Khoryv

Khoryv is a village in the overworld of Dragon Quest III.

Village Khoryv
Official artwork Japanese カザーブ Game Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation Old localization Kanave

It is located in the mountains north of Romaria and south of Norvik.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

The town is an optional location as it does not possess any key items for completing the game. It serves as a rest area for completing two nearby side quests: the Skyfell Tower and the Dreamstone quest. The town is home to the grave of a famous martial artist who is said to have killed a bear unarmed, but his ghost can be spoken to at night. He reveals that he actually used a set of Iron claws, and recommends them for any Martial Artist. A bounty hunter from Romaria is in the village as well, attempting to find clues as to the whereabouts of Robbin' 'Ood. The town is home to the second bar in the game, where one patron gossips about the spell of eternal slumber being set upon the village of Norvik for angering the Faeries and another brushing it off as ludicrous--this is the player's first hint of the nature of the Dreamstone sidequest.

Khoryv is also the first opportunity in the game to acquire the Poison needle, which can be found in a treasure chest in the item shop at night. This is the only opportunity to acquire one until much later in the game when they can be purchased in Persistence. They are also rarely dropped by enemies in various locations.

Shops & services

Item shop (NES) 

Item	Price	Attributes
Medicinal herb	8	?
Antidotal herb	10	?
Holy water	20	?
Chimaera wing	25	?
Moonwort bulb	30	?
Iron Apron	700	Defense +22

Item shop (remakes) 

Item	Price	Attributes
Hardwood headwear	140	Defense +6
Medicinal herb	8	?
Antidotal herb	10	?
Holy water	20	?
Chimaera wing	25	?
Moonwort bulb	30	?
Bunny tail	250	Luck +8

Weapon and armor shop (NES) 

Item	Price	Attributes
Iron lance	750	Attack +28
Steel broadsword	1,500	Attack +33
Iron claw	770	Attack +30
Iron armour	1,100	Defense +25
Sparring suit	800	Defense +23
Bronze shield	180	Defense +7
Iron shield	700	Defense +12

Weapon and armor shop (remakes) 

Item	Price	Attributes
Iron lance	650	Attack +26
Iron claw	870	Attack +25
Chain whip	1,000	Attack +27
Iron armour	1,100	Defense +25
Sparring suit	800	Defense +23
Scale shield	600	Defense +12

Treasures

• Boxer shorts
• Club
• Fur hood
• Mini medal (Graveyard during the day)
• Seed of life

Nearby monsters

• Batterfly
• Crabid
• Killerpillar
• Putrefido
• Scornet
• Vladdy

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Shops & services

Item Shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Medicinal herb	8	Restores at least 30 HP to a single ally
Strong medicine	48	Restores at least 50 HP to a single ally
Antidotal herb	10	Cures poison from one party member
Holy water	20	Wards off weaker monsters
Chimaera wing	25	Can be used to return to previously visited locations
Moonwort bulb	30	Cures paralysis
Tangleweb	35	Casts Deceleratle on one group
Dazzle-me-not	120	Lifts illusions
Leather cape	410	Defence +19
Iron apron	1,000	Defence +25
Pot lid	40	Defence +3
Hardwood headwear	350	Defence +11
Feathered cap	300	Defence +8
Bunny tail	270	Luck +8 Happy camper personality
Necklace of immunity	320	Defence +4 Poison res. +15%
Rousing ring	550	Defence +4 Sleep res. +6%

Weapon & armour shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Wizard's staff	620	Attack +21 Casts Frizz
Iron lance	750	Attack +24
Chain whip	1,300	Attack +27
Iron claws	970	Attack +27
Chain mail	720	Defence +21
Sparring suit	960	Defence +22
Scale shield	350	Defence +11
Dragon scale	200	Defence +5

NES glitches

Khoryv is the subject of two useful glitches in the NES version of the game.

Enemy boundary glitch

Khoryv is near an area of the world map which has errors in its enemy boundaries. By traveling east from the town along the river, monsters from the southern region across the river can be encountered. These enemies are extremely powerful compared to those near Khoryv and can give a huge Experience boost if defeated early in the game. The glitch appears to have been purposely retained in the GBC port. The glitch is remarkably similar to the also unintentional "Peninsula of Power Leveling" glitch that existed in different forms in the first two Final Fantasy games, where errors in encounter zone placement could allow players a chance to fight enemies way above the power level of the rest of the general area from a later place in the game proper.

Scornet paralysis exploit

One of the enemy types found near Khoryv is the Scornet. These enemies can cause a player to become paralyzed when being attacked, the first appearance of this status condition in the game and series. This condition is necessary to perform the numb status glitch. Fighting Scornets is the earliest point in the game where the glitch can be performed.

Etymology

• Kazābu is derived from Kazakhstan.
• "Khoryv" may be derived from Kyiv.

Trivia

• Considering the town's correlation to Eastern Europe, the presence of the vladdy and putrefido enemies may be a reference to depictions of Transylvania being a land of the undead in film and fiction.

Gallery

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  Map. (NES)

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  map (SFC)

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  Khoryv. (Cell phone)