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Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7)

Prologue Walkthrough Guide

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Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Prologue Walkthrough Guide
This is a walkthrough guide for the prologue section of Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7). See a step-by-step guide to complete the prologue, how to unlock the next area's tablet, and all the unlockable trophies and achievements here.

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Prologue Walkthrough Guide

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Pilchard Bay Estard Yellow Fragments

Pilchard Bay

1 Start by creating a new save and inputting your name and preferred settings. Just remember that once you've selected the Hero's name, it cannot be changed.
2 Explore Pilchard Bay
Once you have control of your character, you can explore Pilchard Bay for items you can use or sell later on.

As a note, whenever you enter a new area, it's recommended to fully explore the surroundings first for anything useful, like treasure chests and Mini Medals.
3 Give Sandwhich to Dad
When you're ready, head back to your home and sleep. Once you wake up, head to the east side of the village and board the ship to give the sandwich to your dad.
4 Maribel in the Ship
Head inside the ship and talk to Maribel, then go back outside to continue the story.

Estard

1 Soldier from Estard
Go back towards the west, and a short cutscene will play where you'll be summoned to Estard Castle.
2 Arrive at Estard
When you're ready, head to Estard and explore the town before continuing to the castle. Once inside, head up to the throne room before you start exploring the castle itself.
3 Kiefer Shrine of Mysteries
After you're done, head out towards the east side of the island to get to the Shrine of Mysteries. There's not much you can do here yet, so talk to Kiefer and progress the story to recruit your first party member.

Collecting Yellow Tablet Fragments

1 Stairs to Dermot
To open up the way to the Shrine of Mysteries, you will need to collect three more Yellow Tablet Fragments. Start by heading back to Estard and going down the stairs near the church to get to Dermot.
2
Estard Underground Path Trial Room
After talking to him, you will get a key that opens up the way to the trial room that houses the fragment.

To solve the puzzle, you will need to align the two pieces to match the symbol on the wall and stand on the square at the top of the steps.
3 Tribulators
With that done, the way to the Yellow Tablet Fragment will open up. Just be ready since approaching the fragment will start a fight against two Tribulators.

This acts as the tutorial boss for the game, and it's almost impossible to lose. However, if you do get low on HP, make sure to use some Medicinal Herbs to heal up.
4
Bottle Locations
Now that you have one fragment, head back out to Estard and go inside the house behind the Item Shop. Talk to Pike, and you will need to grab three empty bottles around town, which are marked by a yellow sparkly spot.

You can find the bottles outside of Pike's house, near the town's entrance, and beside the church's doors.
5 Rainbow Cove Fill Bottles
Once you're done collecting the bottles, head out of the town and go north to Rainbow Cove. Here, you will need to talk to Pike again and fill up the bottles with water to unlock the next trial room.
6 Rainbow Cove Cave Trial Room
The way to the fragment is blocked off by water, and you'll need to push the pillars into the hole to block off the waterfalls. From there, the water will subside, and you can enter the room to get the fragment.
7 Pilchard Bay Dad Shard
To get the last fragment, head back to Pilchard Bay and talk to your dad. Afterwards, return to the Shrine of Mysteries.
8 Ballymolloy Unlocked
Interact with the statue to start a cutscene, and Maribel will join your party afterwards. Head inside, and after talking with The Caretaker, you can access your first island, Ballymolloy, via the top Yellow Tablet Pedestal.
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Prologue Mini Medals

List of Mini Medal Locations

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Mini Medal 1
Estard Castle
(Present)
Mini Medal 1
Found by interacting with the Drawer inside the King's Bedroom.

2
Mini Medal 2
Estard Castle
(Present)
Mini Medal 2
Take the raft to the west side and break the barrels to obtain the Medal.

All Mini Medal Locations

Prologue Trophies

All Trophies Unlocked in Prologue

Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined - Bronze Trophy Into the Unknown
Awarded for completing "The Adventure Begins".

Trophy Guide and Achievements List: How to Get Platinum

Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7) Related Guides

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1 Prologue 2 Ballymolloy
3 Emberdale 4 L'Arca
5 Regenstein 6 Frobisher
7 Roamer Encampment 8 Alltrades Abbey
9 Al-Balad 10 Roamer Encampment (Present)
11 Hardlypool 12 The Tallest Tower

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