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Throughout the many stables inThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, you may encounter a number of interesting and lucrative quests pertaining to Zelda. The Beast and the Princess is one of these, and it leads you on a path to discover the truth behind one of the many rumors in Hyrule’s gossip mill.
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In addition to learning the truth about the magical creature Zelda was said to be riding across Hyrule, you’ll get the chance to make some unusual but wholesome friends: the Dondons. They not only give you a smile with their adorable faces and gentle natures, but they’ll line your wallet with luminous smiles too.
Updated on June 05, 2025, by Branden Lizardi:Now that Tears of the Kingdom has been out for a while, we’re getting a much more firm grasp of the game’s world as a whole. With this newfound level of wisdom in mind, we’ve updated this guide with some cleaner and easy-to-read information. We fixed up some formatting while we were here, too.
How To Start The Beast And The Princess Quest
This quest is one of many in the “Potential Princess Sightings” sub quest.To start, you’ll need to havespoken to Traysi and Penn at the Lucky Clover Gazette.
With “Potential Princess Sightings” active,venture to New Serenne Stable,where you can findPenn standing out to the left of the stable’s outer counter.He’ll tell you about the rumors of Zelda riding a magical beast in a “subtropical region in the south.”
Where To Find The Dondons
You’ll need toventure to a new stable: Lakeside Stable.This is located inFaron Grasslands at Lake Floria.From the Lakeside Stable (or the shrine behind it),paraglide north across the waterto the cliffside opposite the stable.
On this side, you’ll noticeseveral strange, horned creaturesgrazing calmly in the surrounding brush.A woman is standing under a wooden shelter,and you’ll need totalk to herto ask what they are. She will explain that these are Dondons, a rare form of animal that Zelda has created a conservation for.
After you learn the truth — that they wholesomely followed Zelda around like thousand-pound-puppy-dogs —Penn will appear, speak with you, and give you your reward.
The reward will bebased on the number of quests for “Potential Princess Sightings"so far.
How To Farm Diamonds From Dondons
Dondons are more than just a cute buddyto take some pictures of in your compendium. Theircompendium entry will clue you inon their true nature: “Their diet is a mystery.”
you may try feeding themApplesor cakes, but they just won’t bite. What you’ll want tofeed themareLuminous Stones.
If youfeed a Dondon a Luminous Stone, you can return at a later date to find that your friends haveprocessed that stone into aDiamond.
You canfind Luminous Stones by:
There arefive Dondons, and you can feed each of these tanky buddies for a total offive diamondswhen you return at a much later date.
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