Heights of Loneliness

Landmark
Zere Rocks
	; In game map of Zere Rocks
Japanese	石之町
Game	Dragon Quest IX

Dungeon
Heights of Loneliness
	; In game map of Heights of Loneliness
Japanese	ビタリ山
Game	Dragon Quest IX

The Heights of Loneliness is a dungeon in Dragon Quest IX.

It leads up the mountains near Dourbridge to Zere Rocks. There is a cottage at the base of the Heights. Many routes in this area are vines, the Hero need to climb along the vines to access another area or platform.

Zere Rocks[edit]

Zere Rocks is a stone replica of the town of Zere in Dragon Quest IX. It is located at the peak of the Heights of Loneliness. It was made exclusively by a sculptor named Mason. The only house that can be entered is the same house where Petra lives, who was also Mason's wife. A Slime lives in the house now. Also, the basement is in perfect state, unlike the one in Zere that has crumbled.

This location can be reached using the Zoom spell.

This is where a Fygg can be collected

Name Origin[edit]

Probably originated from xerox which originate from a Greek word xerox (the photocopier). Just as Zere Rocks is a stone copy of Zere village.

Monsters in the Area[edit]

Enemy entry

*Dragon Quest IX* (DS) Collapse
Enemy	Gold	Exp	Drop Item
#071 Mad moai	120 G	350	Royal soil 1/16 Flintstone 1/128
#073 Grinade	86 G	288	Rockbomb shard 1/16 Flintstone 1/64
#074 Toxic zombie	100 G	270	Manky mud 1/16 Boomer briefs 1/64
#075 Metal slime knight	82 G	305	Light shield 1/64 Iron helmet 1/128
#076 Hocus chimaera	126 G	288	Chimaera wing 1/16 Prayer ring 1/128
#077 Treeface	102 G	315	Strong medicine 1/32 Strong antidote 1/64
#078 Stone golem	126 G	400	Flintstone 1/16 Resurrock 1/128

Quest[edit]

Expand V - D - E Quest #015 - "Collapsus' Call"
Location	Heights of Loneliness - L7
Availability	Upon arriving at Heights of Loneliness
Requested by	Christopher Collapsus
Fulfilled to	Christopher Collapsus
Item Required	Special medicine
Reward	Treasure map - Granite Tunnel of Woe Lv. 1.
Detail	An explorer called Christopher Collapsus wants some special medicine to help him out of tight spot at the Heights of Loneliness.
Hint for solution	Prepare a Special medicine before you come here. Special medicine can be created by mixing two Strong medicines in the Krak Pot.
Repeatable	No.

Expand V - D - E Quest #49 - "Rock On!"
Location	Zere Rocks
Availability	After finishing the main story.
Requested by	Rocky
Fulfilled to	Rocky
Item Required	Resurrock Enchanted stone Agate of evolution
Reward	Rusty shield
Detail	Rock-obsessed Rocky from Zere Rocks wants you to show him a Resurrock, an Enchanted stone, and an Agate of evolution.
Hint for solution	Resurrocks can be found in the Djust Desert and Khaalag Coast, have a 10% chance of being found in Rank 3 (G) blue treasure chests, or can be dropped by Stone golems, Handsome crabs, Sculpture vultures, Living statues, Stone guardians, and Grrrgoyles. Enchanted stones have a 13% chance of being found in Rank 8 (B) blue treasure chests, can be received as a reward for completing Quest #60: That Makes Scents, or can be made in the Krak Pot by combining two Thunderballs, an Ice crystal, and a Mystifying mixture. Agates of evolution can be made in the Krak Pot by combining two Sainted somas, two Ethereal stones, and a Chronocrystal.
Repeatable	No.

Expand V - D - E Quest #112 - "Ranger Changer"
Location	Heights of Loneliness - Entrance
Availability	Upon arriving at Heights of Loneliness.
Requested by	Odval
Fulfilled to	Odval
Item Required	Kill 3 Hocus chimaera using Poison.
Reward	Ranger class become available.
Detail	You accepted Odval's challenge at the Heights of Loneliness. She wants you to use Toxic Dagger to envenom three Hocus chimaeras and polish them off with Poison alone.
Hint for solution	Have a thief equipped with a knife in order to use the skill. Then equip your party member with Poison needle, this make sure that you can poison the enemy but don't kill them. When you Poison a Hocus chimaera, defend and wait until it finishes its miserable life. Cast Antimagic if you can to prevent it from healing as it is prone to using Midheal.
Repeatable	no

Expand V - D - E Quest #113 - "Hoarse Whisper"
Location	Heights of Loneliness - Entrance
Availability	With a Level 15 Ranger in your party.
Requested by	Odval
Fulfilled to	Odval
Reward	Nomadic deel
Detail	Odval at the Heights of Loneliness says that a true Ranger must be able to talk to the animals. She wants you to attract the attention of twenty beasts by angering them, and then calm them down again with Soothe Sayer.
Hint for solution	Keep hitting monsters until they get angry. Boss monsters are good targets because they are not as easily to beat as normal monsters, so remember to cast "Soothe Sayer" when they get angry. Use Whistle and Eyes on Me to enrage monsters faster. Another alternative if you don't have Whistle and Eyes on Me, go to slurry coast and fight Bewarewolf's. During battle whenever a character gets "damaged" cast a healing spell on them. 80-90% of the time the Bewarewolf will become enraged with the healer. You can then cast "Soothe Sayer" on it.
Repeatable	{{{repeat}}}

Expand V - D - E Quest #114 - "One-Turn Wonder"
Location	Heights of Loneliness
Availability	Have a Level 40+ Ranger.
Requested by	Odval
Fulfilled to	Odval
Reward	Ranger's Revalations
Detail	Odval the ranger at the Heights of Loneliness wants you to show your supreme speed before she'll let you in on the ultimate Ranger secret. You must defeat a Drakularge in the first turn of battle five (5) times!
Hint for solution	Drakularges can be easily found in Wyrmwing just South of Upover, have a team of at least four (4) and order everyone to attack the Drakularge immediately
Repeatable	{{{repeat}}}