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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
The town is notable for having many disease-related puns associated with it.
The town is notable for having many disease-related puns associated with it.
* "Coffinwell" is a pun on "coughing" and "well".
* "Coffinwell" on "coughing" and "well".
* "Dr. Phlegming" is a pun on "phlegm", the mucus created from coughing, and "[[Wikipedia:Alexander Fleming|Fleming]]", the discoverer of [[Wikipedia:Penicillin|penicillin]].
* "Dr. Phlegming" on "phlegm" and "[[Wikipedia:Alexander Fleming|Fleming]]".
* "Catarrhina" is a pun on the term "[[Wikipedia:catarrh|catarrh]]".
* "Catarrhina" on "[[Wikipedia:catarrh|catarrh]]".
* "Mayor Laria", is a play on [[Wikipedia:Malaria|malaria]].
* "Mayor Laria" on [[Wikipedia:Malaria|malaria]].


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 16:05, 17 June 2011

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

Coffinwell is a town in Dragon Quest IX. It is located to the northeast of Stornway within a region which shares its name. The town has many high, stone walls. It's design is similar to that of an 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.

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Armor shops

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Quests

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.
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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 #138 - "Shaman You!"
Location Island on Western Coffinwell map.
Availability After obtaining your own boat. [Connect to DQVC first, Extra Quests would be downloaded and become available throughout the gameplay.]
Requested by Shaman
Fulfilled to Shaman
Reward Mitre
Detail The shaman at the shrine on the small island in Loch Storn wants you to try equipping at least three Cursed items.
Hint for solution The three cursed items must be equiped on the same character.
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}}}

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Trivia

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

  • "Coffinwell" on "coughing" and "well".
  • "Dr. Phlegming" on "phlegm" and "Fleming".
  • "Catarrhina" on "catarrh".
  • "Mayor Laria" on malaria.

References

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