Pioneer Town

The Pioneer Town is a town that can be created by the player in the Sony PlayStation version of Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen and other remakes following.

It's started by Hank Hoffman Jr. after he leaves The Hero and party to apprentice under Conrad Hilton and begins to want to develop a town of his own. It is built in the area formerly occupied by the Desert Bazaar.

Nintendo DS versionEdit

After his apprenticeship with Conrad Hilton in Mintos, Hank Hoffman Jr. asks The Hero to look around the world to invite people to help in making the barren waste into a town. To start this side quest go to the "town" that is where the Desert Bazaar, which will be renamed Hoffman's Place after speaking to Hoffman, and talk to him.

Nearby monsters (all stages)Edit

Stage OneEdit

Triggered by inviting a nun from the church in Laissez Fayre. Changes include:

  • The addition of a house with a field. Said house is occupied by couples Rocky and Adrian.
  • An item shop is built.
  • Hoffman's House is built right outside of town [strange how it wasn't there when you warped there, huh?]. This is where you can use the church features and Hoffman asks you to give input on a town name.

TreasuresEdit

ShopEdit

  Item Shop 
Item Price Attributes
  Medicinal herb8?
  Antidotal herb10?
  Chimaera wing25?


Stage TwoEdit

Triggered by selecting a pioneer for a chance encounter and obtaining the Ultimate Key. Afterwards talk to Rocky and head to the church in Burland to invite a man named Bones and a bard at the Inn named Prelvis Esley. Changes include:

  • An outdoor church being set up.
  • An Inn is built.
  • Another house has been built.

TreasuresEdit

ShopEdit

  Item Shop 
Item Price Attributes
  Medicinal herb8?
  Antidotal herb10?
  Chimaera wing25?
  Musk150?


Stage ThreeEdit

Triggered by defeating Estark and talking to Prelvis Esley.

Afterwards, go to the Cascade Cave. A woman named Carla is on the first floor, with a man named Streo Louse along the pathway on the next floor. Changes include:

TreasuresEdit

ShopsEdit

  Item Shop 
Item Price Attributes
  Medicinal herb8?
  Antidotal herb10?
  Holy water20?
  Chimaera wing25?
  Musk150?


  Item Shop 
Item Price Attributes
  Bunny tail230Luck +8
  Gold bracer350Defense +5
  Lucida shard500Luck +5


Stage FourEdit

Triggered by meeting the Zenith Dragon and then talking to Zack (behind the counter in the shop building). Go to the jail in Strathbaile, then free Mary Curey and invite her. Changes include:

  • There's now a cellar north the Inn.
  • The Inn has a fenced yard on the right.
  • A Pioneeratorium is built.

TreasuresEdit

ShopsEdit

  Item Shop 
Item Price Attributes
  Medicinal herb8?
  Antidotal herb10?
  Holy water20?
  Chimaera wing25?
  Musk150?


  Item Shop 
Item Price Attributes
  Bunny tail230Luck +8
  Gold bracer350Defense +5
  Mercury's bandana650Agility +15
  Strength ring880Strength +8
  Kerplunk bracer10,000?


  Armour Shop 
Item Price Attributes
  Iron armour1,200Defense +30
  Spangled dress2,000Defense +40
  Flowing dress15,000Defense +43
  Power shield13,000Defense +40
  Iron mask3,500Defense +25


Final Stage (Chapter Six only)Edit

Triggered by defeating Psaro and talking to Princess Pam (in the inn) and Rocky.

Go to the inn at Laissez Fayre to invite the soldier, and then go to the pub at Havre Léon to invite the King. Changes include:

  • The town becoming a castle with a casino, inn and shops.

TreasuresEdit

ShopsEdit

  Weapon Shop 
Item Price Attributes
  Dream blade8,000Attack +60
  Dragonsbane15,000Attack +90
  Miracle sword31,000Attack +100
  Flail of destruction65,000Attack +115
  Angel leotard13,000Defense +60
  Mighty armlet37,000Attack +25


  Armour Shop 
Item Price Attributes
  Full plate armour2.300Defense +35
  Dragon mail5,200Defense +45
  Flowing dress15,000Defense +43
  Tempest shield20,000Defense +50
  Iron mask3,500Defense +25


Casino PrizesEdit

Prize Tokens Information
Kamikazee bracer 500 15 Defence, and casts Kamikazee if the wearer is defeated.
Magical skirt 1000 45 Defence, protects against magical attacks. Can only be worn by female characters.
Thalian staff 3000 33 Attack.
Ra's Mirror 10000 Reverts shapeshifters.
Liquid metal helm 100000 50 Defence, and protects against Confusion, Paralysis, and Sleep.
Gospel ring 250000 50 Luck, avoids encounters.

iOS, Mobile and Android changesEdit

Unlike the change from the PS1 to the DS version, the phone versions keep the details of the town the same with some acceleration of building the town and other details allowing for completion within Chapter 5.

Stage OneEdit

Triggered by inviting a nun from the church in Laissez Fayre. Afterwards, Hank will point the party to couples Rocky and Adrian in Mintos in the Inn and Church respectfully. After returning to the field, Hank wonders how Conrad Hilton has been since his departure. The party returns to Mintos again to inform him of Hank's town, with the old man offering the services of a merchant who is south of the three shops in town. Changes include:

  • The addition of a house with a field. Said house is occupied by Rocky and Adrian.
  • An [[item shop]) is built.
  • Hoffman's House is built right outside of town [strange how it wasn't there when you warped there, huh?]. This is where you can use the church features and Hoffman asks you to give input on a town name.

Stage TwoEdit

Triggered by defeating the boss at Zamoksva. Afterwards talk to Rocky and head to the church in Burland to invite a man named Bones and a bard at the Inn named Prelvis Esley. Following that, Bones will direct the party to a woman and her dog at Canalot. Changes include:

  • An outdoor church being set up.
  • An Inn is built.
  • Another house has been built.

Stage ThreeEdit

Triggered by obtaining the Ultimate Key and talking to Prelvis Esley.

Afterwards, go to the Cascade Cave. A woman named Carla is on the first floor, with a man named Streo Louse along the pathway on the next floor. Following that Streo points the party to a weaver named Zack at Riverton, who in turn brings up a dwarf in Rosehill who wants to become a priest in a church. Changes include:

Stage FourEdit

Triggered after defeating Estark and then talking to Zack (behind the counter in the shop building). Go to the jail in Strathbaile, then free the Slime Mary Curey and invite her. Additionally Archie O'Logist despite being at the entrance of the town still asks to be recruited, as well as pointing the party to Princess Pam at the Endor Casino. Changes include:

  • There's now a cellar north to the Inn.
  • The Inn has a fenced yard on the right.
  • A Pioneeratorium is built.

Final stageEdit

Triggered by meeting the Zenith Dragon and talking to Princess Pam (in the Inn) and Rocky.

Go to the Inn at Laissez Fayre to invite the soldier, and then go to the Pub at Havre Léon to invite the King. Changes include:

  • The town becoming a castle with a casino, inn and shops.

Other languagesEdit

Language Translation Meaning
  EspañolCiudad de los Pioneros
  FrançaisVille des pionniers
  DeutschPionierstadt
  ItalianoBorgo Pioniere

GalleryEdit

Recruitment LocationsEdit

Hank Hoffman Jr.Edit

Area DevelopmentEdit

See AlsoEdit