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Purah

Purah is the Sheikah scientist who repairs the parts of your Sheikah Slate that Link lost over the century. Visit her lab in the hills above Hateno Village to get the camera working, then bring her Ancient materials for rune upgrades.

RoleDirector of the Hateno Ancient Tech Lab, Sheikah researcher
RaceSheikah (over a century old, but she looks like a child)
LocationHateno Ancient Tech Lab, on a hill east of Hateno Village (show on map)
Appears in / questsLocked Mementos, Slated for Upgrades, Robbie’s Research
Works withHer assistant Symin; Robbie at the Akkala lab
Gives youCamera Rune, Sheikah Sensor+, Remote Bomb+, Stasis+, three Ancient Arrows (via Robbie’s Research)
Purah

Who she is

Purah is a leading expert on Sheikah technology and Impa‘s older sister. An experiment with a youth-reversing device left her looking like a young girl, though she is well over a hundred years old and has all of her knowledge. She is energetic and eccentric. Her assistant Symin keeps the lab running beside her.

Where to find her

Purah’s lab stands on a large hill east of Hateno Village in the Hateno region. Leave the village and follow the road up the slope. The laboratory holds the terminal that restores the Slate and the Guidance Stone that handles rune upgrades.

Quests and rewards

Sheikah Slate

Restoring the Sheikah Slate

When Link arrives, Purah sees that the Slate has lost features and sets about reviving them. This brings back the Camera Rune. Symin’s small side quest, Sunshroom Sensing, pays three Hearty Truffles.

Slated for Upgrades

Once the camera works, Purah asks you to bring her Ancient materials so she can improve your runes. The price is three Ancient Screws for Sheikah Sensor+, three Ancient Shafts for Remote Bomb+ and three Ancient Cores for Stasis+. You get Ancient parts by defeating Guardians.

  • Sheikah Sensor+ lets the Sensor track a chosen item, creature or object that you have recorded in the Compendium.
  • Remote Bomb+ improves your Remote Bombs.
  • Stasis+ lets you freeze an enemy in time for a short period.

Robbie’s Research

Purah also sends you to her fellow researcher Robbie at the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab. Talk to her first, otherwise his lab will not be active when you arrive. Finishing Robbie’s job rewards you with three Ancient Arrows and brings his Ancient Oven back to life.

Robbie asking Link whether he is the one called Link in the Akkala lab

Shop and services

Purah sells nothing, but her upgrades are the only way to improve the Sheikah Slate runes.

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