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'''Princess Gwaelin'''  is a character in the {{DQSeries}} that appears as a major [[Non-Player Character|NPC]] in the original {{DQ}}. She is the daughter of the [[Lorik|King]] of [[Tantegel]] and has been kidnapped by the [[Dragonlord]]. During the game, she can be rescued by the [[Hero (Dragon Quest)|Hero]] as a sidequest. This makes her the one and only sidequest present in the original ''Dragon Quest''.

The Hero may rescue Gwaelin during his quest to defeat the Dragonlord, though this is not a requirement to complete the game. She is located inside the [[Quagmire Cave]] south of [[Kol]] which connects to the southeastern continent. In order to rescue Gwaelin, the Hero must fight and defeat a ferocious [[Green Dragon]] that guards her (rather lavish) cell. This monster is not visible on the dungeon map screen, but rather is trigger when the Hero steps on a specific tile (similar to the [[Golem]] which guards [[Mercado]]). If the Dragonlord is defeated prior to the Princess' rescue, she will still be in her cell and able to be rescued, though the Green Dragon will not be present.

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The princess is an NPC in the final chapter of the game, having recited a charm to turn herself to stone in order to escape the agony of her Hero's betrayal and the despair the Dragonlord wrought once he blacked out the sky and banished the basics of building from those living in Alefgard. Gwaelin remained in stasis for approximately 100 years until the [[Builder]] revives her with a phial of [[Holy Water]]. When spoken to in the first section of the chapter, she will restore the builder's HP.