Persistence
Persistence is a village in Dragon Quest III.
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| Japanese | スー |
| Romaji | Sū |
| Game | Dragon Quest III Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake |
| Old localization | Soo |
It is located in the area of the world map corresponding to North America, and as such, the village has a pre-colonial theme. Because there were no other settlements on the continent for the people to trade with until the player intervened, the village lives up to it's name.
AppearancesEdit
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of SalvationEdit
Persistence is a plain village consisting of a few houses and horses protected by a large fence. There is no required reason to visit Persistence, but there are clues given within the village as to the whereabouts of the bottomless pot and how to use the echo flute. The bottomless pot was created by and stolen from the villagers by soldiers from Edina on a scouting expedition, leaving the villagers are somewhat leery of travellers.
The people speak in short sentences and make a point to never lie, not seeing the purpose of falsehoods. A senior mentions the hermit living on the glacier to the far north and condemns him for using magic, implying the villagers are more suspicious of magic than other peoples. A talking horse with a green mane named Ed gives the player the clue to use the bottomless pot in the shoals in the ocean west of the village.
There is a soldier from Edina who was left behind by his comrades several years ago living in the well of the village, undetected by the people. He bemoans his fate and complains that the troops didn't forget the pot.
A man who lived in the village left long ago to start a town in the east field, corresponding to the real life Jamestown colony.
Shop & servicesEdit
Item Shop | Item | Price | Attributes |
 Medicinal herb | 8 | ? |
 Antidotal herb | 10 | ? |
 Moonwort bulb | 30 | ? |
 Coagulant | 500/310 | ? |
 Fading Jenny | 300 | ? |
| Doh-hican | 60 | Defense +3 |
 Silver tiara | 760 | Defense +20 |
Weapon & armour shop | Item | Price | Attributes |
 Cypress stick | 5 | Attack +2 |
 Oaken club | 30 | Attack +7 |
 Poison needle | 10 | Attack +1 |
 Thorn whip | 320 | Attack +18 |
 Leather kilt | 800 | Defense +24 |
 Plain clothes | 10 | Defense +4 |
 Garish garb | 1,300 | Attack +28 |
 Magic shield | 2,000 | Defense +25 |
TreasuresEdit
- Lightning staff
- Mini medal x2 (remakes)
- Seed of agility (remakes)
Nearby monstersEdit
Dragon Quest III HD-2D RemakeEdit
Persistence is now set within a forest clearing with a river running through it. The buildings are log cabins with animal hide tarps cast over the roofs, which are further decorated by painted banners and wooden carvings of predatory birds. The use of black, red, and white colours and strong outlines in these banners resembles the formline art utilized by several tribes long the North American pacific coast, and is also seen in the Fifer's Spire.
One of the tribesman is a minidemon in disguise, and requires Ra's mirror to be recruited.
Shops & servicesEdit
Item Shop | Item | Price | Attributes |
 Medicinal herb | 8 | Restores at least 30 HP to a single ally |
 Antidotal herb | 10 | Cures poison from one party member |
 Moonwort bulb | 30 | Cures paralysis |
 Dazzle-me-not | 120 | Lifts illusions |
 Fading jenny | 300 | Party becomes invisible for a brief time |
 Coagulant | 310 | Casts Fuddle |
 Silver tiara | 3,300 | Defence +30 |
 Bunny tail | 270 | Luck +8 Happy camper personality |
 Agility ring | 3,600 | Agility +22 Acrobat personality |
 Banishing bell | 1,640 | Blasto res. +15% Sap res. +15% All status ailment res. +5% |
 Aerofoil earrings | 3,300 | Wisdom +8 -25% Wind damage |
 Asbestos earrings | 3,300 | Wisdom +8 -25% Fire damage |
TreasureEdit
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Nearby monstersEdit
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TriviaEdit
- The talking horse is named after the Mister Ed television show, which aired during the 1960's and featured a verbose horse in the eponymous role
