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Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7)
Al-Balad Walkthrough Guide
☆ Best Vocations Tier List
★ Trophy Guide and Achievements List
☆ Mini Medals | Tablet Fragments
★ Best Starting Vocations
☆ Farm Guides: EXP | Gold | Vocation Prof.
★ List of Missables and Cut Content
This is a walkthrough guide for the Al-Balad of Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7). See a step-by-step guide to complete the Al-Balad, and the quest, Darkness in the Desert, as well as how to unlock the next area here.
| ◀ Previous Guide | Next Guide ▶ |
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| Alltrades Abbey | Roamer Encampment (Present) |
List of Contents
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This page contains spoilers for Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined! If you wish to continue reading on, you have been warned. |
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Al-Balad Walkthrough Guide
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| Temple Palace | Al-Balad | Banks of the Nihil |
| Dig Site (Present) |
Al-Balad (Part 2) |
Banks of the Nihil (Part 2) |
| Likeness of Great Evil | Al-Balad Region (Present) | - |
Temple Palace
| 1 |
 Head north to enter the palace. |
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| 2 |
 Enter the palace from either the left or right doors. |
| 3 |
 Once you reach Basement Level 1, enter the northern door. Go to the door on the right side of the bedroom. |
| 4 |
 Pick up the Grey Fragment in the room. |
| 5 |
 Backtrack to Basement Level 1 and go down the central stairs leading to Basement Level 2. |
| 6 |
 Enter the northern room in Basement Level 2 to activate a cutscene. Once the cutscene ends, exit the Temple Palace and head southeast to Al-Balad. |
Al-Balad
| 1 | Talk to The Elder north of the village. |
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| 2 |
 After speaking with The Elder, rest on the second floor. To get to the location, talk to the woman on the left to use the ladder. |
| 3 | After resting on the second floor, head down to activate a cutscene with The Elder. After the cutscene is over, travel back to the Temple Palace. |
| 4 | Go back to the Temple Palace and head down to Basement Level 2. Defeat the Skeleton Squire in the boss fight. |
| 5 | Return to Al-Balad and speak with Hadid in front of The Elder's house. |
| 6 | Talk to The Elder twice to obtain the Seal of the Sands. Then choose "Yes" for the second conversation to progress the story. |
Banks of the Nihil
| 1 | Head northwest to reach the Banks of the Nihil. Approach Hadid to activate a cutscene. |
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| 2 | Exit to the overworld and head to the portal to return to the present. |
Dig Site (Present)
| 1 | Fast travel to the Dig Site and talk to Dr Doug Digby inside the tent. Talk to him twice so he will join you. Exit the Dig Site to teleport immediately to the Temple Palace in the past. |
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Al-Balad (Part 2)
| 1 | Go to The Elder's house in Al-Balad and climb to the second floor. Talk to the old woman and exit the house to activate a cutscene. Once that cutscene is over, head back to the second floor of The Elder's house to activate another cutscene. |
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| 2 | Talk to Hadid on the first floor and you will teleport automatically to the Banks of Nihil. |
Banks of the Nihil (Part 2)
| 1 | Talk to Hadid at the center of the area. This activates a cutscene and teleports you to the Upper Reaches of the Nihil. |
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| 2 | Exit the Upper Reaches of the Nihil and head northwest to reach the Likeness of Great Evil. |
Likeness of Great Evil
| 1 | Approach Hadid at the entrance of Likeness of Great Evil and defeat the two Chimaeras. |
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| 2 | Examine the brown square stone monument at the center and place the Seal of the Sands. |
| 3 |
 Press the switches in the following order: bottom left → top right → bottom right → top left. Take the stairs from the newly opened room. |
| 4 | Take the stairs on the south side of the room. |
| 5 | Talk to Fertiti in the northwest room on Level 3 to obtain the Black Key. |
| 6 |
 Once you have the Black Key, head to the east side of the area that contains the electric floor tiles. You have to go through the electric floor to reach Level 4 of the area. Stepping on the normal floor tiles causes it to break and you will fall down to the lower floor. |
| 7 | Head up to Level 5 and rescue the two women from the Chimaeras. You can get to the center by exiting to the south part of the area. Head west and open the door using the Black Key. |
| 8 |
 Head to the top floor to battle Setesh the Punisher. Keep your HP high during the battle as the boss has high attack power, acts twice, and can use a skill that lowers defense. |
| 9 | After beating Setesh, you will automatically teleport back to the Banks of the Nihil. Talk to Hadid to activate a cutscene. After that, talk to him at the first floor of The Elder's house. |
| 10 |
 Get the Blue Fragment from the storehouse east of the village. Open the treasure chest to get a Rune Staff and break the barrel to get a Mini Medal. |
Al-Balad Region (Present)
| 1 | Head to the teleporter to retun to the present era. Travel to Al-Balad and enter the Temple Palace. A cutscene will activate and you will receive a Letter of Amity. |
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| 2 |
 Head to Level 1 of the palace and pick up the Blue Fragment. |
| 3 |
 Enter Al-Balad next and pick up the Grey Fragment from the pot in the center of the village. |
| 4 |
 Disembark on the isolated cave at the southern part of the region to enter Al-Shallal. Head north and pick up the Gold Fragment. |
| 5 |
 Travel to Estard Castle and give the Letter of Amity to King Donald to receive a Government Bracelet. From this point, the current objective updates and tells you to investigate the nomadic tribe on the island northwest of Estard. ▶︎ Jump to Roamer Encampment (Present) Walkthrough |
Al-Balad Trophies
All Trophies Unlocked in Al-Balad
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Local Legends |
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Awarded for completing "An Island Underwater". ►Al-Balad Walkthrough Guide |
Trophy Guide and Achievements List: How to Get Platinum
Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7) Related Guides
List of All Story Walkthroughs
| 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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