Pioneer Town

Town
Pioneer Town
Japanese	移民の町
Game	Dragon Quest IV
Old localization	Immigrant Town

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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 version

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)

Stage One

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.

Treasures

Mini medal (2)
Bunny tail

Shop

Item Shop

Item	Price	Attributes
Medicinal herb	8	?
Antidotal herb	10	?
Chimaera wing	25	?

Stage Two

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.

Treasures

Shop

Item Shop

Item	Price	Attributes
Medicinal herb	8	?
Antidotal herb	10	?
Chimaera wing	25	?
Musk	150	?

Stage Three

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:

The church is now a proper building.
Another item shop is built.

Treasures

Shops

Item Shop

Item	Price	Attributes
Medicinal herb	8	?
Antidotal herb	10	?
Holy water	20	?
Chimaera wing	25	?
Musk	150	?

Item Shop

Item	Price	Attributes
Bunny tail	230	Luck +8
Gold bracer	350	Defense +5
Lucida shard	500	Luck +5

Stage Four

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.

Treasures

Shops

Item Shop

Item	Price	Attributes
Medicinal herb	8	?
Antidotal herb	10	?
Holy water	20	?
Chimaera wing	25	?
Musk	150	?

Item Shop

Item	Price	Attributes
Bunny tail	230	Luck +8
Gold bracer	350	Defense +5
Mercury's bandana	650	Agility +15
Strength ring	880	Strength +8
Kerplunk bracer	10,000	?

Armour Shop

Item	Price	Attributes
Iron armour	1,200	Defense +30
Spangled dress	2,000	Defense +40
Flowing dress	15,000	Defense +43
Power shield	13,000	Defense +40
Iron mask	3,500	Defense +25

Final Stage (Chapter Six only)

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.

Treasures

Shops

Weapon Shop

Item	Price	Attributes
Dream blade	8,000	Attack +60
Dragonsbane	15,000	Attack +90
Miracle sword	31,000	Attack +100
Flail of destruction	65,000	Attack +115
Angel leotard	13,000	Defense +60
Mighty armlet	37,000	Attack +25

Armour Shop

Item	Price	Attributes
Full plate armour	2.300	Defense +35
Dragon mail	5,200	Defense +45
Flowing dress	15,000	Defense +43
Tempest shield	20,000	Defense +50
Iron mask	3,500	Defense +25

Casino Prizes

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 changes

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 One

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 Two

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 Three

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:

The church is now a building.
Another item shop is built.

Stage Four

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: