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[[Link]] first meets Darunia within [[Goron City]], an enormous cavern built within Death Mountain.{{Ref|OoT|1181|[[Goron]]}} Link plays [[Zelda's Lullaby]] to gain access to his room; however, upon seeing Link, Darunia is insulted as he was expecting the messenger of the royal family, not a child.{{Ref|OoT|1183|Darunia}} Link manages to lighten Darunia's heart by playing him [[Saria's Song]], which sends him into an amusing dance. Afterwards, Darunia listens to Link's plight and agrees to give him the spiritual stone, but only if he defeats the [[Dodongo]]s that have infested [[Dodongo's Cavern]].{{Ref|OoT|1184|Darunia}} After Link accomplishes his task, Darunia considers him a sworn brother and an honorary member of the tribe.{{Ref|OoT|1190|Darunia}}

After [[Ganon|Ganondorf]] gains the [[Triforce of Power]] and takes over [[Hyrule]], Link assists Darunia in the [[Fire Temple (Ocarina of Time)|Fire Temple]] located in the [[Death Mountain Crater]]. Link is informed of the location of said dungeon from [[Link the Goron]]. His father, Darunia, named him after Link because he defeated King Dodongo and saved the Gorons from starvation. He believed that Link would be a good example for his child because of his bravery and heroism.{{Ref|OoT|1205|[[Link the Goron]]}} Darunia insists on taking on [[Volvagia]], a dragon revived by Ganondorf to terrorize the Gorons; however, he is not confident as he does not hold the "[[Megaton Hammer|legendary hammer]]", a weapon used long ago by [[Hero of the Gorons|Darunia's ancestor]] to defeat Volvagia. Darunia asks Link to free his brothers which have been imprisoned throughout the Fire Temple.{{Ref|OoT|1213|Darunia}} Eventually, Link defeats Volvagia using the Megaton Hammer, and Darunia is then revealed as the Sage of Fire.{{Ref|OoT|1225|Darunia}}{{Ref|OoT|1226|Darunia}} Darunia does not forget that he considers Link a sworn brother and reminds him of this, before Link leaves the Chamber of the Sages.