Editing Sizzling Stone

{{Item
|title = Sizzling stone
|image = [[File:Sizzling stone artwork DQVII PSX.png|200px]]
|japanese = ホットストーン
|romaji= Hotto sutōn
|names = HotStone
|games = {{Dragon Quest VII}}<br>{{DQTreasures}}
|effect = Contains the spirit of [[Sir Mervyn]].
}}

The '''Sizzling Stone''' is a key item in ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''. Although it appears to be an ordinary stone that is warm to the touch, it actually houses the spirit of a legendary [[Sir Mervyn|Hero]].

==Appearances==
==={{DQ7}}===
{{Descriptions
|DQ7=Warm stone ball.<ref>[[Sony PlayStation]] Version.</ref><br>This radiant rock is weirdly warm to the touch.<ref>[[Nintendo 3DS]] Version.</ref>
}}
At the beginning of the game, the Sizzling Stone is in the possession of [[Pike]], the [[Hero (Dragon Quest VII)|Hero]]'s uncle, who uses the stone to try and flirt with women at the bar in [[Estard]]. In the [[Sony PlayStation|original]] version of the game, Prince [[Kiefer]] gets the idea to use the Sizzling Stone to unlock the sealed doors at the [[Shrine of Mysteries]], so he asks the Hero to borrow it from his uncle when he falls asleep at his house. The Hero makes his way back to the Shrine of Mysteries and places it on the statue's staff in order to try and unlock the doors, but to no avail. In the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] version, this part is omitted, as Kiefer is the one who steals the stone and tries it out at the shrine. Later after [[Pollock]] returns from the fishing trip at [[Pilchard Bay]], Pike reclaims the stone from his nephew.

Much later in the story after the events at [[Wetlock]] and acquiring the [[Magic Carpet]], the party finds out from a spirit of the [[Holy Order of the Almighty]] in a shrine east of [[La Bravoure]] that the Sizzling Stone actually contains the spirit of the legendary hero, Sir Mervyn. Prior to the final battle between [[the Almighty]] and the [[Orgodemir|Demon King]], the Almighty used His powers to seal Sir Mervyn into the stone in case He was defeated. One must take the Sizzling Stone to the top of [[the Tallest Tower]] in order to release Sir Mervyn. The party returns to Estard to get the stone from Pike, but he has already sold the stone to [[Bulgio]], an eccentric millionaire.

After tracking Bulgio from his various mansions, the party eventually catches up with him at the [[Palazzo di Bulgio]] and relays the story of Sir Mervyn to him. Bulgio is skeptical of their claims and refuses their request for the stone, but before they leave his mansion, Bulgio relents and gives the Stone to them-on the condition that he accompany them to the Tallest Tower and see if they are telling the truth. Upon arriving at the tower's entrance, the Sizzling stone begins to glow incredibly hot and unlocks the sealed doors.

The party, accompanied by Bulgio, journeys to the top of the tower where a shrine is located. Bulgio gives the stone to the party and the Hero approaches the altar. The stone suddenly leaves the Hero's hands and begins to float into the sky. The stone suddenly becomes infused with rays of the sun and reveals the legendary hero Mervyn himself from within.

The appearance of the Sizzling Stone is very different in each version of the game; in the original Sony PlayStation version, the HotStone simply looked like an ordinary stone, but in all other appearances, the Sizzling stone looks like an oval-shaped orange gemstone.

==={{DQTreasures}}===
[[File:Sizzling stone treasures icon.jpg|right|thumb|''Treasures'' icon]]
{{Descriptions
|DQTR=A stone that resembles a regular rock but is somehow hot to the touch.<ref>Nintendo Switch and Steam versions.</ref>
}}
The Sizzling stone is Treasure No. 67 in the Iconic Items category and can be found on [[Cinderback Ridge]]. It has a base value of 7,000,000 gold.

==Gallery==
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DQTR Sizzling Stone.jpg|The Sizzling Stone from ''Dragon Quest Treasures''
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==References==
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[[Category:Dragon Quest VII items]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Treasures legendary items]]

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