Asham
| Town | |
|---|---|
| Asham | |
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| Japanese | アッサラーム |
| Game | Dragon Quest III |
| Old localization | Assaram, Ashalam |
Asham is a town in Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation.
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[edit]
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit]
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 Portogus Rex 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.
Shops & services[edit]
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[edit]
Nearby monsters[edit]
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit]
Shops & services[edit]
Item Shop | Item | Price | Attributes |
 Antidotal herb | 10 | Cures poison from one party member |
 Moonwort bulb | 30 | Cures paralysis |
 Dazzle-me-not | 120 | Lifts illusions |
Con man's item shop | Item | Price | Attributes |
 Special medicine | 70 | Restores at least 80 HP to a single ally |
 Sage's elixir | 4,200 | Restores at least 80 MP to a single ally |
 Oomph powder | 700 | Casts Oomph |
 Snooze stick | 1,700 | Attack +29 Casts Snooze |
 Beastly bullwhip | 2,900 | Attack +34 +130% damage to beasts |
 Knuckledusters | 4,400 | Attack +43 |
 Edged boomerang | 1,385 | Attack +24 |
 Cloak of evasion III HD | 1,200 | Defence +28 Evasion +12.5% |
 Black pyjamas | 1,700 | Defence +33 |
 Magical skirt | 1,400 | Defence +29 -25% spell damage Women only |
 Anti-freeze earrings | 3,300 | Wisdom +8 -25% Ice damage |
 Aerofoil earrings | 3,300 | Wisdom +8 -25% Wind damage |
| Note: Listed prices are post-haggling | ||
Night shop | Item | Price | Attributes |
 Oaken club | 60 | Attack +6 |
 Bronze knife | 80 | Attack +8 |
 Boomerang | 540 | Attack +11 Smacks all foes |
 Chain sickle | 360 | Attack +16 |
 Thorn whip | 470 | Attack +19 |
 Iron lance | 750 | Attack +24 |
 Chain whip | 1,300 | Attack +27 |
 Iron claws | 970 | Attack +27 |
 Slapstick | 1,600 | Attack +31 |
 Steel broadsword | 2,000 | Attack +32 |
 Dragon scale | 200 | Defence +5 |
 Hen's tooth | 880 | Luck +20 Lucky devil personality |
Armour shop | Item | Price | Attributes |
 Shell armour | 490 | Defence +17 |
 Chain mail | 720 | Defence +21 |
 Sparring suit | 960 | Defence +22 |
 Leather shield | 120 | Defence +4 |
 Scale shield | 350 | Defence +11 |
 Bronze shield | 680 | Defence +15 |
Etymology[edit]
- The Japanese name, Assarāmu, is derived from as-salamu alaykum, an Arabic greeting that means "peace be upon you".
Trivia[edit]
- 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.
Gallery[edit]
Map. (NES)
Map. (SFC)
Famicom era art.
Asham. (Cell phone)
