Sourcing Rare Materials

Some of the very best weapons and accessories require rare items as materials for forging.  

Among these are White Dragon Fur and Black Dragon Scales.

Wherever you find a turning Orb, you can choose 'Inspect' and then relive a battle you have fought and won.

Thr Spring Kagura Shrine is the location where you can access your battle with the Black Dragon.   Defeating her again will give you White Dragon Fur and Black Dragon Scales.  These both are used for the following:

Of accessories, there is one more I myself never will use:

Forging the initial Weapon or Accessory is not as costly as upgrading:


There are other rare items that actually can be found at an earlier stage of the game although you may not have the Recipes until later. These are the rare Mushrooms known as the Bear Toppler and the Oni Toppler.
They are used to create these Accessories:
The ability to meet and interact with the Professor to identify Mushrooms is unlocked very early when the gates to the Autumn Fields open.  Without an appraisal, Mushrooms you collect will remain Mystery Mushrooms, quite useless!  Once appraised, they will be identified instantly in your Inventory.

You may wonder why, at Level 165 with all Skill Nodes acquired fir every Sacred Treasure as well as thr Short Sword, I need any upgrades for these fine items.  It is for the very last Trials.  When I tested the first Trial, I did not die, but did not complete it either.  I used far too many resources to replenish health and energy and the fight was peoving to be a long, protracted one.  I would prefer to increase my Level now and return later.  The beauty of any Rune Factory is the multi-faceted nature of the game.  There is always plenty to do.

Another situation is requiring a lesser form of item than one receives if one goes through the highest level of dungeon.  I usually go to the Forest of Endings now for Ema Quests but many stubbornly continue to demand Exquisite level materials or their equivalent for trades.  The Fleeting Flower level is a good one for all Exquisite items including:
Exquisite Catalyst
Exquisite Fabric
Exquisite Claw
Exquisite Talon
Exquisite Fur
Exquisite Fang
Exquisite Pauldron

Frostfang Cavern gives Quality level items more frequently but  the denizens of Goldblossom Mines will give you Exquisite Trophies.
Exquisite Horn
Exquisite Claw
Exquisite Fabric
Exquisite Thread 
Exquisite Catalyst

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