Tiny tortoise shell

Tiny tortoise shell is a recurring item in the Dragon Quest series. It is a small and light shell left behind by a monster that is used as a crafting material.

Tiny tortoise shell
Japanese	小さなこうら
Romaji	Chīsana kōra
Old localizations	N/a
Found in	Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest XI Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key
Effect	Used as an ingredient to create items.

Appearances

Dragon Quest X

Tiny tortoise shell is used as a material for crafting armour or in Alchemy to increase Defence on torso or leg armour. It can be purchased from a material shop for 250 gold each or dropped by various monsters, including Waspions, Crabids, Squid kids, Crabber dabber doos, and Scornets.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Game	Description
	The carapace of a cute little reptile.

Tiny tortoise shell can be purchased for 250 gold from the roving emporiums in the Zwaardsrust Region and the Costa Valor, as well as from the item shop at Nautica from the second act onward. It can also be picked up from sparkly spots at Insula Orientalis and the Eerie Eyrie or dropped by Crabids, Crabber dabber doos, and Kriller killers. It can be sold for 62 gold.

Tiny tortoise shell is only used in a single recipe for the Fun-Size Forge:

• Recipe: Full plate armour = Silver ore x3 + Iron ore x2 + Tiny tortoise shell x2

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Minicaparazón de tortuga	Spanish for "mini turtle shell".
Français	Carapace de petite tortue	French for "small turtle shell".
Deutsch	Kleiner Schildpanzer	German for "small shield armour".
Italiano	Guscio minisculo	Italian for "little shell".

Related items

• Tortoiseshell
• Giant tortoise shell