Ascantha is a castle town found in Square Enix's Dragon Quest VIII. When the player first arrives, the town is in mourning, and very few people are outside. The party helps them deal with it and later the party returns to get the Moonshadow harp which is soon after taken by thieves into the Mole Hole.



Shops

  Item Shop 
Item Price Attributes
  Medicinal herb8?
  Antidotal herb10?
  Rennet powder10?
  Holy water20?
  Chimaera wing25?
  Moonwort bulb30?
  Weapon Shop 
Item Price Attributes
  Wizard's staff1300Attack +15
  Steel broadsword2000Attack +17
  Dagger350Attack +18
  Short bow750Attack +23
  Edged boomerang1360Attack +27
  Armour Shop 
Item Price Attributes
  Leather dress380Defense +15
  Bronze armour840Defense +24
  Iron cuirass1000Defense +25
  Bronze shield370Defense +10
  Turban410Defense +8
  Slime earrings400Defense +4


Inn

Price per person
10 Gold Coins

Treasures

Nearby monsters

Map