Gaia's Navel: Difference between revisions

|game = ''[[Dragon Quest III]]''

'''Gaia's Navel'''  is a dungeon in ''[[Dragon Quest III]]''.  Its entrance is directly connected to the nearby village of [[Lanson]]. The dungeon is more of a test of courage than a typical den of monsters, where a character must venture forth all on their own to retrieve the [[Blue Orb]].   

The [[Ultimate key]] is required to enter the dungeon's outer shrine, where a priest will state that only one person may undertake the trial. Whomever is lined up as the party's leader will be given the choice to enter the dungeon on their own, with the other characters rooting for them--the only instance of the player-made characters speaking in the entire game.

The monsters withing Gaia's Navel are not particularly strong, but the danger comes from the war of attrition the character will experience. [[Mage|Magi]], [[Warrior]]s, and [[Martial Artist]]s cannot heal themselves unless they stockpile medicinal herbs and even then these can only be used effectively outside of battle. [[Priest]]s and [[Sage]]s can heal themselves in battle, but their natural frailty and poor armor selection at this point in the game makes it a risky endeavor--the [[Hero (Dragon Quest III)|Hero]] is the best option as long as the player conserves their MP for healing in battle.

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File:DQ III NES Navel of the Earth.png|NES map

File:Gaia's Navel 16-bit.png|SNES map

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