Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies/Stornway

Western Stornway
Follow the path to take you to Stornway in the middle of the map.

Stornway
Watch a scene upon entering town. Patty try to calming Erinn and proceed to introduce her to the inn's staff. Erinn prove herself as daughter of Inncredible Inntertainer with the Inny and get acknowledge by the Quester's Rest staff. Talk to Erinn after that. Patty will ask you to help the inn by inviting guest. Choose yes but there's nothing you can do for now. Go outside. Get down inside the well near the inn. Open the red chest to receive Linen Gloves.

Talk to the woman in front of town's gate to learn about the Wight Knight which bothering the townspeople. Read the notice board in center of the town about King Schott's request for defeating the Wight Knight. Open the red chest located in nortwest area between two house to receive Mini Medal. Go to church located northwest. Talk to girl named Ricki to receive quest Pleased as Punch. You may save the game with the priest here.

Follow the street up north until we see the castle's gate. Talk to the guard. If it's already night the guard will told you the king is taking rest now and you should come back again tomorrow. Go back to the inn and talk to Erinn. Choose Stay at the inn to spend the night.

Talk to Patty. You now may add up to maximum 3 party member. You can choose the one that available or create a new character yourself. Go talk again to the castle guard. Choose yes if he asked you if we came for answering King Schott's request. Go through the gate.

Stornway Castle - L1
Take the stair in front of you.

Stornway Castle - L2
Enter the throne room. Watch a scene where King Schott arguing with Princess Simona about the Wight Knight request. Apparently the black knight just want the princess, and while the princess is willing to sacrifice herself the king is certainly would not give up her daughter.

Talk to King Schott. Choose yes if he asked you if you have came answering the notice board in town. He will ask again if you are willing to defeat the Wight Knight. Choose yes. The king will explain about the Wight Knight request and his whereabout. The king certain that if he and his soldier go to the Loch Storn the town will be defenseless and fall to the Wight Knight. So he would like to send you instead. The princess will then running out of hall crying for her father not taking her seriously. The king explain that Loch Storn is located up north of the town across the bridge. The king also promising the reward for defeating the knight. If you haven't add any party member the king will suggest you to do so before confronting the Wight Knight. Go back to 1st floor.

Stornway Castle - L1
Go to the small room located left of the stair. Talk to old man named Earnan in front of bookshelves to receive quest Don't Cry Over Spilt Ink. Go to wide room located behind. Open the right shelve to receive Cotton Gloves. Go take the stair on the left room.

Stornway Castle - L2
Talk to the soldier named Angus to receive quest Herb'list. Talk again after you completed this quest to receive quest Get Well Water. Go back to the 1st floor.

Stornway Castle - L1
Go to small room on the northeast. Take the door outside.

Stornway Castle
Go down inside the well. Talk to the man named Hamish to receive quest Curious Crevice. Go back up to outside of Stornway Castle.

Stornway
Equip your party with armor, weapon or any herb required. If you won't bring Priest as a healer make sure to equip each party member with Medicinal and Antidotal herb. If you haven't add any talk to Patty at the inn. Grow your party level until at least level 8. When you ready, take the bridge north of the Stornway.

Zere
Follow the path to Loch Storn lake. Watch scene. No one there when you arrive. Stella will ask if you should wait longer. Choose yes. Game time will change to night. Stella suggest they go back to castle and tell the king the knight is not present, but then the black knight appear and immediately trigger the Boss fight.

Boss: Wight Knight

 * Attack pattern:
 * Attack: Attack one party member with sword, deal around 10 damage.
 * Bolt Cutter: Attack one party member with sword lightning attack, deal around 10 damage.
 * Multithrust: Attack all party members at the same turn, each deal around 7-8 damage.
 * HP: around 300.
 * Experience earned:
 * At level 11: 236
 * At level 8: 189
 * Gold coins earned:
 * Item dropped: A pair of Iron Gauntlets.

Zere
After you defeated him the knight blabbering how come Mona not come to him but you instead. Stella wondering why in the game the knight asking about Mona, because the king's daughter obviously named Princess Simona. He then will asked you if the princess in the castle is not Princess Mona. Choose yes. He then remembered how the princess is not wearing necklace of Brigadoom. He tell you how he has been in deep sleep before the earth quake and how he seem to lost his memory. He thought that princess are the one he promised to wed to at Brigadoom. He then set to go to the castle to apologize but Stella suggest otherwise. He then ask you instead to deliver the message. Go back to the castle to report to the king.

Stornway Castle - L2
Watch a scene. Princess Simona decide to answer the knight's demands. The queen start to crying. The king assure her he will never let their daughter go. The king realize you are presence and ask you to came closer.

Talk to the king. The king didn't believe the knight's story since he never heard about Brigadoom before. And so he refused to give you any rewards before you end him for real. Then Princess Simona seem to remember something and run off the room.

Go follow her. She will stop you outside the throne room. She asked to come to her room for talking privately about Brigadoom.

Follow her through the door. Take the stair to the right and through the door at the end.

She will told you that she have heard about Brigadoom before from a nursery rhyme when she was a child. She suggest you go to Zere where the maid who used to sing that song now live to find out more about Brigadoom. The village located on Zere region west to the Loch Storn.