Asham

Town Asham

Super famicom artwork. Japanese アッサラーム Game Dragon Quest III Old localization Assaram, Ashalam

Asham is a town in Dragon Quest III. It located southeast of Romaria and sits in the shadow of an immense mountain chain, which in correspondence to the real world would place it around Iraq. Asham is a rest point before venturing through the harsh desert to reach Isis and the Pyramid. It is close to the left entrance of Nordy's Grotto, through which the player must pass to reach Baharata.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Asham is one of only a few towns to behave an active night life. In addition to having a dancing club and a fortune teller open at night, it also has a weapons and armor shop only open at night.

The older brother of the Isis minister lives in a townhouse locked behind a door that requires the magic key to enter. He waxes philosophically about water being the lifeblood and mankind, but also gives first-time players the direct hint that to enter the eastern lands they will need the Royal Missive from the king of Portoga. A lone Imp appears in the upstairs section of the building locked with at night, it's Morph spell and cat disguise having worn off. It will start a battle when confronted, but why it is there is never explained.

The dancers performing

Shops & services

The price of each item in the con man shops can be lowered to 1/8th by haggling with the merchant, similar to Morocco in the real world.

Con man's equipment shop (remakes) 

Item	Price	Attributes
Wizard's staff	24,000	Attack +15
Holy lance	36,800	Attack +35
Iron axe	40,000	Attack +38
Iron helmet	16,000	Defense +16
Magical skirt	24,000	Defense +25
Black pyjamas	38,400	Defense +29

Con man's equipment shop (NES) 

Item	Price	Attributes
Battle axe	40,000	Attack +40
Sizeable scissors	59,200	Attack +48
Somatic staff	40,000	Attack +55
Turban	2,560	Defense +8
Iron helmet	16,000	Defense +16
Cloak of evasion	46,4000	Defense +20

Con man's item shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Medicinal herb	128	?
Antidotal herb	160	?
Holy water	320	?
Chimaera wing	400	?
Tangleweb	560	?
Gold chain	16,000	Resilience +10

Regular armor shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Scandalous swimsuit	1,100	Defense +1
Chain mail	480	Defense +20
Iron Apron	700	Defense +22
Iron armour	1,100	Defense +25
Bronze shield	180/250	Defense +7
Iron shield	700	Defense +12
Scale shield	600	Defense +12
Fur hood	250	Defense +10
Note: The swimsuit and iron shield are only in the NES version

Night weapon shop (NES) 

Item	Price	Attributes
Divine dagger	200	Attack +14
Chain sickle	550	Attack +24
Iron lance	750	Attack +28
Steel broadsword	1,500	Attack +33
Battle axe	2,500	Attack +40

Night weapon shop (remakes) 

Item	Price	Attributes
Divine dagger	200	Attack +14
Chain sickle	320	Attack +16
Iron lance	650	Attack +26
Chain whip	1,000	Attack +27
Iron claws	870	Attack +25
Iron axe	2,500	Attack +38

Regular item shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Antidotal herb	10	?
Moonwort bulb	30	?

Treasures

• Coagulant
• Mini medal x2
• Look, No Pants!

Nearby monsters

• Bullmustiff
• Cumaulus
• Drac the Vlad
• Jackanape
• Vampire cat

Remake

• In the NES Version, the Imp behind can the Magic Key door can be battled any time the player enters the room; in the remakes, it won't reappear.
• In the remakes, the music from the Pyramid is used as the night theme.

Trivia

• The Japanese name, Assarāmu, is derived from as-salamu alaykum, an Arabic greeting that means "peace be upon you".

Gallery

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  Famicom map.

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  SFC map.

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  Famicom era art.