Coffinwell

Coffinwell is a town in Dragon Quest IX. It is located to the northeast of Stornway within a region which shares its name. The town has many high, stone walls. It's design is similar to that of an fortress, and is shaped like a shield. The mayor's house is the highest house in the town.

Town Coffinwell
In game map of Coffinwell Japanese ベクセリア Game Dragon Quest IX

This article is about the town, for the region see Coffinwell (region).

The town is named for its role in the plot of Dragon Quest IX. Its residents have contracted a deadly disease which is plaguing the entire town. The sickness is related to the nearby Quarantomb.

People of interest

• Dr. Phlegming

Places of interest

• Dr. Phlegming's laboratory
• Mayor's house

Inn

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Item shop

Item Shop
Item	Price	Attributes
Medicinal herb	8	Restore 30 HP
Antidotal herb	10	Cure poison state
Moonwort bulb	30	Cure paralyze state
Chimaera wing	25	Teleport to visited towns/villages
Evac-u-bell	28	Escape from dungeons
Holy water	40	Monster repellent

Weapon shop

Weapon Shop
Item	Price	Attributes	Vocations
rapier	480	Attack +19
iron broadsword	1000	Attack +27
Iron lance	450	Attack +17
long spear	1400	Attack +29
bronze knife	200	Attack +10
divine dagger	640	Attack +18
poison moth knife	1250	Attack +24
oak staff	120	Attack +3 MP Absorption Rate +1.0%
wizard's staff	840	Attack +7 MP Absorption Rate +1.5%
staff of sentencing	1600	Attack +11 MP Absorption Rate +2.0%
thorn whip	350	Attack +11
battle whip	960	Attack +17
carrying pole	530	Attack +15
oaken pole	780	Attack +22
iron claws	620	Attack +17
razor claws	1750	Attack +28
iron fan	300	Attack +14
war fan	920	Attack +24

Armor shops

Armor Shop
Item	Price	Attributes	Vocations
bronze shield	370	Defense +6 Block chance +0.5%
shell shield	600	Defense +8 Block Chance +0.5%
hardwood headwear	120	Defense +4 Magical Might +2
turban	310	Defense +7 Magical Might +3 Magical Mending +3
chain mail	540	Defense +11
bronze armour	720	Defense +14
iron cuirass	1000	Defense +16
garish garb	660	Defense +12
white t-shirt	520	Defense +11
leather gauntlets	60	Defense +2
iron gauntlets	450	Defense +5
leather gloves	190	Deftness +16
leather kilt	110	Defense +5
red skirt	340	Defense +5 Magical Might +3
iron kneecaps	640	Defense +9
leather boots	70	Defense +2
Template:9I/foot iron sabatons	580	Defense +7
clogs	160	Evasion Chance +1.5%

Location attributes

      This is a location where the game can be saved.

      This location can be reached using the Zoom spell.

Quests

V - D - E Quest #26 - "Doug and the Sluggers"
Location	Coffinwell, outside the Mayor's house.
Availability	After visiting Alltrades Abbey.
Requested by	Doug
Fulfilled to	Doug
Item Required	Defeat 10 sluggers.
Reward	Mini medal; Snakeskin for repeating.
Detail	Poor old Doug in Coffinwell has had his feelings hurt by his granddaughter, who said he looked like a slugger. He wants you to make him feel better by going just outside town and battering ten of them.
Hint for solution	Sluggers can be found in the Coffinwell region.
Repeatable	Yes.

V - D - E Quest #27 - "Big-Headed Bard"
Location	Coffinwell, between the armor and item shop
Availability	After visiting Alltrades Abbey.
Requested by	Earnest
Fulfilled to	The nun in Coffinwell church.
Item Required	Technicolour dreamcloth
Reward	Elfin charm
Detail	A poet in Coffinwell called Earnest wants you to find him a bolt of Technicolour dreamcloth. Once you've found it, he wants you to present it to the nun in the church, along with a love poem he wrote for her.
Hint for solution	You'll need to make a Celestial skein using 3 Fresh water and 5 Tangleweb. Then make the Dreamcloth using 1 Brighten rock, 3 Grubby bandages, and the Celestial skein. Give it to the nun, then visit Earnest again.
Repeatable	no

V - D - E Quest #44 - "A Climber for a Climber"
Location	Coffinwell - In front of Mayor Laria's house
Availability	After completing main story
Requested by	Mrs. Tofferton
Fulfilled to	Mrs. Tofferton
Reward	mini medal
Detail	Mrs. Tofferton, the richest lady in Coffinwell, wants you to find her a beardy weirdy. Apparently, it's fashionable among certain circles to keep one as a pet.
Hint for solution	Defeat a treevil with Stone's Throw. If the beardy weirdy's beard is less than 100 cm long, it will not count toward completing the quest. This quest is repeatable.
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V - D - E Quest #45 - "Tale of the Paper Trail"
Location	Coffinwell - Next to the Guardian statue on the right
Availability	After completing main story
Requested by	Jade
Fulfilled to	Jade
Reward	brainy bracer
Detail	A worried mother wants you to find her son's test paper, which has blown off somewhere outside of Coffinwell.
Hint for solution	Defeat random enemies around Coffinwell until you retrieve all 3 Torn Exam Paper pieces.
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V - D - E Quest #46 - "Puttin' 'Em in Platinum"
Location	Coffinwell - In the house next to the well
Availability	After completing main story
Requested by	Dominique
Fulfilled to	Dominique
Reward	divine dress
Detail	Dominique from Coffinwell wants you to help her son pass his all-important entrance examination. All you need to do is find a platinum sword, platinum shield, some platinum mail, and some platinum headgear.
Hint for solution
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V - D - E Quest #138 - "Shaman You!"
Location	Island on Western Coffinwell map.
Availability	After obtaining your own boat. [Connect to DQVC first, Extra Quests would be downloaded and become available throughout the gameplay.]
Requested by	Shaman
Fulfilled to	Shaman
Reward	Mitre
Detail	The shaman at the shrine on the small island in Loch Storn wants you to try equipping at least three Cursed items.
Hint for solution	The three cursed items must be equiped on the same character.
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V - D - E Quest #141 - "Coffinwell Conundrum"
Location	Coffinwell
Availability	After finishing quest #46.
Requested by	Dr Phlegming
Fulfilled to	Dr Phlegming
Reward	Learn Professor's Pose party trick
Detail	Dr Phlegming needs your help to decipher an old manuscript detailing historical links between Coffinwell and the Gittish Empire. He wants you to try and find a book on the Gittish Empire for him.
Hint for solution	Look in a previously uninteresting bookshelf in B3 of The Oubliette in the basement of the Gittingham Palace.
Repeatable	{{{repeat}}}

Layout

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  The town

Trivia

The town is notable for having many disease-related puns associated with it.

• "Coffinwell" on "coughing" and "well".
• "Dr. Phlegming" on "phlegm" and "Fleming".
• "Catarrhina" on "catarrh".
• "Mayor Laria" on malaria.

References

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