Tortoiseshell

Tortoiseshell is an item that appears exclusively in Dragon Quest IX. It is a sturdy piece taken from a monster's shell that is used as an alchemy ingredient.

Tortoiseshell
Japanese	べっこう
Romaji	Bekkō
Old Localisations	N/a
Found in	Dragon Quest IX
Effect	Used as an ingredient to create items.

Not to be confused with the recurring Tortoise shell armour.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Tortoiseshell can be dropped by Crabids, Wyrtles, Wyrtoises, and Wonder wyrtles or found randomly in non-grotto blue treasure chests and pots throughout the world. It can be sold for 150 gold. Tortoiseshell is used in the following alchemy recipes:

Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3	Item
Scale shield	Tortoiseshell	-	Shell shield

Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3	Item
Iron cuirass	Tortoiseshell	Emerald moss	Tortoise shell

Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3	Item
War fan	Tortoiseshell x2	Evencloth	Tortoiseshell fan

Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3	Item
Tortoise shell	Tortoiseshell x2	Emerald moss x2	Tortoiseshell armour

Descriptions

Game	Description
	A substance stripped from the shell of a tortoise. Alchemise it!

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Caparración	Derived from the Spanish caparazón and ración.
Français	Carapacine	A diminutive of "carapace", the French word for shell, carapace.
Deutsch	Schildpatt	German for "tortoiseshell".
Italiano	Guscio robusto	Italian for "robust shell".