Persistence

Persistence is a village in Dragon Quest III.

Village Persistence 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.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

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 & services

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

Treasures

• Lightning staff
• Mini medal x2 (remakes)
• Seed of agility (remakes)

Nearby monsters

• Battering ram
• Belisha beakon
• Hades' Condor
• Heedoo voodoo
• Toxic zombie

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

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 & services

Item Shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Aerofoil earrings	3,300	Wisdom +8 -25% Wind damage
Agility ring	3,600	Agility +22 Acrobat personality
Asbestos earrings	3,300	Wisdom +8 -25% Fire damage
Banishing bell	1,640	Blasto resistance +16.66% Sap resistance +16.66% All status ailment res. +6.25%
Rabbit tail	270	Luck +8 Happy camper personality
Medicinal herb	8	Restores at least 30 HP to a single ally
Antidotal herb	10	Cures poison from one party member
Dazzle-me-not	120	Lifts illusions
Moonwort bulb	30	Cures paralysis
Coagulant	310	Casts Fuddle
Fading jenny	300	Party becomes invisible for a brief time
Silver tiara	3,300	Defence +30

Treasure

	Mini medal	x1	N/A
	Special medicine	x2	N/A
	Coagulant	x1	N/A
	Musk	x1	N/A
	Seed of luck	x1	N/A
	Care rivière	x1	N/A
	Rabbit tail	x1	N/A
	Lightning staff	x1	N/A
	Iron helmet	x1	N/A

Nearby monsters

Etymolgy

• The Japanese name for the village is Sū, and this is how it was originally localized on the NES, as Soo. It is clearly meant to be a Native American village, but for unknown reasons, it was changed to a colonial village called Persistence in the more recent localizations.

Trivia

• 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

Gallery

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  Vintage illustration.

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  Super Famicom era illustration

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  Cabin interior concept art

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  Map. (NES)

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  Map. (SFC)

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  HD map.

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