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[[Image:DQI_Sprite_Overworld.gif|thumb|250px|right|Alefgard, as it appears in the first [[Dragon Quest]] game released in North America, ''[[Dragon Warrior]]''.]]

Alefgard is a series of continents connected by bridges and caves, making it easily traversable on foot.

Although Alefgard is a set of continents divided by water, generally the divisions are quite small, requiring only bridges to connect the various land masses. The exception to this is the southeastern continent, which can be reached only via the [[Swamp Cave]]. Rather than identifying areas by geographical location, it is easiest to identify regions by the names of towns/villages in the vicinity (i.e. the Kol region).

Alefgard is the geographical setting of the original ''Dragon Quest''. It contains every component of the game and must be fully explored in order to reach [[Charlock Castle]] and defeat the [[Dragonlord]].

Alefgard has been severely minimized in favor of the larger world map for ''[[Dragon Quest II]]''.  Almost all of the Alefgard locations have been removed with the exception of [[Tantegel]], [[Charlock Castle]], and the [[Southern Shrine]].  Overall, Alefgard plays no significant role in ''Dragon Quest II''.

Alefgard is the 'underworld' or 'dark world' of ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'' and is reached late in the game.  This game features a full Alefgard, including some locations which did not appear in the original ''Dragon Quest'' such as the [[Tower West of Kol]].  It also featured [[Domdora]] as a regular town, whereas the first game has it as a deserted town consisting of random monster encounters.  At the end of ''Dragon Quest III'', Alefgard is sealed off from the [[Overworld (Dragon Quest III)|overworld]].

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