Greetings I've just join this forum and I wish to share this theory.
In Legend of Zelda Wind Waker you meet a race of bird people called the Rito. They live on a volcanic mountain and govern by an elder. In Legend of Zelda The Adventures of Link you encounter an enemy called the Fokka. These sentient bird people are only found in the final palace which sits on a volcanic island. They're also govern by a single leader, Thunderbird.
It is possible that in the "Hero fails" timeline the Zora's (which evolved into the Rito) fled across the sea and created the great palace.
![[Image: 100px-Rito_Chieftain.png]](http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20081017024108/zelda/images/thumb/7/70/Rito_Chieftain.png/100px-Rito_Chieftain.png)
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