Tantegel

Town and Castle Tantegel

Official art of Tantegel Castle. Japanese ラダトーム Rōmaji Radatōmu Game Dragon Quest
Dragon Quest Builders Old localization Tantegel

Tantegel is a castle and accompanying town which serve as the capital of Alefgard. It is featured in the first three Dragon Quest games: Dragon Quest, Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line, and Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation, as part of the Erdrick trilogy. Tantegel is the starting and central location in the original Dragon Quest and is the only location in Alefgard which has a castle and a reigning king.

In the original Famicom release of Dragon Quest, the town surrounding the Ladutorm Castle (ラダトーム城, radatōmu shiro) is called the same name as the castle, Ladutorm Town (ラダトームの町, radatōmu no machi). When the game was localized and released overseas it was decided to give the castle and town different names (Tantegel and Brecconary respectively). In all other English version releases both town and castle are referred to as Tantegel, and combined into one icon on the world map.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

Tantegel is a location of central importance in Dragon Quest for many reasons.

• It is the starting location for the hero of the game.
• It is the only location where the player can save the game.
• It is the only castle in Alefgard that has a reigning king.
• It is the largest city (castle and town combined) in the game.
• It contains one of the essential items to complete the game, the (Sunstone).
• It is the location the hero returns to after completing the game.

Shops and Services

Weapon Shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Bamboo lance	10	+2 Attack
Oaken club	60	+4 Attack
Copper sword	180	+10 Attack
Plain clothes	20	+2 Defense
Leather armour	70	+4 Defense
Leather shield	90	+4 Defense

Item Shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Medicinal herb	24	Heals a small amount of HP
Torch	8	Lights a radius around the Hero
Dragon's scale	20	Provides a small amount of Defense

Nearby monsters

• Slime
• She-slime
• Dracky
• Ghost

Treasures

• Torch
• Chimaera wing
• Gold
• Magic Key
• Seed of life (remakes only)
• Sunstone

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

In Dragon Quest II, Tantegel is much less important. It is not reached until nearly halfway into the game, and the new king is hiding out of fear of Hargon. No major items/information are located there and it can be skipped altogether if desired.

This does not apply to the mobile remakes, which have the king possess one of the five Sigils.

Shops and Services

Weapon Shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Wizard's staff	2500	+8 Attack (NES version) +27 Attack (SNES/GBC versions) Casts Sizz when used in battle
Steel broadsword	1500	+30 Attack
Sledgehammer	4000	+35 Attack (NES version) +40 Attack (SNES/GBC versions)
Cloak of evasion	1250	+20 Defense (NES version) +35 Defense (SNES/GBC versions)
Full plate armour	1000	+25 Defense
Iron helmet	3150	+6 Defense

Item Shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Medicinal herb	15	Heals a small amount of HP.
Antidotal herb	8	Cures one party member of poison.
Chimaera wing	80	Returns you to your last save location.
Holy water	40	Repels weaker monsters.
Banishing bell	640	Protects against non-damaging spells.

Nearby monsters

• Sekerleton
• Shaman
• Gremlin
• Badboon
• Drackmage
• Mud mannequin
• Slime

Treasures

• Holy water

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Tantegel is the location of central importance in the 'dark world' of Alefgard in Dragon Quest III. It contains the essential Sunstone item in this game as well. It also serves as the location the heroes return to after completing the game, similar to Dragon Quest.

Shops and Services

Weapon Shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Wizard's staff	1500	Attack +15
Staff of sentencing	2700	Attack +37
Dragonsbane	15000	Attack +79
Falcon blade	25000	Attack +5
Magic vestment	4400	Defence +30
Angel's robe	3000	Defence +35
Dragon mail	9800	Defence +45

Item Shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Medicinal herb	15	Heals a small amount of HP.
Antidotal herb	8	Cures one party member of poison.
Chimaera wing	80	Returns you to your last save location.
Holy water	40	Repels weaker monsters.
Moonwort bulb	30g	Cures paralysis
File:ICON-Fading Jenny.png Fading Jenny	300g	Makes party invisible for a short time

Nearby monsters

• Muddy hand
• Stone guardian (Called by Muddy hand)
• Healslime
• Marauder
• Infernal serpent
• She-slime
• Slime
• Snail slime
• Living statue

Treasures

• Boxer shorts
• Mini medal
• T'n'T ticket x4 (unavailable in NES and cell phone versions)
• Seed of agility
• Seed of life
• Seed of magic
• Sunstone

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

The Luminary can visit Tantegel during the era of the first game through the Echo Chamber. Here he will find that king Lorik has fallen mute, and needs some spectrum nectar to speak again. This nectar is given to the Luminary upon entering Tickington after completing a few echo chamber quests. The monarch will rewards his saviors with a Pallium regale, and a ballad sung in their honor.

Dragon Quest Builders

In this game, Tantegel has two areas that can be reached by using teleportals: Tantegel Moor and Charlock Castle. The boss of the fourth and final chapter is the Dragonlord.

In Animation

• In the Captain N: The Game Master episode "Three Men and a Dragon", The N Team arrived in Dragon's Den through a Warp Zone leading to Brecconary. While there, Kevin Keene/Captain N obtained Magical herb from the weapon store's shopkeeper in exchange for his digital watch. Simon Belmont purchased water skis, while Kid Icarus (aka Pit) got a magic helmet. The shopkeeper also offered a golden battle axe, but the N Team declined on it.

Comic/Manga

• Nintendo Power Volume 10: The issue contains a Howard & Nester comic where the titular duo arrive at Tantegel. The latter attempts in vain to get the Sunstone.

Etymology

• Tantegel is named after the real-life village of Tintagel and the nearby Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. They are associated with the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and have become one of the most visited places in Britain.

Trivia

• One reason the town was given a different name in the NES version is because the localizers may have thought that it would be odd to call it the same name as its castle, as it is entirely separate from the castle on the world map. However, in Dragon Quest II and III, Tantegel is composed of both combined locations.
• In all remakes of Dragon Quest, there is a woman in the Town of Tantegel who will remark on the hero's good looks and follow the player around until they enter a new area. Interestingly, if the player lodges at the inn with her in tow, the innkeeper will comment that they got up late.

Videos

Dragon Quest I NES

Dragon Quest I SNES/SFC

Dragon Quest I GBC

Dragon Quest II NES

Dragon Quest III NES

Gallery

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  Brecconary NES version.

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  Tantegal's exterior in Dragon Quest II for the Game Boy Color

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  Captain N looking around in Brecconary's weapon shop.

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  Page 1 of Howard and Nester comic based on Dragon Quest.

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  Page 2 of Howard and Nester comic based on Dragon Quest.

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  King of Tantegel in Stars.

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  Nobleman of Tantegel in Stars.

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  Princess Gwaelin of Tantegel in Stars.

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Maps

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  Tantegel Castle in DQ (NES Version)

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  Town of Tantegel in DQ (NES Version)

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  Town and Castle of Tantegel in DQ III. (GBC Version)

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  Tantegel Castle in DQ. (GBC Version)

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  Town of Tantegel in DQ. (GBC Version)

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  Town and Castle of Tantegel in DQ II. (GBC Version)

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  Town and Castle of Tantegel in DQ I & II. (SNES version)