Damdara

Town Damdara

Japanese ドムドーラ Romaji Domudōra Game Dragon Quest Old localization Hauksness

Damdara is a town in the desert in southwestern Alefgard. It is a major location in Dragon Quest and Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

Damdara was destroyed by the Dragonlord's minions and has since become infested with their kind. Erdrick's Armour, the strongest armour in the game, can be found in the ruins but is guarded by a Knight aberrant that was ordered to keep it from falling into human hands.

Monsters within town

• Cosmic chimaera
• Green dragon
• Vis mager
• Tearwolf
• Knight aberrant

Nearby monsters

• Skeleton soldier
• Dark skeleton
• Metal slime
• Knight errant
• Hocus chimaera
• Gold golem
• Scarewolf
• Death scorpion

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

With no apparent survivors of the destruction of the town, nothing is ever done to Damdara to restore it. The ruined settlement is consumed by the surrounding desert.

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Damdara is a large, stable town in the distant past. Though it endures the fury of Zoma's wrath as all of Alefgard does, it s people have not yet given in to despair. Though still a desert locale, greenery persists in the town and a large pond surrounded by flowers sits at the northeastern section. However, a thug in the well notes that the water level is receding and that the town may not be long for the world even if monsters are repelled.

A bard and a Faerie sit together at pond, with the former regaling the player of the family strife of his idol Galen, and the latter stating that an important instrument is near the baths in Kol. Lena, a dancing girl from Asham in the upper world, rests at the town's inn. She explains that she fled an audience member who was getting too close for comfort and wonders if her former employer is doing well. Lena will also ask the player to tell the manager that she is safe and, when speaking to the man in the back room of the dancing hall at night, he will be besides himself with joy at hearing that his former star is well and give the party a Magic bikini for their trouble.

The owner of the second weapon shop frets over naming his unborn child and his business is closed, with the family settling on Magog after Zoma's death much to the wife's consternation. The swordsman standing in the primary weapon shop mentions hearing that the town is the location of an Orichalcum ingot, though he can't find it himself. A woman near the horse stables on the east side of the town mentions that she occasionally sees a glimmer of light in the perpetual purple twilight at the far left side of the pasture. When the player searches the ground there, they will find the Orichalcum.

Shops & services

Item Shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Medicinal herb	8	?
Antidotal herb	10	?
Holy water	20	?
Chimaera wing	25	?
Moonwort bulb	50	?
Coagulant	500/310	?

Item Shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Zombiesbane	9,800	Attack +67
Staff of sentencing	2,700	Attack +37
Magic vestment	4,400	Defence +30
Dragon mail	9,800	Defence +45
Power shield	15,000	Defence +50
Scandalous swimsuit	78,000	Defence +1

Treasures

• Orichalcum
• Mini medal (3)
• Look, No Pants!
• Dummy
• Bunny ears

Nearby monsters

• Boss troll (NES version only)
• Chimaera
• She-slime
• Silhouette

Notable Residents

• Lena (Originally Lenna) - Former dancer at Asham until a troublesome customer wouldn't leave her alone. Makes her peace with living in Alefgard after Zoma is defeated. She was absent in the NES version and shares her name with a resident from Regenstein.
• Magog (Originally Yukinov and Wynn) - Child born to the 2nd weapon shop owner sometime after Zoma's defeat. Eventually inherited the shop and came to possess Erdrick's Armour.

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Shops & services

Item Shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Medicinal herb	8	Restores at least 30 HP to a single ally
Magic water	600	Restores at least 15 MP to a single ally
Antidotal herb	10	Cures poison from one party member
Holy water	20	Wards off weaker monsters
Chimaera wing	25	Can be used to return to previously visited locations
Moonwort bulb	30	Cures paralysis
Musk	150	Monsters attack more often for a brief time
Coagulant	310	Casts Fuddle
Leap Before You Look	90	Daredevil personality
Full moon ring	990	Defence +4 Paralysis res. +6%
Ring of clarity	840	Defence +4 Fuddle res. +6%
Rousing ring	550	Defence +4 Sleep res. +6%
Care rivière	940	Defence +4 Fizzle res. +15%
Necklace of immunity	320	Defence +4 Poison res. +15%
Torc of truth	700	Defence +4 Dazzle res. +15%

Weapon & armour shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Dragonsbane claws	18,000	Attack +87 +130% damage to dragons
Blizzard blade	34,000	Attack +101 Ice element Casts Crackle
Scandalous swimsuit	78,000	Defence +1 Women only Changes appearance
Wizard's robe	8,400	Defence +60 Wisdom +20
Dragon mail	13,800	Defence +80 -33% breath damage
Bandit mail	39,800	Defence +104
Silver shield	13,700	Defence +63
Power shield	32,000	Defence +76 Casts Midheal

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

The Luminary ventures to Damdara through the Echo Chamber. The town is full of the ghosts of the citizens killed by the Knight aberrant, who rules over the ruins with an iron fist. To put the spirits to rest, the tin tyrant must be slain. The exact time of the Luminary's visit is not made clear, as the Knight would either have to be replaced or revived once killed if the time is before the original game, and no monsters remain in Alefgard once the Dragonlord is defeated if it takes place after.

Dragon Quest Tact

The party encounters the town in Chapter 4, Episode 3 of the game's limited Dragon Quest I event, still on the search for a way back to Orchesterra. Majellan seems doubtful that they will be able to find anything useful there and they are encountered by the Knight aberrant. It assumes that they are there attempting the steal the hidden treasure there and attacks them. The knight offers its apologies after being defeated and recommends they pay a visit to the Dragonlord, who might know of a way back to their own world.

Trivia

The woman who complains about her neighbor sneezing all day and inadvertently causing those sneezes is a reference to a Japanese superstition that states a person only sneezes when someone is talking about them behind their back.

Gallery

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  The town in its original state in Dragon Warrior III. (NES)
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  The town in ruins in Dragon Warrior. (NES)
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  The town in the remake of III. (SFC)
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  The town in the remake of DQ. (SFC)
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  Damdara from DQ. (Cell phone)
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  Town in ruins from DQ. (Cell phone)
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  Former site of Damdara from II. (Cell phone)
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  Damdara from III. (Cell phone)
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  Magog's Father in III. (Cell phone)
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  The Knight aberrant guarding the town in Tact.