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The ''Yellow Orb'' is a key item in {{DQ3}} that has appeared in subsequent games as a legendary artifact.

 

It is one of the [[Six Orbs]], and collecting all of them is required to advance the plot in most of their appearances.

The Yellow Orb is one of the Six Orbs required to hatch [[Ramia]]. It is said to be traded between many people all over the world, but ultimately ends up in the possession of the [[Merchant]] character who was left to found the [[Immigrant Town (Dragon Quest III)|Immigrant Town]].

Once the Immigrant Town reaches its final growth stage, the [[Merchant]] will be put into the town jail for corruption. Upon visiting the [[Merchant]] in jail, they reveal to the {{Hero 3}} and {{Party 3}} the location of the Yellow Orb within their house.

The '''Yellow Orb''' is an important item that must be found at [[Mr. Golding]]'s estate in [[Baccarat]] before the final battle with [[Rhapthorne]].

:''A ridiculously rare orb of buttercup yellow. Alchemise it!'' - {{Dragon Quest IX}} game description

The Yellow Orb reappears in {{Dragon Quest IX}} as a very exotic [[alchemy]] ingredient, used for some of the highest [[Lists_of_alchemy_recipes_in_Dragon_Quest_IX|alchemy recipes]]. It is a rare drop from [[Murdaw]], [[Mortamor]], and (at certain level ranges) [[Nokturnus]] legacy bosses.

The Yellow Orb is the second-place prize of the Masked Martial Arts tournament in [[Octagonia]]. The {{Hero 11}} and his {{Party 11}} members pay little attention to this initially, as they are after the first-place prize, the [[Rainbough]]. However, several {{NPC}}s say that they would rather have the Orb than the Rainbough, and {{Serena 11}} mentions that she thinks the Orb is pretty--a possible hint as to the orb's later importance. [[Jade]] and [[Rab]] receive the orb after winning second place in the MMA tournament. Similar to [[Erik]] giving the Red Orb to the {{Hero 11}} when he finds out its use, when Rab and Jade learn that the Yellow Orb is one of the Orbs needed to reach [[Yggdrasil]], they give their prize to the {{Hero 11}}.

During Act 2, the Yellow Orb is in the possession of the Spectral Sentinel [[Gyldygga]], who uses it to temporarily turn the main characters to gold in the boss battle against her. It is unknown whether she used the orb to help her spread the Gold Fever. In the events following Gyldygga's defeat, the Orb lands in [[Erik]]'s hand. He gives the Orb back to the {{Hero 11}} during the aftermath of the fight.