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The Zora Stone Monuments

The Zora Stone Monuments is an optional Zora-related quest activity in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom involving 11 restored monuments in and around Zora's Domain and the Lanayru Great Spring.

RolePreserve and document the history, culture, and folklore of the Zora people through a set of restored stone monuments.
Statusavailable
Importancemajor
RewardNot established in the supplied source material.
TimeNot established in the supplied source material.
  • Activity typeOptional side quest activity
  • Monuments11
  • RegionLanayru Great Spring
  • Associated questGlory of the Zora
  • Commissioned byPrince Sidon
  • Primary activityExploration and reading

The supplied source material does not establish a prerequisite, reward, estimated completion time, or missable status.

Key takeaways

The important details to know before starting are the activity's scope, purpose, and relationship to other Zelda games.

  • Search a group of monuments There are 11 stone monuments in and around Zora's Domain, with the wider set distributed through the Lanayru Great Spring area.
  • Read the restored history The monuments preserve Zora history, culture, and folklore through new inscriptions created after the original writing could not be salvaged.
  • Look for the Ruto entry One monument specifically records the legend of the Zora princess Ruto, making it a notable part of the collection.
  • Do not confuse it with Breath of the Wild These monuments are separate from the stone monuments associated with Jiahto's quest in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

The Zora Stone Monuments overview

The Zora Stone Monuments is an optional historical exploration activity associated with the side quest Glory of the Zora in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

The activity centers on 11 stone monuments located in and around Zora's Domain. Their purpose is not simply to mark a route or identify a settlement: the monuments preserve accounts of Zora history, culture, and folklore for later generations. They are spread through the Lanayru Great Spring area, making the activity a region-wide discovery task rather than a single interaction at one fixed point.

Prince Sidon commissioned the renovation of the monuments after they had fallen into ruin over time. The original text written by King Dorephan could not be salvaged, so the restoration required new inscriptions. This gives the monuments a commemorative role while also making them a record of how the Zora community presents its own history after the old stones have deteriorated.

The inscriptions include different pieces of Zora lore, including a monument that details the legend of the Zora princess Ruto. Players should approach the activity as an exploration and reading task: locate the monuments, inspect their writing, and treat the set as a connected record of Zora tradition. These monuments are distinct from the stone monuments in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which belonged to a different quest involving Jiahto.

Where this sits

Explore the Zora regionSearch Zora's Domain and the surrounding Lanayru Great Spring
Find the restored monumentsLocate the 11 stones distributed around the area
Read the new inscriptionsDocument Zora history, culture, and folklore
  1. ●Glory of the Zoraside-missionThe associated side quest title.
  2. ●The Zora Stone MonumentsoptionalThis monument-discovery activity.

The activity belongs to the optional Zora historical content surrounding Glory of the Zora.

Requirements

The source material identifies the activity and its region but does not confirm a formal unlock condition.

  • RequiredAccess to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomThis activity is part of the Zora-related content in Tears of the Kingdom.
  • RequiredTravel through Zora's Domain and Lanayru Great SpringThe monuments are located in and around Zora's Domain and spread through the wider Lanayru Great Spring area.
  • RequiredAbility to inspect the monument inscriptionsThe purpose of the activity is to discover and read the restored historical text.
  • OptionalKnown quest prerequisiteNo prerequisite is established in the supplied source material.

Objectives

  1. Locate the stone monuments in and around Zora's Domain.The complete set consists of 11 monuments distributed around the Zora settlement and the Lanayru Great Spring area.
  2. Inspect the restored inscriptions.The renovated stones contain new writing because the original text attributed to King Dorephan could not be salvaged.
  3. Learn about Zora history, culture, and folklore.The monuments function as a record of the Zora people rather than as ordinary environmental markers.
  4. Find the monument about Ruto's legend.One entry specifically details the legend of the Zora princess Ruto.Optional

Walkthrough

  1. 01

    Start looking for the restored Zora stone monuments.

    Begin the monument search in Zora's Domain

    Use Zora's Domain as the natural starting point for this activity, then search the surrounding area instead of expecting every stone to stand in one compact group. The monuments are associated with Glory of the Zora and form a regional collection rather than a single-object interaction.

    Location: Zora's Domain

    TipKeep track of which monuments you have inspected; the full collection contains 11 stones.

  2. 02

    Find the monuments distributed around the region.

    Search outward through Lanayru Great Spring

    Continue the search beyond the settlement into the Lanayru Great Spring area. The monuments are spread throughout this wider region, so a player who only checks the immediate vicinity of Zora's Domain can miss part of the collection.

    Location: Lanayru Great Spring

    Watch outThe supplied material does not provide a verified monument-by-monument route or exact map positions, so do not rely on an assumed fixed order.

  3. 03

    Read the replacement inscriptions on the monuments.

    Inspect each restored monument

    Interact with each stone you find and read its inscription rather than treating it as scenery. The restoration was commissioned by Prince Sidon after the monuments fell into ruin, and the replacement writing is the readable record of the material that could no longer be recovered.

    TipRecord the subject of each inscription as you go so that the collection remains easy to distinguish from ordinary Zora environmental lore.

  4. 04

    Use the inscriptions to understand the monuments' historical purpose.

    Compare the entries as a record of Zora tradition

    The inscriptions collectively document Zora history, culture, and folklore. Reading the stones as a set gives the activity its context: they are intended to preserve community memory, not merely to provide isolated pieces of background text.

  5. 05

    Discover the monument that records Ruto's legend.

    Find the entry about Ruto

    One of the monuments focuses on the legend of the Zora princess Ruto. Treat this as a specific point of interest within the wider search, but the supplied material does not establish its exact position or whether it must be read at a particular stage.

  6. 06

    Complete the monument-focused portion of Glory of the Zora.

    Finish the associated monument activity

    After exploring the set, confirm the activity through the quest context associated with Glory of the Zora. The available source material does not specify a separate completion prompt, reward presentation, or exact final interaction, so the reliable endpoint is the completed discovery and reading of the monument collection.

Mission mechanics

The central mechanic is environmental discovery. The 11 monuments are distributed in and around Zora's Domain and across Lanayru Great Spring, so progress depends on exploring the region and recognizing the restored stones rather than defeating a named enemy or solving a combat encounter.

The written content is the purpose of the activity. Prince Sidon commissioned the renovation because the monuments had deteriorated, while the original text written by King Dorephan could not be salvaged. The new inscriptions therefore act as a replacement historical record for the Zora community.

The collection covers Zora history, culture, and folklore. One monument's subject is the legend of the Zora princess Ruto, providing a specific example of the kind of traditional story preserved by the restored stones. Exact text, ordering, map coordinates, and tracking behavior are not established by the supplied material.

What works and what does not

Strengths

  • The activity turns the Zora region into a broad historical exploration space rather than limiting its lore to a single location.
  • The restored inscriptions give the monument set a clear in-world purpose tied to preserving Zora identity and memory.
  • The Ruto entry connects local Zora history with a recognizable piece of wider Zelda lore.

Weaknesses

  • The monuments are spread across a large regional area, so players seeking a tightly guided objective may find the search less direct.
  • The original writing could not be salvaged, meaning the restored inscriptions are not the surviving text attributed to King Dorephan.
  • The supplied material does not establish exact positions, a recommended route, or a confirmed reward, limiting the precision of a route-based guide.

Best uses

  • Explore the monuments while already travelling through Zora's Domain and Lanayru Great Spring.
  • Read the inscriptions as a connected lore collection rather than rushing between map markers.
  • Use the Ruto monument as a notable point of interest within the wider set.

Checklist

  • Search Zora's Domain for restored stone monuments.Use the settlement as the starting area for the regional search.
  • Continue through Lanayru Great Spring.The monuments are distributed beyond Zora's Domain.
  • Inspect all 11 monuments.The source material identifies 11 stones in the collection.
  • Read each new inscription.The replacement text preserves Zora history, culture, and folklore.
  • Locate the monument about Ruto's legend.This is a specifically identified subject within the collection.
  • Keep the activity separate from Breath of the Wild's Jiahto monument quest.The two monument groups are different.

Collectibles and secrets

  • 01
    Zora stone monuments

    Where: In and around Zora's Domain and throughout Lanayru Great Spring

    The activity involves 11 restored monuments that preserve Zora history, culture, and folklore.

  • 02
    Ruto legend inscription

    Where: One of the restored monuments in the Lanayru Great Spring area

    This monument records the legend of the Zora princess Ruto. Its exact location is not established in the supplied material.

Characters in this mission

Aftermath

A renewed record of Zora history

The renovated monuments give the Zora a replacement record after the original writing could not be salvaged. Their inscriptions preserve historical and folkloric knowledge for the community, with Ruto's legend serving as one identifiable example.

Trivia

  • The collection contains 11 monuments in and around Zora's Domain.
  • Prince Sidon commissioned the renovation after the stones fell into ruin.
  • The original writing was attributed to King Dorephan, but it could not be salvaged.
  • One monument records the legend of the Zora princess Ruto.
  • The monuments in Tears of the Kingdom are different from the stone monuments connected to Jiahto in Breath of the Wild.

Relationships

locations

  • Zora's DomainPrimary areaThe monuments are located in and around this settlement.
  • Lanayru Great SpringSearch regionThe wider area where the monuments are spread.

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