Corundum

Corundum
Japanese	ルビーのげんせき
Romaji	Rubī no genseki
Old localisations	N/a
Found in	Dragon Quest IX
Effect	Used as an ingredient to create items.

Corundum is an item that appears exclusively in Dragon Quest IX. It is a chunk of raw ore containing ruby that is used as an alchemy ingredient.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit | edit source]

Game	Description
	An unpolished precious stone with a rusty lustre. Alchemise it!^[1]

Corundum can be collected from the Dourbridge region and the Ondor Cliffs, has a 10% chance of being found in Rank 3 (G) blue treasure chests, dropped by Admirers, or received as a reward for repeating Quest #30: Wrapper's Delight. It can also be found randomly in the fountain at a fully upgraded Quester's Rest. It can be sold for 300 gold. Corundum is used for two different alchemy recipes:

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Raging ruby	Strength ring	Corundum	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Ruby of protection	Dragon's scale	Corundum	-

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Corindón	Spanish for "corundum".
Français	Corindon	French for "corundum".
Deutsch	Korund	German for "corundum".
Italiano	Corindone	Italian for "corundum".