Lanson

Town Lanson

Official artwork. Japanese ランシール Romaji Ranshīru Game Dragon Quest III Old localization Lancel

Lanson is a town found in the overworld of Dragon Quest III.

It geographically aligns with the real world Australia. It is a small village with not much to offer, but the residents take pride in the colossal shrine they live near.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Lanson is located on the southern continent and is only accessible via ship or by Ramia. It serves as the only access point to the Gaia's Navel dungeon, in which the Hero must explore alone.

Lanson is one of few locations that sells Fading Jenny, an herb that produces the same effects as the Fade spell. This item is useful in retrieving the Bottomless Pot in Edina castle.

Shops & services

Item shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Holy water	20	?
Chimaera wing	25	?
Fading Jenny	300	?

Weapon and armor shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Spiked steel whip	3,100	Attack +40
Sledgehammer	6,500	Attack +55
Knuckledusters	7,100	Attack +40
Cloak of evasion	2,900	+28
Magical skirt	1,500	+25
Magic armour	5,800	+40
Iron mask	3,500	Defense +25

Treasures (16-bit version only)

• 5 gold coins
• Mini medal (3, one of which requires the Ultimate Key.)

Nearby monsters

• Bullmustiff
• Crabber dabber doo
• Drac the Vlad
• Heedoo voodoo
• Killerpillar
• Mummy
• Mushroom mage
• Rampage
• Restless armour
• Shade
• Spiked hare

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

A nun has been placed in the town and there is a wandering cureslime hiding in the grove of trees, but beyond that Lanson has not been changed much in the conversion to HD. The desert leading to Gaia's Navel has been reprogrammed to only be home to weaker monsters, however, likely a player convenience when returning from that dungeon's solo mission.

Shops & services

Item Shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Magic water	600	Restores at least 15 MP to a single ally
Holy water	20	Wards off weaker monsters
Chimaera wing	25	Can be used to return to previously visited locations
Fading jenny	300	Party becomes invisible for a brief time
Oomph powder	700	Casts Oomph
Dieamend	800	Prevents instant-death once
Banishing bell	1,640	Blasto res. +15% Sap res. +15% All status ailment res. +5%

Weapon & armour shop 

Item	Price	Attributes
Spiked steel whip	4,200	Attack +40
Knuckledusters	4,400	Attack +43
Sledgehammer	6,000	Attack +61
Fizzle-retardant suit	4,400	Defence +46 Fizzle res. +30%
Magical robes	5,500	Defence +48 -33% all spell damage
Magic shield	4,300	Defence +40 -25% all spell damage

Treasure

Nearby monsters

Trivia

• The older name "Lancel" is likely derived from the Australian town of Lancelin. The name in the modern translation, "Lanson", may have been inspired by another Australian city, Launceston.

Gallery

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  Famicom era llustration
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  Map (NES)
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  Map (SFC)
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  HD map
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  Lanson (Cell phone)