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Great Fairies in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are Link's primary means of upgrading his armor, in exchange for Rupees and materials that change depending on the set. Four Great Fairies (five, if one counts the Horse God) can be found across Hyrule, but the first most players will encounter is just behind the Woodland Stable.
This Great Fairy, named Tera, wants to hear a Violin, and if Link can bring one to her, she will emerge from her bud. Luckily members of the traveling musical troupe The Stable Trotters are nearby, but their carriage Breezer has broken down. In the quest Serenade To A Great Fairy, Tears of the Kingdom players are tasked with repairing Breezer and bringing the troupe's Violin player to the Great Fairy – but to pick up this quest in the first place, Link has to make another stop first.
Find The Lucky Clover Gazette in Hebra
The Lucky Clover Gazette is Hyrule's newspaper, and is operated out of the Hebra Mountain region just outside of Rito Village. Penn, an albatross-like reporter for the Lucky Clover Gazette, is investigating sightings of Princess Zelda throughout Hyrule's stables. The Great Fairy near the Woodland Stable was apparently told not to emerge from her fairy fountain by a Zelda-like figure, a story Penn wants to look into further.
The easiest way to get to the Lucky Clover Gazette is to head into the Hebra Mountain Region via the road that leads from Tabantha Bridge, in the southwest of Hyrule Field. The road will eventually turn northward, and the Lucky Clover Gazette is found just before entering Rito Village itself. Players can also head to the nearby Skyview Tower, from which the Gazette is just a short paraglide west. Whatever method players want to take to get there, its exact coordinates are (1846, -0967, 0115).
Return To Woodland Stable & Build A Carriage
After players have begun the quest "Potential Princess Sightings" from the editor of the Gazette – and after getting Penn to vouch for Link's skills – the Serenade to a Great Fairy quest should be available at the Woodland Stable. Finish up at the Lucky Clover Gazette (or spend some time with the Rito branch of the Regional Phenomena main quest), then head back to the Woodland Stable, just northeast of Lookout Landing across the bridge at coordinates (1043, 1145, 0022).
One Link is back, talk to Penn and the Stable Trotters to begin the Serenade to a Great Fairy quest proper. This is a branch of both the musical troupe's and the Gazette's questlines, and leads into further parts of each.
After talking to Mastro, he informs Link that their carriage has broken down, and though they would like to visit the Great Fairy nearby, they cannot until this integral member of their troupe has been rebuilt. Using parts nearby, players must fashion some kind of vehicle capable of scaling this hill and getting to Tera – without too much turbulence, too.
The simplest vehicle players can make to rebuild Breezer is a carriage with four wheels, attached to a towing harness and a horse. The towing harness is a piece of equipment that lets horses drag anything Link attaches to a small block behind it. The Breezer's front axle attaches to this piece of equipment perfectly, just remember to attach two more wheels to the back of it for balance, too.
There are innumerable ways to solve building puzzles in Tears of the Kingdom, and indeed Link doesn't have to use a horse at all to bring the Stable Trotters up the hill. Using Zonai Devices, Link could attach a rocket to the Breezer with a steering stick, he could simply attach Zonai wheels to the sides and drive up the hill, or he could just use Ultrahand to carry the troupe up the hill himself.
The possibilities are endless – but just make sure not to tilt the Breezer too much, drop it for a long distance, or make it go too fast. If things get too dicey, the camera will comically zoom in on Mastro's face as he exclaims that it's too dangerous to continue, and reset back to Woodland Stable.
Completing Serenade to a Great Fairy
AFter Link has successfully brought the troupe up the hill to the Great Fairy Fountain behind Woodland Stable, the troupe will get out and begin to play their instruments. For this Great Fairy, players don't have to reunite any of the missing members of the band, as Violynne – the violin player – is the only one Tera needs to hear. Once out of her bud, Tera will reveal the location of the other three Great Fairies – not Malanya, though. Tera can also upgrade Link's armor a little bit, which means one level, while her sisters can upgrade it up to three times total.
The Stable Trotters can be found at each of these other Great Fairy locations, as each one requires players to bring them a different musician. There is also a horn player, a drummer, and a flute player. For helping to investigate this story about Zelda sightings, Penn will also give Link a nifty 50 rupees for his "nest egg".
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is available on the Nintendo Switch.