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{{LocationInfobox
|game = {{DQ7}}
|title = Faraday
|type= Castle
|image = [[File:DQVII Falrod.jpg|300px]]
|caption = PSX art
|japanese= フォロッド城
|romanji= Foroddo-jō
|old=Falrod Castle
}}

'''Faraday''' (formerly '''Falrod''') is a castle located on a continent to the east of [[Pilchard Bay]] in {{Dragon Quest VII}}.

==Story==
===Past===
Before the {{Party 7}}'s arrival, the country is being attacked by [[Automaton]]s, mechanical androids from the Dark World with orders to kill the populace of Faraday. The citizens of Faraday and Frobisher are demoralized at the length of the war and the casualties. Because the soldiers of Faraday are unable to withstand the massive attack of the automatons, the king has enlisted the help of mercenaries.

The {{Party 7}} arrives in Frobisher. [[Ruff]] notes the smell of oil in the air. They investigate the town and run into [[Thaddeus and Autonymus|Captain Goodwinding]] who is holding a strategy meeting with his soldiers. Afterwards, the party heads to Faraday Castle. There, they sign up to be mercenaries. After defeating the [[Drill sergeant]], they become mercenaries. They meet with the king who informs them of the situation in Faraday. Captain Goodwinding calls a meeting with his soldiers and mercenaries soon after.

Goodwinding informs everyone at the meeting about the situation and asks the group for any ideas on how to stop the mechanized menace. One of the soldiers, Promptly-Wallop, suggest that they talk to Autonymus because he is a mechanical genius. Goodwinding rather oddly informs them that Autonymus wouldn't be interested in helping them. However, Promptly-Wallop conscripts the {{Party 7}} to talk to Autonymus anyways. The {{party 7}} travel west to Autonymus's cabin. Inside, he is working on a mechanical being. When the {{Party 7}} tries to talk to him, he ignores them at first. When they persist, Autonymus becomes abrasive, telling them that he has no concern with the populace of Faraday and that he has more concern for the automatons than for the people.

The {{Party 7}} returns to Faraday and inform Goodwinding that Autonymus has refused to help. Goodwinding chooses to accompany the {{Party 7}} to speak with Autonymus. When they reach Autonymus's cabin. Autonymus rebuffs them again. Goodwinding comments that it was a waste of time coming. As the party and the captain exit the cabin, a lone automaton appears. It breaks down in front of the {{Party 7}}. Autonymus, hearing the noise, comes outside his cabin to investigate. There he sees the automaton. He and Goodwinding take it inside where Autonymus tinkers with it. Goodwinding orders the party to return to the castle because he fears that the automatons are invading the castle at the moment.

The {{Party 7}} returns to find Goodwinding's prediction has come true. The {{Party 7}} is tasked with the defense of the castle gates. The {{Party 7}} defeats two waves of attackers. However before the third wave of automatons attack the {{Party 7}}, something happens to them. They start to attack each other. The {{Party 7}} realize that there is a signal being broadcast from the automaton that Autonymus fixed that is causing the robots to malfunction. With this new weapon, Goodwinding feels confident that they can can invade the Autamatons' Base.

The {{Party 7}} heads east to the Automatons' Base. Autonymus and Goodwinding arrive shortly after with the restored automaton, now known as E.L.L.I.E. E.L.L.I.E broadcasts a signal that causes the automatons guarding the base unable to receive orders while there. They malfunction and go berserk, allowing the {{Party 7}} to continue. They traverse the base and encounter the [[Tinpot Dictator]]. The Tinpot Dictator tells the party that he was chosen by the [[Orgodemir|Demon Lord]] to lead the assault against Faraday. He receives the automatons from the Dark World and can repair them from his base.

He commands the automatons to attack him. However, the machines are unable to process his orders and attack themselves. This frustrates the Tinpot Dictator and he decides to attack the party himself. The {{Party 7}} defeats them and with his dying order, he summons the [[Slaughtomaton]] to destroy everything, no longer caring what happens to Faraday. The {{Party 7}} defeats this machine as well and it is destroyed. After the fight, Goodwinding, Autonymus and E.L.L.I.E enter the boss's lair. The captain compliments the {{Party 7}}'s ability in defeating the leader of the automatons. They return to Faraday Castle where the king thanks them for saving their country. He presents the party with the [[Poison moth knife]], an heirloom of the royal family. The party also receives payment for their mercenary work. With that, the {{Party 7}} returns to the present.

===Present===
Faraday in the present is immersed in robotics. It has mass produced mechanical cleaners and is working on making a mechanical person. However, with no model with which to work on, progress is nonexistent. However, as the party introduces themselves to the King of Faraday, a soldier gives word to the king that they have found the '''Legendary Automaton'''. The king takes some soldiers and they head west to Autonymus' cabin.

The {{Party 7}} arrives there first and they see E.L.L.I.E. It has been running since the last time they saw it in the past. It is making soup for Autonymus, who has been long dead by this point, in the hopes that he will recover. The king arrives and takes E.L.L.I.E with him to the castle.

The {{Party 7}} return to the king and find that scientists are investigating the robot to see how it works. They take some parts away from it and it stops working. The king's tutor, Armand, sees this and asks the king to let E.L.L.I.E be. However, the king has Armand confined in the dungeon. When the {{Party 7}} visits him in the dungeon, he asks them to find parts that he's hidden in Frobisher.

The {{Party 7}} complies with his requests and finds the parts. They return it to Armand and he disguises himself as a soldier to move about the castle. They go into the castle's laboratory and fix E.L.L.I.E. However, it goes berserk and attacks Armand. The king enters the laboratory with soldiers and they turn off E.L.L.I.E. Armand fixes the automaton and returns it to Autonymus' cabin where it continues its pointless task in making soup for Autonymus. The king allows E.L.L.I.E to remain here and realizes that it has become more than just a machine. He promises that he will continue his research into creating mechanical beings, but E.L.L.I.E will not be part of that plan. After the king leaves, Armand thanks the {{Party 7}} in helping him save E.L.L.I.E.

Should the {{Party 7}} visit Autonymus' cabin in Disc 2 in the {{PSX}} Version, they find that E.L.L.I.E no longer functions. She has let herself run down next to Autonymus's bones. In the {{3DS}} Version, if the {{Party 7}} visits after the [[Orgodemir|Demon King]]'s resurrection, both Autonymus's bones and E.L.L.I.E. have disappeared, as will have all the residents of the castle.

==Shops==
===Frobisher (Past)===
{{WeaponShop/Start|title=Weapon Shop|subtitle=}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Stone fangs|price=340|attributes=+12 Attack/+3 Style}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Giant mallet|price=410|attributes=+14 Attack/-5 Style}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Boomerang|display='''{{Boomerang W}}'''|price=650|attributes=+15 Attack/+5 Style}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Stone axe|price=810|attributes=+19 Attack/+4 Style}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Iron lance|price=1000|attributes=+23 Attack/+1 Style}}
{{WeaponShop/End|note=}}
{{ItemShop/Start|title=Item Shop|subtitle=}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Medicinal herb|price=8|attributes=Restores a small amount of HP}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Antidotal herb|price=10|attributes=Cures poison [[status effect]]}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Moonwort bulb|price=30|attributes=Cures paralysis [[status effect]]}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Holy water|price=20|attributes=Temporarily wards off monsters}}
{{ItemShop/End}}
{{ArmourShop/Start|title=|subtitle=|float=}}
{{ArmourShop/Item|name=Scale armour|price=450|attributes=+15 Defence/+9 Style}}
{{ArmourShop/Item|name=Leather dress|price=680|attributes=+17 Defence/+15 Style}}
{{ArmourShop/Item|name=Shell armour|price=880|attributes=+18 Defence/-25 Style}}
{{ArmourShop/Item|name=Kitty shield|price=310|attributes=+9 Defence/+8 Style}}
{{ArmourShop/Item|name=Bronze shield|price=47|attributes=+11 Defence/+7 Style}}
{{ArmourShop/Item|name=Silver tiara|price=450|attributes=+14 Defence/+25 Style}}
{{ArmourShop/Item|name=Iron helmet|price=1100|attributes=+16 Defence/+15 Style}}
{{ArmourShop/End|note=}}

===Frobisher (Present)===
{{WeaponShop/Start|title=Weapon Shop|subtitle=}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Copper sword|price=220|attributes=+11 Attack/+9 Style}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Stone fangs|price=340|attributes=+12 Attack/+3 Style}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Giant mallet|price=410|attributes=+14 Attack/-5 Style}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Boomerang|display='''{{Boomerang W}}'''|price=650|attributes=+15 Attack/+5 Style}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Thorn whip|price=770|attributes=+18 Attack/+7 Style}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Stone axe|price=810|attributes=+19 Attack/+4 Style}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Iron lance|price=1000|attributes=+23 Attack/+1 Style}}
{{WeaponShop/End|note=}}
{{ArmourShop/Start|title=|subtitle=|float=}}
{{ArmourShop/Item|name=Scale armour|price=450|attributes=+15 Defence/+9 Style}}
{{ArmourShop/Item|name=Leather dress|price=680|attributes=+17 Defence/+15 Style}}
{{ArmourShop/Item|name=Shell armour|price=880|attributes=+18 Defence/-25 Style}}
{{ArmourShop/Item|name=Chain mail|price=1050|attributes=+20 Defence/+23 Style}}
{{ArmourShop/Item|name=Bronze shield|price=47|attributes=+11 Defence/+7 Style}}
{{ArmourShop/Item|name=Iron shield|price=920|attributes=+13 Defence/+12 Style}}
{{ArmourShop/Item|name=Iron helmet|price=1100|attributes=+16 Defence/+15 Style}}
{{ArmourShop/End|note=}}

===[[Inn]]===
{|cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="listTable"
!'''Price per person'''
|-
| 10 {{Gold}}
|}

===Other notable attribute===
{{LocationAttr|save}}

==Treasures==
===Past===
{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
| valign="top" width="20%" |
====Frobisher====
*28 {{Gold}}
*[[Leather armour]]
*[[Medicinal herb]]
*[[Mini medal]]
*{{Red Fragment}}
*[[Seed of strength]]
| valign="top" width="20%" |
====Faraday====
*5 {{Gold}} (1,200 more {{Gold}} give by a guard after the region is saved)
*[[Hardwood headwear]]
*[[Leather shield]]
*[[Mini medal]]
*[[Poison moth knife]] (From King Faraday after saving the region)
*[[Seed of resilience]]
*[[Seed of strength]]
| valign="top" width="20%" |
====Institute of Automatry====
*2 {{Gold}}
*[[Bone stake]]
*[[Mini medal]]
*[[Shellmet]]
| valign="top" width="20%" |
====Automaton Stronghold====
*350 {{Gold}}
*[[Iron shield]]
*{{Red Fragment}}
*[[Seed of strength]]
|}

===Present===
{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
| valign="top" width="20%" |
====Frobisher====
*233 {{Gold}}
*[[Mini medal]]
| valign="top" width="20%" |
====Faraday====
*15 {{Gold}}
*{{Green Fragment}}
*Globular pistotron (After a quest at Faraday Castle)
*[[Medicinal herb]]
*[[Mini medal]]
*[[Noble garb]]
*[[Scale armour]]
| valign="top" width="20%" |
====Institute of Automatry====
*{{Red Fragment}}
*[[Hairband]]
| valign="top" width="20%" |
====Automaton Stronghold====
*[[Iron claws]]
*[[Mini medal]]
*[[Seed of strength]]
|}

=={{Monster}}s==
===Past===
{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
| valign="top" width="20%" |
====Automaton Stronghold====
*[[Automaton]]
*[[Babygoyle]]
*[[Cannibox]] (1)
*[[Mousenap]]
*[[Walking corpse]]
|}

===Present===
{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
| valign="top" width="20%" |
====Frobisher====
*Urnexpected (1)
| valign="top" width="20%" |
====Automaton Stronghold====
*[[Cannibox]] (1)
*[[Urnexpected]] (1)
|}

==Nearby {{MFamilies}}s==
{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
| valign="top" width="20%" |
===Past===
*[[Automaton]]
*[[Awebergine]]
*[[Babygoyle]]
*[[Crested viper]]
*[[Healslime]]
*[[Mousenap]]
*[[Muddy hand]]
*[[Nutter]]
*[[She-slime]]
*[[Smashin' crab]]
| valign="top" width="20%" |
===Present===
<small>(After the [[Orgodemir|Demon King]]'s resurrection)</small>
*[[Compos mantis]]
*[[Demon thunderer]]
*[[Escudogre]]
*[[Gnucifer]]
*[[Terracotta warrior (Dragon Quest VII)|Terracotta warrior]]
*[[Wide-load weighvern]]
|}

==Bosses==
===Past===
{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
| valign="top" width="20%" |
====Faraday Castle====
*[[Drill sergeant]]
| valign="top" width="20%" |
====Automaton Stronghold====
*[[Tinpot Dictator]]
*[[Slaughtomaton]]
|}

==Landmarks==
*'''Frobisher''' - The town next to Faraday.
*'''Faraday''' (formerly ''Falrish'')- The castle.
*'''Institute of Automatry''' - West of Faraday. Autonymus lives here by choice, segregating himself from the rest of the populace. In the present, it is labeled as a Forbidden Zone.
*'''Automaton Stronghold''' - A hill east of Faraday. This is the base operations of the Tinpot Dictator and the automatons. In the present, a seer stands outside the base. The player can ask the seer to divine the location of fragments.
*'''Pool of Piety''' - Accessible only in the present at first, this temple serves as the gate to a Pedestal. The Pedestal can only be accessed once the player has the Sacred stone.  The area is accessible through the right {{Mysterious Fragment}}s in a [[Divine Shrine|certain]] shrine.
*'''[[Coral Cave]]'''

==Notable Residents==
*'''[[Thaddeus and Autonymus|Thaddeus]]''' - Captain of the Faradain forces. He leads the charge against the automatons.
*'''[[Thaddeus and Autonymus|Autonymus]]''' - A recluse who lives on the western part of the continent, Autonymus initially wants nothing to do with Faraday. His view changes when, by chance, an automaton lands on his doorstep.
*'''Ellie''' (originally ''Eri'') - Late wife of Autonymus.
*'''E.L.L.I.E.''' (originally the automaton named ''Eri'')
*'''Lance Corporal Promptly-Wallop''' (originally ''Lieutenant Hanes'')
*'''Ambrose''' (originally ''Armand'')

==Other languages==
====Faraday====
{{OtherLanguages
|fr=Faraday|fr-meaning=Same as English name
|de=Faraday|de-meaning=Same as English name
|it=Faraday|it-meaning=Same as English name
|es=Faraday|es-meaning=Same as English name
|zh-tw=|zh-tw-meaning=
}}
====Frobisher====
{{OtherLanguages
|fr=Fort Watt|fr-meaning=
|de=Wydefort|de-meaning=
|it=Fort Chester|it-meaning=
|es=Ática|es-meaning=
|zh-tw=|zh-tw-meaning=
}}

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
DQ VII PS1 MechBase.jpg|Automaton Stronghold in {{VII}}. <br>({{PSX}} Version)
DQVII Falrish.jpg|Frobisher, {{PSX}} art.
DQ Stars Android King Faraday.jpg|King Faraday in {{Stars}}.
</gallery></center>

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