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Treasure of the Secret Springs

A side quest in which Link follows Tulin’s riddle to North Biron Snowshell Cave and uses water from three hot springs to uncover the Vah Medoh Divine Helm.

RoleOptional puzzle quest and reward activity
StatusAvailable after the Wind Temple
Importancesupporting
RewardVah Medoh Divine Helm
  • Quest typeSide questOptional content
  • Starting characterTulin
  • PrerequisiteWind Temple completed
  • Puzzle focusWater and breakable rock walls
  • Main locationNorth Biron Snowshell Cave
  • RewardVah Medoh Divine Helm
  • Reward effectCold resistance

The available source material does not provide a mission number, estimated completion time, or numeric reward values.

Key takeaways

The quest is short in premise but easy to misread if the hot-spring clues are treated as ordinary travel objectives.

  • Start with Tulin Speak with Tulin in Rito Village after completing the Wind Temple to trigger the side quest and receive the riddle.
  • Use all three clues Sturnida, Goflam’s, and Sherfin’s hot springs are the three names needed to understand the cave puzzle.
  • Search North Biron Snowshell Cave The cave is the central location where the clues become an environmental puzzle involving water and breakable rock walls.
  • Claim the cold-resistant reward Solving the chamber puzzle unlocks the Vah Medoh Divine Helm, which provides cold resistance.

Treasure of the Secret Springs overview

Treasure of the Secret Springs is an optional puzzle quest that begins with Tulin in Rito Village after the Wind Temple is complete.

Treasure of the Secret Springs is a side quest in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It becomes available when Link speaks with Tulin in Rito Village after completing the Wind Temple, making it a follow-up activity connected to the Rito storyline rather than a prerequisite for the main adventure. The quest is centered on interpreting Tulin’s riddle and identifying the place where its clues come together.

The riddle points to three hot springs: Sturnida, Goflam’s, and Sherfin’s. These names are the key to the puzzle, but the quest does not require treating each spring as a separate destination. Instead, the clues direct Link toward North Biron Snowshell Cave, where the three springs are represented by rock walls that can be broken to release water into the cave chamber.

Inside North Biron Snowshell Cave, the solution is environmental rather than combat-focused. Link must use water to fill the chamber by breaking the rock walls associated with the three hot springs. Completing that process solves the secret-springs puzzle and unlocks the Vah Medoh Divine Helm, a piece of gear notable for granting cold resistance. The reward makes the quest especially relevant before further exploration of cold regions.

Where this sits

PrerequisiteComplete the Wind Temple
Quest startSpeak with Tulin in Rito Village
InvestigationInterpret the three hot-spring clues
ResolutionFill the cave chamber and obtain the reward
  1. 1Wind TempleprerequisiteRequired before Tulin offers this quest
  2. ●Treasure of the Secret SpringsquestCurrent side quest
  3. 3Vah Medoh Divine HelmrewardReward unlocked by solving the cave puzzle

This quest follows the Wind Temple and branches from the Rito Village storyline as optional content.

Requirements

The confirmed prerequisite is completion of the Wind Temple before speaking with Tulin in Rito Village.

  • RequiredComplete the Wind TempleThe quest becomes available after this major objective is complete.
  • RequiredSpeak with TulinTulin is the character who provides the quest and its hot-spring riddle.
  • RequiredReach North Biron Snowshell CaveThe cave is the central location for solving the riddle’s environmental puzzle.

Objectives

  1. Speak with Tulin in Rito VillageTrigger the quest after the Wind Temple has been completed.
  2. Interpret the riddle of the three hot springsUse the clues naming Sturnida, Goflam’s, and Sherfin’s hot springs to identify the intended cave puzzle.
  3. Travel to North Biron Snowshell CaveTreat the cave as the central destination rather than visiting the three named springs as separate quest locations.
  4. Fill the cave chamber with waterBreak the rock walls corresponding to the three hot springs so water enters the chamber.
  5. Complete the secret-springs puzzleOnce the chamber puzzle is solved, collect the Vah Medoh Divine Helm.

WalkthroughSpoilers

  1. 01

    Meet the prerequisite for the side quest

    Finish the Wind Temple before looking for Tulin

    Treasure of the Secret Springs is gated behind completion of the Wind Temple. If Tulin does not offer the quest, confirm that the temple objective has been completed before searching for the riddle.

    Location: Rito Village and the Wind Temple

    TipTreat this as post-temple Rito content rather than an early exploration quest.

  2. 02

    Trigger the quest and receive the clue

    Speak with Tulin in Rito Village

    Return to Rito Village and talk to Tulin after the Wind Temple is complete. The conversation starts Treasure of the Secret Springs and gives Link the riddle that names Sturnida, Goflam’s, and Sherfin’s hot springs.

    Location: Rito Village

    Watch outSpeaking with Tulin before the prerequisite is complete does not satisfy the confirmed quest trigger.

    Checkpoint
  3. 03

    Understand the riddle

    Read the three hot-spring names as one clue

    The riddle’s important information is the combination of Sturnida, Goflam’s, and Sherfin’s hot springs. Do not treat the names as three unrelated errands; they point toward the cave where their connection is expressed through the environment.

    Location: Rito Village

    TipKeep all three names in mind when examining the cave rather than pursuing only the first spring mentioned.

  4. 04

    Reach the puzzle chamber

    Travel to North Biron Snowshell Cave

    Use the riddle to direct your search to North Biron Snowshell Cave. This is the quest’s central location, and the actual solution is found inside rather than by completing separate objectives at Sturnida, Goflam’s, and Sherfin’s hot springs.

    Location: North Biron Snowshell Cave

    Watch outLeaving the cave without inspecting its rock walls leaves the riddle unresolved.

    Checkpoint
  5. 05

    Release water into the chamber

    Break the rock walls tied to the three hot springs

    Inside the cave, identify the rock walls that correspond to Sturnida, Goflam’s, and Sherfin’s hot springs. Break those walls so water can enter the chamber; the puzzle advances through changing the cave environment, not through defeating a named enemy.

    Location: North Biron Snowshell Cave

    TipThe water flow is the visible sign that the correct environmental interaction is taking place.

  6. 06

    Solve Treasure of the Secret Springs

    Let the chamber fill and complete the puzzle

    Continue the water-based cave solution until the chamber has been filled as required by the riddle. The quest resolves when the three hot-spring connections have been used to complete the chamber puzzle.

    Location: North Biron Snowshell Cave

    Checkpoint
  7. 07

    Obtain the quest reward

    Collect the Vah Medoh Divine Helm

    After the puzzle is successfully completed, claim the Vah Medoh Divine Helm. The reward is useful for cold-region exploration because it provides cold resistance.

    Location: North Biron Snowshell Cave

    Watch outThe reward is the conclusion of the quest, so make sure to collect it after solving the chamber.

Mission mechanics

The central mechanic is clue-based environmental interaction. Tulin’s riddle links three named hot springs—Sturnida, Goflam’s, and Sherfin’s—and the solution is to understand that the three clues are represented inside North Biron Snowshell Cave. The cave therefore functions as the answer to the riddle as well as the place where the quest is completed.

Water is the important state change in the cave. Breaking the rock walls corresponding to the three hot springs allows water to enter and fill the chamber, turning the riddle into a physical puzzle. This makes careful observation more important than combat preparation: the quest’s confirmed solution revolves around identifying the relevant walls and using them to alter the room.

The reward also gives the quest a practical exploration role. The Vah Medoh Divine Helm provides cold resistance, so completing the puzzle can support later travel through cold environments. The available source material does not establish a numeric resistance value or any additional equipment effects.

What works and what does not

Strengths

  • The riddle gives three distinct place names that can be used together to identify the intended solution.
  • The quest uses the cave environment as the puzzle, so progress comes from interacting with the surroundings rather than completing a long combat sequence.
  • Its reward has a clear exploration benefit by providing cold resistance.

Weaknesses

  • The clue can be confusing if the three hot springs are mistaken for separate destinations instead of connected hints.
  • The source material does not document enemy encounters, combat rewards, or additional puzzle mechanics, so this quest should not be approached as a battle-focused mission.

Best uses

  • Complete it when preparing for exploration in cold areas.
  • Use the three hot-spring names as the search key for the North Biron Snowshell Cave solution.

Quest checklist

  • Complete the Wind TempleRequired before the confirmed quest trigger.
  • Speak with Tulin in Rito VillageThis starts the side quest.
  • Record the names Sturnida, Goflam’s, and Sherfin’sThese are the three hot-spring clues.
  • Reach North Biron Snowshell CaveThe cave is the central quest location.
  • Find the three corresponding rock wallsThe puzzle uses these walls to release water.
  • Break the rock walls and fill the chamberThis completes the environmental solution.
  • Collect the Vah Medoh Divine HelmThe confirmed quest reward.

Failure conditions

  • The Wind Temple has not been completedTulin’s confirmed quest trigger requires the Wind Temple to be complete.
  • The wrong destination is being searchedThe three hot-spring names lead to the North Biron Snowshell Cave puzzle; visiting them as separate quest objectives does not solve the documented objective.
  • The chamber has not been filled with waterThe puzzle remains incomplete until the corresponding rock walls are broken and water enters the chamber.

On failure

The source material does not document a timed failure, an escort failure, a permanent missable objective, or a special checkpoint-reset behavior.

Rewards and dropsSpoilers

  • Vah Medoh Divine Helm
    Completing the North Biron Snowshell Cave puzzle unlocks this piece of gear. It provides cold resistance.

Characters in this mission

AftermathSpoilers

A useful cold-weather reward

The quest concludes with the Vah Medoh Divine Helm. Its cold resistance gives the reward a direct exploration purpose, particularly for players planning to travel through colder regions after finishing the Rito-related temple content.

Trivia

  • The quest’s solution combines three hot-spring names rather than asking the player to complete three independent spring objectives.
  • North Biron Snowshell Cave is both the central location named by the quest guidance and the site of its water-based puzzle.
  • The Vah Medoh Divine Helm connects the quest thematically to cold-weather exploration and the Rito region.

Sources

Relationships

story progression

  • Wind TempleRequired before startingCompletion of the Wind Temple unlocks the confirmed quest trigger.

locations

  • Rito VillageQuest startLink speaks with Tulin here to begin the side quest.
  • North Biron Snowshell CavePuzzle locationThe cave contains the water-based puzzle that resolves the riddle.

items

  • Vah Medoh Divine HelmQuest rewardThe helm is unlocked after completing the cave puzzle and provides cold resistance.