Tortoiseshell

Tortoiseshell
Japanese	べっこう
Romaji	Bekkō
Old localizations	N/a
Found in	Dragon Quest IX
Effect	Used as an ingredient to create items.

Not to be confused with the recurring Tortoise shell armour.

Tortoiseshell is an item that appears exclusively in Dragon Quest IX. It is a sturdy piece taken from a monster's shell that is used as an alchemy ingredient.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Tortoiseshell can be dropped by Crabids, Wyrtles, Wyrtoises, and Wonder wyrtles or found randomly in non-grotto blue treasure chests and pots throughout the world. It can be sold for 150 gold. Tortoiseshell is used in the following alchemy recipes:

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Shell shield	Scale shield	Tortoiseshell	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Tortoise shell	Iron cuirass	Tortoiseshell	Emerald moss

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Tortoiseshell fan	War fan	Tortoiseshell x2	Evencloth

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Tortoiseshell armour	Tortoise shell	Tortoiseshell x2	Emerald moss x2

Descriptions

Game	Description
	A substance stripped from the shell of a tortoise. Alchemise it!

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Caparración	Derived from the Spanish caparazón and ración.
Français	Carapacine	A diminutive of "carapace", the French word for shell, carapace.
Deutsch	Schildpatt	German for "tortoiseshell".
Italiano	Guscio robusto	Italian for "robust shell".