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'''Yggdrasil''' is a location in ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''. It appears simply as an immense tree hundreds of times the size of any real-world tree, with the [[Elf|elven]] village of [[El Forado]] at the base. Located slightly east of [[Mintos]], surrounded by a ring of impenetrable mountains, it is only accessible by [[balloon]] flight.

The party visits it late in the game, after acquiring the balloon. After ascending to its boughs, they encounter [[Orifiela]], a [[Zenithian]] who fell from the sky and landed in the Tree's branches. She helps them find the [[Zenithia Sword]], which is nearby, and, after being rescued, agrees to show them the way to [[Zenithia]].

In ''[[Dragon Quest IX]]'' the tree is part of the central plot and appears at the top of the [[Observatory]]. The Yggdrasil is considered the gateway to the realm of the Almighty, as when it blossoms the [[Starlight Express]] comes to ferry [[Celestrian|Celestrians]]. However, as part of the events of the game, when the tree blossoms, it instead causes a disaster in the [[Observatory]]. It is later revealed that Yggdrsil is in fact the goddess [[Celestia]], the daughter of the Almighty, [[Zenus]]. She became Yggdrasil to show Zenus that even though mortals were flawed, some still have good in their hearts.