Stornway

Stornway is a city in Dragon Quest IX. It is one of the first towns visited by the Hero/Heroine. It is home to the Quester's Rest inn and is generally considered the "central" location in the game, despite only being involved in the early plot. The region surrounding the town shares the name Stornway.

Much of Stornway's importance is related to the Quester's Rest inn, which makes Stornway the hub for recruiting/changing party members, accessing multiplayer, and utilizing the DQVC features of Dragon Quest IX. The town also adds two additional shops after completing the main story of the game, increasing Stornway's usefulness for post-game content.

Story[]

Game Storyline[]

When the hero arrives in Stornway, they witness Erinn and Patty entering the Inn and, out of curiosity, follow them inside. Patty presents Erinn to Ginny, the Banker, and she questions Patty about how she promised she was going to bring the Inncredible Inntertainer. When Erinn shows them the Inny the hero gave her in Angel Falls, she is ultimately accepted and praised.

After exploring the town, the hero discovers a billboard in the main square that tells of a person called the "Wight Knight" terrorizing the city, and anyone brave enough must report to the castle in the north. When the hero arrives in the castle's throne room, they witness King Schott speaking to his daughter, Princess Simona, but his attention is soon drawn to the hero. After calling them up, he explains that the Wight Knight is after his daughter, Simona, and has promised to appear further north, at a place called Loch Storn.

After the events of Zere and Brigadoom, the hero returns to Stornway and is given their due reward, as well as access to the next town: Coffinwell.

Post-Game Quester's Rest[]

When the hero goes to Erinn, behind the counter in the Quester's Rest, she tells you how other girls her age are off shopping, going on dates, and having fun. She then says that while she was cleaning out the cellar, she found a letter from her mother. It said that her mother left her a gift in a grotto with "Of Dolour" in it's name. She wants the player to lead her to a grotto like this. The hero takes Erinn, and at the bottom floor when the boss is defeated, the red treasure chest appears. Erinn walks over to it and finds a hand-knitted jumper. In the jumper, she finds a letter from her mother which says that since she was ever so sickly, this was all she could manage. And that she hopes Erinn didn't think it would be anything too valuable. But Erinn is very happy. When you go back to the Quester's Rest, she gives you some Yggdrasil Dew and Yggdrasil Leaves. Finally, Patty overhears and says she used to go adventuring, and this comment leads to the next part.

After this incident, if the hero speaks to Erinn again, she says that lately, Patty has been feeling distant. She wants the player to talk to her and see if anythings up. When the hero speaks to Patty, she says she's remembering times she used to spend with a partner of hers named Phoebe. She died in Batsureg, and that's where the hero goes. He/she talks to Batkhaan, and he remembers Phoebe. At night, the hero talks to Phoebe's ghost who tells him/her to talk to her at her grave in Khalaag Coast. The hero must travel by ship. When the hero arrives, she talks to him/her about her adventures with Patty. When you deliver a Friendant and a message from Phoebe to Patty, she decides to get back into adventuring. While also taking care of the Quester's Rest, she will join your team.

The last incedent involving the Quester's Rest is triggered by talking to Sellma, who asks the hero to ask Erinn for the Quester's Rest guestbook. Erinn tells the hero that Ginny has the book. The player takes it and gives it to Sellma. When the hero exits the back of the counter, a couple of men come in and start yelling. Sellma goes out with them, and Erinn asks the player to make sure everything's okay. When the player goes out, Sellma hands the goons the guestbook, and they run off. Sellma sees the hero and tells him/her that she is a spy working for those goons. But she only is because they captured her father. She tells the hero that he/she has to stop them. The hero finds their secret hideout in the Plumbed Depths, where Sellma arrives and the hero sees the boss of the goons, Al Cappaine. Al summons a Drastic Drackal, and when the player defeats it, Sellma finally arrests the goons who call themselves the "Inntouchables" and tells the player what is really going on. She says that she is spy, but only for the Sinndicate of Pubs, Inns, and Taverns. She thanks the hero and he/she goes back to the Quester's Rest, where she tells the hero the Sinndicate has allowed her to join the player's team.

Places of Interest[]

People of Interest[]

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
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
Gold ring	220 G	Defense +2

Weapon Shops[]

Weapon Shop
Item	Price	Attributes	Vocations
Copper sword	150 G	Attack +7
Soldier's sword	240 G	Attack +13
Rapier	480 G	Attack +19
Bamboo lance	85 G	Attack +6
Iron lance	450 G	Attack +17
Paring knife	70 G	Attack +4
Bronze knife	200 G	Attack +10
Divine dagger	640 G	Attack +18
Oaken staff	120 G	Attack +3 MP Absorption Rate +1.0%
Wizard's staff	840 G	Attack +7 MP Absorption Rate +1.5%
Leather whip	95 G	Attack +4
Thorn whip	350 G	Attack +11
Laundry pole	40 G	Attack +5
Carrying pole	530 G	Attack +15
Stone claws	100 G	Attack +7
Iron claws	620 G	Attack +17
Feather fan	110 G	Attack +9
Iron fan	300 G	Attack +14

Weapon Shop
Item	Price	Attributes	Vocations
Falcon blade	14,800 G	Attack +12
Demon spear	34,500 G	Attack +93
Gladius	31,200 G	Attack +102
Sage's staff	35,000 G	Attack +73 Magical Might +12 MP Absorption Rate +8.0%
Queen's whip	41,000 G	Attack +80
Dragon rod	39,800 G	Attack +113
Cobra claws	29,000 G	Attack +93
Friendly fan	45,000 G	Attack +112
Ice axe	37,000 G	Attack +108
Giant's hammer	35,500 G	Attack +109
Flametang boomerang	19,500 G	Attack +71
Purblind bow	36,000 G	Attack +110
Note: This shop is opened after completing the main story.

Armor Shops[]

Armor Shop
Item	Price	Attributes	Vocations
Leather shield	90 G	Defense +3
Scale shield	150 G	Defense +5
Bandana	45 G	Defense +1 Magical Mending +2
Leather hat	65 G	Defense +3 Magical Might +2
Wayfarer's clothes	70 G	Defense +4
Leather armour	180 G	Defense +6
Scale armour	350 G	Defense +9
Chain mail	540 G	Defense +11
Leather dress	290 G	Defense +6 Magical Mending +3
Training top	250 G	Defense +7
Silk robe	210 G	Defense +2 Magical Might +3
Leather gauntlets	60 G	Defense +2
Cotton gloves	50 G	Deftness +5
Cotton trousers	80 G	Defense +2
Training trousers	170 G	Defense +4
Leather shoes	40 G	Evasion chance +1.0%
High heels	220 G	Evasion Chance +1.0%

Armor Shop
Item	Price	Attributes	Vocations
Silver shield	30500 G	Defense +32 Block Chance +6.0%
Minerva's mitre	14000 G	Defense +14 Magical Might +20 Magical Mending +20
Canny cap	12600 G	Defense +13 Magical Might +18 Magical Mending +18
Top hat	12000 G	Defense +18 Magical Might +15 Magical Mending +15
Ravishing ribbon	11500 G	Defense +18 Magical Might +14 Magical Mending +16
Gigant armour	36000 G	Defense +58
Tint-tastic tutu	24400 G	Defense +44
Maiden's mantle	23500 G	Defense +32 Magical Might +18 Magical Mending +22
Combat top	27000 G	Defense +47
Combat costume	27500 G	Defense +48
Wizard's robe	12500 G	Defense +27 Magical Might +27
Witch's robe	13000 G	Defense +27 Magical Might +28
Crimson gauntlets	4250 G	Deftness +83
Combat trousers	9500 G	Defense +19
Clever clogs	3900 G	Defense +17
Crimson boots	3400 G	Defense +18
Shaman shoes	4400 G	Evasion Chance +4.0% Magical Mending +15
Bardic boots	4500 G	Evasion Chance +4.0%
Note: This shop is opened after completing the main story.

Inn[]

Quester's Rest[]

Quester's Request is the Inn in Stornway. This Inn will constantly be a place that is revisited by the player throughout the game, because of its many uses:

Rest at the Inn with an employee discount
Expand and change Party
Use alchemy to create items using the Krak Pot
Rainbow's End Gold Bank
Canvassing for guests
Royal Suite
Wi-Fi connnection
Rapportal
Guests' Quarters

For more information:See main article: Quester's Rest

Inn
Price
3G per person

Material Gathering and Treasure[]

Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Item	Location
Linen gloves	Red chest inside the well outside Quester's Rest
Lambswool	Red chest inside the cellar outside Quester's Rest
Mini medal	Red chest in the city
Seed of strength	Red chest inside the weapon shop

As with all towns in Dragon Quest IX, items can be randomly found in cupboards, cabinets, pots, etc.

Quests[]

Quest #002 - "Pleased as Punch"
Location	Stornway church
Available at	Upon arriving Stornway
Requested by	Ricki
Response to	Ricki
Requirement	Perform the Party Trick 'Air Punch' to Ricki
Reward	Pirouette (party trick)
Detail	A girl named Ricki in the church in Stornway wants you to egg her on with an air punch.
Hint for solution	You can assign party tricks by using the Misc. menu.

Quest #003 - "We Like to Party"
Location	Stornway church
Available at	After completing Quest #002 and Accepted King Schott's request to go to Loch Storn to slay the Wight Knight.
Requested by	Ricki
Response to	Ricki
Requirement	Egg On Ricki
Reward	Pray (Party Trick)
Detail	Ricki in the church in Stornway has asked you to egg her on with another party trick.
Hint for solution	You can assign a combination of four party tricks to be used right after another by using the Down party trick slot.

Quest #004 - "Pick Me Up A Panacea"
Location	Stornway plaza
Available at	After defeating Morag Alchemy enabled
Requested by	Bill
Response to	Bill
Requirement	Panacea
Reward	Gleeban guinea and Recipes for the following: Strength ring, Slime earrings, Bow tie, Agility ring, Prayer ring, and Life ring
Detail	Bill, a scholar from Stornway, wants you to make him some Panacea. Apparently you can make it using alchemy.
Hint for solution	To complete this quest, you need to collect 7 Medicinal herb and 1 Moonwort bulb. First go to Quester's Rest and talk to Krak Pot, use Alchemy to Convert 6 Medicinal herb to 3 Strong medicine Convert 1 Medicinal herb and 1 Strong medicine to 1 Superior Medicine Convert 2 Strong medicine to 1 Special medicine Convert 1 Special medicine, 1 Superior medicine and 1 Moonwort bulb to 1 Panacea (You can, of course, skip some of these steps if you already own some of the materials) Give Panacea to Bill to complete the quest.

Quest #009 - "Labour of Love"
Location	Stornway - Armour Store
Available at	After defeating Morag
Requested by	Julia
Response to	Julia
Requirement	Evencloth
Reward	Pretty betsy
Detail	Julia from Stornway has asked you to bring her an Evencloth. She seems to think the Ragged reapers around Zere drop them from time to time.
Hint for solution	Fight Ragged reapers in Zere region, there is 1/16 chance of dropping evencloth.

Quest #010 - "Wings of Love"
Location	Stornway Checkpoint
Available at	Upon arriving at the checkpoint
Requested by	Romeo
Response to	Romeo
Requirement	Wing of bat
Reward	200 G
Detail	Romeo, the soldier at the Stornway checkpoint, asked you to bring him a wing of bat. He says the Drackmages near Zere often drop them.
Hint for solution	You can find Wing of Bat on: Drackmage in Zere and Doomingale Forest, drop rate 1/16

Quest #019 - "Moving House"
Location	Stornway - Outside northwest house
Available at	After visiting Alltrades Abbey
Requested by	Old Man
Response to	Old Man
Requirement	Raging ruby
Reward	Life ring
Detail	The old man who's trying to move his house gives you a Strength ring. Now you just need to use alchemy to turn it into a Raging ruby.
Hint for solution	Prepare a Raging ruby by combining the strength ring he gives you. It can be created by combining a Strength ring with a Corundum. You can find a Corundum in Slurry Coast.

Quest #020 - "A Masky Task"
Location	Stornway - Northwest house
Available at	After Alchemy becomes available
Requested by	Malinda
Response to	Malinda
Requirement	Papillon mask
Reward	Stiletto heels and a Jaguarment
Detail	Malinda from Stornway wants to see if you can make a Malleable mask even more beautiful with alchemy. She said she would be happy enough just to see the result, but if you give it to her, she'll swap it for a Stiletto heels and a Jaguarment.
Hint for solution	First you'll need to make a Malleable mask through alchemy. This requires a Circlet, x2 Butterfly wing and x2 Narspicious. Next of all you'll need to make your Papillon mask. To make this you will need a Malleable mask, a Dread dagger and x3 Narspicious.

Quest #021 - "Spud-She-Like"
Location	Stornway - West house
Available at	After Alchemy becomes available
Requested by	Alison
Response to	Alison
Requirement	Sunstone
Reward	Saint's Ashes
Detail	Alison from Stornway wants you to make her a Sunstone. She says you can make one using Mirrorstones, Lucida shards and Hephaestus' flames, but she doesn't know how many you'll need of each ingredient.
Hint for solution	To make a Sunstone by combining x3 Mirrorstones, x2 Lucida shard and a Hephaestus' flame.

Quest #022 - "Mantle à La Mode"
Location	Stornway - Armour Store
Available at	After Alchemy becomes available
Requested by	Kalvin
Response to	Kalvin
Requirement	Macabre mantle
Reward	Lunar fan
Detail	Stornway fashion designer Kalvin wants you to make him a Macabre mantle. He says he'd be happy enough just to see it, but he'll swap it for a Lunar fan if you're willing to actually give it to him.
Hint for solution	Talk to Kalvin in the Stornway armour shop to start this quest. Next, head to the inn and to make a Macabre mantle combine a Dark robe, x4 Wings of Bat, and x3 Terrible tattoos. Bring it back to Kalvin to finish the quest.

Quest #023 - "Research Assistant"
Location	Stornway - Castle Library
Available at	After completing Quest #8
Requested by	Earnan
Response to	Earnan
Requirement	Find an ancient manuscript showing the connection between Brigadoom and Stornway in the Stornway Castle.
Reward	3 Seed of sorcery
Detail	Earnan wants you to try and find an ancient manuscript showing the connection between Brigadoom and Stornway in the Stornway Castle.
Hint for solution	Make your way towards the Castle's treasure's room. Examine the opened red box in the middle and you should find a crumpled piece of paper. Go back to Earnan. Then bring him three vials of Magic Water and you're done.

Quest #042 - "Letter Getter"
Location	Stornway
Available at	After completing quest 047
Requested by	Rufus
Response to	Rufus
Requirement	N/A
Reward	Glombolero
Detail	Rufus from Stornway needs you to retrieve a woman's final letter and deliver it to a boy named Bryson in a place called Porth something. Defeat a bling badger in a grotto with lots of water, and you may well find the letter.
Hint for solution	Gain access to high level water grotto's.

Quest #043 - "Maid to Wait"
Location	Stornway
Available at	After completing main story
Requested by	Gulliver
Response to	Gulliver
Requirement	Maid's mop and the Maid outfit
Reward	Halo
Detail	There's an old man called Gulliver in Stornway who seems to have been waiting for a maid to come and visit him for fifty years...
Hint for solution	Items buyable in the secret shop in Dourbridge.

Quest #056 - "Nicholas's Necklace"
Location	Small island off Eastern Stornway
Available at	After doing quest #039
Requested by	Nicholas
Response to	Nicholas
Requirement	N/A
Reward	Seed of defence
Detail	Nicholas, who lives on a small island east of Stornway, wants you to retrieve a memento of his lost Anabella, which he says was stolen by a man named Woody Nickitt.
Hint for solution	Go to the house of Woody Nickitt (to the north) at night and try to speak to him while he's sleeping. He'll tell you that an Abyss diver stole the necklace. Sail along the west border of the world map until one of these beasts spawns. After the fight, one will drop a treasure chest containing a memento necklace. Take it back to Nicholas.

Quest #057 - "Not Nicholas's Necklace"
Location	Small island in Eastern Stornway
Available at	After quest #056
Requested by	Woody Nickitt
Response to	Woody Nickitt
Requirement	N/A
Reward	Seed of agility
Detail	Woody Nickitt, who lives on a small island east of Stornway, wants you to retrieve the memento of his lost love, Annabella, that he says was stolen by a man named Nicholas.
Hint for solution	Go to Nicholas' house at night and try to speak to him while he's sleeping. He'll tell you that (this time) a Pink sanguini stole the necklace. Zoom to Bloomingdale and fight some of them, until one finally drops the necklace once again.

Quest #123 - "A Present from the Past"
Location	Stornway - Quester's Rest
Available at	After finishing the main story
Requested by	Erinn
Response to	Erinn
Requirement	N/A
Reward	Yggdrasil dew
Detail	Erinn has asked you to help her find a grotto with the words 'of dolour' in the name, where her mother apparently left a gift for her. Find the dolorous treasure map, and follow it to the grotto.
Hint for solution	It's no use trawling around in the lower floors of the grotto; beat the boss and a cutscene will trigger.

Quest #124 - "Risqué Respects"
Location	Stornway
Available at	After finishing the main story
Requested by	Cosette
Response to	Cosette
Requirement	Dangerous bustier
Reward	Gloomy gloves, learn new recipes
Detail	An old woman paying her respects at a grave in Stornway need you to bring her a dangerous bustier! You can apparently find them in treasure chests in grottoes.
Hint for solution	If you're lucky, you can pick one up on DQVC.

Quest #125 - "Perk Up, Patty!"
Location	Stornway - Quester's Rest
Available at	After finishing quest #123
Requested by	Erinn
Response to	Erinn
Requirement	N/A
Reward	Patty becomes a playable character starting as a minimally eqipped Lv. 28 Thief with 62 skill points ready to allocate.
Detail	Erinn has asked you to try and cheer Patty up. Patty seems to be reminiscing about her time as an explorer, and feeling sad about her long lost friend Phoebe.
Hint for solution	Talk to Erinn behind the counter in the Stornway Inn. She will ask you to try and cheer up Patty. Talk to Patty to see what's bugging her. She will talk about Pheobie, an old friend she used to adventure with but parted ways in a nomad village. Talk to Erinn again and then head out to find the nomad village. Fly to Batsureg and talk to the former chief. He will tell you that Pheobie is dead. Fly back to Stornway and talk to Patty again. Go back to Batsureg at night to talk to Pheobie's ghost. She will ask you to visit her grave. You must take the ship to the Khaalag Coast (coast north of Batsureg). DO NOT FLY; if you do so, she will not meet you at her grave. Find her grave to receive a friendant. Show this to Patty. Patty will now be able to join your party!!!

Quest #131 - "Making Room in Bridgadoom"
Location	Stornway
Available at	After finishing quest #129
Requested by	Maeve
Response to	Maeve
Requirement	N/A
Reward	Enchantress's gloves
Detail	Maeve the mage from Stornway wants you to defeat some fearsome monsters that have appeared in Brigadoom.
Hint for solution	You must defeat a Scarlet fever in L1, and two Scarlet fevers in L2. If you've found your own Silver grotto for quest 129, these should be no problem for you.

Quest #133 - "Recruitment Drive"
Location	Stornway
Available at	After finishing quest #131
Requested by	Calhoun
Response to	Calhoun
Requirement	Full moon axe
Reward	Combat boots
Detail	Calhoun, a martial artist from Stornway, wants you to ask a particular castle maid to join the Back to Brigadoom Brigade. The maid in question wants a full moon axe before she'll agree to join.
Hint for solution	The full moon axe is made using a Moon axe, Full moon ring and 3 Mystifying mixtures.

Quest #135 - "To Brigadoom!"
Location	Stornway
Available at	After finishing quest #133
Requested by	Maeve
Response to	Maeve
Requirement	N/A
Reward	Witch's hat
Detail	Maeve, a mage from Stornway, wants you to attend the inaugural meeting of the Back to Brigadoom Brigade. The meeting is going to take place in the throne room of Brigadoom Castle.
Hint for solution	Follow the directions and take down the Scarlet fever

Other Notable Attributes[]

This is a location where the game can be saved.

This location includes a bank or vault.

This location can be reached using the Zoom spell.

Trivia[]

Stornway's name is based on Stornoway, Scotland and the populace of this town mainly have Scottish accents as a result.
Amalark from DQX has a layout based on it.

Other languages[]

Other languages
French	Ablithia
German	Stinsbruck
Spanish	Pedranía
Italian	Stornland
Dutch	Unknown
Norwegian	Unknown
Greek	Unknown
Portuguese	Unknown
Russian	Unknown
Chinese	Unknown
Korean	Unknown

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Characters	Hero/Heroine Stella Erinn Patty Sellma Aquila Pavo Apus Major Sterling Celestria Corvus Serena Greygnarl Barbarus King Godwyn Queen Voluptua King Aqueus Catarrhina Dr. Phlegming Jack of Alltrades Cap'n Max Meddlin' DLC Special Guests

Regions	Protectorate Angel Falls Bloomingdale Cringle Coast Djust Desert Doomingale Forest Dourbridge Eastern Coffinwell Eastern Stornway Eastern Wormwood Gittish Empire Hermany Iluugazar Plains Khaalag Coast Lonely Coast Lonely Plains Mt. Ulzuun Mt. Ulbaruun Newid Isle Ondor Cliffs Pluvi Isle Slurry Coast Snowberia Snowberian Coast Stornway Urdus Marshland Wormwood Canyon Western Coffinwell Western Stornway Western Wormwood Wyrmneck Wyrmtail Wyrmwing Wyrmsmaw Zere

Towns, villages and places	Alltrades Abbey Observatory Angel Falls Quester's Rest Batsureg Bloomingdale Coffinwell Dourbridge Gleeba Gortress Hunters' Yurts Loch Storn Mirage Mahal Porth Llaffan Realm of the Almighty Slurry Quay Stornway Stornway Castle Swinedimples Academy Upover Wormwood Creek Zere Zere Rocks

Dungeons	Brigadoom Gerzuun Gittingham Palace Heights of Loneliness Magmaroo Oubliette Quarantomb Realm of the Mighty The Bad Cave The Bowhole The Hexagon The Old School The Plumbed Depths Tower of Nod Tower of Trades Tywll Cave

Races	Humans Celestrians

Key terms	Accolade Alchemy Krak Pot Benevolessence Fygg Yggdrasil Gittish Empire Triumgorate Ship Starflight Express Quests Repeatable quests Skills Revocation Coup de Grâce DQVC Tag Mode

Treasure maps	Treasure map Locker map Masayuki map Bosses Grotto locations Monster ranks Treasure chest ranks

Lists	Accessories Accolades Alchemy Ingredients Six Orbs Alchemy Recipes Armor Bestiary Characters Footwear Handwear Headwear Items Important items Leg Armor Minor Characters Quests Shields Skills Spells Vocations Walkthroughs Weapons

Other	Beta and unused elements