Stornway

Town Stornway
In game map of Stornway Japanese セントシュタイン Rōmaji Saint Stein Game Dragon Quest IX

This article is about the town, for the region see Stornway (region), for the castle see Stornway Castle.

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. In the post game, Stornway has many quests which are focused on its royal family, kingdom history, and characters in the Quester's Rest.

Synopsis

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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

• Quester's Rest
• Stornway Castle
• Stornway (region)

People of interest

• King Schott
• Princess Simona
• Erinn
• Pavo
• Sellma
• Patty

Item shop

Item Shop
Item	Price	Attributes	Vocations
Medicinal herb	8	Restore 30 HP	N/A
Antidotal herb	10	Cure poison state	N/A
Chimaera wing	25	Teleport to visited towns/villages	N/A
Evac-u-bell	28	Escape from dungeons	N/A
Holy water	40	Monster repellent	N/A
Gold ring	220	Defense +2

Weapon shop 1

Weapon Shop #1
Item	Price	Attributes	Vocations
Copper sword	150	Attack +7
Soldier's sword	240	Attack +13
rapier	480	Attack +19
Bamboo lance	85	Attack +6
Iron lance	450	Attack +17
Paring knife	70	Attack +4
bronze knife	200	Attack +10
divine dagger	640	Attack +18
oak staff	120	Attack +3 MP Absorption Rate +1.0%
wizard's staff	840	Attack +7 MP Absorption Rate +1.5%
Leather whip	95	Attack +4
thorn whip	350	Attack +11
Laundry pole	40	Attack +5
carrying pole	530	Attack +15
Stone claws	100	Attack +7
iron claws	620	Attack +17
Feather fan	110	Attack +9
iron fan	300	Attack +14

Weapon shop 2

Weapon Shop #2
Item	Price	Attributes	Vocations
Falcon blade	14,800	Attack +12
Demon spear	34,500	Attack +93
Gladius	31,200	Attack +102
Sage's staff	35,000	Attack +73 Magical Might +12 MP Absorption Rate +8.0%
Queen's whip	41,000	Attack +80
Dragon rod	39,800	Attack +113
Cobra claws	29,000	Attack +93
Friendly fan	45,000	Attack +112
Ice axe	37,000	Attack +108
Giant's hammer	35,500	Attack +109
Flametang boomerang	19,500	Attack +71
Purblind bow	36,000	Attack +110
Note: This shop opens after completing the main story.

Armor shop 1

Armor Shop #1
Item	Price	Attributes	Vocations
Leather shield	90	Defense +3
scale shield	150	Defense +5
Bandana	45	Defense +1 Magical Mending +2
leather hat	65	Defense +3 Magical Might +2
Wayfarer's clothes	70	Defense +4
Leather armour	180	Defense +6
Scale armour	350	Defense +9
chain mail	540	Defense +11
Leather dress	290	Defense +6 Magical Mending +3
Training top	250	Defense +7
silk robe	210	Defense +2 Magical Might +3
leather gauntlets	60	Defense +2
Cotton gloves	50	Deftness +5
Cotton trousers	80	Defense +2
Training trousers	170	Defense +4
Leather shoes	40	Evasion chance +1.0%
high heels	220	Evasion Chance +1.0%

Armor shop 2

Armor Shop #2
Item	Price	Attributes	Vocations
Silver shield	30500	Defense +32 Block Chance +6.0%
Minerva's mitre	14000	Defense +14 Magical Might +20 Magical Mending +20
Canny cap	12600	Defense +13 Magical Might +18 Magical Mending +18
Top hat	12000	Defense +18 Magical Might +15 Magical Mending +15
Ravishing ribbon	11500	Defense +18 Magical Might +14 Magical Mending +16
Gigant armour	36000	Defense +58
Tint-tastic tutu	24400	Defense +44
Maiden's mantle	23500	Defense +32 Magical Might +18 Magical Mending +22
Combat top	27000	Defense +47
Combat costume	27500	Defense +48
Wizard's robe	12500	Defense +27 Magical Might +27
Witch's robe	13000	Defense +27 Magical Might +28
Crimson gauntlets	4250	Deftness +83
Combat trousers	9500	Defense +19
Clever clogs	3900	Defense +17
Crimson boots	3400	Defense +18
Shaman shoes	4400	Evasion Chance +4.0% Magical Mending +15
Bardic boots	4500	Evasion Chance +4.0%
Note: This shop opens after completing the main story.

DQVC shop

Stornway also features the DQVC shop inside the Quester's Rest. This shop is run by Sellma and sells items related to the current theme of the week.

Inn

See main article: Quester's Rest

Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Price
3 gold coins per person

Items and treasure chests

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Item	Location
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

Expand V - D - E Quest #2 - "Pleased as Punch"
Location	Stornway church
Availability	Upon arriving in Stornway.
Requested by	Ricki
Fulfilled 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.
Repeatable	no

Expand V - D - E Quest #3 - "We Like to Party"
Location	Stornway church
Availability	After completing Quest #2 and accepting King Schott's request to go to Loch Storn to slay the Wight Knight.
Requested by	Ricki
Fulfilled to	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.
Repeatable	no

Expand V - D - E Quest #4 - "Pick Me Up a Panacea"
Location	Stornway plaza
Availability	After defeating Morag. Alchemy enabled.
Requested by	Bill
Fulfilled to	Bill
Item Required	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 herbs and 1 Moonwort bulb. First go to Quester's Rest and talk to Krak Pot, use alchemy to: Convert 6 Medicinal herbs to 3 Strong medicines Convert 1 Medicinal herb and 1 Strong medicine to 1 Superior medicine Convert 2 Strong medicines to 1 Special medicine Convert 1 Special medicine, 1 Superior medicine and 1 Moonwort bulb to 1 Panacea Give the panacea to Bill to complete the quest.
Repeatable	no

Expand V - D - E Quest #9 - "Labour of Love"
Location	Stornway armour shop.
Availability	After defeating Morag.
Requested by	Julia
Fulfilled to	Julia
Item Required	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, they have a 1⁄16 chance of dropping Evencloth. It can also be collected in the Djust Desert or Ondor Cliffs.
Repeatable	No.

Expand V - D - E Quest #19 - "Moving House"
Location	Stornway, outside northwest house.
Availability	After visiting Alltrades Abbey.
Requested by	old man
Fulfilled to	old man
Item Required	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 with a Corundum.
Repeatable	No

Expand V - D - E Quest #20 - "A Masky Task."
Location	Stornway, northwest house.
Availability	After obtaining your own boat.
Requested by	Malinda
Fulfilled to	Malinda
Item Required	Malleable mask
Reward	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 Jaguarment.
Hint for solution	Prepare a Papillon mask in the Krak Pot.
Repeatable	{{{repeat}}}

Expand V - D - E Quest #21 - "Spud-She-Like"
Location	Stornway, west house between the weapon shop and the inn.
Availability	After alchemy is enabled.
Requested by	Alison
Fulfilled to	Alison
Item Required	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	You need: 3 Mirrorstones, 2 Lucida shards, 1 Hephaestus' flame. To make a Lucida shard, you need 3 Brighten rocks (Goodybag drop near Batsureg or from the world map near Gleeba) and 3 Evencloths (Ragged reaper drop near Zere). Hephaestus' flames can be found randomly in rank 5 blue treasure chests or made by combining Iron ore, Lava lump, and Toad oil in the Krak Pot.
Repeatable	No.

Expand V - D - E Quest #22 - "Mantle à La Mode"
Location	Stornway armor shop
Availability	After obtaining your own boat.
Requested by	Kalvin
Fulfilled to	Kalvin
Item Required	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
Repeatable	{{{repeat}}}

Expand V - D - E Quest #42 - "Letter Getter"
Location	Stornway
Availability	After completing quest #47
Requested by	Rufus
Fulfilled to	Bryson
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 grottos.
Repeatable	{{{repeat}}}

Expand V - D - E Quest #43 - "Maid to Wait"
Location	Stornway - First house at the right
Availability	After completing main story
Requested by	Gulliver
Fulfilled to	Gulliver
Item Required	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	You can buy both items at the secret shop in Dourbridge. Even male characters are able to equip them and complete this quest.
Repeatable	no

Expand V - D - E Quest #123 - "A Present from the Past"
Location	Stornway in Quester's Rest.
Availability	After finishing the main story.
Requested by	Erinn
Fulfilled to	Erinn
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	You must defeat the boss of the Grotto in order to find the present for Erinn. Then return to the Quester's Rest and talk to Erinn behind the counter again to complete the quest.
Repeatable	{{{repeat}}}

Expand V - D - E Quest #124 - "Risqué Respects"
Location	Stornway
Availability	After finishing the main story.
Requested by	Cosette
Fulfilled to	Cosette
Reward	Gloomy gloves, learn new alchemy 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 Grottos.
Hint for solution	If you're lucky, you can pick one up on DQVC. Otherwise you have a small chance of finding one in a Level 30 Grotto in a rank 5 chest.
Repeatable	{{{repeat}}}

Expand V - D - E Quest #125 - "Perk Up, Patty!"
Location	Stornway - Quester's Rest
Availability	After finishing Quest #123
Requested by	Erinn
Fulfilled to	Erinn
Reward	Patty becomes a playable character starting as a minimally equipped Level 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	Ask the people of Batsureg if they know Phoebe. If Batkhaan has left to visit the grave of his wife, you must travel there and witness a scene before he will return to Batsureg. After speaking to Batkhaan, return to Stornway and speak to Erinn again. Then return to Batsureg at night to find Phoebe's ghost in the center of the village. Phoebe asks you to sail to her grave on the Khalag Coast. You must take the boat there, not the Starflight Express. The grave is on the eastern side of the Khalag Coast. After acquiring the friendant, take it back to Patty to complete the quest.
Repeatable	{{{repeat}}}

Expand V - D - E Quest #131 - "Making Room in Bridgadoom"
Location	Stornway
Availability	after finishing quest #129
Requested by	Maeve
Fulfilled to	Maeve
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.
Repeatable	{{{repeat}}}

Expand V - D - E Quest #133 - "Recruitment Drive"
Location	Stornway
Availability	after finishing quest #131
Requested by	Calhoun
Fulfilled to	Calhoun
Item Required	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
Repeatable	{{{repeat}}}

Expand V - D - E Quest #135 - "To Bridgadoom!"
Location	Stornway
Availability	after finishing quest #133
Requested by	Maeve
Fulfilled to	Maeve
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	In Brigadoom, you'll have to fight a scarlet fever to help Princess Simona.
Repeatable	{{{repeat}}}

Other notable attributes

      This is a location where the game can be saved.

      This location includes a bank or vault.

      This location can be reached using the Zoom spell.

Trivia

Stornway's name is based on Stornoway, Scotland, and the populace of this town mainly have Scottish accents as a result.

Gallery

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  Map of Stornway castle town.

References

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