Though Dragon Quest II and the rest of the mainline series treats the good ending as canon, the 2016 spin-off Dragon Quest Builders offers up a fascinating alt-universe, taking place in a reality ...

Remembrance of Dragonlord Placidusax, hewn into the Erdtree. The Dragonlord whose seat lies at the heart of the storm beyond time is said to have been Elden Lord in the age before the Erdtree.