Dourbridge

Dourbridge
Japanese name	カラコタ
Rōmaji name	Karakota
Game	IX

Dourbridge is a town and region in Dragon Quest IX. Captain Max Meddlin, the mini medal collector is found here. The town is built under a bridge.

Connecting Areas

• Slurry Coast is due west of the region
• The Lonely Plains are due south of the region

Things of interest

• The church is not run by a priest, but by a thug. This is because the priest sold his position for drink money.
• There is Corundum near the northwest corner of the region (east of the town) in the waterfall.

Collectable Resources

Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Item	Location
Recipe: "Don't Roll Your Eyes, Guys - Accessorise!" Tough guy tattoo, Raging ruby, Mighty armlet, Ruby of Protection, Utility belt and Rosary	Northernmost house
Recipe:"Intermediate Alchemy" Yggdrasil dew, perfect panacea, astral plume, celestial skein, lucida shard	House behind item shop
Recipe:"Hats Off to Headgear" Pointy hat, hunter's hat, ear cosy, tricky turban, thief turban, musketeer hat	Northernmost house

Inn

Inn
Price
6G per person

Item Shop

Item Shop
Item	Price	Attributes	Vocations
Medicinal herb	8 G	Restore 30 HP	N/A
Antidotal herb	10 G	Cure poison state	N/A
Moonwort bulb	30 G	Cure paralyze state	N/A
Chimaera wing	25 G	Teleport to visited towns/villages	N/A
Evac-u-bell	28 G	Escape from dungeons	N/A
Holy water	40 G	Monster repellent	N/A
Angel bell	90 G	Cure confusion state	N/A
Magic water	500 G	Restore 30 MP	N/A
Slime earrings	400 G	Defense +4
Gold bracer	350 G	Defense +3
Gold ring	220 G	Defense +2
Pink pearl	1500 G	Defense +3
Bow tie	1600 G	Defense +3

Weapon & Armor Shop

Weapon & Armor Shop
Item	Price	Attributes	Vocations
Cautery sword	3000 G	Attack +42
Holy lance	2700 G	Attack +39
Poison needle	1900 G	Attack +1 Possible deliver deadly hit
Stolos' staff	3150 G	Attack +18 MP Absorption Rate +2.5%
Snakeskin whip	2500 G	Attack +23
Iron bar	2300 G	Attack +36
Sacred claws	3100 G	Attack +43
Foehn fan	3200 G	Attack +40
Light shield	1250 G	Defense +10 Block Chance +1.5%
Iron helmet	620 G	Defense +11
Thief's turban	1500 G	Defense +13
Heavy armour	3600 G	Defense +35
Plain dress	1600 G	Defense +15
Wayfarer's gloves	660 G	Defense +30
Lockpicker's mitts	800 G	Deftness +52
Blue jeans	1350 G	Defense +12
Denim skirt	1380 G	Defense +12
Bandit boots	1200 G	Defense +9 Agility +5

Secret Shop

This shop is only available after acquiring the Ultimate key in Gortress. When you enter the building behind the old man's item shop, you'll see a walled off section on the left. You should be able to spot the the location of the door from that room and then go round the outside to enter it.

You won't be able to see the door from the outside because there's no camera rotation allowed in this area.

Secret Shop
Item	Price	Attributes	Vocations
Headsman's axe	28800 G	Attack +98
Marauder's maul	21500 G	Attack +93
Cheiron's bow	22400 G	Attack +92
Power shield	17000 G	Defence +27 Charm +27
Boss shield	27000 G	Defence +31 Block Chance +5.5%
Bunny ears	1120 G	Defense +10 Magical Might +5 Magical Mending +8
Cat ears	1150 G	Defense +10 Magical Might +8 Magical Mending +5
Maid's mop	18000 G	Defence +20 Magical Might +4 Magical Mending +6
Jaguarment	25500 G	Defense +45
Bunny suit	3550 G	Defense +22
Dangerous bikini top	13800 G	Defense +1
Maid outfit	18000 G	Defence +25
Heavy handwear	1900 G	Deftness +63
Fishnet stockings	800 G	Defense +9
Pop socks	680 G	Defense +7
Dangerous midriff wrap	11400 G	Defense +1
Sturdy slacks	12500 G	Defense +18
High heels	220 G	Evasion Chance +1.0%

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

Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Enemy	Gold	Exp	Drop Item
#057 Restless armour	120 G	324	Iron broadsword Iron armour	1/64 1/128
#063 Dread admiral	80 G	192	Butterfly wing Coagulant	1/8 1/64
#064 Zumeanie	104 G	212	String medicine Long spear	1/16 1/128
#066 Spinchilla	112 G	300	Seashell Crimson coral	1/16 1/32
#067 Bewarewolf	98 G	225	Magic beast hide Iron claws	1/16 1/64
#068 Clawcerer	104 G	212	Kitty litter Staff of sentencing	1/32 1/128
#069 Rampage	114 G	224	Lambswool Magic beast hide	1/8 1/64
#074 Toxic zombie	100 G	270	Manky mud Boomer briefs	1/16 1/64

Notable Monsters

#074 - Toxic zombie Zombie Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	150	10	82	35	32
	Exp	Gold	Drop	Manky mud Boomer briefs
	270	100 G
	Note: Attacks carry poison, be sure you have enough antidote or a priest in your party.

Quests

Quest #013 - "All Fired Up"
Location	Dourbridge
Available at	Upon arriving at Dourbridge
Requested by	An old man outside the pub
Response to	An old man outside the pub
Requirement	Any item that can burn
Reward	1G
Detail	There's an old man in Dourbridge who need something to stoke his fire. Anything will do!
Hint for solution	Give him something not-so-rare, but also not-so-cheap to receive a better cash reward. For example Horse Manure will do fine.

Quest #014 - "Snug as a Thug"
Location	Dourbridge
Available at	After defeating the Garth Goyle
Requested by	Colden
Response to	Colden
Requirement	Something snug and warm will do.
Reward	Utility belt
Detail	Colden wants your party to bring him something soft and snug to keep him warm.
Hint for solution	Lambswool is sold at Batsureg and dropped by several different monsters.

Quest #099 - "B-Coming One of the B-Team"
Location	Dourbridge Pub
Available at	Upon arriving at Dourbridge
Requested by	Buster
Response to	Buster
Requirement	Tycoon's trove
Reward	Rogue's robes , Roguess's robes , 1000 coins
Detail	You met Buster in the pub in Dourbridge, and were invited to join his infamous gang, the B-Team. All you have to do is steal back the tycoon's trove swiped by a hunter mech last seen in the Bad Cave north of Bloomingdale.
Hint for solution	Go to the Bad Cave, and when you see a Hunter mech use "Half-Inch" until you steal the 'tycoon's trove' and you might get luck and steal a hunters bow durring the procces.

Quest #100 - "Busted"
Location	Dourbridge Pub
Available at	After completed Quest #099, with a level 40 Thief in your party
Requested by	Buster
Response to	Buster
Requirement	Lunar diamond
Reward	'Thief's Theory' and 10,000 G
Detail	Buster, the thief you met in the pub in Dourbridge, wants you to help him get revenge. He need you to steal back a lunar diamond from a sorcerer in the basement level of Gerzuun.
Hint for solution	Go to Gerzuun and head to basement, use "Half-Inch" when you meet a sorcerer.

Material Gathering

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

• Corundums - at the waterfall to the north in the Dourbridge region.

Layout

The Town.

The region.

Dourbridge's Location in the Protectorate.

Trivia

• Dourbridge is most likely a combination of the town Stourbridge in England and the word "Dour"
• If you zoom to Dourbridge, you will not land on Dourbridge region, but at Slurry Coast, the west gateway of the town.
• The Old Man who runs the town's Item Shop claims his goods are at knock-down prices, however some of his wares (like Magic Water for example) cost more than at other Item shops, like Port Llaffan's. If one visits his shop at night, they can listen to a conversion between the Shop Owner and the pink-haired girl who lives in the building behind his shop. The conversion reveals she is his "girlfriend". She has apparently been trying to sweet talk her "boyfriend" (though it would be more appropriate to call him her "sugar daddy") into buying her a Princess's Robe (a rare and costly item) and later a Prayer ring, thus possibly explaining why his prices are high (as he needs the money to keep her happy).

Other languages

Other languages
French	Pontaudy
German	Welkham
Spanish	Las Chungueras
Latin American Spanish	Unknown
Italian	Malmessia
Dutch	Unknown
Norwegian	Unknown
Greek	Unknown
Portuguese	Unknown
Russian	Unknown
Chinese	Unknown
Korean	Unknown