Monster Meadows

The Monster Meadows is a side quest in the game Dragon Quest VII, focusing on building up a nature preserve of sorts for a wide variety of monster species to live in.

Synopsis

The Meadow is available when the player defeats the DarkDraco in Loomin. When Loomin is brought to the present, the Monster Park appears next to Loomin.

When the player enters the monster park, they see a house. Inside the house lives the Monster Guru. The monster guru's dream is to create a place where people can come from all over the world to view monsters in their natural habitat. He asks the party to help him with his dream. Should they accept, the player can now tame monsters for the park. The monster guru will give the party a bag of beef jerky in order to tame monsters.

Taming

In order to tame monsters, the player must have the beef jerky in their inventory. It is a quest item so as such, it cannot be thrown away. The player does not need to have the beef jerky in one of the player's inventory. It can be left in the communal bag.

When the party fights monsters, they must defeat the monster for a chance to tame it. The monster who is defeated last will be the one that the player has a chance at taming so if the player is looking to tame a specific monster, leave that monster for last. Each monster has a set taming value ranging from very easy, like a Slime, to very hard. The higher the value the more difficulty there is in taming a monster. The player can only tame one of each monster. If duplicates arrive, they are sent into storage where the player can choose to release that monster into the wild again.

There are certain things that can help the player tame monsters. Having a party member who has been a Tamer will help by using the Animal Magnetism akill. It increases the likelihood that a monster can be tamed. Using Monster Munchies will also increase the likelihood that a tamed monster will appear.

Blueprints

In the beginning, the monster park will have only three areas: a grassy plain, a storage area for monsters, and the monster guru's house. However, during the course of the game, the player will come across blueprints. Blueprints will allow the monster guru to build new areas for different monsters. There are nine blueprints in the game.

• Hamelia Tower in the present: defeat KingSlime
• Medal King in the present: collect 75 Mini Medals
• Labres in the past: Mt. Tor in treasure chest
• Gorges in the past: next to the Pendragon's house
• Coastal in the past: Dwarf Dwelling in a treasure chest
• Coastal in the present: purchase for 5000 Tokens in the Casino
• Coral Lake in the present: In treasure chest
• Sharkeye's ship in the present: In treasure chest
• Dark Palace in the present: In treasure chest.

Rewards

After the player collects all monsters for the monster park, the monster guru will thank you. He will give the party a Memento of Chibi. It serves as a mark of accomplishment but does nothing else.