Sheikah

Sheikah

Sheikah Tribe (シーカー族) (Shadow Folk) (House of Historians)

History:
A great clan of cunning warrior mages sworn to protect the royal family of Hyrule. They originally served Hylia.
It is believed that the Sheikah are a share the same ancestors as the Hylians.
Most Hylians are entirely unaware of their existence, and the few who know about them know very little.

Behavior:
Sheikah commonly use Deku nuts to travel by means of teleportation.
The Sheikah are a secretive and honor bound race, to betray is one of the worst things a Shiekah can do. They are known to pass down both heirlooms and stories to their descendants. These stories are often legends and prophecies, including the legend of the Triforce and the prophecy of the Hero of Time. The Sheikah were noted to have been very capable craftsmen and magical inventors. Their magic tends to be illusionary; hiding from sight, teleportation,

Appreanace:
The physical appearance of the Sheikah is similar to that of the Hylians; only being distinguished by their tan skin, red-colored eyes and extended life spans.

Sheikah Emblem

Artifacts:
The Mask of Truth
The Lens of Truth

Literary Facts:
Sheikah is both a plural and singular word. "Sheikahs" is incorrect. (The use of "Sheikahs" in the series is attributed to translation error.)



Wikia
ZeldaWiki

Zora

Zōra

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Zoras or Sea Zoras, are a race of hospitable ocean-dwelling creatures.

Characteristics:

Zoras are normally found near or in large bodies of water. Their skin color lies in the white-blue-gray area, although brown/red is also a possible, though seemingly rarer variant. Most individuals (but not all) have fins attached to their arms and a tail at the back of their head (making their head alone look like a fish). The females have breasts, even though the species was shown to lay eggs.

The appearance of Zoras can vary greatly; some are large and round, while others are slender and small. This suggests the possible existence of subspecies within the Zora race.

While still generally humanoid, the Zoras resemble various marine creatures in their body structure. Most of them wear no clothes, but certain members of their species do wear clothing.
They are generally covered in silver scales and where humans sometimes have long hair, average Zoras have rear-hanging caudal extensions of their heads shaped like the tails of dolphins, perhaps as a cephalic form of dorsal fin.
Zoras have two large ulnar fins located distally on their forearms, and some have smaller fins at their ankles.
They lack ears in the traditional sense, but do have pronounced noses.
Zoras have gills on their ribs, analogous to the placement of lungs on a human.

Young:
The females have breasts, even though the species is known to lay eggs.
Zora eggs need to be kept in cold, clean water in order to develop healthily, and every egg from the same clutch must be kept together in order for them to hatch. Newborn Zoras are tadpole-like with a circular body and a long, skinny tail ending in a fluke.

Government:
Zora government is monarchical. The Zora Royal Family is responsible for maintaining order among their people, overseeing care of their patron deity, Lord Jabu-Jabu, and assuring that the waters upon which he and all sea creatures rely are clean and pure.

"The Zoras come from Zora's Domain in northeast Hyrule. An aquatic race, they are longtime allies of Hyrule's Royal Family. I heard that only the Royal Family of Hyrule can enter Zora's Domain..."
— Kaepora Gaebora

Note:

The names "Sea Zora" and "River Zora" are apparently only accurate in Labrynna, as "Sea" Zoras and "River" Zoras have been seen in freshwater and in the sea in other games, respectively. The names were likely only chosen as a distinction between the two, rather than a means of referring to their habitats.

Sources:

http://zeldawiki.org/Zora
http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Zora

Hylian

Link, a Hylian

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The Hylians, also known as the Hylia people, are creatures that worship the goddess Hylia, from which their name derives, the Hylians are the original race of Hyrule. It is said that they were created by the Goddesses Or Oocca race. Physically, Hylians resemble other humans, and the only difference appearance-wise between them is the Hylians' long, elf-like ears that supposedly enable them to hear special messages from the goddessess. It is shown that Hylians have an extended life-span, to the point of living for centuries. Their heritage also gives them unique psychic and magical abilities. The Hylians have therefore given birth to many heroes through the ages.

It seems that aside from their magical abilities, the Hylians also possess a degree of superhuman strength. This seems to however, be limited to physically fit Hylians who have matured to some degree.

In the early part of Hyrule's history, Hylians were the dominant and most populous of the general humanoid races.

Goron

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The Gorons are a humanoid, rock-eating race that dwell in the mountains. Despite their hulking appearance, Gorons are a relatively peaceful species. They are usually considered, perhaps superficially, to be of low intelligence, although there is no particular indication of this; in fact, there is evidence to the contrary, such as their ability to industrialize ahead of all the other races.
The Gorons are one of the oldest races in Hyrule.