Dragon Warrior II/Unlocking Doors

Unlocking gold doors
With the Gold Key in hand, we can now revisit older locations that were previously inaccessible. If you wish to find these for yourself, or do not wish to read any spoilers, do not read this section, and continue to the next page.

More business in Alefgard
There are two more things that you can accomplish now in Alefgard. If you are playing the original version of the game, then you can reenter Charlock Castle and explore the locked treasure room all the way at the bottom of the castle, on the same floor as the descendant of the Dragon Lord. However, this is not recommended as the items found down there are generally not worth the effort. If you are playing the remix version, you would have already had the opportunity to plunder its depth and collect the valuable World Map, which makes navigating the open seas far easier. The second task is far more valuable. If you used the gold key to open the door in Midenhall Castle, and opened the chests within, you have picked up the Seal of Erdrick. There is a rather grumpy old man who sits in the Monolith far to the south of Alefgard (where a man once performed a miracle by creating the Rainbow Drop out of the Sun Stone and the Staff of Rain), who refuses to deal with anyone who does not possess proof of their heritage. With the Seal of Erdrick in your possession, you have such proof, and by showing it to him, he will provide you with the Helmet of Erdrick, another valuable defensive item that only the Prince of Midenhall can equip. Once he gives this to you, he will have nothing more to say.

Unlocking prison doors
Once again, if you would rather try to discover all of the locations of the prison doors that you were unable to open previously, skip this section and read the section below about approaching Tuhn. What follows is a recap of all the interesting locations with prison doors. Before you explore these locations, don't forget about the prisons in Wellgarth itself. There's a lot of valuable information to be found there.