Nadiria
Nadiria is the name of the evil underworld in Dragon Quest IV, V, and VI. It is accessible only near the end of each game and contains the final dungeon and boss for each. It has its own world map which is typically much darker (and smaller) than the normal world map.
Its counterpart is Zenithia, a castle in the sky.
Appearances
Dragon Quest IV
Nadiria lies beneath the Central Island. Access is granted through a cave said to lead to the abyss. Nadiria itself appears as an enclosed realm containing both Heaven's Haven and Psaro's Castle, along with four barrier shrines.
Dragon Quest V
Nadiria lies beyond the Estuary Sanctuary, normally sealed from the world. The Grandmaster of the Underworld has been steadily trying to extend his influence beyond Nadiria. The underworld contains a town called Precaria, as well as a T'n'T board and Mt. Zugzwang.
Dragon Quest VI
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Trivia
- The name "Nadiria" is derived from nadir, meaning the lowest point, or (appropriately) point of greatest adversity or despair.
- Hero
- Ragnar
- Alena
- Borya
- Kiryl
- Torneko
- Meena
- Maya
- Healie
- Laurel
- Hardie
- Oojam
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- Tom Foolery
- Orifiela
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- Birdsong Tower
- Briny Lair
- Cascade Cave
- Castle Nadiria
- Cave of Safekeeping
- Colossus
- Con Cave
- Cove's Cove
- Diabolic Hall
- Doorway to Nadiria
- Estark's Crypt
- Four Dens of Nadiria
- Fungeon
- Gupta Gupha
- Imperial Pantry of Parthenia
- Loch Tur
- Mamon Mine
- Nadiria Watchtower
- Psaro's Peak
- Pharos Beacon
- Royal Crypt
- Stairway to Zenithia
- Strathbaile Burrow
- The Cistern Chapel
- Trans-Montane Tunnel
- Vault of Vrenor
- Yggdrasil
- 'The Big Book of Beasts'
- Armlet of Transmutation
- Balloon
- Battle Records
- Birdsong nectar
- Casino
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- Feverfew
- Flute of Revelation
- Gas canister
- Healing Spring
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- Magic Key
- Mod Rod
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- Night light
- Pandemonic Equipment
- Powder keg
- Prince's Letter
- Royal Scroll
- Sage's stone
- Sands of time
- Secret of Evolution
- Slimification
- Sphere of Silence
- Steel Strongbox
- Symbol of faith
- Talaria
- Teleportal
- Thief's Key
- Torneko's shop
- Tournament of Endor
- Treasure map
- Ultimate Key
- Wagon
- Yggdrasil flower
- Zenithian Equipment
- Archdemon
- Bad apple
- Barbatos
- Battle pip
- Beastmaster
- Blizzybody
- Bomboulder
- Brownie
- Chimaera
- Conkerer
- Conkjurer
- Conkuisitor
- Conkuistador
- Cross eye
- Cureslime
- Dracky
- Drag-goof
- Epipany
- Fandangow
- Fat rat
- Flamethrower
- Funghoul
- Ghost
- Gigantes
- Golem
- Goodybag
- Great dragon
- Grudgerigar
- Hades' helm
- Hawk man
- Healslime
- Hellion
- Hoodlum
- Hulagan
- Hyperanemon
- Jailcat
- Killing machine
- King cureslime
- King slime
- Liquid metal slime
- Magic marionette
- Man o' war
- Mandrake marshal
- Metal slime
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- Moosifer
- Mudraker
- Old man of the sea
- Orc king
- Pip fighter
- Pocus poppet
- Powie yowie
- Prestidigitator
- Restless armour
- Revaulting horse
- Rockbomb
- Rotten apple
- Samigina
- Slime
- Slime knight
- Small fry
- Snowbird
- Ticking timeburrm
- Walking corpse
- Warhog
- Wax murderer
- Wiz pip
- Auction Site
- Battenberg
- Coburg checkpoint
- Coburg
- Faerie Lea
- Faerie Palace
- Fortuna
- Gotha
- Hay
- Heaven's Above Abbey
- Helmunaptra
- King Dominicus's Dominion
- Knick-knackatory
- Knot Welcome Inne
- La Guardia
- Littlehaven
- Lodestar Harbour
- Lofty Peak
- Moot Point
- Mostroferrato
- Northminster
- Pontoon and Ventuno
- Porgie Estate
- Precaria
- Roundbeck
- Scuttlebutt
- Stockenbarrel
- The Oasis
- The Ocean
- The Pothold
- Whealbrook
- Zenithia
- Zoomingale
- Abovitall Tower
- Ancient Ruins
- Cataract Caves
- Crocodilopolis
- Diggery Pokery
- Dwarf's Den
- Estark's Labyrinth
- Estuary Sanctuary
- Gotha Path
- Knightmare Towers
- Mantleplace
- Mount Magmageddon
- Mt. Batten Pass
- Mt. Zugzwang
- Neverglade
- Riteof Passage
- Scary Lair
- Stairway to Zenithia
- Talon Tower
- Tunnel south of Zoomingale
- Uptaten Towers
- Whealbrook Adit
- Winter Palace
- 'The Big Book of Beasts'
- Briscoletti family
- Bruise the Ooze
- Casino
- Circle of Fire
- Circle of Water
- Circle of Life
- Demon
- Dragon orb
- Flying Carpet
- Gold Orb
- Healing Spring
- Knick-knacks
- Monster recruitment
- Nadiria
- Order of Zugzwang
- Ra's Mirror
- Silver Orb
- Teleportal
- Time travel
- Torch
- T'n'T
- Tombola
- Wagon
- Zenithian Equipment
- Zenithian Tintinnabulum
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- Alltrades Abbey
- Amor
- Aridea
- Arkbolt
- Castle Graceskull
- Castle Swanstone
- Château de Sass
- Clearvale
- Cloudsgate Citadel
- Despairia
- Dullerton
- Fashion Forge
- Felonia
- Ghent
- Greedmore Valley
- Haggleton
- Houses North of Arkbolt
- Howcastle
- Howsworth
- Lotus Lagoon
- Madame Luca's House
- Medford's Manor
- Mermaids' Reef
- Mt. Snowhere
- Pescado
- Port Haven
- Poseidon's Palace
- Reaper's Peak
- Rubiss' Palace
- Scrimsley
- Seabed Vault
- Slimopolis
- Somnia
- Sorceria
- Suite Dreams
- Turnscote
- Underwater Inn
- Weaver's Peak
- Wellshire
- Well shop south of Alltrades Abbey
- Amor's Northern Cave
- Cavern Under the Lake
- Cryptic Catacombs
- Desert Underpass
- Destiny's Drop
- Everfrost Grotto
- Fungeon
- Gallows Moor
- Gardsbane Tower
- Hallowed Hollow
- Hazy Heights
- Isle o' Smiles
- Isle of Murdaw
- Lucid Grotto
- Mortamor's Dreadlair
- Moonmirror Tower
- Mountain Pass
- Murdaw's Keep
- Old Coal Mine
- Pillar of Pegasus
- Prison of Sorrow
- Seabed Shrine
- Somnia Well
- Sunken Ship
- Stormsgate Citadel
- The Spiegelspire
- Underkeep
- Underwater Tunnel
- Wayfarer's Pass
- Well south of Alltrades Abbey