Shiren 1 DS:Sanctuary Scroll

General Information

Sanctuary Scroll (Japanese: 聖域の巻物 (SFC) and せいいきの巻物 (NDS)) is a scroll introduced in Shiren 1 for the Super Famicom¹. Dropping a Scroll of Sanctuary will make the space with the scroll on it into a permanent "sanctuary" spot. If Shiren is standing on the scroll space, monsters won't attack Shiren in melee. However, monsters will still use ranged attacks against Shiren.

Once dropped, the Scroll of Sanctuary can't be picked back up.

Unlocking the Sanctuary Scroll

Sanctuary Scrolls do not appear in the dungeons as drops. The only way to get one is via a Blank Scroll: writing the word "Sanctuary" on a Blank Scroll will create a Sanctuary Scroll. However, there's a catch-22 here: you cannot write onto a Blank Scroll the name of a scroll you have not read before... and if you can never find a Sanctuary Scroll, you can never read it to be able to write it onto a Blank Scroll. The game dodges this problem by giving you the opportunity to "unlock" the ability to inscribe it onto a Blank Scroll.

Spawn Locations

Drop Type	Table Mountain	Tainted Path	Ceremonial Cave	Ravine of the Dead	Kitchen God Shrine	Final Puzzle
Floor	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shop	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jar of Change	-	-	-	-	-	-
Walrus	-	-	-	-	-	-

Notes

The scroll being in the SFC version needs to be confirmed.