Fortress of Winds

The is a location in . It is large complex that was once inhabited by the ; however, they abandoned it and traveled to the , making it serve as the third in the game. Instead of receiving the from this , which the took with them to the skies, the is obtained, allowing to fly to any uncovered in .
==Entrance to the Fortress==
The is located deep within the . To access the , must bypass the statues scattered across the and make his way to the northeastern section of the , where the is situated. Shortly after entering the , will warn to watch his step while in the .
==Themes and Navigation==
The is effectively a three-dimensional maze, as it has three floors and rooms on the same floor are rarely connected, more so than in most other . Thus, it routes from one part of the to another involving both horizontal travel through part of a given floor, and vertical travel between floors via ladders or holes that must fall through. Much of the requires the use of the to hit , the in order for to hold down multiple floor or push large blocks, and the in order to cross temporary bridges. The main items of the are the , which are instrumental for navigation, as much of the is filled with loose earth that must be tunneled through to proceed. Sections of the require to become -sized to access other areas. A requires to shrink down and fall down from the third floor, enter a crack in the wall, and reemerge from a to obtain it.
There area total of five within the . On the opposite sides of the first room, there is a containing a and a large green . The middle-left room from the first room leads to an area with two that contain . The following rooms contain within that are surrounded by loose earth. The is found in a room guarded by two . To activate them, must charge the and create a copy of himself to step on the two in front of them. Once destroyed, the containing the will appear. The is located on a raised platform in the central pathway on the second floor, though block the path to it.
A serves as one of the . When defeated, a blue portal appears, leading back to the entrance of the . The are located in a room behind a -destructible wall in a narrow passageway following the 's chamber. Within the same room is a containing 100 . The other are two aided by four malicious , which guard a with 80 . The red portal appears near the 's chamber. To activate it, must push a lone block towards the nearest wall, making it symmetrical with the other blocks in the room. The is located in the southeastern-most part of the second floor. To reach it, must descend from the right hole on the eastern section of the third floor. The left hole will lead to the left divide of the platform containing the , which can jump down from to try again.
The is home to , an automated mechanism that serves to defend the from intruders. Unusual for , the has a post- area. After defeating , ascends to the roof of the , where he finds the and a plaque telling of the 's departure to the and the true location of the .
==Minor Enemies and Traps==
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==Nomenclature==
==Trivia==
*Despite its name, the is not wind-themed in any way whatsoever. The name refers to the who previously inhabited the .
*The is one of only two main in that do not reward an upon completion, the other being .
==Gallery==
File:TMC Fortress of Winds 6.png|Inside the entrance of the 
File:TMC Fortress of Winds 2.png|The first floor
File:TMC Fortress of Winds 3.png|The second floor
File:TMC Fortress of Winds 4.png|The third floor
File:TMC Fortress of Winds 5.png|The top floor