Shiren 1 DS:Sanctuary Scroll

The Sanctuary Scroll (Japanese: せいいきの巻物) is a scroll introduced to the Super Famicom release of Shiren 1. Dropping a Sanctuary Scroll 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 Sanctuary Scroll 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. To unlock the scroll, you need to clear Table Mountain at least once. Once you have completed this task, the game will note your accomplishment in various ways, but the most obvious is the Golden Condor icon when you load your save file.

Tips for use

• Putting one of these on the ground can save you when surrounded, especially in Monster Houses.

Locations

Drop Type	Road to the Hamlet	Table Mountain	Tainted Path	Ceremonial Cave	Ravine of the Dead	Kitchen God Shrine	Scroll Cave	Final Puzzle
Floor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shop	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jar of Change	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Walrus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rescue Reward	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shop	Bamboo Village	Mountaintop Town	Stream Village	Fay's Puzzle Reward	Cell Armor	Hiding Egg	Rice Baby Family	Trap Recycling # of Traps
Yes/No	No	No	No	No	No	-	No	-

Trivia

• The Destruction Scroll has a similar catch-22 style process to unlock it.
• Even if you put the Blank Scroll on the ground before turning it into a Sanctuary Scroll, you won't be able to pick it up.
• Explosions (including exploding shells from Popster Tanks) can destroy a Sanctuary Scroll.
• Sanctuary Scrolls will not work against hostile NPCs.

External Sources

Gabikun's item FAQ.