Wormwood Creek

Town Wormwood Creek
In game map of Wormwood Creek Japanese ナザム村 Game Dragon Quest IX

Wormwood Creek is a town in Dragon Quest IX. It is a location of key importance in the plot relating to Serena and Corvus. Unless the hero arrive here along the storyline, all stores here (except the inn) will not serve any outsiders, including the hero. This is probably a protection setting to prevent the player obtaining better equipment too early, since the town is reachable from Porth Llaffan after the ship is acquired.

History

• This place used to be called Wyrmward Creek. The natives were supposed to be wardens of a great hero. But over the years, the people forgot their purpose and the village name got changed. The great hero was named Greygnarl, who rode a mighty dragon into combat against an evil dragon in the fiercest of battles. The Hero of the Heavens, as he was also known, lived with his followers atop the Magmaroo, a volcano to the west of the village.
• A saying in the town says "When he who seeks the way to Upover appears, open the gates of Wormwood with the light guarded by the sentry statue. " is a hint about how one should get pass the Wormwood Canyon.
• The stone tablets in the east wing if church says, "This stone stands in place of the abomination that brought disaster on our village. Trust outsiders at your peril. Fellowship starts and ends at home. "

Places of Interest

• Hope Springs (Northeast of the region)

Collectable items

Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Item	Location
"Faerie Tales" Recipes of: Purblind bow, Blinding bow, pixie boots, tricksie boots, Spirit bracer, Elfin charm	Bookshelf in Wallace's house
"Items you won't encounter anywhere else" Recipes of : Soul breaker, King axe, erazor-wing boomerang, tempest shield, raging bull helm, payback pumps	Bookshelf in the church
"Sun Worship and Moon Gazing" Recipes of: Lunar fan, Solar fan, Moon axe, Full moon axe, Sun crown, Apollo's Crown	Bookshelf in the item shop
Mini medal	Blue chest in item shop
Cotton gloves	Wardrobe in Inn
Lucida shard	Hope springs

Inn

Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Price
8G per person

Item Shop

Item Shop
Item	Price	Attributes
Strong medicine	36	Restore 40 HP
Moonwort bulb	30	Cure paralyze state
Angel bell	90	Cure confusion state
Magic water	500	Restore 30 MP
Coagulant	90	Paralyze one enemy
Tangleweb	35	Slow down one enemy
Lambswool	180	Alchemy ingredient

Weapon

Shop
Item	Price	Attributes	Vocations

Armor Shop

Shop
Item	Price	Attributes	Vocations

Monsters in the Area

Eastern Wormwood

Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Enemy	Gold	Exp	Drop Item
#131 Sootheslime	172 G	1050	Medicinal herb Slimedrop	1/8 1/8
#139 Grim grinner	118 G	760	Cautery sword Magic shield	1/64 1/64
#140 Sluggernaut	120 G	720	Cloak of evasion Starlet sandals	1/32 1/128
#141 Splatterhorn	122 G	980	Magic beast horn Magic beast hide	1/16 1/32
#142 Whirly girly	132 G	1020	Agility ring Pretty betsy	1/32 1/256
#143 Gramarye gruffon	145 G	1310	Wing of bat Safety shoes	1/16 1/64
#144 Skeleton soldier	149 G	1100	Chain mail Platinum sword	1/32 1/64

Western Wormwood

Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Enemy	Gold	Exp	Drop Item
#139 Grim grinner	118 G	760	Cautery sword Magic shield	1/64 1/64
#140 Sluggernaut	120 G	720	Cloak of evasion Starlet sandals	1/32 1/128
#141 Splatterhorn	122 G	980	Magic beast horn Magic beast hide	1/16 1/32
#142 Whirly girly	132 G	1020	Agility ring Pretty betsy	1/32 1/256
#143 Gramarye gruffon	145 G	1310	Wing of bat Safety shoes	1/16 1/64
#144 Skeleton soldier	149 G	1100	Chain mail Platinum sword	1/32 1/64
#145 Bloody manguini	148 G	1000	Wing of bat Terrible tattoo	1/8 1/16
#147 Harmour	120 G	1300	Silver mail Iron mask	1/64 1/256

Island

Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Enemy	Gold	Exp	Drop Item
#154 Moosifer	152 G	1240	Magic beast hide Seed of life	1/16 1/256
#157 Cyclops	84 G	1400	Oaken club Fur vest	1/16 1/128

Plateau

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

Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Enemy	Gold	Exp	Drop Item
#159 Bomboulder	144 G	1300	Rockbomb shard Yggdrasil dew	1/16 1/128
#170 Abyss diver	92 G	2700	Dragon's scale Watermaul wand	1/32 1/128
#176 Lethal armour	164 G	1680	Magic armour Seed of defense	1/128 1/256
#181 Fright knight	180 G	2180	Sword breaker Dark shield	1/64 1/128
#186 Bad karmour	132 G	2280	Iron ore Hades' helm	1/16 1/128
#188 King crab	146 G	2800	Sleeping hibiscus Poison moth knife	1/16 1/128

Location Attributes

      This is a location where the game can be saved.

      This location can be reached using the Zoom spell.

Gallery

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  In-game map of the town

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  Eastern region

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  Western region

Trivia

• The town was name "Wyrmward Creek", which are similar to the names of the nearby regions "Wyrmneck", "Wyrmwing", "Wyrmsmaw" and "Wyrmtail".
• Wormwood is a term used in the bible to describe a star which falls to earth and poisons the water supply. This description parallels the effect Corvus has on the town as a Celestrian.

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