Gaia's Navel

Dungeon Gaia's Navel Japanese ちきゅうのへそ Game Dragon Quest III Old localization Navel of the Earth

Gaia's Navel is a dungeon in Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation. 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.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

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. Magi, Warriors, and Martial Artists cannot heal themselves unless they stockpile medicinal herbs and even then these can only be used effectively outside of battle. Priests and Sages 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 is the best option as long as the player conserves their MP for healing in battle.

Treasures

• 248 Gold Coins
• Earthenwear
• Mini medal x2
• Seed of wisdom

Nearby monsters

• Antnibbler
• Bullmustiff
• Crabber dabber doo
• Crone
• Ethereal serpent
• Grillerpillar
• Hoodie
• Imp
• Infernal armour
• Jackanape
• Killerpillar
• Lump shaman
• Metal slime
• Mimic (2, one only is present in the remakes.)
• Mummy
• Mushroom mage
• Ram raider
• Restless armour
• Rumble bee
• Spiked hare
• Vampire cat
• Vladdy
• Whackanape

Message

NES Version Ho, ho, ho! I must acknowledge your strength of will. However, rashness by itself cannot be said to be courage. It is also necessary to have the ability to listen to others.

GBC Version Fwahahaha... Your willpower is to be commended... But defiance alone is not courage. You need courage to list to what others have to say at times.

Cell phone version Heh heh heh! Crikey, you're a stubborn one! Talk about determined! But bein' a hero's not just about bargin' blindly on like a bunicorn with an itchy horn, ya know. Sometimes ya gotta be brave enough to trust in what other people tell ya.

Gallery

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  NES map

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  SNES map