Observatory
Observatoire · Other places
Everything is read from the game's code, unless stated otherwise
The essentials
- 14 chests · 18 furniture · 2 story items
- In the red chests:
Holy water,
Wakerobin,
Seed of life,
Chimaera wing,
Goddess ring,
Orichalcum,
Holy water,
Wakerobin,
Seed of life,
Chimaera wing,
Goddess ring,
Orichalcum - Maps with the chests, pots and barrels: “Maps” section.
Red chests
- Exterior 1: 50 G (holds gold)
- Exterior 1:
Holy water - Exterior 1:
Wakerobin - Lv 1-2:
Seed of life - Lv 1-2:
Chimaera wing - Lv 2:
Goddess ring - Lv 2:
Orichalcum - Exterior 3: 50 G (holds gold)
- Exterior 3:
Holy water - Exterior 3:
Wakerobin - Lv 1-2:
Seed of life - Lv 1-2:
Chimaera wing - Lv 2:
Goddess ring - Lv 2:
Orichalcum
Pots, barrels, wardrobes
| Spot | Furniture | Lv | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lv 1-2 | pot | 3 | 2 |
| Lv 1-2 | pot | 2 | 4 |
| Lv 2 | pot | 2 | 2 |
| Lv 1-2 | barrel | 1 | 2 |
| Lv 1-2 | pot | 1 | 4 |
| Lv 2 | barrel | 1 | 4 |
Story gifts and items
Benevolessence — Lv 1-1 (no story condition; until: first mission in Angel Falls (after seeing Yggdrasil))
Fygg — Exterior 4 (from: Celestrians brought back to the Observatory (after Gittingham); until: Corvus defeated a first time (Palace of the Mighty))
Travel and field items
- Holy water, Vanish, restoring HP / MP while walking: no
- A story scene here blocks Zoom, Evac, chimaera wing and Evac-u-bell (chapters 1: start (Observatory, Angel Falls); 19: post-game)
Detailed rules: Items → Stats and effects → Equipment effects
Maps
Red chest (numbered)Blue chest (numbered)PotBarrel

- Red chest: 50 G
- Red chest:
Holy water - Red chest:
Wakerobin

- Red chest:
Seed of life - Red chest:
Chimaera wing

- Red chest:
Goddess ring - Red chest:
Orichalcum

- Red chest: 50 G
- Red chest:
Holy water - Red chest:
Wakerobin

- Red chest:
Seed of life - Red chest:
Chimaera wing

- Red chest:
Goddess ring - Red chest:
Orichalcum
In-game mini-maps; positions read from the chest data (treasure.nsarc).
Under the hood
Codes of the maps shown: X01M01, X01M06, X01M07, X05M01, X05M06, X05M07 (mini-maps minimap.gp2 <code>.bmmp / .obg; chests treasure.nsarc).
Open in the full encyclopediasearch, filters, my collection, grotto tools
DQ9 Encyclopedia