This is what happens when the bleak, black bitterness of a skeleton soldier takes up residence in a traveller’s shadow and becomes an evil-doing entity in its own right.

• Northern Damdara
• Damdara
• And Elsewhere

So named because of their upsetting appearance<—>they look so unbelievably unpleasant that some even liken them to deities of death. But they’re not actually all that bad.

• Northern Damdara
• Damdara Region
• And Elsewhere

Soily appendages that manifested from the despair of humans who died drowning in mud.

• Quagmire Cave

Extremely intelligent but utterly unlikeable, they have all manner of horrible habits, including belching up great gouts of grim gas all the time.

• Quagmire Cave

Ticks who’ve taken on board dangerous levels of darkness. As leaders among their kind, they’re also curiously considerate, and as such, are handy with healing spells.

• Quagmire Cave

Spewing flames all day can take its toll on one’s throat. These larvae can lessen that burning sensation and get straight back to spitting fire by drinking some molten lava.

• Damdara Region

Equipped with a carapace that could bounce back cannonballs, and pincers powerful enough to snip boulders clean in two. These are formidable foes indeed, hence the <6>death<9> in the name.

• Damdara Region
• Damdara
• And Elsewhere

This is what becomes of bags o’ laughs that come into a nice inheritance. They show off their new-found wealth to all, blissfully unaware that nobody likes a braggard.

• Damdara
• Sanctum Region

Canids that succumbed to starvation only to be resurrected by dark devices. A phantom hunger now besets their bellies as they search for their next unfulfilling meal.

• Damdara
• Eastern Damdara

Beauty-conscious slimes that decided to care for their complexion by growing a shell to hide inside, thereby preserving the sliminess of their skin.

• Eastern Damdara

The former familiars of foul witches that are considerably cleverer than their chimaera kin. They have a wide range of spells in their repertoire to boot.

• Southern Damdara
• Weirdwood
• And Elsewhere

Ovine offenders flush with fine fleece and humongous horns. Violent of temperament, they snort in anger with every breath and charge anyone who meets their gaze.

• Southern Damdara
• Eastern Damdara

Denizens of darkness that dwell where light dare not shine. When summoned to the human plane, they manifest as pure gloom, using their inherent coldness to freeze their fleshy foes.

• Southern Damdara
• Eastern Damdara

Mercurial monsters that flee at a moment’s notice. Their appearance delights, but their inevitable escape leaves you dreaming of the experience you could’ve had.

• Southern Damdara
• Weeping Isle Region
• And Elsewhere

Sufferers of low self-esteem, these shy sorcerers are ashamed to have their bodies on display and so cast Dazzle to impair the vision of their would-be observers.

• Southern Damdara
• Weirdwood

According to legend, these are the severed heads of heartbroken sorceresses decapitated for daring to dabble in forbidden love.

• Weirdwood

Previously peaceful trees turned violent vengeance-seekers when passing travellers carelessly carved their names into their trunks. See what happens when you don’t respect nature?

• Weirdwood
• Cantlin Region

Their wings release tiny scales that, when inhaled, induce instant paralysis. And they wonder why nobody ever wants to play with them…

• Cantlin Region

High-ranking healslimes who have mastered the Fullheal spell. Their reddish colouration is stark confirmation of their dedication to restorative magic.

• Cantlin Region

Suits of cursed plate mail that wait for an unwary warrior to put them on. Once donned, they take control of the poor human’s soul and force it into eternal servitude.

• Cantlin Region
• Weeping Isle Region
• And Elsewhere

Sorrowful soldiers who’ve had their souls stolen, and are forced to stay enslaved to their masters even after their bodies have gone, and only bones remain.

• Cantlin Region
• Weeping Isle Region

Often the target of travellers looking to solve their money troubles, these poor creatures envy the carefree lives of stone golems.

• Cantlin Region
• Sanctum Region
• And Elsewhere

These sheepy adversaries are best avoided. Their need to preserve personal space means that if two ever touch, a butting of heads is unavoidable.

• Weeping Isle Region

Unsightly sorcerers whose indecisive tendencies do them few favours. Though grisly of visage, their spell-casting competence is not to be sneered at.

• Weeping Isle Region

Fiends that have figured out how to float like butterflies and sting like enormous, fire-breathing serpents. Their flame attacks are so quick and deadly that they strike terror into even the most toughened travellers’ hearts.

• Weeping Isle Region
• Weeping Isle

Their crushing claws are powerful enough to pierce huge holes in the hulls of ships. Fishermen’s friends they are not.

• Weeping Isle

Toward the end of summer when the days get shorter, these slimes wash up on beaches in their droves. Be careful not to step on one, or you could be in for a nasty shock!

• Weeping Isle

Demonic infants destined for devilishness. One must compliment those who taught them their table manners that they can handle a fork so well<—>and give thanks that they have yet to be trained in the correct way of wielding a knife.

• Weeping Isle

Born when the eyeballs of fallen fiends absorb ambient bitterness from the air around them. But despite this, they’re oddly buoyant characters, lacking any memory of their former lives as they do.

• Weeping Isle

These sadistic sorcerers spend so long picturing the pained faces of their poor victims that they no longer know what a smile looks like.

• Weeping Isle

Creatures cursed with voices so raspy that even they themselves get annoyed. They can often be seen gargling with rainwater to try and remedy the issue.

• Weeping Isle

Even more unhinged than they look, these cheeky chests are the leading cause of death in labyrinths, and venerated veterans of the trap game.

• Weeping Isle
• And Elsewhere

Bony barbarians that requisitioned four arms from their fallen foes and attached them to their torsos. They have sworn not to make any more bodily modifications…to themselves.

• Grave of Galen
• And Elsewhere

A ghost that’s gone to hell, stocked up on sinfulness, and come sauntering back to the land of the living to sow chaos.

• Grave of Galen
• And Elsewhere

The vile revivifications of rancid cadavers. They feel no pain and wander in search of fresh flesh until they fall apart<—>an eventuality that might not actually be that far off.

• Grave of Galen
• And Elsewhere

Frightful phantoms born of the festering hatred and horrific torment of humans. They cast the Thwack spell to send their enemies off to the underworld.

• Grave of Galen
• Shrine of the Spirit Region
• And Elsewhere

These once-noble dragons were defeated by adventurers in an ancient age. They then fossilised where they fell, before being stirred by a deep-seated desire for revenge.

• Dragonlord’s Castle
• And Elsewhere

These denizens of the dark toil away in the shadows hoping to solidify their maleficent master’s iron grip on the realm.

• Grave of Galen
• And Elsewhere

The bleached bones of deceased dragons brought back to life by dark designs. They serve their summoners, carrying out any command with unwavering loyalty.

• Grave of Galen
• Shrine of Rain
• And Elsewhere

Wintry wackos that bring a taste of the tundra to battle, bombarding their foes with icy incantations like Kacrack and Chilly Breath.

• Shrine of Rain

Monolithic monsters made when their beastly brethren pile up rocks they’ve poured their most poisonous thoughts into. Beware their brick-like fists.

• Shrine of Rain

A chimaera whose form was forever changed by the light of a meteor shower, which also pumped its powers through the roof.

• Shrine of Rain
• Sanctum Region

Monsters born from the pools of blood that gather beneath the headsman’s block. Their unnerving gestures are said to beckon disaster.

• Shrine of the Spirit Region

Though they are far from being the brainiest bunch, these humongous hooligans hit hard. To topple these titans, take advantage of their tendency to miss the mark.

• Shrine of the Spirit Region

Ice-breathing dragons of pre-eminent power. Though rarely forced to fight in earnest, when they do, a single snap of their enormous jaws is usually enough to end the argument.

• Shrine of the Spirit Region
• Dragonlord’s Castle

Knights who, having wished never to die, were brought back by diabolical forces. The jaunty angle they walk at speaks to their cavalier disposition.

• Sanctum Region
• Dragonlord’s Castle Region

A species of tree that has seen a ton of trouble because some bright spark spread a rumour that its once-in-a-century-flowering fruit grants endless life to the eater.

• Sanctum Region
• Dragonlord’s Castle Region

Well-respected in the werewolf community, these lupine leaders are said to have been elevated to their position of power by dint of their ability to cast spells<—>a rare skill among their kind.

• Dragonlord’s Castle Region
• Dragonlord’s Castle

Descended from the most dastardly despots in troll history. One strike from their cruel club is a death sentence for anyone who finds themselves on the receiving end.

• Dragonlord’s Castle Region
• Dragonlord’s Castle

The souls of three swordsmen mingled to manifest this skeletal scoundrel. Billed as highly skilled with a blade, though <6>three-man army<9> might be a more apt name.

• Dragonlord’s Castle

The speediest sludge you are likely to see (albeit briefly), they take advantage of their low profile to reduce drag and hasten their escape from sticky situations.

• Dragonlord’s Castle

Its tentacles are equipped with all five senses, and are massively more dexterous than any analogous human appendage. Creepy…

• Dragonlord’s Castle

These wicked warriors are every bit as awful as their name suggests, and they serve their dark master by slicing foes’ souls from their bodies.

• Dragonlord’s Castle

The latest in a legendary line of superior serpents. Even the Dragonlord recognises them as a force to be reckoned with, and counts many of their number among his closest coterie.

• Dragonlord’s Castle

Descendant of a rogue of old who roams the land with his band of merry men stealing anything that isn’t nailed down. He’s quick-tempered and mercurial, but faithful to a tee, and well-loved by his lackeys as a result.

• Craggy Cave

Robbin’ Ood’s faithful underlings. Despite being bossed around by him day in and day out, they wouldn’t miss a minute of it for the world.

• Craggy Cave

A heartless horror that was caught harassing faeries in Craggy Cave. It’s scared of the sight of blood, hence its preference for sorcery, and notes the names of those who scorn it for being so squeamish in its little black book.

• Craggy Cave

A truly terrifying creature whose claws alone have cut short the careers of countless adventurers. Add fiery breath and a tree trunk of a tail, and you can see why the Dragonlord set one to guard Princess Gwaelin.

• Quagmire Cave

A foul fiend found lurking in Damdara. Unlike its fellow monstrous militiamen, this creature has long since abandoned all pretences to chivalry, and will swing its giant axe at each and every passer-by with equal abandon.

• Damdara

You will need to take down Knight Aberrant in order to obtain Erdrick’s Armour (Dragon Quest I), the strongest armour set in the game. Click the map link below to locate this powerful foe.

For a complete walkthough on how to obtain the full set of Erdrick’s Gear, check out our Erdrick’s Legacy - All Erdrick’s Gear Location guide.

A maven of malevolence conversant in conjury of all kinds, and especially the illusory arts, with which it loves to torment its targets. It seems to see the hero as a serious threat, leading it to leave the Dragonlord’s service and pursue its own path<—>or perhaps, someone else’s…

• Weirdwood

A statue built by human hand, and brought to life in order to stand guard over Cantlin. Tragically, it was tainted with evil, and turned into a monster.

• Cantlin

A creature so unbearable that almost all monsters, the Dragonlord included, abhor its every utterance. Seems to be collecting relics of almighty Erdrick, but on whose orders?

• Kol

A faithful servant of the Dragonlord that flies freely through the skies. So simplistic in thought and deed that the inside of its head could be said to be as empty as the air it gleefully glides through.

• Shrine of Rain

Set out to send the faeries fleeing from the Shrine of the Spirit single-handedly. Generally seen to be a solo operator, not least because when it’s in full flow, friend and foe alike are in danger.

• Shrine of the Spirit

King of Dragons and master of monsters. In truth, he is supposed to watch over the world, but he was somehow debased by the darkness, and now wants to plunge all into eternal night instead.

• Dragonlord’s Castle

The Dragonlord’s true form, from whose maw fly flames imbued with an unbounded rage. None who have ever seen him thus transformed have lived to tell the tale.

• Dragonlord’s Castle