Farebury

Town Farebury

Map of Farebury Japanese トラペッタ Game Dragon Quest VIII

Farebury is a town and region in the Dragon Quest series that appears in Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King.

It is seen at the very beginning as Munchie comes across it before returning to the Hero.

Characteristics

Farebury is the home of the Fortune Teller Kalderasha, who will occasionally dispense guidance to the party. Another person of notable interest is a Merchant that mans the armor shop, who will periodically hint at the location of recipes as the adventure progresses if spoken to behind the counter.

Synopsis

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Farebury is the home of Master Rylus, a teacher in the magical arts and former master of Dhoulmagus. The Hero, Yangus, Trode and Medea enter the town with the intention of questioning Rylus on his pupil's whereabouts. The Hero finds a drunk Fortune Teller by the name of Kalderasha in the town's bar who mentions that Rylus was killed in a house-fire. Upon interacting with him, he starts an impromptu fortune-telling session which is interrupted by a man barging into the bar, crying that a "monster" is in town. This monster is in fact Trode, causing the townsfolk to harass the party out of town. They then elect to leave Farebury behind and continue their search for Dhoulmagus before Valentina, the daughter of Kalderasha stops them at the gate and pleads for their help. She says that she had a dream involving the party, and that they may be able to assist her.

Meeting her in Kalderasha's home in the back of town, she explains that her father once possessed extraordinary clairvoyant powers and was known all over the world, but suddenly lost his powers one day. She suspects it's because he replaced his crystal ball with a glass one, throwing away the former. Kalderasha then enters the scene, becoming confused as to what Valentina is doing and why the Hero is in his house. He surmises that she was asking the Hero to help regain his powers, stating that he does not need any help before going off to bed. Valentina apologizes for her father's abrasive behavior and implores them to find and return his crystal ball. Upon saying yes, she will give further details of her dream, pointing the party towards the Waterfall Cave.

After the party defeats a brain-damaged merman by the name of Geyzer and brings the crystal ball back to Kalderasha's house, he will confront the Hero and explain that he foretold that they would retrieve his former fortune telling device. He states that the Hero wasted his time, and he will simply throw away the crystal ball again as many times as needed. Upon being told to not "throw things in the fallwater" as mentioned by Geyzer, Kalderasha in a fit of anger demands the crystal ball be given to him, and that he will destroy it once and for all. Valentina then suddenly appears, saying that she knows why Kalderasha threw away his crystal ball. Many years ago, the fortune-teller foresaw the death of Valentina's parents through it, and did nothing to change their fate. He took the orphaned Valentina in and, out of guilt, tossed the crystal ball deep into the Waterfall Cave. Despite knowing the truth, Valentina explains that she would dearly like to see Kalderasha in his former glory again.

The Hero and Yangus are offered a night's rest, and in the morning Kalderasha thanks the Hero, saying that he feels in his element looking into the crystal ball. He then sees a jester breaking down the southern checkpoint, allowing the party to continue their quest.

Shops

Item Shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Medicinal herb	8	?
Antidotal herb	10	?
Chimaera wing	25	?
Plain clothes	30	Defense +4

Weapon Shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Cypress stick	10	Attack +4
Oaken club	110	Attack +7
Giant mallet	240	Attack +13
Copper sword	270	Attack +13
Boomerang	420	Attack +19

Armour Shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Bandit's grass skirt	35	Defense +5
Wayfarer's clothes	70	Defense +7
Leather armour	180	Defense +11
Leather shield	70	Defense +4
Leather hat	65	Defense +3

Merchant with Alchemy Recipes

The armour shop merchant if spoken to at various points during night behind the counter. The following include:

• Thief's Key Recipe - Available after Trode is waiting outside town. Found under the church bell.
• Eros' bow Recipe - Available after the party obtains their ship. Behind the ladder of the watchtower in Pickham.
• Imp knife Recipe - Available after the party defeat Dhoulmagus. Found by searching the fountain in Trodain.

Inn

Price per person
3 Gold Coins

Other notable attributes

      This is a location where the game can be saved.

      This location can be reached using the Zoom spell.

Treasures

• 56 Gold Coins
• Antidotal herb (3)
• Chimaera wing
• Cypress stick (2, one is in a chest requiring the Thief's Key to open)
• Dagger (Thief's Key required)
• Holy water
• Medicinal herb (4)
• Mini medal (Thief's Key required)
• 2 Plain clothes
• Pot lid
• Purple Orb (available after getting the Echo Flute)
• Seed of resilience
• Thief's Key Recipe

Remake changes

• The following material is added in the Nintendo 3DS remake including:
  • A book in the inn describing the blue treasure chests on the overworld and their ability to respawn.
  • Several new story elements from Kalderasha such as:
    • A cutscene showing Dhoulmagus as the apprentice of Rylus and the events leading to him stealing the Sceptre from Trodain, then murdering the first of the Seven Sages.
    • A prompt for the party to return to the ruins of a previous destination, pointing them to a new quest.

Other languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Villatránsito
Français	Lontania
Deutsch	Farebury	Same as English name
Italiano	Farebury	Same as English name

Map & Gallery

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  Armour shop. (Cell phone)

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  Weapon shop. (Cell phone)

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  Item shop. (Cell phone)

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  Inn. (Cell phone)

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  Thief's Key recipe. (Cell phone)

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  Kalderasha pointing the Hero and party to a cavern reachable only by ship. (Cell phone)

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