Coffinwell

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This article is about the town, for the region see Coffinwell (region).

Coffinwell is a town in Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies.

It is located to the northeast of Stornway within a region which shares its name. The town has many high, stone walls. Its design is similar to that of a fortress, and is shaped like a shield. The mayor's house is the highest house in the town.

The town is named for its role in the plot of Dragon Quest IX. Its residents have contracted a deadly disease which is plaguing the entire town. The sickness is related to the nearby Quarantomb.

Plot[edit]

When the player first comes to Coffinwell the inhabitants are being afflicted by a disease. The player, at the request of the Mayor, accompanies Dr. Phlegming; a local archaeologist to the nearby Quarantomb to find the source of the disease. In the Quarantomb the player finds that a Monster, the Ragin' Contagion, is the cause. After the player has defeated it, Coffinwell is no longer affected. However Dr. Phlegming's wife, Catharrina died before the Contagion was destroyed. After her funeral, Catarrhina ghost will appear, and ask the player if they can help Dr. Phlegming's sadness by showing him all the people that he saved.

People of interest[edit]

Places of interest[edit]

Inn[edit]

Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Price
5G per person


Item shop[edit]

Item Shop
Item Price Attributes
DQ9 MedicinalHerb.png Medicinal herb 8 Restore 30 HP
DQ9 AntidotalHerb.png Antidotal herb 10 Cure poison state
DQ9 MoonwortBulb.png Moonwort bulb 30 Cure paralyze state
DQ9 ChimaeraWing.png Chimaera wing 25 Teleport to visited towns/villages
DQ9 Evacubell.png Evac-u-bell 28 Escape from dungeons
DQ9 HolyWater.png Holy water 40 Monster repellent


Weapon shop[edit]

Weapon Shop
Item Price Attributes Vocations
Sword.png rapier 480 Attack +19 DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngThief Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.pngDQ9GladiatorIcon.pngDQ9ArmamentalistIcon.png
Sword.png Iron broadsword 1000 Attack +27 DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngThief Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.pngDQ9GladiatorIcon.pngDQ9ArmamentalistIcon.png
Lance.png Iron lance 450 Attack +17 DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngPriest Icon.pngDQ9PaladinIcon.png
Lance.png Long spear 1400 Attack +29 DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngPriest Icon.png
Knife.png bronze knife 200 Attack +10 DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngMage Icon.pngThief Icon.png
Knife.png divine dagger 640 Attack +18 DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngMage Icon.pngThief Icon.png
Knife.png Poison moth knife 1250 Attack +24 DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngMage Icon.pngThief Icon.png
Staff.png oak staff 120 Attack +3
MP Absorption Rate +1.0%
Priest Icon.pngMage Icon.pngDQ9ArmamentalistIcon.pngDQ9PaladinIcon.pngDQ9SageIcon.png
Staff.png wizard's staff 840 Attack +7
MP Absorption Rate +1.5%
Priest Icon.pngMage Icon.pngDQ9ArmamentalistIcon.pngDQ9PaladinIcon.pngDQ9SageIcon.png
Staff.png Staff of sentencing 1600 Attack +11
MP Absorption Rate +2.0%
Priest Icon.pngMage Icon.pngDQ9ArmamentalistIcon.png
Whip.png thorn whip 350 Attack +11 Mage Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.pngLuminary
Whip.png Battle whip 960 Attack +17 Mage Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.png
Pole.png carrying pole 530 Attack +15 Priest Icon.pngMartial Artist Icon.png
Pole.png Oaken pole 780 Attack +22 Priest Icon.pngMartial Artist Icon.png
Claw.png iron claws 620 Attack +17 Martial Artist Icon.pngThief Icon.png
Claw.png Razor claws 1750 Attack +28 Martial Artist Icon.pngThief Icon.png
Fan.png iron fan 300 Attack +14 Martial Artist Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.pngLuminary
Fan.png War fan 920 Attack +24 Martial Artist Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.png


Armor shop[edit]

Armor Shop
Item Price Attributes Vocations
Shield.png bronze shield 370 Defense +6
Block chance +0.5%
DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngPriest Icon.pngMage Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.pngDQ9ArmamentalistIcon.pngDQ9PaladinIcon.pngDQ9SageIcon.pngLuminary
Shield.png shell shield 600 Defense +8
Block Chance +0.5%
DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngPriest Icon.pngMage Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.png
Headwear.png hardwood headwear 120 Defense +4
Magical Might +2
DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngPriest Icon.pngMage Icon.pngThief Icon.pngDQ9GladiatorIcon.pngDQ9PaladinIcon.pngDQ9ArmamentalistIcon.pngDQ9Ranger.pngDQ9SageIcon.png
Headwear.png turban 310 Defense +7
Magical Might +3
Magical Mending +3
DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngPriest Icon.pngMage Icon.pngThief Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.png
Bodywear.png chain mail 540 Defense +11 DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngPriest Icon.pngThief Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.pngDQ9GladiatorIcon.pngDQ9ArmamentalistIcon.pngDQ9PaladinIcon.pngDQ9Ranger.pngLuminary
Bodywear.png bronze armour 720 Defense +14 DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngThief Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.png
Bodywear.png iron cuirass 1000 Defense +16 DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngPriest Icon.pngThief Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.png
Bodywear.pngMale only icon.png garish garb 660 Defense +12 DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngPriest Icon.pngMage Icon.pngMartial Artist Icon.pngThief Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.png
DQ9GladiatorIcon.pngDQ9SageIcon.pngDQ9ArmamentalistIcon.pngDQ9PaladinIcon.pngDQ9Ranger.pngLuminary
Bodywear.png White t-shirt 520 Defense +11 DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngPriest Icon.pngMage Icon.pngMartial Artist Icon.pngThief Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.png
DQ9GladiatorIcon.pngDQ9SageIcon.pngDQ9ArmamentalistIcon.pngDQ9PaladinIcon.pngDQ9Ranger.pngLuminary
Handwear.png leather gauntlets 60 Defense +2 DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngPriest Icon.pngMage Icon.pngMartial Artist Icon.pngThief Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.png
DQ9GladiatorIcon.pngDQ9SageIcon.pngDQ9ArmamentalistIcon.pngDQ9PaladinIcon.pngDQ9Ranger.pngLuminary
Handwear.png Iron gauntlets 450 Defense +5 DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngThief Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.png
Handwear.png leather gloves 190 Deftness +16 DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngPriest Icon.pngMage Icon.pngMartial Artist Icon.pngThief Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.png
DQ9GladiatorIcon.pngDQ9SageIcon.pngDQ9ArmamentalistIcon.pngDQ9PaladinIcon.pngDQ9Ranger.pngLuminary
Legwear.pngMale only icon.png leather kilt 110 Defense +5 DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngPriest Icon.pngMage Icon.pngMartial Artist Icon.pngThief Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.png
DQ9GladiatorIcon.pngDQ9SageIcon.pngDQ9ArmamentalistIcon.pngDQ9PaladinIcon.pngDQ9Ranger.pngLuminary
Legwear.pngFemale only icon.png red skirt 340 Defense +5
Magical Might +3
DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngPriest Icon.pngMage Icon.pngMartial Artist Icon.pngThief Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.png
DQ9GladiatorIcon.pngDQ9SageIcon.pngDQ9ArmamentalistIcon.pngDQ9PaladinIcon.pngDQ9Ranger.pngLuminary
Legwear.png Iron kneecaps 640 Defense +9 DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngPriest Icon.pngThief Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.png
Footwear.png leather boots 70 Defense +2 DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngPriest Icon.pngMage Icon.pngMartial Artist Icon.pngThief Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.png
DQ9GladiatorIcon.pngDQ9SageIcon.pngDQ9ArmamentalistIcon.pngDQ9PaladinIcon.pngDQ9Ranger.pngLuminary
Footwear.png Iron sabatons 580 Defense +7 DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngPriest Icon.pngThief Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.png
Footwear.png clogs 160 Evasion Chance +1.5% DQ9 Warrior Icon.pngPriest Icon.pngMage Icon.pngMartial Artist Icon.pngThief Icon.pngMinstrel Icon.png
DQ9GladiatorIcon.pngDQ9SageIcon.pngDQ9ArmamentalistIcon.pngDQ9PaladinIcon.pngDQ9Ranger.pngLuminary


Location attributes[edit]

   Save icon.png    This is a location where the game can be saved.

   Zoom icon.png    This location can be reached using the Zoom spell.

Quests[edit]

Quest #11 - "The Not-So-Great Escape"
Location Coffinwell well
Availability After acquiring the Ultimate Key.
Requested by Prisoner in the well
Fulfilled to Prisoner in the well
Item Required Hammer handrills
Reward Unhappy hat
Detail There's a prisoner in the cell in the well in Coffinwell who wants you to bring him some hammer handrills to help him break out!
Hint for solution The alchemy recipe for the Hammer handrills is Handrills x 1, Iron nails x 5, and Iron ore x 1.
Repeatable no
Quest #26 - "Doug and the Sluggers"
Location Coffinwell, outside the Mayor's house.
Availability After visiting Alltrades Abbey.
Requested by Doug
Fulfilled to Doug
Item Required Defeat 10 sluggers.
Reward DQ9 MiniMedal.pngMini medal; DQ9 Snakeskin.pngSnakeskin for repeating.
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 can be found in the Coffinwell region.
Repeatable Yes.
Quest #27 - "Big-Headed Bard"
Location Coffinwell, between the armor and item shop
Availability After visiting Alltrades Abbey.
Requested by Earnest
Fulfilled to The nun in Coffinwell church.
Item Required DQ9 TechnicolourDreamcloth.pngTechnicolour 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 You'll need to make a Celestial skein using 3 Fresh water and 5 Tangleweb. Then make the Dreamcloth using 1 Brighten rock, 3 Grubby bandages, and the Celestial skein. Give it to the nun, then visit Earnest again.
Repeatable no
Quest #44 - "A Climber for a Climber"
Location Coffinwell - In front of Mayor Laria's house
Availability After completing main story
Requested by Mrs. Tofferton
Fulfilled to Mrs. Tofferton
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.
Repeatable {{{repeat}}}
Quest #45 - "Tale of the Paper Trail"
Location Coffinwell - Next to the Guardian statue on the right
Availability After completing main story
Requested by Jade
Fulfilled to Jade
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 Defeat random enemies around Coffinwell until you retrieve all 3 Torn Exam Paper pieces.
Repeatable {{{repeat}}}
Quest #46 - "Puttin' 'Em in Platinum"
Location Coffinwell - In the house next to the well
Availability After completing main story
Requested by Dominique
Fulfilled to Dominique
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
Repeatable {{{repeat}}}
Quest #141 - "Coffinwell Conundrum"
Location Coffinwell
Availability After finishing quest #46.
Requested by Dr Phlegming
Fulfilled to Dr Phlegming
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 in B3 of The Oubliette in the basement of the Gittingham Palace.
Repeatable {{{repeat}}}

Treasure and items[edit]


Layout[edit]

Trivia[edit]

The town is notable for having many disease-related puns associated with it.

  • "Coffinwell": "coffin", "well" (a well of coffins)
  • "Dr. Phlegming": "phlegm", "Fleming"
  • "Catarrhina": "catarrh"
  • "Mayor Laria": malaria

References[edit]

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