Skyward Sword: Faron Woods

Sources reviewed: 2026-11-10

First surface region. Two dungeons, not one: Skyview Temple at the start and the Ancient Cistern after the water dragon is hurt.

Sub-areas I will name are Deep Woods, Lake Floria, Floria Waterfall, and Skyview Spring. Kikwi live here, and Bucha’s slingshot is the early prize. The water dragon Faron keeps to Lake Floria. When she is injured, Sacred Water from Skyview Spring is the remedy the cistern chapter depends on. Skyview Temple is dungeon one, with Ghirahim and the Ruby Tablet. Ancient Cistern is dungeon four, with Koloktos, the whip, and Farore’s Flame.

The Silent Realm in this region pays the Water Dragon’s Scale. Heart-piece pins and cube pins are not in this table. The walkthrough chapters carry the order of visits. This page is the inventory of places so you can see why the woods return later instead of ending after the first temple.

The first visit follows the Kikwi search into Deep Woods and Skyview Temple. The second major route begins with Farore’s Silent Realm, whose Water Dragon’s Scale lets Link enter the Great Tree from below the water. Yerbal directs Link to Lake Floria. Faron then needs Sacred Water from Skyview Spring before opening the way through Floria Waterfall to the Ancient Cistern. A later return floods the forest for the Tadtone collection task. These are story changes to one province, not separate map regions.

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