Tantegel

Town and Castle Tantegel

Official art of Tantegel Castle. Japanese ラダトーム Romaji Radatōmu Game Dragon Quest
Dragon Quest II
Dragon Quest III
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 & Services

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

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

Nearby monsters

• Slime
• She-slime
• Dracky
• Ghost

Treasures

• Torch
• Chimaera wing
• gold coins
• 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 Cell phone remakes, which have the king possess one of the 5 Sigils.

Shops & Services

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.

Weapon Shop 

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

Nearby monsters

• Sekerleton
• Shaman
• Gremlin
• Big badboon
• Drackmage
• Mud mannequin
• Slime

Treasures

• Holy water

Remakes

• The music played in the NES is the same one used for Midenhall, Cannock and Dirkandor. The music in the remakes is the castle theme from DQ.
• The King has the Soul Sigil in his possession and gives it to the Luminaries immediately when they find him.

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 Hero and party return to after completing the game, similar to Dragon Quest.

Shops & Services

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
Fading Jenny	300g	Makes party invisible for a short time

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

Nearby monsters

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

Treasures

• Boxer shorts
• Mini medal
• T'n'T ticket (4) (unavailable in NES and Cell phone versions)
• Seed of agility
• Seed of life
• Seed of magic
• Sunstone

16-bit changes

• As with the remakes of II, the castle theme for Tantegel is from DQ, with the town music also being from the first game.

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Shops & services

Item Shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Medicinal herb	8	Restores at least 30 HP to a single ally
Strong medicine	48	Restores at least 50 HP to a single ally
Antidotal herb	10	Cures poison from one party member
Holy water	20	Wards off weaker monsters
Chimaera wing	25	Can be used to return to previously visited locations
Tangleweb	35	Casts Deceleratle on one group
Coagulant	310	Casts Fuddle

Weapon & armour shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Fire claws	16,500	Attack +80 Casts Frizzle
Dragonsbane claws	18,000	Attack +87 +130% damage to dragons
Dragon mail	13,800	Defence +80 -33% breath damage
Dragon shield	6,200	Defence +47 -25% all breath damage
Silver shield	13,700	Defence +63
Mythril helm	11,000	Defence +53
Thinking cap	17,700	Defence +60 Wisdom +40
Dragon scale	200	Defence +5

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 beating Calasmos. The monarch will reward 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

Maps & Gallery

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  Castle map for Dragon Warrior. (NES)

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  Brecconary map for Dragon Warrior. (NES)

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  Castle map for DQ. (GBC)

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  Castle map for DQ. (SFC)

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  Town map for DQ. (SFC)

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  Town map for DQ. (GBC)

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  Town and Castle map for Dragon Warrior III. (NES)

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  Town and Castle map for III. (SFC)

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  Town and Castle map for II. (GBC)

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  Town and Castle map for II. (SFC)

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  Town and Castle map for III. (GBC)

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  Brecconary. (NES)

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  Tantegal's exterior in II. (GBC)

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  Castle and Town from DQ. (Cell phone)

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  Castle throne room. (Cell phone)

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  Town. (Cell phone)

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  Tantegel from II. (Cell phone)

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  Castle Town from III. (Cell phone)

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  Castle from III. (Cell phone)

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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. (Cell phone)

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  Nobleman of Tantegel in Stars. (Cell phone)

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  Princess Gwaelin of Tantegel in Stars. (Cell phone)

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  Elderly man guarding the Sunstone in Stars. (Cell phone)