora Armor.
• Side adventures: all 60 side adventures.