Darunia

Darunia in Ocarina of Time.
Darunia
Species	Goron
Hair color	White
Eye color	Red
Relatives	Link-goro (son)
Debut	Ocarina of Time

Darunia is a noble and mighty Goron and a descendant of the legendary Goron who slayed Volvagia the dragon long ago. Because of his noble heritage he became the Big Brother of the Gorons in Goron City, who watched over the tribe and their Spiritual Stone of Fire, the Goron's Ruby. Despite his tough appearance he was pretty sensitive underneath, and when he heard a tune he likes he was known to break out into wild dance moves.

Background

Darunia faced crisis after crisis in Ocarina of Time. His people starved when Dodongo's Cavern, home of the best sirloin rocks, was infested with Dodongos and had its entrance blocked by a boulder. Ganondorf offered to help them in exchange for the Goron's Ruby, but Darunia was unwilling to make a deal with the devil.

Darunia locked himself in his room with the Goron's Ruby, where he awaited the messenger of the Royal Family. When the "messenger" came and turns to be some kid named Link, Darunia was at first offended, expecting more from his Sworn Brother, the King of Hyrule. But then Link played Saria's Song. Darunia danced to the happy beat and forgot his troubles. With his depression gone, Darunia gave Link a Goron Bracelet and, seeing he's a good person, offered him the Goron's Ruby if he would slay the Dodongos. Link succeeded, and Darunia gave him the Spiritual Stone. Darunia also declared Link a Sworn Brother and a friend.

Seven years passed. Even though Darunia hadn't seen Link he named his own son after him. But the next crisis of the Gorons soon arose- Ganondorf revived Volvagia and kidnapped the inhabitants of Goron City, taking them to the Fire Temple to be fed to Volvagia. Only Darunia, his son, the Goron shopkeeper, Medigoron and Biggoron were not captured. Darunia thought that this was his chance to live up to his legacy and slay the lava dragon as his ancestor once did- but he could not find the legendary hammer in the Fire Temple and lost his fight with Volvagia.

After Link destroyed Volvagia, he and Darunia travelled to the Chamber of Sages. Darunia had been awakened as a Fire Sage and granted Link the Fire Medallion. Darunia had to stay in the Chamber of Sages and leave his people behind. With the other Sages Darunia created a rainbow bridge leading to Ganon's Castle and later sealed Ganon within the Dark Realm. Darunia traveled in the form of a red sprite to Death Mountain with the other sages in the ending, and from their perch they saw the Lon Lon Ranch festivities.

Trivia

• Darunia shares his name with a town in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.
• He is also seen on a stain glass window in The Wind Waker.
• His Terminan counterpart may be Darmani.