Draft:Shiren 3 Wii:Blacksmith

Introduction

The blacksmith Kumaji resides in his own house within Otsutsuki Village. You can easily identify this house as it has a large red banner on the front of it. He lives with his children Sato and Kasuke. The blacksmith in this game is fairly unique compared to other games in the Shiren franchise as he is actually locked from the player at the start. He is severely ill, thus incapacitating him and preventing you from utilizing his services right away. This won't be remedied until you finish the Blacksmiths side quest. Scroll further down on this page for detailed information regarding the blacksmith's services and Weapon Transformation.

Blacksmiths Quest (Required to use Blacksmith services)

To unlock the Blacksmith, first speak with his daughter Sato who will be attempting to sell a riceball out front of the shop. They wish to do this to help their sick father and feed themselves. She will charge you 600 Gitan at first though you can barter to lower this price. However much you give them does not have a strong impact on the game. After doing this, you will want to speak with the sick blacksmith at any point during the game, as he will give you a story about himself and this trigger is needed to do the next part. After you speak with him, check his work bench or furnace in the room and start clicking your action button, you should find and obtain the tattered scroll key item. After this, you will want to speak with the blacksmith's ancestor in the past. You can do this at any time after unlocking the past, the earliest would be after completing Ochimizu Pass in the main story. Doing that opens up Otsutsuki Village in the past to you. Simply visit the blacksmith's shop in the past and speak with the ancestor while you have the tattered scroll in your possession. He will give you medicine for his distant relative and fix the scroll as well. Finally, return to the sick blacksmith and he will now provide his services to you after you enter any dungeon and return to Otsutsuki Village.

Services

Each of the blacksmith's services are limited to being utilized once per visit in this game. After which he will have some strange excuse such as running out of materials preventing the player from rapidly abusing his services. They will refresh upon entering and exiting any dungeon.

Service	Cost	Unlock	Description
Temper	1,500	Cure the Smith	This will add +1 to a weapon or shield. Rarely it will instead add +3 to the item. Items can only be strengthened up to their maximum value by using this method.
Purge	5,000	Cure the Smith	This will remove unwanted seals from your weapon, shield, or armband. Only seals added to an item through melding can be selected, not the original ability that comes with the item.
Add Slot	10,000 + Random Item	Finish the Story	All 3 types of items can have their seal slots increased by 1, up to the maximum of 12. Kumaji will also tell you a riddle regarding an item transformation if you answer no to his question.

Item Transformation

When you add slots to your items, the blacksmith will give you a random cryptic message that he found on an old scroll in his shop. These messages needed to be memorized or written down by the player as the game never tracks this information. What they refer to are Item Transformations. If you fuse certain Weapons, Shields and Armbands with certain seals, then offer them to a specific Dragon Orb, they can transform into a more powerful item. Here are the instructions clean and clear. Some items might need to be brought back to the Smith or transformed using a Jar of Change. These items are far more powerful than most other items you can find in dungeons, and can be helpful in easing the post game dungeons that allow you to carry in items.

Reference Table

Base		Slots	Extra Slot?	Equipment	Instructions	Blacksmith's Messgae
English	Japanese
Any weapon		4		Spark Sword	Plate the weapon, add 2 [Thunder] seals and then offer to a [Water] Dragon Orb.	A plated blade struck by Thunder twice will shock with water.
Dragon Killer	ドラゴンキラー	2	N	Flame Sword SH	Fuse with [Fire], and then offer to a [Spirit] orb. (Use for making a Kabra Reborn)	A sword born of Dragon and Fire when given Spirit will burn with flame.
Katana	カタナ	4		Firebrand	Max out a Katana to it's limit, add the [Dragon] seal (Flame sword), two misc. seals and offer it to a [Fire] Dragon Orb.	This great sword evolves by being cloaked in fire.
Demon Slayer, Bronze Sword, Polearm	百鬼の剣,青銅の太刀, 長巻	3	N	Pyrite Sword	Fuse with [Thunder], [Steel] and then offer to a [Earth] Dragon orb.	Bronze [Anti-demon equipment, halberd item] fused with Thunder, Steel, and finally Earth will evolve.
Demon Shield, Bronzeward	百鬼の盾, 青銅甲の盾	5	N	Pyrite Shield	Fuse with [Thunder], [Steel], and then offer to a [Earth] Dragon orb.	Bronze [Anti-demon equipment] fused with Thunder, Steel, and finally Earth will evolve.
Katana, Iridescent Sword, Watou, Fang Sword?	カタナ, 白鋼の剣, 倭刀	4	N	Cerulean Blade	Fuse with [Water], [Nature], add a misc seal and then offer the blade to an [Earth] Dragon Orb.	A resplendent sword [normal blade] worked in Water, Nature, and finally Earth will turn blue.
Iron Shield, Iridescent Shield	鉄甲の盾,白鋼の盾	5		Cerulean Shield	Fuse with [Water], [Nature], add two misc. seals and offer it to an [Earth] Dragon Orb.	Fusing an Iron Shield with Water, Nature, and finally Earth will turn it blue.
Genseki Sword, Meteorite Blade	玄岩の太刀, 隕鉄刀	4		Crimson Blade	Fuse with [Fire], [Illusion], add a misc. seal and offer to an [Earth] Dragon Orb.	Meteoric [Genseki] items forged with Fire, Illusion, and finally Earth turn blood red.
Meteorite Shield, Genseki Shield	隕鉄甲の盾, 玄岩の盾	5		Crimson Shield	Fuse with [Fire], [Illusion], add two misc. seals and offer it to an [Earth] Dragon Orb.	Meteoric [Genseki] items forged with Fire, Illusion, and finally Earth turn blood red.
Nodachi	野太刀	4	N	Blade Cleaver SE	Add the [Disarm] seal (Iron Hammer), [Shadow], [Water] and then offer it to a [Steel] Dragon Orb.	An exposed Nodachi swathed in Shadow, Water, and Steel will cleave swords.
				Shield Cleaver SE	Add the [Excavator] seal (Pickaxe), [Shadow], [Water] and then offer it to a [Steel] Dragon Orb.	A Nodachi that can dig, swathed in Shadow, Water, and Steel, will cut shields.
Any Weapon		9	Y	Sacred Sword	Add the following seals:[Spirit], [Steel], [Shadow], [Fire], [Water], [Nature], [Illusion], [Thunder] and then offer the weapon to an [Earth] Dragon Orb.	When an item is infused with all the elements, it gains great potential.
Any Shield		9	Y	Sacred Shield	Add the following seals:[Spirit], [Steel], [Shadow], [Fire], [Water], [Nature], [Illusion], [Thunder] and then offer the weapon to an [Earth] Dragon Orb.	When an item is infused with all the elements, it gains great potential.
Any Armband		3		Recovery Armband	Fuse with [Nature], [Spirit] and offer to a [Shadow] Dragon Orb.	Armbands fused with Nature, Spirit, and Shadow have recuperative effects.
Any Armband		3		Happy Armband	Fuse with [Fire], [Water] and offer to a [Thunder] Dragon Orb.	An armband worked with Fire, Water, and Thunder will bring happiness.
Any Armband		9		Nullify Armband	Add the following seals:[Spirit], [Steel], [Shadow], [Fire], [Water], [Nature], [Illusion], [Thunder] and then offer the weapon to an [Earth] Dragon Orb.	When an armband reaches its elemental capacity, it dominates them.
Any Weapon		3		Life Sword	Add [Invigorant] (Mixer + Life Herb), [Vitalizer] (Mixer + restorative Herb) and [Stimulant] (Mixer + Medicinal Herb). Bring it to the Blacksmith?
Pickaxe	つるはし	5	Y	Adamant Pickaxe	Combine 5 Pickaxes together [Excavator] and bring it to the Blacksmith. (Requires an extra slot.)
Bulky Shield	重装の盾	5	Y	Satori Shield	Combine 5 Bulky Shields [Binge] and bring it to the Blacksmith? (Used for making a Stormward)
Kabra's Blade	剛剣マンジカブラ	6	N	Kabra Reborn	Fuse the following items onto a Kabra's Blade: (Suggested you fuse them onto another weapon and then fuse that weapon onto the Kabra's Blade safely using a melding jar.) Flaming Sword [Dragon], [Freezing] Ice Scroll, [Nature], [Reinforced] (Plating Scroll), Silver Arrow [Piercing] (Eat Mixer meat, step over the sword and then the silver arrows.), [Steel]. Raise the blade to +90 and take it to a dragon orb and raise it to + 99, then bring it to the Blacksmith.	Method for Crafting a Sword of Supreme Damage Capability: (1/5) | The base component for this ultimate weapon must already be a great sword. Method for Crafting a Sword of Supreme Damage Capability: (2/5) | Only an ancient blacksmith is capable of creating such a blade. Method for Crafting a Sword of Supreme Damage Capability: (3/5) | It must be tempered to its maximum capacity, having all six seals. Method for Crafting a Sword of Supreme Damage Capability: (4/5) | The first three seals must be Dragon, Freeze, and Nature. Method for Crafting a Sword of Supreme Damage Capability: (5/5) | The last three must be Craftsman, Pierce, and Steel.
Wind Shield	風魔の盾	7		Stormward	Fuse with: [Evasion], [Blast], [Satisfied] (Satori Shield], [Reinforced] (Plating Scroll), [Invigorant] (any shield + life herb.), [True Sight] (any shield + Identity Scroll) - A Japanese wiki states that you must max out the strength, combine all the seals and then insert the shield into a Jar of Change.	Method for Crafting a Shield of Supreme Defensive Capability: (1/5) | The creation of a Great Shield is obtained by careful refinement. Method for Crafting a Shield of Supreme Defensive Capability: (2/5) | It is a shield wrought from the finest of metals. Method for Crafting a Shield of Supreme Defensive Capability: (3/5) | It must be forged to the maximum capacity of six seals, and all seals must be filled. Method for Crafting a Shield of Supreme Defensive Capability: (4/5) | Three of these seals needed are Swift, Blastproof, and Satisfied. Method for Crafting a Shield of Supreme Defensive Capability: (5/5) | The final three are Reinforced, Invigorant, and True Sight.

Notes

A huge thanks to Windywalk's guide for helping to confirm some instructions but a lot was still left unclear and needs to be tested. Korra Royal (talk) 00:25, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

Slot Adding Tip - Before the first time you speak with the blacksmith regarding adding a slot, make sure you save your game. By doing so you can save scum the item he requests of you. This can be really important to avoid missing out on using this feature anytime during a relevant part of your play through, as the blacksmith can ask for any item in the game without reservation. Often times he asks for extremely rare post game dungeon items that can be insanely difficult to come by. After you speak with him, should you save your game the item he requests of you will be locked. After the first time you use this feature, make sure that you always save your game before using the add slot feature to enhance your gear. He locks into his request item as soon as you use the feature, so you can reset if you don't like the next item he asks of you. Though doing this method can be slightly time consuming as you will have to constantly reload and re-add the slot to your item until a favorable request item appears.

External Sources

Information on weapon transformation help thanks to the following sources.

wii-siren3.memo-memo.info

Dragon Orb Info and functionality thanks to miya.s16.xrea.com/

http://siren3.otogirisou.com

Full list of translated Shiren 3 weapon transformation methods thanks to Windywalk's GameFAQ's guide.

Dragon Orb info and descriptions thanks to Echeclus11's GameFAQ's FAQ (Used with permission.)

Info on how to make a Kabra Reborn: Post #4

Echeclus11's GameFAQ's FAQ (Used with permission.)

Data via Akurasu.net, used with permission.