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{{LocationInfobox | {{LocationInfobox | ||
|game = | |game = ''[[Dragon Quest II]]'' <br> ''[[Dragon Quest Builders 2]]'' | ||
|title = Midenhall | |title = Midenhall | ||
|type= Kingdom | |type= Kingdom | ||
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|japanese=ローレシア | |japanese=ローレシア | ||
|romaji=Rōreshia ([[Gwaelin|Laura]]sia) | |romaji=Rōreshia ([[Gwaelin|Laura]]sia) | ||
|old=Lorasia ( | |old=Lorasia (GBC era) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Midenhall''' is a castle located in northeast [[Torland]], and is the starting location of | '''Midenhall''' is a castle located in northeast [[Torland]], and is the starting location of ''[[Dragon Quest II]]''. It is one of the three [[List of Kingdoms in Dragon Quest|kingdoms]] established by the [[Hero (Dragon Quest)|descendant of Erdrick]] and [[Princess Gwaelin]], as well as the oldest. | ||
It is one of the three [[List of Kingdoms in Dragon Quest|kingdoms]] established by the [[Hero (Dragon Quest)|descendant of Erdrick]] and [[Princess Gwaelin]], as well as the oldest. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
==={{DQ2}}=== | ==={{DQ2}}=== | ||
At the beginning of the game, a wounded soldier arrives from the kingdom of [[Moonbrooke]] to tell the king of the events of [[Hargon]]'s attack on his cousin's castle, setting the plot of the game into motion as the | At the beginning of the game, a wounded soldier arrives from the kingdom of [[Moonbrooke]] to tell the king of the events of [[Hargon]]'s attack on his cousin's castle, setting the plot of the game into motion as the [[Prince of Midenhall]] sets out to save the world from the insane cultist. | ||
Often thought to be the most powerful kingdom due to the wounded soldier from [[Moonbrooke]] going to Middenhall instead of [[Cannock]], which is much closer. | |||
Much later on in the game, | Upon leaving the throne room at the start of the game, The King gives The Hero a chest containing both a [[Copper sword]] and 50 [[Gold]] Coins. The chest will only be there until the area is exited, thus being possible to miss. Much later on in the game, [[Hargon's Castle]] will take the form of Middenhall when first entered. The NPCs speak as if the kindly priest Hargon has made peace with the nation, swaying them to his cult and imploring the three cousins to do the same. In order to dispel the illusion and put an end to the madness, the player must use the [[Eye of Rubiss]]. | ||
====Teleportal==== | ====Teleportal==== | ||
Middenhall houses the first [[Teleportal]] in the series, transporting the player to a [[ | Middenhall houses the first [[Teleportal]] in the series, transporting the player to a [[Shrine West of Zahan|small island]] just next to [[Zahan]]. The area is too small for the player to explore, and is just a teaser hinting at the scope of the adventure. | ||
====[[Mark of Erdrick]]==== | ====[[Mark of Erdrick]]==== | ||
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====[[Lightning staff]]==== | ====[[Lightning staff]]==== | ||
Midenhall's dungeon houses an [[Wrecktor]] that will drop the [[Princess of Moonbrooke]]'s best weapon, the Lightning | Midenhall's dungeon houses an [[Wrecktor]] that will drop the [[Princess of Moonbrooke]]'s best weapon, the Lightning Staff. | ||
In the | In the NES version of ''II'', the Wrecktor will revive after the player saves and resets their game, allow them to pummel the monster over and over to sell duplicates of the staff at a massive profit. This handy exploit was removed in all other versions. | ||
====Other treasures==== | ====Other treasures==== | ||
*'''50 | *'''50 [[Gold]] coins''' | ||
*'''[[Copper sword]]''' | *'''[[Copper sword]]''' | ||
*1,196 | *1,196 [[Gold]] Coins (remakes) | ||
*[[Chimaera wing]] | *[[Chimaera wing]] | ||
*[[Medicinal herb]] | *[[Medicinal herb]] | ||
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{{ItemShop/Item|name=Antidotal herb|price=8}} | {{ItemShop/Item|name=Antidotal herb|price=8}} | ||
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Leather shield|price=90}} | {{ItemShop/Item|name=Leather shield|price=90}} | ||
{{ItemShop/End|note=The | {{ItemShop/End|note=The leather shield is not available in the NES version.}} | ||
====Nearby monsters==== | ====Nearby monsters==== | ||
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*[[Slime]] | *[[Slime]] | ||
==== | ==''[[Dragon Quest Builders 2]]''== | ||
* | Hargon's illusion of Midenhall appears near the end of Chapter 3 and appear as a ruin and where the Builder gets ambushed by monsters after Warwick is found out as a traitor to Moondrooke. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
*The name ''Laurasia'' derives from [[Princess Gwaelin]]'s Japanese name ''Laura''. She and the [[Hero (Dragon Quest I)|hero from Dragon Quest]] traveled to new lands after the events of ''[[Dragon Quest]]''. | |||
:* Laurasia was also the name of the real-life super continent that dominated the northern half of the world 200~180 million years ago. | |||
== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | |||
File:DQ II NES Midenhall Castle.png|NES map | |||
File:Middenhall 16-bit.png|SNES map | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{DQII}} | {{DQII}} | ||
[[Category:Dragon Quest II locations]] | [[Category:Dragon Quest II locations]] | ||
