Stornway is a town in Dragon Quest IX. It is one of the first towns visited by the Hero. 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. It makes Stornway the hub for changing party members, accessing multiplayer, and DQVC features of Dragon Quest IX. The town adds two additional shops after completing the main story of the game. This also adds to Stornway's usefulness in the post game.
Synopsis
Stornway is the first town to be visited after Angel Falls. It is the first location with a castle that the player visits. The player can access it after the road to Angel Falls has been cleared by the castle guards. This happens after the player visits and clears The Hexagon.
Arriving in Stornway, the player becomes involved in the saga with the Wight Knight and Princess Simona. This involves trips to a clearing north of the castle, as well as Brigadoom. After resolving he conflict, King Schott tells the player that the checkpoint east of the castle is now open, allowing passage to Coffinwell.
In addition to the main plot, Stornway is also where the player sees Erinn relocate from Angel Falls and assume control over the Quester's Rest inn. This concludes her role in the main portion of the plot.
Places of Interest
People of Interest
Item Shops
Item Shop | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |
Oak staff | 120 G | Attack +3 MP Absorption Rate +1.0% |
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Wizard's staff | 840 G | Attack +7 MP Absorption Rate +1.5% |
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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 | |||
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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% |
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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 | |||
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Item | Price | Attributes | Vocations |
Leather shield | 90 G | Defense +3 | |
Scale shield | 150 G | Defense +5 | |
Bandana | 45 G | Defense +1 Magical Mending +2 |
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Leather hat | 65 G | Defense +3 Magical Might +2 |
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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 |
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Training top | 250 G | Defense +7 | |
Silk robe | 210 G | Defense +2 Magical Might +3 |
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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 | |||
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Item | Price | Attributes | Vocations |
Silver shield | 30500 G | Defense +32 Block Chance +6.0% |
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Minerva's mitre | 14000 G | Defense +14 Magical Might +20 Magical Mending +20 |
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Canny cap | 12600 G | Defense +13 Magical Might +18 Magical Mending +18 |
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Top hat | 12000 G | Defense +18 Magical Might +15 Magical Mending +15 |
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Ravishing ribbon | 11500 G | Defense +18 Magical Might +14 Magical Mending +16 |
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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 |
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Combat top | 27000 G | Defense +47 | |
Combat costume | 27500 G | Defense +48 | |
Wizard's robe | 12500 G | Defense +27 Magical Might +27 |
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Witch's robe | 13000 G | Defense +27 Magical Might +28 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Price |
6G per person |
Material Gathering and Treasure
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Item | Location |
Coagulant | Gather outside entrance to the city |
Fisticups | Southeast of the city along the road to the Eastern Stornway map |
Seashells | Along the southernmost section of the beach in Eastern Stornway |
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" | |
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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" | |
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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" | |
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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
(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" | |
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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" | |
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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:
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Quest #019 - "Moving House" | |
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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" | |
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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" | |
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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" | |
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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" | |
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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" | |
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Location | Stornway |
Available at | after completing quest 047 |
Requested by | Rufus |
Response to | Rufus |
Requirement | More info collecting... |
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" | |
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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" | |
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Location | Small island off Eastern Stornway |
Available at | after doing quest #039 |
Requested by | Nicholas |
Response to | Nicholas |
Requirement | none |
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" | |
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Location | small island in Eastern Stornway |
Available at | after quest #056 |
Requested by | Woody Nickitt |
Response to | Woody Nickitt |
Requirement | none |
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" | |
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Location | Stornway - Quester's Rest |
Available at | after finishing the main story |
Requested by | Erinn |
Response to | Erinn |
Requirement | More info collecting... |
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" | |
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Location | Stornway |
Available at | after finishing the main story |
Requested by | Cosette |
Response to | Cosette |
Requirement | More info collecting... |
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!" | |
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Location | Stornway - Quester's Rest |
Available at | after finishing quest #123 |
Requested by | Erinn |
Response to | Erinn |
Requirement | More info collecting... |
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" | |
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Location | Stornway |
Available at | after finishing quest #129 |
Requested by | Maeve |
Response to | Maeve |
Requirement | More info collecting... |
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" | |
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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 | More info collecting... |
Quest #135 - "To Bridgadoom!" | |
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Location | Stornway |
Available at | after finishing quest #133 |
Requested by | Maeve |
Response to | Maeve |
Requirement | More info collecting... |
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 | More info collecting... |
Other Notable Attributes
This location can be reached using the Zoom spell.
Monsters in the Area
Western Stornway
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Enemy | Gold | Exp | Drop Item | |
#011 Spirit | 24 G | 16 | Holy water Silk robe |
1/32 1/64 |
#012 Winkster | 25 G | 22 | Cotton trousers Oak staff |
1/32 1/64 |
#013 Hammerhood | 20 G | 20 | Leather kilt Oaken club |
1/64 1/64 |
#014 She-slime | 22 G | 20 | Medicinal herb Slimedrop |
1/8 1/8 |
#015 Funghoul | 20 G | 25 | Medicinal herb Sleeping hibiscus |
1/8 1/128 |
#016 Bubble slime | 18 G | 24 | Antidotal herb Slimedrop |
1/8 1/8 |
#017 Wooper trooper | 32 G | 40 | Pot lid Soldier's sword |
1/16 1/64 |
Eastern Stornway
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Enemy | Gold | Exp | Drop Item | |
#010 Firespirit | 15 G | 12 | Holy water Magic water |
1/32 1/128 |
#012 Winkster | 25 G | 22 | Cotton trousers Oak staff |
1/32 1/64 |
#013 Hammerhood | 20 G | 20 | Leather kilt Oaken club |
1/64 1/64 |
#014 She-slime | 22 G | 20 | Medicinal herb Slimedrop |
1/8 1/8 |
#015 Funghoul | 20 G | 25 | Medicinal herb Sleeping hibiscus |
1/8 1/128 |
#016 Bubble slime | 18 G | 24 | Antidotal herb Slimedrop |
1/8 1/8 |
#017 Wooper trooper | 32 G | 40 | Pot lid Soldier's sword |
1/16 1/64 |
#023 Boppin' badger | 30 G | 60 | Medicinal herb Magic beast hide |
1/16 1/32 |
#039 Flython | 70 G | 100 | Snakeskin Wing of bat |
1/16 1/32 |
Isolated Island
Note: Quest #039 must be completed to access this island.
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Enemy | Gold | Exp | Drop Item | |
#140 Sluggernaut | 120 G | 720 | Cloak of evasion Starlet sandals |
1/32 1/128 |
#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 |
#230 Cannibelle | 156 G | 4250 | Spangled dress Fencing frock |
1/16 1/128 |
Gallery
Trivia
Stornway's name is based on Stornoway, Scotland and the populace of this town mainly have Scottish accents as a result.
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