Wind Tribe
This is a tribe of humans who, through perfect innocence and moral character, have taken to
living onto the clouds. The Wind Tribe is actually very similar in appearance to the Gerudo,
both having red hair, round ears and clothes cut in the Middle Eastern style, but the Wind
Tribe's are more floppy, supposedly to help them move on the winds. The Wind Tribe has more than
one male however, and at least some of them, reportedly have red eyes (like the Sheikah). They
are the same height and weight as a Hylian, and the men sport beards while the women wear their
long hair in buns. They do not seem to wear as much jewelry as the Gerudo do.
Originally, the Wind Tribe lived south of the swamp known as Castor Wilds, where they worked in
harmony with the Minish and received advanced gifts from them, including the original armos
statues, and the guardian of their ruins Mazaal (with no fear that the Wind Tribe would misuse
them, because of their pure hearts and minds).
In fact, given the resemblance between this guardian and the one found in the suspended Tower of
the Gods, it seems plausible that it was really the Wind Tribe (and possibly the Minish who may
have been represented by the statues that turn into the three Goddesses after Link places the
pearls in their hands) who built it. The Tower even had the architectural style typical of Wind
Tribe constructions.
Before leaving for the skies, the Wind Tribe was very close to the Royal Family of Hyrule, who
were very grieved to see them depart. Apparently they even contributed to building a large
shrine to house the remains and the spirit of one of Hyrule's Kings from long ago.
When the wind tribe left Hyrule behind to live on the clouds, they also left behind the Minish.
In fact, centuries later, members of the Wind Tribe would even attended to the Picori festival
to confirm that the Minish are more than a fairytale. However at least one member of the Wind
Tribe had settled in Hyrule Castle Town at the time when Vaati stole the Minish Cap.
At that time, the Wind Tribe was not very numerous. The whole group appeared like a large
family, looking after each other. It could be, however, that they were dying off. The tribe
lived in a modestly furnished, large building resting on a cloud, which connected to the Palace
of the Winds even higher in the clouds. The Palace would later on become Vaati's stronghold and
no trace of the Wind Tribe would be found in the nearby area of sky.
Apparently members of the Wind Tribe also had a great gift for finding (and discovering uses for)
kinstone pieces and for raising many species of birds, including magical ones such as Zeffa, a
very strong, blue quail-like bird that can fly people from wind crest to wind crest. This
inclination to raising and training birds, could indicate a connection between the Wind Tribe
and the other people dwelling in the sky, the Oocca in addition to both of them having access to
technology far ahead of anything the ground dwellers have.
Both the gate in Castor Wilds and a system of fans that control the winds block the path to
their homes in Hyrule and on the clouds respectively and are operated through kinstone pieces
locks. Their political system is easy to explain. Just like a good family, the younger members
look up to the older members, at the time of Vaati's first appearance, an elderly woman. On
another note, as thanks for saving him from a ghost haunting him, an old man of the Wind Tribe
made for Link the Light Arrows (which, Zelda implied in another occasion, were used by others
before the Hero of Time).