Brighten rock
| Brighten rock | |
|---|---|
| |
| Japanese | ひかりの石 |
| Romaji | Hikari no ishi |
| Old localizations | N/a |
| Found in | Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest XI Dragon Quest Treasures |
| Effect | Used as an ingredient to create items. |
The Brighten rock is a recurring item in the Dragon Quest series. It is a sacred stone shining with light that is used as a crafting ingredient.
Appearances[edit]
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]
Brighten rocks can be collected at the Djust Desert and Wormwood Canyon or found randomly in the fountain at Quester's Rest if the player's inn has been fully upgraded. They can be dropped by Cosmic chimaeras, Goodybags, and Rashaveraks. Brighten rocks can be received as a reward for repeating Quest #142: Prayermongering. It can be sold for 48 gold coins each or used in the following alchemy recipes:
- Recipe: Technicolour dreamcloth = Grubby bandage + Brighten rock + Celestial skein
- Recipe: Lucida shard = Brighten rock x3 + Evencloth x3
- Recipe: Flamenco shirt = Garish garb + Brighten rock x3 + Technicolour dreamcloth
- Recipe: Dancer's dress = Dancer's costume + Brighten rock x3 + Technicolour dreamcloth
- Recipe: Majestic mantle = Velvet cape + Bow tie + Brighten rock x3
- Recipe: Twinkling tuxedo = Smart suit + Bow tie + Brighten rock x3
- Recipe: Shimmering dress = Spangled dress + Pink pearl + Brighten rock x3
- Recipe: Magma staff = Stolos' staff + Rockbomb shard x3 + Brighten rock x3
- Recipe: Aurora blade = Cautery sword + Brighten rock x3 + Holy water
Dragon Quest X[edit]
Brighten rocks are used as an ingredient for crafting weapons, armour, and furniture or in Alchemy to increase resistance against instant death. They can be purchased from a material store for 310 gold each or dropped by certain monsters, such as Goodybags, Royal reptiles, and Sculptrices.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit]
Brighten rocks can be purchased from the roving emporium at the Snærfelt for 770 gold coins each or received from sparkly spots in the Viking Hideout, the Dundrasil Region, the Gallopolis - Whale Way Station, the Battleground, and the Eerie Valley. They can also be dropped by Luminous lamplings, Cosmic chimaeras, and Snowgres. The rocks can be sold for 192 gold each or can be used in the following recipes for the Fun-Size Forge:
- Recipe: Twinkling tuxedo = Glimmergrass x2 + Silkblossom x2 + Brighten rock x2 + Sparkly sap x2
- Recipe: Shimmering dress = Glimmergrass x2 + Pink pearl x2 + Brighten rock x2 + Sparkly sap x2
- Recipe: Ethereal shield = Brighten rock x3 + Mirrorstone x2 + Ethereal stone + Royal soil x2
- Recipe: Goddess's tiara = Molten globules + Savvy sapphire x2 + Brighten rock x2 + Sparkly sap
- Recipe: Warrior princess's headdress = Gold bar + Savvy sapphire x2 + Brighten rock x2 + Glass frit x2
- Recipe: Sacred circlet = Slime crown + Savvy sapphire x2 + Brighten rock x3 + Sainted soma
- Recipe: Minerva's tiara = Orichalcum + Savvy sapphire x2 + Brighten rock x3 + Sainted soma
- Recipe: Shamshir of light = Brighten rock + Glimmergrass x2 + Sparkly sap x3 + Dracolyte + Crimsonite
- Recipe: Sacred spear = Mythril ore x3 + Brighten rock x2 + Spectralite + Sainted soma + Saint's ashes
- Recipe: Shining staff = Bright staff + Agate of evolution + Spellbound bough + Brighten rock
- Recipe: Brilliant staff = Shining staff + Agate of evolution x2 + Spellbound bough x2 + Brighten rock x2 + Savvy sapphire
- Recipe: Aurora staff = Brilliant staff + Über agate of evolution + Spellbound bough x3 + Brighten rock x3 + Black tear
Dragon Quest Treasures[edit]
Brighten rocks can be purchased for 250 gold each, collected from the green nodes of ore on the Paternoggin and the Wingswept Moors, or by sending a dispatch team to the Soaring Steps or Greywing Bridge. It is mainly used for crafting pellets at the Werks or for scouting monsters.
- Recipe: Heal pellet = Princely powder + Brighten rock + Glimmergrass
- Recipe: Midheal pellet = Princely powder x5 + Brighten rock x5 + Glimmergrass x3 + Faerie fluff
- Recipe: Fullheal pellet = Princely powder x10 + Brighten rock x10 + Glimmergrass x5 + Faerie fluff x3 + Agate of evolution
Descriptions[edit]
| Game | Description |
 | A sacred stone alive with the might of light. Alchemise it![1] |
 | A sacred stone that glows so brilliantly that it stings to stare straight at it.[2] |
In Other Languages[edit]
| Language | Translation | Meaning |
 Español | Roca animosa | Spanish for "lively/spirited rock". |
 Français | Pierre de lumière | French for "stone of light". |
 Deutsch | Strahlestein | German for "radiant stone". |
 Italiano | Roccia luminosa | Italian for "luminous rock". |
