Cantlin

City Cantlin

Official art of Cantlin. Japanese メルキド Game Dragon Quest
Dragon Quest Builders

Cantlin (メルキド, Merukido, Mercado) is a walled city located in the south central region of Alefgard. It exists in Dragon Quest and Dragon Quest III. It does not appear in Dragon Quest II similar to many other locations in Alefgard. Cantlin is most famous for being guarded by a golem in the original game. It was recently featured in Dragon Quest Builders as the starting city, followed by Rimuldar.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

In Dragon Quest, the city of Cantlin is typically the last major city the hero visits. It is surrounded by some of the strongest outer world monsters. When first approached, the city is guarded by a golem monster, which is triggered when the hero first attempts to enter the mountain range surrounding the city. This battle is a one time event, and is the only place where a golem can be encountered. The weapons and armor shop in Cantlin sells the best equipment the character can purchase in the game.

Dragon Quest Builders

Despite all of this, Cantlin is a not a required location to visit in order to complete the game.

Dragon Quest II

Pointing The Hero and his cousins to the Lightouse to find 1 of 5 Sigils, the grandson of the Dragonlord points them to an island south of where Cantlin once stood.

Dragon Quest III

In Dragon Quest III, Cantlin contains references to its future representation in Dragon Quest, such as a man contemplating the construction of a golem to protect the city from attackers. Although all of the shops listed below exist, none of them are occupied or sell anything. The residents of the town have given up working due to the archfiend.

Dragon Quest Builders

In this game, the Cantlin region consists of four different areas that can be reached by using teleportals:

• The Ravaged Realm
• Hammerhood Heights
• The Damdara Desert
• Rockbomb Ravine

Shops & Services

NorthwestItem Shop  Item Price Attributes Medicinal herb 8 ? Torch 8 ? Western Item Shop  Item Price Attributes Chimaera wing 25 ? Dragon's scale 20 ? Holy Water Shop  Item Price Attributes Holy water 20 ? Northern Weapon Shop  Item Price Attributes Bamboo spear 10 Attack +2 Oaken club 60 Attack +4 Copper sword 180 Attack +10 Northern Armor Shop  Item Price Attributes Leather armour 70 Defense +4 Chain mail 300 Defense +10 Iron shield 800 Defense +10 Southern Weapon Shop  Item Price Attributes Iron axe 560 Attack +15 Steel broadsword 1,500 Attack +20 Southern Armor Shop  Item Price Attributes Full plate armour 3,000 Defense +24 Magic armour 7,700 Defense +24 Magic key Weapon Shop  Item Price Attributes Fire blade 9,800 Attack +28 Magic key Armor Shop  Item Price Attributes Silver shield 14,800 Defense +20 Inn Dragon Quest I 100 Gold Coins Dragon Quest III 50 Gold Coins Locked doors The first game has two doors in southwestern part of town, the first of which leads to man with clues Erdrick's Armor, and the second to the hidden shops. DQIII has three locked doors, none of which lead to vital or interesting things. Items CollapseDragon Quest (All remakes) Item Location Seed of Resilience Dresser in the inn Magic Key Dresser in southwestern man's house CollapseDragon Quest III (All remakes) Item Location Tiny medal Search in the building in the top left corner of town Wizard's ring Search in the center of the building on the lower left corner of town Token Search by the counter in the building on the lower right corner of town Dark robe It will be available to search for in a grassy area in the center building after getting the second riddle in Zenith Punk ring Dresser in the inn Token Left drawer upstair in the huge shop on the left side of the town Party dress Right drawer upstair in the huge shop on the left side of the town Kindly book On a bookshelf upstair in the huge shop on the left side of the town Lady book On a bookshelf upstair in the huge shop on the left side of the town Smart book On a bookshelf upstair in the huge shop on the left side of the town Hero book On a bookshelf upstair in the huge shop on the left side of the town Defy book On a bookshelf upstair in the huge shop on the left side of the town Location attributes       This location includes a bank or vault.       This location includes a casino or other gambling facility. Note: The vault only appears in the SNES and GBC versions of Dragon Quest. The monster arena only appears in Dragon Quest III. Nearby monsters III Boss troll Chimaera Darth voodoo Ghoul Muddy hand Skelegon Stone guardian (Called by Muddy hand) Walking corpse (Called by Voodoo warlock) Voodoogooder (Called by Ghoul) Gallery DQ I Golem battle Maps Cantlin's NES map in the original game The Ravaged Realm Hammerhood Heights Damdara Desert Rockbomb Ravine