Dieamend

Dieamend
Japanese	いのちのいし 命の石
Romaji	{{{romaji}}}
Old localizations	Stone of Life (DQIII NES), Life Stone (DQIII GBC), LifeRock (DQVII PS1)
Found in	Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Effect	If a character holds this in their inventory and are targeted by an instant death magic spell, this stone will take the spell in their stead, and shatter afterwards.

Dieamends are special stones that will absorb instant death magic for the user. If a character is targeted by whack or thwack and possess this stone in their inventory, the stone will take the instant death spell in place of the user, and shatters afterward.

Note that in the Japanese version of Dragon Quest IX, an item with the Japanese name for this item appeared (命の石 inochi no ishi Life Stone), but in the English version of that game it was localized as Resurrock. This was probably done because in Dragon Quest IX, it is merely an alchemy ingredient in that game and has none of the instant death preventing properties it has in other games.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III

The Dieamend can be found in the following locations:

• Samanao (GBC Version)
• Cave Southwest of Samanao (NES Version)
• Charlock Castle
• Pachisi Board in Kol (GBC Version)

They are also sold in an item shop in the Pachisi Board in the Zipangu well (GBC Version only) for 800 gold coins. They couldn't be sold in the NES Version, but can be sold in the remakes for 600 gold coins.

Monsters who might drop the item include:

• Bomb crag
• Hologhost (NES Version)
• Vile shadow

Dragon Quest V

In the original Super Famicom version of the game, they cannot be bought. They can be found in the Gotha Path as well as the bedroom in Gotha, amongst others. Monsters such as the Stone golem and Bomboulder drop them.

In the remakes, in addition to the above, Dieamends can be purchased from late game shops for 300 gold apiece, and sold for 150 gold.

Dragon Quest VII

They can be bought in both past and present versions of Al-Balad as well as the slum version of The Haven for 800 gold, and sold for 400 gold. Enemies such as the Grinade, Rockbomb, and Stone golem drop them.

Dragon Quest IX

Appears as an alchemy ingredient with the name of Resurrock. For more information, see: List of alchemy ingredients in Dragon Quest IX.

Dragon Quest XI

Appears as an forging ingredient.

Description

Game	Description
	This gem can take the fall in place of its bearer.

Trivia

This item has so far appeared only in odd numbered titles.