The Protectorate is the Celestrian name for the overworld of Dragon Quest IX. It encompasses all of the continents, oceans, towns and locations on the surface, which is guarded by Celestrian protectors. It is also the source for the Benevolessence which is used to make the Yggdrasil blossom in the Observatory.

The Ocean

Monsters in the Area

Inner seas

Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Enemy	Gold	Exp	Drop Item
#058 Knocktopus	64 G	162	Magic beast hide Crimson coral	1/16 1/32
#061 Man o' war	72 G	200	Moonwort bulb Softwort	1/16 1/32
#066 Spinchilla	112 G	300	Seashell Crimson coral	1/16 1/32
#088 Riptide	156 G	540	Dragon scale Razor claws	1/32 1/64
#091 Claw hammer	126 G	432	Magic beast hide Tough guy tattoo	1/16 1/128
#092 Shocktopus	144 G	375	Magic beast horn Iron nails	1/16 1/32
#095 Power hammer	168 G	450	Glass frit Kitty litter	1/32 1/64
#171 Stenchurion	122 G	1380	Manky mud Partisan	1/8 1/128

Outlying waters

Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Enemy	Gold	Exp	Drop Item
#129 Great gruffon	126 G	1180	Wing of bat Fur poncho	1/8 1/64
#137 Handsome crab	156 G	1350	Resurrock Deadly nightblade	1/32 1/128
#156 Terrorhawk	132 G	1080	Lava lump Fowl fan	1/32 1/64
#158 Cumulus rex	144 G	1400	Thunderball Lightning staff	1/16 1/128
#162 Seasaur	160 G	1900	Dragon scale Magic beast horn	1/16 1/64
#163 Hell niño	108 G	960	Coagulant Flame shield	1/32 1/128

Corners of the world

Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Enemy	Gold	Exp	Drop Item
#170 Abyss diver	92 G	2700	Dragon scale Watermaul wand	1/32 1/128
#177 Freezing fog	120 G	1360	Ice crystal Sage's elixir	1/16 1/128
#184 Aggrosculpture	132 G	2280	Gold ring Gold ring	1/32 1/256
#188 King crab	146 G	2800	Sleeping hibiscus Poison moth knife	1/16 1/128

Trivia

• The term Protectorate is a territory that is protected by a stronger state or entity; this is fitting, since in the universe of IX, the world of mortals is protected by the Celestrians.
• The latest world introduced in Dragon Quest X, the mysterious Zenias, bears an uncanny resemblance to one of the regions of the Protectorate. What does this means is still not 100% certain.

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German	Protektorat

v · d · eDragon Quest IX
Characters	Hero/Heroine Stella Erinn Patty Sellma Aquila Pavo Apus Major Sterling Celestria Corvus Serena Greygnarl Barbarus King Godwyn Queen Voluptua King Aqueus Catarrhina Dr. Phlegming Jack of Alltrades Cap'n Max Meddlin' DLC Special Guests
Regions	Protectorate Angel Falls Bloomingdale Cringle Coast Djust Desert Doomingale Forest Dourbridge Eastern Coffinwell Eastern Stornway Eastern Wormwood Gittish Empire Hermany Iluugazar Plains Khaalag Coast Lonely Coast Lonely Plains Mt. Ulzuun Mt. Ulbaruun Newid Isle Ondor Cliffs Pluvi Isle Slurry Coast Snowberia Snowberian Coast Stornway Urdus Marshland Wormwood Canyon Western Coffinwell Western Stornway Western Wormwood Wyrmneck Wyrmtail Wyrmwing Wyrmsmaw Zere
Towns, villages and places	Alltrades Abbey Observatory Angel Falls Quester's Rest Batsureg Bloomingdale Coffinwell Dourbridge Gleeba Gortress Hunters' Yurts Loch Storn Mirage Mahal Porth Llaffan Realm of the Almighty Slurry Quay Stornway Stornway Castle Swinedimples Academy Upover Wormwood Creek Zere Zere Rocks
Dungeons	Brigadoom Gerzuun Gittingham Palace Heights of Loneliness Magmaroo Oubliette Quarantomb Realm of the Mighty The Bad Cave The Bowhole The Hexagon The Old School The Plumbed Depths Tower of Nod Tower of Trades Tywll Cave
Races	Humans Celestrians
Key terms	Accolade Alchemy Krak Pot Benevolessence Fygg Yggdrasil Gittish Empire Triumgorate Ship Starflight Express Quests Repeatable quests Skills Revocation Coup de Grâce DQVC Tag Mode
Treasure maps	Treasure map Locker map Masayuki map Bosses Grotto locations Monster ranks Treasure chest ranks
Lists	Accessories Accolades Alchemy Ingredients Six Orbs Alchemy Recipes Armor Bestiary Characters Footwear Handwear Headwear Items Important items Leg Armor Minor Characters Quests Shields Skills Spells Vocations Walkthroughs Weapons
Other	Beta and unused elements