Dourbridge

Town Dourbridge
In game map of Dourbridge Japanese カラコタ Romaji Game Dragon Quest IX

Dourbridge is a town on the banks of a river in Dragon Quest IX. It is located northeast of Bloomingdale between the Slurry Coast and Dourbridge regions. Captain Max Meddlin, the mini medal collector is found here.

Synopsis

Dourbridge is not a town of major importance in Dragon Quest IX. It mainly serves as a connecting point to the Heights of Loneliness and Bloomingdale. It is useful later in the game after collecting many mini medals and being able to access the secret shop with the ultimate key.

Inn

Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Price
6G per person

Item shop

Item Shop
Item	Price	Attributes	Vocations
Medicinal herb	8	Restore 30 HP	N/A
Antidotal herb	10	Cure poison state	N/A
Moonwort bulb	30	Cure paralyze state	N/A
Chimaera wing	25	Teleport to visited towns/villages	N/A
Evac-u-bell	28	Escape from dungeons	N/A
Holy water	40	Monster repellent	N/A
Angel bell	90	Cure confusion state	N/A
Magic water	500	Restore 30 MP	N/A
Slime earrings	400	Defense +4
Gold bracer	350	Defense +3
Gold ring	220	Defense +2
pink pearl	1500	Defense +3
bow tie	1600	Defense +3

Equipment shop

Equipment Shop
Item	Price	Attributes	Vocations
Cautery sword	3000	Attack +42
Holy lance	2700	Attack +39
Poison needle	1900	Attack +1 Possible deliver deadly hit
Stolos' staff	3150	Attack +18 MP Absorption Rate +2.5%
Snakeskin whip	2500	Attack +23
Iron bar	2300	Attack +36
Sacred claws	3100	Attack +43
Foehn fan	3200	Attack +40
Light shield	1250	Defense +10 Block chance +1.5%
fur hood	550	Defense +8 Magical Might +3 Magical Mending +5
pointy hat	840	Defense +9 Magical Might +6 Magical Mending +4
Tortoise shell	1550	Defense +22
Robe of serenity	950	Defense +9 Magical Might +5 Magical Mending +5
silver bracelets	540	Defense +7
Rubber gloves	370	Deftness +23
Boomer briefs	420	Defense +8 Magical Might +4 Magical Mending +4
fishnet stockings	800	Defense +9
Wellington boots	330	Defense +5

Secret shop

Secret Shop
Item	Price	Attributes	Vocations
headsman's axe	28800	Attack +98
marauder's maul	21500	Attack +93
Cheiron's bow	22400	Attack +92
power shield	17000	Defense +27 Block Chance +4.0%
boss shield	27000	Defense +31 Block Chance +5.5%
bunny ears	1120	Defense +10 Magical Might +5 Magical Mending +5
cat ears	1150	Defense +10 Magical Might +8 Magical Mending +5
maid's mop	18000	Defense +20 Magical Might +4 Magical Mending +6
jaguarment	25500	Defense +45
bunny suit	3550	Defense +22
dangerous bikini top	13800	Defense +1
maid outfit	18000	Defense +25
heavy handwear	1900	Defense +8 Deftness +63
fishnet stockings	800	Defense +9
pop socks	680	Defense +7
dangerous midriff wrap	11400	Defense +1
sturdy slacks	12500	Defense +18
high heels	220	Evasion Chance +1.0%
Note: This shop is only accessible after acquiring the ultimate key in the Gortress.

Treasure and hidden items

Dragon Quest IX

Item	Location
"Don't Roll Your Eyes, Guys - Accessorise!" Recipes: tough guy tattoo, raging ruby, mighty armlet, ruby of protection, utility belt and rosary	Northernmost house
"Intermediate Alchemy" Recipes: yggdrasil dew, perfect panacea, astral plume, celestial skein, lucida shard, pointy hat, hunter's hat, ear cosy, tricky turban, thief turban, musketeer hat	House behind item shop

Location Attributes

      This is a location where the game can be saved.

      This location can be reached using the Zoom spell.

Quests

V - D - E Quest #013 - "All Fired Up"
Location	Dourbridge
Availability	Upon arriving at Dourbridge.
Requested by	An old man outside the pub.
Fulfilled to	An old man outside the pub.
Item Required	Any item that can burn.
Reward	1 G
Detail	There's an old man in Dourbridge who needs something to stoke his fire. Anything will do!
Hint for solution	Give him something not-so-rare. Lots of different items will work, such as Medicinal herb, Antidotal herb, Cowpat, Horse manure. The reward will always be the same.
Repeatable	Yes.

V - D - E Quest #014 - "Snug as a Thug"
Location	Dourbridge, northern shack.
Availability	Upon arriving at Dourbridge.
Requested by	Colden
Fulfilled to	Colden
Item Required	Lambswool
Reward	Utility belt
Detail	A man named Colden from Dourbridge wants you to give him something snug and warm.
Hint for solution	Lambswool is sold in Batsureg or can be dropped by several different monsters, including Rampages, Ram raiders, Drackals, and Battering rams.
Repeatable	No.

V - D - E Quest #99 - "B-Coming One of the B-Team"
Location	Dourbridge
Availability	Upon arriving at Dourbridge and having a Level 15 Thief in your party
Requested by	Buster
Fulfilled to	Buster
Item Required	Tycoon's trove
Reward	rogue's robe , roguess' robe , 1000 coins
Detail	You met Buster in the pub in Dourbridge, and were invited to join his infamous gang, the B-Team. All you have to do is steal back the tycoon's trove swiped by a hunter mech last seen in the Bad Cave north of Bloomingdale.
Hint for solution
Repeatable	{{{repeat}}}

V - D - E Quest #100 - "Busted"
Location	Dourbridge
Availability	After completed quest #99, with a level 40 thief in your party
Requested by	Buster
Fulfilled to	Buster
Item Required	Lunar diamond
Reward	'Thief's Theory' and 10,000 G
Detail	Buster, the thief you met in the pub in Dourbridge, wants you to help him get revenge. He need you to steal back a lunar diamond from a sorcerer in the basement level of Gerzuun.
Hint for solution	Go to Gerzuun and head to basement, use Half Inch when you meet a sorcerer.
Repeatable	{{{repeat}}}

Gallery

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  The Town

Trivia

• Dourbridge is most likely a combination of the town Stourbridge in England and the word "Dour"

References

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