Editing Hephaestus' flame

{{Item
|title = Hephaestus' flame
|image = [[Image:DQ9 HephaestusFlame.png]]
|japanese = ヘパイトスのひだね
|romaji = {{tt|Hepaitosu no hidane|Hephaestus' flame/tinder}}
|names = N/a
|games = {{Dragon Quest IX}}<br>{{Dragon Quest X}}
|effect = Used as an ingredient to create items.
}}

'''Hephaestus' flame''' is a recurring item in the {{DQSeries}}. It is a fierce flame said to have been bestowed by the god of blacksmithing that is used as an alchemy ingredient.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ9}}===
Hephaestus' flame has a 10% chance of being found in [[List of treasure map treasure chest ranks in Dragon Quest IX|Rank 5]] blue treasure chests and a 15% chance in Rank 6 chests, can be dropped by [[Flamin' drayman]]s, [[Rockbomb]]s, and [[Magmalice]]s, or received as a reward for repeating [[Template:DQIXQuest/168|Quest #168]]: Potty About Pots. It can also be made in the [[Krak Pot]] by combining a [[Lava lump]], a clump of [[Royal soil]], and a jar of [[Toad oil]]. It can be sold for 265 gold.

Hephaestus' flame is used in the following alchemy recipes:
*Recipe: [[Gigasteel broadsword]] = [[Steel broadsword]] + [[Iron ore]] x2 + Hephaestus' flame
*Recipe: [[Gigasteel lance]] = [[Steel lance]] + [[Iron ore]] x2 + Hephaestus' flame
*Recipe: [[Gigaspike whip]] = [[Spiked steel whip]] + [[Iron ore]] x2 + Hephaestus' flame
*Recipe: [[Gigasteel bar]] = [[Steel bar]] + [[Iron ore]] x2 + Hephaestus' flame
*Recipe: [[Gigasteel claws]] = [[Steel claws]] + [[Iron ore]] x2 + Hephaestus' flame
*Recipe: [[Gigasteel fan]] = [[Steel fan]] + [[Iron ore]] x2 + Hephaestus' flame
*Recipe: [[Gigasteel axe]] = [[Steel axe]] + [[Iron ore]] x2 + Hephaestus' flame
*Recipe: [[Gigasteel armour]] = [[Full plate armour]] + [[Iron ore]] x2 + Hephaestus' flame
*Recipe: [[Gigasteel helmet]] = [[Steel helmet]] + [[Iron ore]] x2 + Hephaestus' flame
*Recipe: [[Gigasteel gauntlets]] = [[Steel gauntlets]] + [[Iron ore]] x2 + Hephaestus' flame
*Recipe: [[Gigasteel kneecaps]] = [[Steel kneecaps]] + [[Iron ore]] x2 + Hephaestus' flame
*Recipe: [[Gigasteel sabatons]] = [[Steel sabatons]] + [[Iron ore]] x2 + Hephaestus' flame
*Recipe: [[Platinum sword]] = [[Iron broadsword]] + [[Platinum ore]] + Hephaestus' flame
*Recipe: [[Platinum mail]] = [[Gold mail]] + [[Platinum ore]] + Hephaestus' flame
*Recipe: [[Platinum shield]] = [[Light shield]] + [[Platinum ore]] + Hephaestus' flame
*Recipe: [[Platinum headgear]] = [[Iron mask]] + [[Platinum ore]] + Hephaestus' flame
*Recipe: [[Sunstone]] = [[Lucida shard]] x2 + [[Mirrorstone]] x3 + Hephaestus' flame
*Recipe: [[Orichalcum claws]] = [[Combusticlaws]] + [[Orichalcum]] x2 + Hephaestus' flame x2
*Recipe: [[Orichalcudgel]] = [[Orichalcum]] x3 + Hephaestus' flame x3

==Description==
{{Descriptions
|DQ9=A fire so fantastically fierce it can melt metal. Alchemise it!<ref>Nintendo DS version.</ref>
}}

==Etymology==
The item is named after [[Wikipedia:Hephaestus|Hephaestus]], the Greek god of blacksmiths, metalworking, metallurgy, fire, and volcanoes.

==In Other Languages==
{{OtherLanguages
|es=Llama de Hefesto|es-meaning=Spanish for "Hephaestus' flame".
|fr=Flamme d'Héphaïstos|fr-meaning=French for "Hephaestus' flame".
|de=Hephaistosflamme|de-meaning=German for "Hephaestus' flame".
|it=Fiamma di Efesto|it-meaning=Italian for "Hephaestus' flame".
}}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Greek mythology]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX alchemy ingredients]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX items]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest X items]]

[[fr:Flamme d'Héphaïstos]]