Coffinwell

Coffinwell
Japanese name	ベクセリア
Game	Dragon Quest IX

Coffinwell is a very Gothic town in IX. It is located to the northeast of Stornway. With a great deal of high stone-made walls, the town's design is similar to that of an fortress, and is shaped as a shield. The Mayor's house is the highest house in the town. Staircases can be seen around the town.

Initially, its residents have contracted a deadly disease which is plaguing the entire town. The sickness is related to the nearby Quarantomb.

Story

When you reach the pass that King Schott has recently opened, you go through and head north. You reach Coffinwell and see that the townsfolk are deadly ill here. According to the man in the front of the town, Coffinwell's "days are numbered", meaning Coffinwell's citizens will die soon. The hero then heads to the biggest house in the town, Mayor Laria's home. You see him on the second floor studying old manuscripts (however he isn't making much progress). He sees you and asks you to go to Dr. Phlegming's lab to the west of town. Then you take the house directly to the west and see a woman. Her name is Catarrhina. She is Dr. Phlegming's wife. She takes you to the lab and has the doctor open the door.

The hero walks in to see a man who introduces himself as Dr. Phlegming. He is studying why the town has come down with this disease. You tell him the Mayor's message and he reads it, saying that long ago, there was a shrine known as The "Qurarantomb" and that when the people saw it, they rather rashly decided it to be a good idea to venture inside. A ghost of an unnamed king layed there, and to keep the ghost there, the people made a terrible disease and sealed it away. But during the recent Earthquake, the seal has broken and the contagion has gotten to all the citizens.

You go back to Mayor Laria and he gives you the Quarantomb Key, which you are to give to Dr. Phlegming. When you do, he says he will need someone to help him because of all the monsters. When you reach the tomb, you venture in and at the seal chamber, you see the broken seal and a monster reveals itself. It is the Ragin' Contagion. He has been doing this and you must stop him. Meanwhile, Dr. Phlegming is fixing the seal to trap the Ragon Contagion once again. When you defeat him, Dr. Phlegming fixes the seal and successfully seals away the Ragin' Contagion for good.

When you get back to the town, every one is cured, but Catarrhina is dead. Because of this dark event, everybody cannot help but feel sad, preventing any benevolessence from being obtained. The Hero has to fix this. Mayor Laria tells you to come to his house in the evening to collect your reward. Compared to other gifts you get for beating the boss (Angel Falls, you get Stornway Inn, and for Wight Knight and Morag you get treasure in Stornway Castle) this one is not so great. He gives you a feather hairband.

When you exit, you see Catarrhina's ghost asking you to take Phlegming around town to see who was ill. When you finsh, you exit the town and go back to the Starflight Express, because now you have Catarrhina's benevolessence. This ends Coffinwell's story.

Places of Interest

• Dr. Phlegming's Laboratory

You can find recipes for:Tracksuit Top, Tussler's Top, Tracky Bottoms, Feline fan, Kitty shield, Catty shield, Cat ears, Lunaria, Magic water, Mystifying mixture, Hephaestus' flame and Aggressence.

You can learn the party trick "Provoke" in Dr. Phlegming's laboratory.

• Quarantomb

Inn

Inn
Price
5G per person

Item Shops

Item Shop
Item	Price	Attributes
Medicinal herb	8 G	Restore 30 HP
Antidotal herb	10 G	Cure poison state
Moonwort bulb	30 G	Cure paralyze state
Chimaera wing	25 G	Teleport to visited towns/villages
Evac-u-bell	28 G	Escape from dungeons
Holy water	40 G	Monster repellent

Weapon Shops

Weapon Shop
Item	Price	Attributes	Vocations
Rapier	480 G	Attack +19
Iron broadsword	1000 G	Attack +27

Armor Shops

Armor Shop
Item	Price	Attributes	Vocations

Location Attributes

      This is a location where the game can be saved.

      This location can be reached using the Zoom spell.

Monsters in the Area

Eastern Coffinwell

Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Enemy	Gold	Exp	Drop Item
#033 Leafy larrikin	28 G	42	Moonwort bulb Strong medicine	1/8 1/32
#034 Clockwork cuckoo	41 G	72	Chimaera wing Iron nails	1/32 1/64
#035 Slugger	47 G	64	Medicinal herb Garish garb	1/16 1/128
#036 Chariot chappie	60 G	90	Angel bell Iron lance	1/32 1/64
#037 Morphean mushroom	45 G	75	Belle cap Fistcup	1/16 1/16
#038 Lost soul	40 G	96	Holy water Angel bell	1/8 1/64
#039 Flython	70 G	100	Snakeskin Wing of bat	1/16 1/32
#040 Badger mager	60 G	105	Moonwort bulb Magic beast hide	1/16 1/32

Note: In Eastern Coffinwell, Badger magers are summoned by Leafy larrikin, not directed encountered.

Western Coffinwell

Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Enemy	Gold	Exp	Drop Item
#017 Wooper trooper	32 G	40	Pot lid Soldier's sword	1/16 1/64
#029 Healslime	30 G	56	Medicinal herb Slimedrop	1/8 1/8
#034 Clockwork cuckoo	41 G	72	Chimaera wing Iron nails	1/32 1/64
#035 Slugger	47 G	64	Medicinal herb Garish garb	1/16 1/128
#036 Chariot chappie	60 G	90	Angel bell Iron lance	1/32 1/64
#037 Morphean mushroom	45 G	75	Belle cap Fistcup	1/16 1/16
#038 Lost soul	40 G	96	Holy water Angel bell	1/8 1/64
#039 Flython	70 G	100	Snakeskin Wing of bat	1/16 1/32
#040 Badger mager	60 G	105	Moonwort bulb Magic beast hide	1/16 1/32
#041 Crabid	96 G	220	Tortoiseshell Crimson coral	1/16 1/64
#042 Mean spirit	66 G	99	Silk robe Pointy hat	1/16 1/128

Loch Storn island

Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Enemy	Gold	Exp	Drop Item
#020 Ragged reaper	28 G	56	Evencloth Linen glove	1/16 1/32
#054 Drackyma	74 G	145	Wing of bat Gold ring	1/8 1/64
#097 Expload	146 G	522	Toad oil Bow tie	1/8 1/64
#101 Diethon	110 G	432	Snakeskin Wing of bat	1/8 1/16
#115 Battering ram	108 G	600	Lambswool Magic beast horn	1/8 1/32
#189 Genie sanguini	96 G	1260	Prayer ring Saint's ashes	1/64 1/128

Outside Tower of Nod

Note: Quest #039 must be completed to access this area.

Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Enemy	Gold	Exp	Drop Item
#140 Sluggernaut	120 G	720	Cloak of evasion Starlet sandals	1/32 1/128
#179 Boss troll	98 G	2400	Oaken club Boomer briefs	1/16 1/64
#185 Mandrake marshal	140 G	2200	Dragon scale Dragonsbane	1/64 1/128
#192 Gigantes	110 G	3200	Strength ring Ace of clubs	1/64 1/128
#197 Cobra cardinal	184 G	2180	Fizzle-retardant blouse Elfin elixir	1/128 1/256
#201 Barbatos	187 G	3400	Terrible tattoo Raging bull helm	1/16 1/128

Quests

Quest #026 - "Doug and the Sluggers"
Location	Coffinwell - Outside the Mayor's House
Available at	After visiting Alltrades Abbey
Requested by	Doug
Response to	Doug
Requirement	Kill 10 Sluggers
Reward	Mini medal / Snakeskin (on repeat)
Detail	Poor old Doug in Coffinwell has had his feelings hurt by his granddaughter, who said he looked like a slugger. He wants you to make him feel better by going just outside town and battering ten of them.
Hint for solution	Sluggers are located outside of Coffinwell.

Quest #027 - "Big-Headed Bard"
Location	Coffinwell - Between the armor and item shop
Available at	After visiting Alltrades Abbey
Requested by	Earnest
Response to	The nun in Coffinwell church
Requirement	Technicolour dreamcloth
Reward	Elfin charm
Detail	A poet in Coffinwell called Earnest wants you to find him a bolt of Technicolour dreamcloth. Once you've found it, he wants you to present it to the nun in the church, along with a love poem he wrote for her.
Hint for solution	To make a Technicolour dreamcloth combine x3 Grubby bandage, a Brighten rock and a Celestial skein. The nun is located outside Coffinwell Church, find her and give all the Technicolour dreamcloth and the love poem to her.

Quest #044 - "A Climber for a Climber"
Location	Coffinwell
Available at	After completing main story
Requested by	Mrs. Tofferton
Response to	Mrs. Tofferton
Requirement	Stone's Throw ability
Reward	Mini Medal
Detail	Mrs. Tofferton, the richest lady in Coffinwell, wants you to find her a beardy weirdy. Apparently, it's fashionable among certain circles to keep one as a pet.
Hint for solution	Defeat a Treevil with Stone's Throw. If the beardy weirdy's beard is less than 100 cm long, it will not count toward completing the quest. This quest is repeatable.

Quest #045 - "Tale of the Paper Trail"
Location	Coffinwell
Available at	after completing main story
Requested by	Jade
Response to	Jade
Requirement	More info collecting...
Reward	Brainy bracer
Detail	A worried mother wants you to find her son's test paper, which has blown off somewhere outside of Coffinwell.
Hint for solution	Fight random Monsters around Coffinwell until you obtain all three pieces of the torn exam paper.

Quest #046 - "Puttin' 'Em in Platinum"
Location	Coffinwell
Available at	after completing main story
Requested by	Dominique
Response to	Dominique
Requirement	More info collecting...
Reward	Divine Dress
Detail	Dominique from Coffinwell wants you to help her son pass his all-important entrance examination. All you need to do is find a platinum sword, platinum shield, some platinum mail, and some platinum headgear.
Hint for solution	More info collecting...

Quest #138 - "Shaman You!"
Location	Island on Western Coffinwell map
Available at	after finishing the main story
Requested by	Shaman
Response to	Shaman
Requirement	More info collecting...
Reward	Mitre
Detail	The shaman at the shrine on the small island in Loch Storn wants you to try equipping at least three cursed items.
Hint for solution	The three cursed items must be equiped on the same character.

Quest #141 - "Coffinwell Conundrum"
Location	Coffinwell
Available at	after finishing quest #137 and #46
Requested by	Dr. Phlegming
Response to	Dr. Phlegming
Requirement	More info collecting...
Reward	Learn Professor's Pose Party Trick
Detail	Dr Phlegming needs your help to decipher an old manuscript detailing historical links between Coffinwell and the Gittish Empire. He wants you to try and find a book on the Gittish Empire for him.
Hint for solution	Look in a previously uninteresting bookshelf found in the the Oubliette.

Material Gathering

The following items can be gathered on the maps in this region:

• Slipweed - in the wheat field south of the town
• Superior medicine - at a lone tree way east of the town
• Belle caps - near the rotting stump south of the Quarantomb
• Holy water - along the beach in Western Coffinwell
• Iron ore - in a crevice in the west side of Western Coffinwell
• Mythril ore - just outside the Tower of Nod

Layout

Coffinwell.png

The town.

Eastern region.

Western region.

Trivia

• As with other towns in IX, Coffinwell is named for its relation to the plot of the game. "Coffinwell" is actually a pun ("coughing" "well") on the town's sickness.
• Coffinwell also has the word "Coffin", hinting towards the people killed by the virus.
• The archeologist in Coffinwell is named Dr. Phlegming, this is a play on "phlegm"(the mucus created from coughing) and "Fleming"(the discoverer of penicillin).
• The name of a notable NPC in Coffinwell, Catarrhina, is a pun on the term "catarrh."
• The name of the mayor is also a pun. "Mayor Laria", is a play on malaria, another disease.