Tales of the Lunar Lands: The World of the Ortegids
The setting of the Erdrick Trilogy has some very interesting worldbuilding implications. Not all of them were intentional - some appear to h...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
The setting of the Erdrick Trilogy has some very interesting worldbuilding implications. Not all of them were intentional - some appear to h...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
The Kingdom of Aliahan is the starting area of Dragon Quest III , and consequently chronologically where the Erdrick Trilogy begins. It's o...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
Know, O prince, that between the years of the fall of the Sons of Aliahan, and the years when the moonless sky drank the Great Pit of Giaga,...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
By this point, we've covered every notable location from the overworld of Dragon Quest III. This does not mean we've covered every location in the game - if cramming an expansive open world into an NES carttridge wasn't impressive enough, they crammed two in there. Apparently, the original Japanese release used every single megabyte of storage space on the cartridge, and it shows. But we'll get to that later.| Tales of the Lunar Lands
Once you get a ship in Portoga , most locations in the overworld of Dragon Quest III are open to exploration, either by sea or via portals....| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
In the world map of Dragon Quest III, the vast area corresponding to sub-Saharan Africa, south of Isis, makes up a rugged, mountainous region I've dubbed the Southlands. The Southlands can further be divided into two major regions.First of these is actually named in-game as Gondo, and appears to comprise much of the eastern half of the continent. Gondo seems to be a rather inhospitable region, and NPCs warn you of its dangers. They're probably referring to the high-level enemies there, ...| Tales of the Lunar Lands
The northern portion of Dragon Quest III 's pseudo-Eurasian continent is dominated by forest. There aren't many dungeons or settlements to b...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
Here's the other half of the main pantheon of The Saga of the Ortegids . See here for part 1. Gaius , the Forgemaster, is the god of the su...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
The settings of the Dragon Quest games tend to be quite humanocentric. Almost all playable characters throughout the series have been human...| tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
