Dragon Quest is loosely based on Dragon Quest III. The names and some of the characters are familiar, but the world map is smaller and has a very different shape. The two main characters are Abel and Tialah. Tialah receives the legendary Red Stone from Master Yogi, the sage of Aliahan Village. Soon after, Tialah is kidnapped by the evil Baramos, who wants to use the Red Stone to resurrect The Great Dragon and be granted eternal life. Abel swore to rescue Tialah and is given the Blue Stone, which can only seal the Dragon once it has been released.