Editing Tantegel

{{LocationInfobox
|game = {{DQ}}<br>''[[Dragon Quest II]]''<br>{{DQ1&2HD}}<br>''[[Dragon Quest III]]''<br>{{DQ3HD}}<br>{{Dragon Quest XI}}<br>{{DQB}}
|title = Tantegel
|type= Town and Castle
|image = [[Image:Tantegel castle.jpg|center|280px]]
|caption = Official art of Tantegel Castle.
|japanese=ラダトーム
|romaji=Radatōmu
|old=Tantegel
}}
'''Tantegel''' is a castle and accompanying town which serve as the capital of [[Alefgard]].

It is featured in the first three ''Dragon Quest'' games: {{DQ}}, {{Dragon Quest II}}, and {{Dragon Quest III}}, as part of the [[Erdrick trilogy]].

Tantegel is the starting and central location in the original {{Dragon Quest}} and is the only location in [[Alefgard]] which has a castle and a reigning king.

In the original {{Famicom}} release of {{Dragon Quest}}, the town surrounding the Ladutorm Castle (ラダトーム城, ''radatōmu shiro'') is called the same name as the castle, Ladutorm Town (ラダトームの町, ''radatōmu no machi''). When the game was localized and released overseas it was decided to give the castle and town different names ('''Tantegel''' and '''Brecconary''' respectively). In all other English version releases both town and castle are referred to as Tantegel, and combined into one icon on the world map.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ}}===
Tantegel is the capital of Alefgard, ruled over by [[King Lorik]]. The kingdom has been thrown into chaos with the theft of the [[Sphere of Light]] by the [[Dragonlord]], unleashing a horde of monsters across the archipelago. Adding insult to injury is the kidnapping of [[Princess Gawelin]], also by the sovereign of serpents.

The {{Hero 1}} begins his quest within the throne room of Tantegel castle where he is debriefed on the situation by King Lorik in a subtle tutorial designed for the player to become familiar with all non-battle options of the [[Command Menu]]; the player cannot leave the throne room without learning to speak with NPCs, examine treasure chests, use items, and descend the stairs. Beyond this Tantegel is a location of central importance for many reasons:

*It is the only location where the player can save the game.
*It is the only source of free MP-recovery in the game, via speaking to the resident sage.
*It contains one of the essential items to complete the game, the ([[sunstone]]).
*It is the location the {{Hero 1}} returns to after completing the game.

====Shops & Services====
{{ItemShop/Start|float=left}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Medicinal herb|price=24|attributes=Heals a small amount of HP}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Torch|price=8|attributes=Lights a radius around the Hero}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Dragon's scale|price=20|attributes=Provides a small amount of Defense}}
{{ItemShop/End|note=}}
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{{WeaponShop/Start|float=left}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Bamboo lance|price=10|attributes=+2 Attack}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Oaken club|price=60|attributes=+4 Attack}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Copper sword|price=180|attributes=+10 Attack}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Plain clothes|price=20|attributes=+2 Defense}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Leather armour|price=70|attributes=+4 Defense}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Leather shield|Small Shield|price=90|attributes=+4 Defense}}
{{WeaponShop/End|note=}}
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====Nearby {{MFamilies}}s====
*[[Slime]]
*[[She-slime]]
*[[Dracky]]
*[[Ghost]]

====Treasures====
*[[Torch]]
*[[Chimaera wing]]
*{{Gold}}
*[[Magic Key]]
*[[Seed of life]] (remakes only)
*[[Sunstone]]

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==={{DQ2}}===
[[File:Tantegel 2 DQ I & II official guidebook art.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Alternate art seen in ''I & II's'' official SFC guidebook]]
In {{Dragon Quest II}}, Tantegel is much less important. It is not reached until nearly halfway into the game, and the new king is hiding out of fear of [[Hargon]]. No major items or information are located there and it can be skipped altogether if desired.

====Shops & Services====
{{ItemShop/Start|float=left|}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Medicinal herb|price=15|attributes=Heals a small amount of {{HP}}.}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Antidotal herb|price=8|attributes=Cures one party member of {{Poison}}.}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Chimaera wing|price=80|attributes=Returns you to your last save location.}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Holy water|price=40|attributes=Repels weaker monsters.}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Banishing bell|price=640|attributes=Protects against non-damaging spells.}}
{{ItemShop/End|note=}}
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{{WeaponShop/Start|float=left}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Wizard's staff|price=2500|attributes=+8 Attack ({{NES}} version)<br/>+27 Attack ({{SFC}}/{{GBC}} versions)<br/>Casts [[Sizz]] when used in battle}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Steel broadsword|price=1500|attributes=+30 Attack}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Sledgehammer|price=4000|attributes=+35 Attack ({{NES}} version)<br/>+40 Attack ({{SFC}}/{{GBC}} versions)}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Cloak of evasion|price=1250|attributes=+20 Defense ({{NES}} version)<br/>+35 Defense ({{SFC}}/{{GBC}} versions)}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Full plate armour|price=1000|attributes=+25 Defense}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Iron helmet|price=3150|attributes=+6 Defense}}
{{WeaponShop/End|note=}}
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====Nearby {{MFamilies}}s====
*[[Mean spirit|Sekerleton]]
*[[Shaman]]
*[[Gremlin]]
*[[Big badboon]]
*[[Drackmage]]
*[[Mud mannequin]]
*[[Slime]]

====Treasures====
*[[Holy water]]

====Remake differences====
*The music played in the {{NES}} is the same one used for [[Midenhall]], [[Cannock]] and [[Dirkandor]].  The music in the remakes is the castle theme from {{I}}.
*The King has the [[5 Sigils#Locations|soul sigil]] in his possession and gives it to the [[Luminaries]] immediately when they find him.
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==={{DQ3}}===
Tantegel is the location of central importance in the dark world of [[Alefgard]] in {{Dragon Quest III}} and is the first place the {{Hero 3}} is guided to after descending through the [[Great Pit of Giaga]]. The castle town is ruled over by the [[King of Alefgard]], who struggles to keep hope alive within his subjects through the eternal night created by the archfiend [[Zoma]]. Tantegel contains the essential sunstone item in this game as well, though it it kept within the castle walls instead of an exterior basement. The treasury was also where the fabled [[Sword of Kings]] was held, though Zoma stole the sword from the king and spent three years trying to destroy it so that it could never be used against him

The king was served by an amnesiac [[Ortega]] for some time after the lost hero survived his injuries on [[Mt. Necrogond]] and fell into the underworld. Upon learning of his host's plight and the despair of the people, Ortega set out to slay Zoma himself. There is another unlikely visitor from the world above: [[Robbin' 'Ood]], who was imprisoned above the church after being caught conning one of the townsfolk.
====Shops & Services====
{{ItemShop/Start|float=left|}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Medicinal herb|price=15|attributes=Heals a small amount of {{HP}}.}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Antidotal herb|price=8|attributes=Cures one party member of [[poison]].}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Chimaera wing|price=80|attributes=Returns you to your last save location.}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Holy water|price=40|attributes=Repels weaker monsters.}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Moonwort bulb|price=30g|attributes=Cures paralysis}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Fading Jenny|price=300g|attributes=Makes party invisible for a short time}}
{{ItemShop/End|note=}}
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{{WeaponShop/Start|float=left}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Wizard's staff|price=1500|attributes=Attack +15}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Staff of sentencing|price=2700|attributes=Attack +37}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Dragonsbane|price=15000|attributes=Attack +79}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Falcon blade|price=25000|attributes=Attack +5}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Magic vestment|price=4400|attributes=Defence +30}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Angel's robe|price=3000|attributes=Defence +35}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Dragon mail|price=9800|attributes=Defence +45}}
{{WeaponShop/End|note=}}
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====Nearby {{MFamilies}}s====
*[[Muddy hand]]
*[[Stone guardian]] (Called by [[Muddy hand]])
*[[Healslime]]
*[[Armful]]
*[[Infernal serpent]]
*[[She-slime]]
*[[Slime]]
*[[Shell slime]]
*{{Living statue}}

====Treasures====
*[[Boxer shorts]]
*[[Mini medal]]
*[[T'n'T ticket]] (4) (unavailable in {{NES}} and [[Cell phone]] versions)
*[[Seed of agility]]
*[[Seed of life]]
*[[Seed of magic]]
*[[Sunstone]]

====Remake changes====
*As with the remakes of {{II}}, the castle theme for Tantegel is from {{I}}, with the town music also being from the first game.

==={{DQ3HD}}===
Tantegel is depicted as a coastal town set high above the sea on a sheer cliffside. If the player speaks to an old man standing along the cliffs south of the castle, a brief cutscene showing [[Zoma's Citadel]] from the perspective of the townsfolk will be seen.

When the player first enters the castle two guards will question the party of strangers, and when told that the group sailed from the port to the west one guard will escort the Hero to the throne room for an audience with the king. His majesty asks if the Hero is familiar with the name "Ortega"; upon learning that the Hero is indeed Ortega's child the king explains how the wanderer came to his cursed land a decade prior. He was found on the verge of succumbing to his burns by the same guardsman who escorted the Hero to the king, and was nursed to health by the king's maid.

Beyond this new elaboration of Ortega's journey, the largest change to the castle town is that the imprisoned [[Robbin' 'Ood]] now informs the player of the location of the sunstone.
====Shops & services====
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{{ItemShop/Item|name=Antidotal herb III HD|display='''[[Antidotal herb]]'''|price=10|attributes=Cures poison from one party member}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Holy water III HD|display='''[[Holy water]]'''|price=20|attributes=Wards off weaker monsters}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Chimaera wing III HD|display='''[[Chimaera wing]]'''|price=25|attributes=Can be used to return to previously visited locations}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Tangleweb III HD|display='''[[Tangleweb]]'''|price=35|attributes=Casts [[Deceleratle]] on one group}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Coagulant III HD|display='''[[Coagulant]]'''|price=310|attributes=Casts [[Fuddle]]}}
{{ItemShop/End|note=}}

{{WeaponShop/Start|title=Weapon & armour shop|subtitle=|float=}}
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{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Dragonsbane claws III HD|display='''[[Dragonsbane claws]]'''|price=18,000|attributes=Attack +87<br>+130% damage to [[Dragon family|dragons]]}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Dragon mail III HD|display='''[[Dragon mail]]'''|price=13,800|attributes=Defence +80<br>-33% breath damage}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Dragon shield III HD|display='''[[Dragon shield]]'''|price=6,200|attributes=Defence +47<br>-25% all breath damage}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Silver shield III HD|display='''[[Silver shield]]'''|price=13,700|attributes=Defence +63}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Mythril helm III HD|display='''[[Mythril helm]]'''|price=11,000|attributes=Defence +53}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Thinking cap III HD|display='''[[Thinking cap]]'''|price=17,700|attributes=Defence +60<br>Wisdom +40}}
{{WeaponShop/Item|name=Dragon scale III HD|display='''[[Dragon scale]]'''|price=200|attributes=Defence +5}}
{{WeaponShop/End|note=}}

====Treasures====
{| class="wikitable"
| [[File:ICON-Sunstone III HD.png|link=Sunstone]] || [[File:Strong medicine III HD icon.png|link=Strong medicine]] || [[File:Special medicine III HD icon.png|link=Special medicine]] || [[File:Antidotal herb III HD icon.png|link=Antidotal herb]] ||  [[File:Coagulant III HD icon.png|link=Coagulant]] || [[File:Dieamend III HD icon.png|link=Dieamend]] || [[File:Elfin elixir III HD icon.png|link=Elfin elixir]] ||  [[File:Holy water III HD icon.png|link=Holy water]] ||  [[File:ICON-Loving Living- A Grinner's Guide III HD.png|link=Loving Living: A Grinner's Guide]] || [[File:Magic water III HD icon.png|link=Magic water]] || [[File:ICON-Mini medal III HD.png|link=Mini medal]] ||  [[File:Seed of agility III HD icon.png|link=Seed of agility]] || [[File:Seed of life III HD icon.png|link=Seed of life]] || [[File:Seed of luck III HD icon.png|link=Seed of luck]] || [[File:Seed of magic III HD icon.png|link=Seed of magic]] ||  [[File:ICON-Tears Before Bedtime III HD.png|link=Tears Before Bedtime]] || [[File:Yggdrasil leaf III HD icon.png|link=Yggdrasil leaf]] || [[File:Full moon ring III HD icon.png|link=Full moon ring]] || [[File:Ring of clarity III HD icon.png|link=Ring of clarity]] || [[File:Slime earrings III HD icon.png|link=Slime earrings]] || [[File:Iron lance III HD icon.png|link=Iron lance]] || [[File:Boxer shorts III HD icon.png|link=Boxer shorts]] || [[File:Cat suit III HD icon.png|link=Cat suit]] || [[File:Silk robe III HD icon.png|link=Silk robe]]
|-
|}

====Nearby monsters====
{| class="wikitable"
| [[File:Armful DQ III HD sprite.png|link=Armful]] || [[File:Healslime DQ III HD sprite.png|link=Healslime]] || [[File:Infernal serpent DQ III HD sprite.png|link=Infernal serpent]] || [[File:Muddy hand DQ III HD sprite.png|link=Muddy hand]] || [[File:She-slime DQ III HD sprite.png|link=She-slime]] || [[File:Shell slime DQ III HD sprite.png|link=Shell slime]] || [[File:Slime DQ III HD sprite.png|link=Slime]] || [[File:Stone guardian DQ III HD sprite.png|link=Stone guardian]]
|}

==={{DQ11}}===
The {{Luminary}} can visit Tantegel during the era of the first game through the [[Echo Chamber]]. Here he will find that [[King Lorik]] has fallen mute, and needs some spectrum nectar to speak again. This nectar is given to the {{Luminary}} upon entering [[Tickington]] after beating [[Calasmos]]. The monarch will reward his saviors with a [[pallium regale]], and a ballad sung in their honor.

==={{DQB}}===
In this game, Tantegel has two areas that can be reached by using teleportals: Tantegel Moor and [[Dragonlord's Castle|Charlock Castle]]. The boss of the fourth and final chapter is the [[Dragonlord]].

==In Animation==
*In the ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'' episode "Three Men and a Dragon", The N Team arrived in Dragon's Den through a Warp Zone leading to Brecconary. While there, Kevin Keene/Captain N obtained [[Medicinal herb|Magical herb]] from the weapon store's shopkeeper in exchange for his digital watch. Simon Belmont purchased water skis, while Kid Icarus (aka Pit) got a magic helmet. The shopkeeper also offered a golden battle axe, but the N Team declined on it.

==Comic/Manga==
*''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 10: The issue contains a ''Howard & Nester'' comic where the titular duo arrive at Tantegel. The latter attempts in vain to get the [[Sunstone]].

==Etymology==
*Tantegel is named after the real-life village of [[wikipedia:Tintagel|Tintagel]] and the nearby [[wikipedia:Tintagel Castle|Tintagel Castle]] in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. They are associated with the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and have become one of the most visited places in Britain.

==Trivia==
*One reason the town was given a different name in the {{NES}} version is because the localizers may have thought that it would be odd to call it the same name as its castle, as it is entirely separate from the castle on the world map. However, in {{Dragon Quest II}} and {{III}}, Tantegel is composed of both combined locations.
*In all remakes of {{Dragon Quest}}, there is a woman in the Town of Tantegel who will remark on the {{Hero 1}}'s good looks and follow the player around until they enter a new area. Interestingly, if the player lodges at the [[inn]] with her in tow, the innkeeper will comment that they got up late.

==Videos==
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==Maps & Gallery==
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DQ NES Tantegel Castle.gif|Castle map for {{Dragon Quest}} ({{NES}})
DQ NES Brecconary.gif|Brecconary map for {{Dragon Quest}} ({{NES}})
DQ GBC Tantegel Castle.gif|Castle map for {{I}} ({{GBC}})
DQ SFC Tantegel Castle.png|Castle map for {{I}} ({{SFC}})
DQ SFC Tantegel Town.png|Town map for {{I}} ({{SFC}})
DQ GBC Tantegel Town.gif|Town map for {{I}} ({{GBC}})
DQ III NES Tantegel.png|Town and Castle map for {{Dragon Quest III}} ({{NES}})
DQ III SFC Tantegel.png|Town and Castle map for {{III}} ({{SFC}})
DQ II GBC Tantegal.png|Town and Castle map for {{II}} ({{GBC}})
DQ I&II SFC Tantegel.png| Town and Castle map for {{II}} ({{SFC}})
DQ III GBC Tantegal.png|Town and Castle map for {{III}} ({{GBC}})
Tantegel map III HD2D.png|HD map
Brecconary_DQI_NES.png|Brecconary. ({{NES}})
Tantegal entrance DQII GBC.png|Tantegal's exterior in {{II}} ({{GBC}})
DQ Android Tantegel Castle And Town.jpg|Castle and Town from {{I}} ([[Cell phone]])
DQ Android Tantegel Castle 1.jpg|Castle throne room ([[Cell phone]])
DQ Android Tantegel Castle 2.jpg|
DQ Android Tantegel Castle 3.jpg|
DQ Android Tantegel Town 1.jpg|Town ([[Cell phone]])
DQ Android Tantegel Town 2.jpg|
DQ Android Tantegel Town 3.jpg|
DQ II Android Tantegel Castle.jpg|Tantegel from {{II}} ([[Cell phone]])
DQ II Android Tantegel 1.jpg|
DQ II Android Tantegel 2.jpg|
DQ III Android Tantegel.jpg|Castle Town from {{III}} ([[Cell phone]])
DQ III Android Tantegel Castle.jpg|Castle from {{III}} ([[Cell phone]])
Captain N in the shop of Brecconary.jpg|Captain N looking around in Brecconary's [[weapon shop]]
DW in Howard and Nester Page 1.jpg|Page 1 of ''Howard and Nester'' comic based on {{Dragon Quest}}
DW in Howard and Nester Page 2.jpg|Page 2 of ''Howard and Nester'' comic based on {{Dragon Quest}}
DQ Stars Android King Tantegel.jpg|King of Tantegel in {{Stars}} ([[Cell phone]])
DQ Stars Android Nobleman of Tantegel.jpg|Nobleman of Tantegel in {{Stars}} ([[Cell phone]])
DQ Stars Android Princess Gwaelin 1.jpg|Princess Gwaelin of Tantegel in {{Stars}} ([[Cell phone]])
DQ Stars Android Princess Gwaelin 2.jpg|
DQ Stars Android Princess Gwaelin 3.jpg|
DQ Stars Android Tantegel Elderly Man.jpg|Elderly man guarding the [[Sunstone]] in {{Stars}} ([[Cell phone]])
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