Narspicious

Narspicious
Japanese	あやかしそう
Romaji	Ayakashi sō
Old localizations	N/a
Found in	Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest XI Dragon Quest Heroes Dragon Quest Heroes II Dragon Quest Treasures
Effect	Used as an ingredient to create items.

Narspicious is a recurring item in the Dragon Quest series. It is an unusual pink and dark green plant that is used as a crafting ingredient.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Game	Description
	A peculiar plant with an untrustworthy air. Alchemise it!

Narspicious can be collected in the Urdus Marshland and Western Wormwood, has a 15% chance of being found in rank 5 blue treasure chests, or dropped by Sculpture vultures, Shivery shrubberies, Moai minstrels, and Tyrannosaurus Wrecks. One sprig of narspicious is required to complete Quest #60: That Makes Scents. Narspicious can be sold for 21 gold coins each or can be used in the following alchemy recipes:

• Recipe: Fizzle foil = Rapier + Narspicious x3 + Mythril ore
• Recipe: Slumber stick = Sleepy stick + Sleeping hibiscus x3 + Narspicious
• Recipe: Malleable mask = Circlet + Butterfly wing x2 + Narspicious x2
• Recipe: Papillon mask = Malleable mask + Dread dagger + Narspicious x3
• Recipe: Fancy pants = Loud trousers + Belle cap x3 + Narspicious
• Recipe: Ethereal stone = Enchanted stone + Perfect panacea + Narspicious
• Recipe: Malicite = Pink pearl + Terrible tattoo x2 + Narspicious x3

Dragon Quest X

Narspicious is used as an ingredient for crafting weapons, armour, and furniture. It can be purchased from a material store for 290 gold coins each, picked up from sparkly spots, or dropped by various monsters, including Bloody blades, Brimstone bulbs, and Wailin' weeds.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Game	Description
	A peculiar plant with an untrustworthy air.

Narspicious can be purchased from the roving emporiums in the Gallopolis Region, the Laguna di Gondolia, and Sniflheim, or received from sparkly spots at Gallopolis, the Gallopolis Region, the Laguna di Gondolia, the Costa Valor, the Zwaardsrust Region, Insula Algarum, and the Champs Sauvage. Sprigs of narspicious can also be found in Octagonia, Lonalulu, and Phnom Nonh. It has a ¹⁄₁₆ chance of being dropped by Kissers and Scourgettes, a ¹⁄₃₂ chance of being dropped by Magic marionettes, and a ¹⁄₆₄ chance of being dropped by Mushroom mages. Narspicious is used in the following recipes for the Fun-Size Forge:

• Recipe: Tricky turban = Cottontop x2 + Duneberry + Narspicious
• Recipe: Fizzle-retardant blouse = Cottontop + Narspicious + Oasis water
• Recipe: Rosewhip = Pink pine x4 + Narspicious + Buzzberries
• Recipe: Malleable mask = Silver ore x2 + Butterfly wing x2 + Narspicious
• Recipe: Bunny suit = Narspicious x2 + Butterfly wing x2 + Green eye
• Recipe: Queen's whip = Mirrorstone x2 + Narspicious + Green eye
• Recipe: Thief's turban = Evencloth + Narspicious + Pitch pearl
• Recipe: Witch's robe = Narspicious x2 + Wing of bat x2 + Belle cap x2
• Recipe: Wizard's robe = Narspicious x2 + Wing of bat x2 + Green eye x2
• Recipe: Papillon mask = Mythril ore x2 + Butterfly wing + Coagulant + Narspicious x2
• Recipe: Fizzle foil = Mythril ore x2 + Narspicious x2 + Fatalistick x2 + Red eye x2
• Recipe: Gladder rags = Narspicious x3 + Serpent skin x2 + Kaleidocloth x2 + Cherry blossom petal x2 + Love potion x3
• Recipe: Monarch's mittens = Silkblossom x3 + Narspicious x2 + Lambswool x2 + Pale pearl x2 + Sainted soma

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Narspicious can be dropped by Bag o' laughs, Hocus chimaeras, and Mimics, or received from King Flaminio in exchange for 3 Mini medals. It can be used to create Fishnet stockings and the quick recipe for the Ring of truth in the Alchemy Pot and sold for 10 gold coins.

Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End

Narspicious is used as an ingredient to improve various accessories. It can be dropped by Ghosts, Cumauluses, and Lost souls and can be sold for 11 gold coins.

Dragon Quest Treasures

Game	Description
	A peculiar plant with an unsavoury air. Used mainly to make pellets. Mostly found on the Patternoggin and the Maneland.

Narspicious can be collected from plants on the Paternoggin and the Maneland or received by sending a dispatch team to the Hotbreath Halt Area of the Maneland. It is used for making drinks at the canteen, crafting pellets at the Werks, or for scouting monsters.

• Recipe: Power punch = Nectar x3 + Narspicious x3 + Sparkly sap x3
• Recipe: Punchy power punch = Nectar x6 + Narspicious x6 + Sparkly sap x6 + Warmaline x2
• Recipe: Shielding smoothie = Slimedrop x3 + Chaos berry x3 + Wingtip nectar x3 + Narspicious x3
• Recipe: Superior shielding smoothing = Slimedrop x6 + Chaos berry x6 + Wingtip nectar x6 + Narspicious x6 + Mouldy bone x2
• Recipe: Dazzle pellet = Princely powder x3 + Densinium x2 + Narspicious x3

In other languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español castellano	Narcisoso	Derived from narciso
Français	Purpourra	Likely derived from pourpre
Deutsch	Weiazynthe	A blend of weia and Hyazinthe
Italiano	Pianta del sospetto	Plant of suspicion
한국어	수상한 풀, Susanghan Pul	Suspicious herb
简体中文	妖异草, Yāoyì Cǎo	Uncanny herb
繁體中文	妖異草, Yāoyì Cǎo	Uncanny herb