They team up with the king, Doric, on a journey to discover just what the hell is going on before the enraged monsters rip apart the roots of Yggdrasil (the titular World Tree). You begin the game by naming the two main characters - one male, one female - and choosing who you'd prefer to control by default. The monsters inexplicably turn on humans, and more bad guys begin pouring out of portals opening around the city. The first glimpse of Arba is immediately endearing, but a world of peace is not a great setup for a game about killing legions of monsters, so inevitably things go wrong. It's a world where monsters and humans live together in peace in the opening movie, a giant golem sweetly hands a little girl balloons to her delight. Dragon Quest Heroes opens on the kingdom of Arba during a festival.
