Dragon Warrior III/Items

Usable items

Selling price is 75% of purchasing price. If an item cannot purchased anywhere, the selling price divided by 0.75 is listed instead.

Life Stone can only be sold in Remakes.

NES name	GBC name	SNES name	Price	Effect
Fairy Water	Repellent	Holy Water	20	Prevents weaker enemies from attacking you on the overworld. Same effect as Repel.
Water Blaster	-	-	20	Found in Muor. Used to spray people.
Wing of Wyvern	WarpWing	Wing of Wyvern	25	Returns to most towns that you have previously visited.
Invisibility Herb	Hide Herb	Invisible Herb	300	Makes the party invisible for short time.
Silver Harp	ShinyHarp	Silver Harp	0	Found near Garin's hut. Attracts enemies.
Healing items
Leaf of the World Tree	World Leaf	Yggdrasil Leaf	4	Revives target. Same effect as Revive.
Medical Herb	Herb	Medical Herb	8	Restores HP.
Antidote Herb	Antidote	Antidote Herb	10	Cures poison from target. Same effect as Antidote.
Full Moon Herb	MoonHerb	Full Moon Herb	30	Cures numbness from target. Same effect as NumbOff.
Support items
Stone of Life	LifeStone	Life Stone	800	Protects holder from instant death spells. Will break after doing this.
Wizard's Ring	Wizard	Wizard Ring	2500	Restores user's MP. Can be used multiple times, but has a chance of breaking.
Sage's Stone	Sage Stone	Sage's Stone	0	Found in Zoma's Castle. Casts the Healus spell when used in battle. Can be used multiple times.
Disabling items
Spider's Web	SpiderWeb	Spider Web	35	Slows down enemies when used in battle.
Poison Moth Powder	BugPowder	Moth Powder	500	Confuses enemies when used in battle.

Permanent items

NES name	GBC name	SNES name	Location	Effect
Book of Satori	Zen	Zen Book	Tower of Garuna	Bring the Book to the Shrine of Dhama to make a character eligible to become a Sage.
Lamp of Darkness	Dark Lamp	Darkness Lamp	Tedanki	Use the lamp to immediately change daytime into night.
-	Magic Map	Magic Map	Cave of Enticement	Shows a map of the world surface.
-	Gold Pass	Golden Pass	Aliahan	With the Pass you can play Pachisi unlimited.

Enix seeds

These items can be found in every role-playing game by Enix, and later in games by Square Enix, too.

NES name	GBC name	SNES name	Sell	Effect
Luck Seed	LUCKseed	Luck Seed	45	Permanently increases Luck of user by 1-3.
Agility Seed	AGLseed	Agility Seed	60	Permanently increases Agility of user by 1-3.
-	MysticNut	Mystic Nut	60	Permanently increases Max MP of user by 2-3.
Vitality Seed	VITseed	Stamina Seed	90	Permanently increases Vitality of user by 1-3.
Intelligence Seed	INTseed	Wisdom Seed	120	Permanently increases Intelligence of user by 1-3.
Acorns of Life	LifeAcorn	Life Nut	150	Permanently increases Max HP of user by 1-5.
Strength Seed	STRseed	Strength Seed	180	Permanently increases Strength of user by 1-3.

Accessory

NES

Life Ring can only be sold in Remakes.

Accessory	Sell	Attr.	Special	Location
Shoes of Happiness	75	LUCK +50	Wearer gains experience every few steps.	Win from Metal Babbles and Metal Wyvern.
Ring of Life	1800	VIT +25	Restores HP of wearer every few steps.	Found on first floor of cave in lower world.
Meteorite Armband	0	AGI x2	-	Found in Isis Castle.
Sacred Amulet	0	LUCK +30	Protects against Death spells. Only the Hero can wear it.	Found in the Tower of Rubiss.

Remakes

Default sorting is by attribute bonus, then by selling price. The first name is from the GBC version, the second from the unoffical SNES translation.

The personality affects how attributes increase when the character gains a level. See the Personality page for more details.

Accessory	Sell	Attr.	Special	Personality	Location
Ruby Ruby ring	7350	AGI +0	-	Vain (Agl+)
Flee Flee ring	75	AGI +7	Cursed!	Cowardly (Int+, Luck+)
Punk Rockstar ring	510	AGI +10	-	Solitary (Vit+)
Speed Speed ring	2325	AGI +15	-	Agile (Agl+)
Agl. scarf Gale bandana	727	AGI +30	-	Quick (Agl+)
Starry Starry ring	0	AGI x2	Cannot be sold	-
Str. Strength ring	262	ATK +7	-	Jock (Str+)
Tattoo Angry tattoo	825	ATK +8	-	Bully (Str+)
Hero Hero ring	3375	ATK +15	Hero, Soldier, Cleric and Thief can wear it.	Valiant (Str+)
Mohawk wig	45	DEF +3	-	Silly (Agl+)
Garter Garter belt	975	DEF +3	Female only	Sexy (Agl+, Luck+)
Rosary Silver rosary	660	DEF +4	-	Romantic (Int+)
Tube socks	1650	DEF +5	-	-
Stone wig	150	DEF +15	Cursed!	Stubborn (Vit+)
Sucker Pacifier	307	INT +0	-	Helpless (Int+)
Love Benevolent ring	495	INT +15	-	Kindly (Int+)
Int. specs Smart glasses	1275	INT +15	-	Smart (Int+)
Goddess Goddess ring	12750	INT +33	Restores wearer's MP every few steps	-
Pierce Slime earrings	712	LUCK +0	-	Lonesome (Int+, Luck+)
Bunny tail Rabbit's foot	200	LUCK +8	-	Happy (Luck+)
Tiara Golden Tiara	3750	LUCK +13	Female only	Ladylike (Luck+)
Gold beak Golden beak	5775	LUCK +20	Male only	Lucky (Luck+)
Crest Sacred talisman	0	LUCK +30	Protects against Death spells. Only the Hero can wear it. Cannot be sold.	-
Lucky shoes	75	LUCK +50	Wearer gains experience every few steps.	-	Win from Metal Babbles and Metal Wyvern.
Toughness Hard heart	187	VIT +10	-	Diligent (Vit+)
Gold Gold necklace	750	VIT +10	Male only. Buy for 2000, sell for 38% of that price.	Lewd (Vit+)
Power belt	3375	VIT +15	-	Tough (Vit+)
Life Life ring	1800	VIT +25	Restores HP of wearer every few steps.	-

Key Items

Keys

Key	Location	Notes
Thief Key	Retrieve it from the top of the Tower of Najima.	Opens red doors: (NES) (GBC) (SNES)
Magic Key	Retrieve it from the interior of the Pyramid.	Opens black doors: (NES) (GBC) (SNES)
Final Key	Use the Vase of Drought at the Sunken Shrine, and enter the shrine to obtain the key.	Opens jail doors: (NES) (GBC) (SNES)

Orbs

Color	Location
Blue Orb	Blue Orb Location It is found inside the Navel of the Earth. Obtain the Final Key to open the shrine in Lancel.
Green Orb	Green Orb Location At night when the dead village of Tedanki comes alive, open the prisoner's cell with the Final Key and speak with him.
Purple Orb	Purple Orb Location Defeat Orochi in the Cave of Jipang, and follow him back to town. Reveal the leaders true identity and defeat Orochi again to obtain the orb.
Red Orb	Red Orb Location Visit the Pirate's Den and and walk around the outside to find the boulder that hides a stair case on the right side of the house.
Yellow Orb	Yellow Orb Location Leave a merchant with the old man who wants to create a town east of Soo. Allow time to pass and soon the citizen of town will revolt against the merchant. Visit the merchant in jail and he will tell you to search behind his throne.
Silver Orb	Silver Orb Location Use the Sword of Gaia in the volcano, and explore the entirety of the Cave of Necrogond to reach a shrine where the Silver Orb is given to you.

Quest items

Name			Location	Effect
NES	GBC	SNES
Dream Ruby	DreamRuby	Dream Ruby	Cave West of Noaniels	Return the Dream Ruby to the Elven Queen in order to obtain the Wake-up powder needed to awaken Noaniels.
Black Pepper	Pepper	Black Pepper	Baharata	The King of Portoga will reward you with a ship if you bring back this fabled spice.
Wake-Up Powder	Wake Dust	Wake-Up Powder	Elven Village	Wakes the villager in the town of Noaniels.
Echoing Flute	EchoFlute	Echo Flute	Tower of Arp	If you play the flute when in the presence of an Orb, you will hear an echo in response.
Locket of Love	LuvMemory	Lovely Memories	Phantom Ship	Breaks the curse on the Promontory of Olivia.
Magic Ball	MagicBomb	Magic Ball	Reeve	Allows you to blast a hole in the wall in the Cave of Enticement.
Mirror of Ra	LarMirror	Mirror of Ra	Cave Southeast of Samanao	It reflects the true nature of disguised creatures.
Royal Scroll	Letter	King's Letter	King of Portoga	Show scroll to Norud to open passage to the Eastern lands.
Sailor's Thigh Bone	Bone	Sailor's Bone	Wizard in Greenlad	When used, it provides your vertical and horizontal distance to the Phantom Ship.
Sphere of Light	Light Orb	Light Orb	Dragon Queen	This important item is capable of weakening the power of the ultimate darkness.
Staff of Change	Change	Change Staff	The King of Samanao	Will change the forms of your party members. Useful in the Elven Village. Trade to Old man in Greenlad.
Vase of Drought	Dry Vase	Thirsty Pitcher	Eginbear	Used to raise the Shrine in the Shoals.

World of Darkness

Item			Location
NES	GBC	SNES
Oricon	Oricon	Orichalcum	Oricon Location Search the grassy pasture in the horse pen in the desert town of Hauksness to find this unusual metal. Sell it to the item shop owner in Kol so he can create a powerful sword for you.
Stones of Sunlight	Sun Stone	Sun Stone	Stones of Sunlight Location Search the south wall of the kitchen in Tantegel Castle for an opening that hides stairs which lead to the stone.
Staff of Rain	Rain Staff	Rain Staff	Staff of Rain Location Obtain the staff by visiting the shrine in the poison marsh south on Cantlin.
Fairy Flute	PixyFlute	Fairy Flute	Fairy Flute Location Visit the air bath in Kol and walk straight down until you hit a wall. Search the ground to find the flute.
-	Pixy Map	Fairy Map	Fairy Map Location Visit the Castle of Ludatorm and go to King's Room and exit the room behind the stairs and talk with the Priest outside for the Map.
Sacred Amulet	Crest	Sacred Talisman	Sacred Amulet Location Reach the top floor of the Tower of Rubiss, and use the Fairy Flute to release Rubiss from the statue curse placed upon her by Zoma. She will give you the amulet in return.
Rainbow Drop	Rainbow Drop	Rainbow Drop	Rainbow Drop Location Visit the Holy Shrine south of Rimuldar with the Stones of Sunlight, Staff of Rain, and Sacred Amulet and you will receive the Rainbow Drop in return.