Sizzling Stone

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Sizzling stone
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Japanese ホットストーン
Romaji Hotto suton
Old localizations HotStone
Found in Dragon Quest VII
Effect Contains the spirit of Sir Mervyn.

The Sizzling Stone is a key item in Dragon Quest VII. Although it appears to be an ordinary stone that is warm to the touch, it actually houses the spirit of a legendary Hero.

Details[edit]

At the beginning of the game, the Sizzling Stone is in the possession of Pike, the Hero's uncle, who uses the stone to try and flirt with women at the bar in Estard. In the original version of the game, Prince Kiefer gets the idea to use the Sizzling Stone to unlock the sealed doors at the Shrine of Mysteries, so he asks the Hero to borrow it from his uncle when he falls asleep at his house. The Hero makes his way back to the Shrine of Mysteries and places it on the statue's staff in order to try and unlock the doors, but to no avail. In the 3DS version, this part is omitted, as Kiefer is the one who steals the stone and tries it out at the shrine. Later after Pollock returns from the fishing trip at Pilchard Bay, Pike reclaims the stone from his nephew.

Much later in the story after the events at Wetlock and acquiring the Magic Carpet, the party finds out from a spirit of the Holy Order of the Almighty in a shrine east of La Bravoure that the Sizzling Stone actually contains the spirit of the legendary hero, Sir Mervyn. Prior to the final battle between the Almighty and the Demon King, the Almighty used His powers to seal Sir Mervyn into the stone in case He was defeated. One must take the Sizzling Stone to the top of the Tallest Tower in order to release Sir Mervyn. The party returns to Estard to get the stone from Pike, but he has already sold the stone to Bulgio, an eccentric millionaire.

After tracking Bulgio from his various mansions, the party eventually catches up with him at the Palazzo di Bulgio and relays the story of Sir Mervyn to him. Bulgio is skeptical of their claims and refuses their request for the stone, but before they leave his mansion, Bulgio relents and gives the Stone to them—on the condition that he accompany them to the Tallest Tower and see if they are telling the truth. Upon arriving at the tower's entrance, the Sizzling Stone begins to glow incredibly hot and unlocks the sealed doors.

The party, accompanied by Bulgio, journeys to the top of the tower where a shrine is located. Bulgio gives the stone to the party and the Hero approaches the altar. The stone suddenly leaves the Hero's hands and begins to float into the sky. The stone suddenly becomes infused with rays of the sun and reveals the legendary hero Mervyn himself from within.

The appearance of the Sizzling Stone is very different in each version of the game; in the original version, the HotStone simply looked like an ordinary stone, but in the 3DS version, the Sizzling Stone looks like an oval-shaped orange gemstone.

Description[edit]

GameDescription
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Warm stone ball.[1]
This radiant rock is weirdly warm to the touch.[2]

References[edit]

  1. Sony PlayStation Version.
  2. Nintendo 3DS Version.