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Walking around the castle, you will learn that people are genuinely concerned about the transformation of the king. Even the princess can hardly believe that he is really her father. <span style="color:green">Check the toprightmost flowerbush for a '''[[File:Dragon Warrior 3 GBC Seed.png]] LifeAcorn / [[File:Dragon Warrior 3 SNES Seed.png]] Life Nut'''.</span> A set of stairs in the upper left corner lead down to the prison, while a set of stairs in the upper right corner lead up to a tower with openings along all four walls. Walking through the lower gap on the left side allows you to fall down on the second floor where you can access the king's bedroom through a window <span style="color:green">(In Remakes this is abit different. Go up twice the stairs, then you will be outside the Castle on a high platform where you can jump down. Do that and go through the Door to the left to enter the King's Room)</span>. However, during the day, it will do you little good to bother <span style="color:green">(not true either, since you can grab '''[[File:Dragon Warrior 3 GBC Stave.png]] Club [[File:DW3 stick.png]] / [[File:Dragon Warrior 3 SNES Staff.png]] Club''' and '''[[File:Dragon Warrior 3 GBC Book.png]] Cheat [[File:DW3 book.png]] / [[File:DQ3 SNES Book.png]] Cheater Guide''' in the King's Room, though you can also do that later when you have the Mirror of Ra.)</span>.

You may wish to advance and speak with the king, but as soon as you are close to him, he declares you to be scoundrels and has your party locked up in prison! Fortunately, you are not stripped of your equipment, so your Final Key will work very well on the cell door. If you talk to the guard above, he appears to be sleep talking. He dares not defy the king, but mentions a rumor that there is an escape passage from the jail. You can open the doors and free the other prisoners if you like. <span style="color:green">In the Prison Cell north of your is one more '''[[File:Dragon Warrior 3 TinyMedal.png]] TinyMedal / [[File:Dragon Warrior 3 SNES Small Medal.png]] Small Medal''' in the pot.</span> The prisoner in the upper right corner will tell you about the Mirror of Ra which can reportedly show someone's true form, and is found in a cave to the south. Opening the lower right gate, you will see a passage that leads to a staircase.

When you arrive on this floor, you may be surprised to find a sequence of treasure chests, practically arranged in a line like bread crumbs leading you up and around to a room at the top of the floor. In order from the stairs to the room, the contents of the chests are '''128 gold''', a ''' [[File:Dragon Warrior 3 SNES Seed.png]] Strength Seed''' <span style="color:green">('''[[File:Dragon Warrior 3 GBC Seed.png]] STRseed''')</span>, '''56 gold''', a '''Wing of Wyvern''' <span style="color:green">('''[[File:Dragon Warrior 3 GBC Token.png]] Token / [[File:Dragon Warrior 3 SNES Pachisi Ticket.png]] Pachisi Ticket''')</span>, '''568 gold''', '''24 gold''', an '''Acorn of Life''' <span style="color:green">('''[[File:Dragon Warrior 3 GBC Seed.png]] LifeAcorn / [[File:Dragon Warrior 3 SNES Seed.png]] Life Nut''')</span>, a '''Medical Herb''' <span style="color:green">('''[[File:Dragon Warrior 3 TinyMedal.png]] TinyMedal / [[File:Dragon Warrior 3 SNES Small Medal.png]] Small Medal''')</span>, and finally '''320 gold'''. When you enter the next room, you will see four treasure chests. However, each and everyone is a '''{{s|Enemies|Mimic}}'''. [[../Enemies#Mimic|Mimics]] are especially dangerous, with their ability to cast Defeat. Although it's unlikely, they can potentially wipe out your entire party with one spell. The amount of experience and gold you obtain from these monsters is less than what you typically earn fighting less dangerous monsters in this dungeon, so choose wisely whether you wish to take these on or not.

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Whether you choose to clear the room of Mimics or not, return to the left, and explore the bottom of the floor. You will find a passage that leads down and to the right until it branches. The upper path is shorter, with three chests that contain a '''Vitality Seed''' <span style="color:green">('''[[File:Dragon Warrior 3 GBC Seed.png]] VITseed / [[File:Dragon Warrior 3 SNES Seed.png]] Stamina Seed''')</span>, '''24 gold''', and a '''Medical Herb''' <span style="color:green">('''[[File:Dragon Warrior 3 GBC Token.png]] Token / [[File:Dragon Warrior 3 SNES Pachisi Ticket.png]] Pachisi Ticket''')</span> before you reach another room with two chests. If experience is any guide, you'll realize that these two chests are both '''[[../Enemies#Mimic|Mimics]]''' <span style="color:green">(or not, since the right Chest give you a '''[[File:Dragon Warrior 3 TinyMedal.png]] TinyMedal / [[File:Dragon Warrior 3 SNES Small Medal.png]] Small Medal''')</span>. Double back to the lower branch, and follow it along until you reach another branch. The chest along the upper path is actually a '''{{s|Enemies|Mimic}}''', as is the left chest in the room above. The right chest, on the other hand, contains a very rare item called the '''Stone of Life''' <span style="color:green">('''[[File:Dragon Warrior 3 GBC LifeStone.png]] LifeStone / [[File:Dragon Warrior 3 SNES Stone.png]] Life Stone''')</span>. When held by someone, the Stone of Life <span style="color:green">(Life Stone)</span> will absorb one successful attempt to kill a player by magic and break, saving the holder. The spell has to succeed in order to destroy the stone, failed spells will leave the stone in tact. The right branch leads to a staircase that goes down to the third floor.

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Like the first floor, this lower level is composed primarily of a path that leads around the perimeter. One treasure chest on the left contains the '''Animal Suit''' <span style="color:green">('''[[File:Dragon Warrior 3 GBC Plush Suit.png]] Plush [[File:DW3 shirt.png]] / [[File:Dragon Warrior 3 SNES Sack.png]] Plush Suit''')</span>, an unusual piece of armor that makes its wearer look like a cat. It has very low defense, and seems worthless, but does have one particular use which will be discussed later in this page. You can also see a treasure chest to your right on an island with a hole in the floor, but as much as you walk around, you won't be able to find a way to access it, although you will find a staircase that leads down to small room which is apparently where you would fall down to if you could reach the treasure chest on the island.

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Your goal is to find a way to access the island, and once again, experience may teach you to explore the floor above. Back on the second floor, you may have been lured away from the space below the stairs to the first floor by the string of treasure chests. If you explore the area under those stairs, you will find a hole in the floor. Step on to the hole, and you will indeed fall down to the island below. Search the treasure chest that you find there, and you will obtain the ''' [[File:Dragon Warrior 3 SNES Mirror.png]] Mirror of Ra <span style="color:green">([[File:Dragon Warrior 3 GBC LarMirror.png]] LarMirror)</span>'''. From here, you can fall down the hole and climb back up the stairs, or simply cast Outside.

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=== Saving a kingdom ===

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