List of quests in Dragon Quest IX/161-180

The following is a list of quests in Dragon Quest IX.

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Quest #161 - #170

Quest #161 - "Here With Nod's Tear"
Location	Bloomingdale's Mayoress's House
Available at	after finishing quest #160
Requested by	Mayoress Daff
Response to	Mayoress Daff
Requirement	Crown jewel
Reward	Gold bar
Detail	Mayoress Daff of Bloomingdale has asked you if you'll go to Gleeba and get her a precious jewel called a Nod's tear from a jeweller there.
Hint for solution	The man next to the item shop in Gleeba will trade his Dragon's tear for a Crown Jewel, achieved by clearing a grotto with more than 8 floors with name ending in "of Fear". You probably have to have a grotto level of at least 60.

Quest #162 - "Do Nod Disturb"
Location	Tower of Nod
Available at	after finishing quest #161
Requested by	Slime at Tower's Front Door
Response to	Slime at Tower's Front Door
Requirement	Nod's tear
Reward	Orichalcum
Detail	A slime you met at the entrance to the Tower of Nod has asked you if you'll escort him to the top of the tower, where his friend Nodoph is sleeping.
Hint for solution	More info collecting...

Quest #163 - "When a Star Wishes Upon You"
Location	Stornway Inn
Available at	after finishing quest #157
Requested by	Pavo
Response to	Pavo
Requirement	More info collecting...
Reward	Aquila becomes a playable character starting as a Lv. 60 with ? skill points ready to allocate.
Detail	Pavo wants you to answer the call of a glistering star, and bring her a prayer pearl.
Hint for solution	Defeat Excalipurr in a high-level grottoe to aquire the Prayer Pearl.

Quest #164 - "Fixing Fickser's Fix"
Location	Western Wormwood in a well on a high plateau southeast of The Bowhole
Available at	after finishing quest #61
Requested by	Fickser
Response to	Fickser
Requirement	Lucky pendant
Reward	Crown of clarity. Sorcerer's ring for subsequent completions.
Detail	Fickser, apprentice to the Grand Wizard Caphalgernon, wants you to take him a lucky pendant. This quest is repeatable.
Hint for solution	More info collecting...

Quest #165 - "Shame on Goo"
Location	Angel Falls in a well
Available at	Upon arriving at Angel Falls in a well
Requested by	Sootheslime in the well
Response to	Sootheslime in the well
Requirement	More info collecting...
Reward	Metal slime sword. Slime crown for subsequent completions.
Detail	A sootheslime at the bottom of the well in Angel Falls is angry with some slimes who he says are a disgrace to the slime race. He's given you a list of eight slimes he wants you to teach a lesson to. This quest is repeatable.
Hint for solution	Kill one of each of Metal medley, Liquid metal slime, Metal slime knight, Gem jamboree, Metal king slime, Platinum king jewel, Slionheart, and Prime slime

Quest #166 - "Research and Destroy"
Location	Ondor Cliffs in a well on a high plateau west of Batsureg.
Available at	Upon arriving at Ondor Cliffs in a well on a high plateau west of Batsureg.
Requested by	Doktor Münster
Response to	Doktor Münster
Requirement	More info collecting...
Reward	Red Orb. Sorcerer's stone for subsequent completions.
Detail	An acedemic called Doktor Münster is writing a report on the monster kingdom in his lab on the Ondor Cliffs, and he wants you to try to defeat the mysterious Elusid as quickly as possible to help him with his research. This quest is repeatable.
Hint for solution	Eight turns or less should do it.

Quest #167 - "Who's a Pretty Boy?"
Location	Snowberia#Cringle_Coast which is north of Swinedimples Academy.
Available at	Post game
Requested by	Graham the Bird
Response to	Graham the Bird
Requirement	More info collecting...
Reward	Zoma's Map(Legacy Boss)
Detail	Defeat Bird of terrordise (#241) for the Jewellery box and the Terrordise tail feather.
Hint for solution	go to a rank B and up grotto and defeat several Birds of terrordise

Quest #168 - "Potty About Pots"
Location	Well in Zere
Available at	Post game
Requested by	Jared
Response to	Jared
Requirement	More info collecting...
Reward	Hela's hammer; Hephaestus' flame for repeat
Detail	An old man named Jared in the well in Zere wants you to bring him some good clay from a nature grotto.
Hint for solution	Access to a high level nature grotto with more than twelve floors

Quest #169 - "Competition Commission"
Location	Stornway Castle
Available at	DQVC
Requested by	Dick Branton
Response to	Dick Branton
Requirement	you need a Sage's stone
Reward	Green Orb
Detail	Dick Branton asks you to make him a Sage's Stone and bring it back to him.
Hint for solution	More info collecting...

Quest #170 - "Maiding and Abetting"
Location	Stornway Castle
Available at	DQVC
Requested by	Maid in castle kitchen
Response to	Maid in castle kitchen
Requirement	Heavy hatchet
Reward	Maid outfit and maid's mop
Detail	The maid in stornway castle needs a heavy hatchet for something.
Hint for solution	Heavy hatchet is a rare drop from AU-1000, found in ruins grottoes

Quest #171 - #180

Quest #171 - "I Would Do Anyfang for Love"
Location	Batsureg Hunters' Yurts
Available at	DQVC
Requested by	Nergui
Response to	Nergui
Requirement	Drakulord's tooth
Reward	?
Detail	Nergui at the hunters' yurts needs your help to woo a girl he's keen on. Defeat a drakulord in three turns or less to win a drakulord's tooth for him.
Hint for solution	Drakulords are found in the Realm of the Almighty and level 40s grottoes post-game. Bring either a high-level group or a thief, ranger, and priest for their one-shot kill abilities.

Quest #172 - "Namesake maker"
Location	Loch Storn
Available at	?
Requested by	Flametang in human form
Response to	Flametang in human form
Requirement	Flametang boomerang
Reward	Trinity tights
Detail	?
Hint for solution	Flametang boomerangs are made from a Gladius x 1, Sunstone x 1 and 3x Crimson corals. gladiuses are found in Stornway.

Quest #173 - "Plum Duffer"
Location	Gleeba
Available at	DQVC
Requested by	Duff
Response to	Duff
Requirement	Plumsx10
Reward	Chronocrystal
Detail	Duff wants you to retrieve the evidence that the plums his wife packed for him were eaten by Seasaurs, which turned into Seaverns. Find a watery grotto and defeat ten seaverns there to secure the evidence.
Hint for solution	?

Quest #174 - "Agates are great aren't they"
Location	Stornway castle
Available at	?
Requested by	Ghost on 3F
Response to	Ghost on 3F
Requirement	Agate of evolution
Reward	Hero spear
Detail	?
Hint for solution	?

Quest #175 - "If I 'Ad an 'Ammer"
Location	Hexagon
Available at	?
Requested by	Man on hill
Response to	Man on hill
Requirement	Megaton hammer
Reward	Yellow orb
Detail	?
Hint for solution	Megaton hammer is made from a hela's hammer, an orichalcum and two densiniums

Quest #176 - "Well forgetful"
Location	Well south of batsureg
Available at	?
Requested by	Man in well
Response to	Man in well
Requirement	Cannibelle rage
Reward	Orgodemir's Map
Detail	?
Hint for solution	Use a Warrior's whistle ability at a cannibelle 10 times.

Quest #177 - "Tones of the bones"
Location	Wyrmtail
Available at	?
Requested by	Skeleton in cave
Response to	Skeleton in cave
Requirement	A Bone chimer
Reward	Rusty armour
Detail	?
Hint for solution	Use Heart Breaker (Hammer ability) on a Blight knight.

Quest #178 - "From Rust To Riches"
Location	Brigadoom
Available at	after completing quest 169
Requested by	Grave northeast of entrance
Response to	Grave northeast of entrance
Requirement	All pieces of Erdrick's armour equipped
Reward	Agate of evolution and recipes
Detail	?
Hint for solution	Sword from Realm of the mighty 8F Shield from Quest 49 Armour from Quest 177 Gauntlets from the grave for this quest Helmet from 62 mini medals to Max meddlin' All you need is 9 glass frit and an orichalcum to turn these pieces of rusty equipment into erdrick's things

Quest #179 - "Pants Macabre"
Location	Wyrmtail
Available at	?
Requested by	Skeleton in cave
Response to	Skeleton in cave
Requirement	Grundies
Reward	Rhapthorne's map
Detail	?
Hint for solution	Grundies can be stolen from cumulus hexes, use a minstrel's pratfall to make him laugh and then use half-inch to steal them

Quest #180 - "Wrecking wrecks"
Location	Gittingham Palace
Available at	After completing quest 117, and have a LV.70 sage.
Requested by	The supreme sage ( book on north 1F )
Response to	The supreme sage ( book on north 1F )
Requirement	Just defeat Tyrannosaurus Wrecks
Reward	Blue Orb
Detail	?
Hint for solution	Tyrannosaurus wrecks is a grotto boss