Fragment

The fragments (originally shards) are a Key Item in Dragon Quest VII.

Fragment pieces.

Use

Each shard with put together with the corresponding pieces on the correct pedestal in the Shrine of Mysteries allow The Hero and company to go back in time to an island in the past.

Locations

Yellow Fragment

• The following 3 pieces are needed to reach Ballymolloy in the past:
  • On the floor of the Shrine of Mysteries.
  • On the floor within the corridors of the Shrine of Mysteries.
  • Received from Pollock upon his first return to Pilchard Bay.
• The following pieces are needed to reach Al-Balad in the past:
  • Found in Secret Base Number 1 in Regenstein in the past.
  • Found on the 3rd floor of the main house at Wilted Heart in the present.
  • Found on the ground in Poolside Cave in the past.
  • Found in the treasure room in Alltrades Abbey in the present.
  • Found in Bandits' Base after defeating The Mighty Pip in the present.
• The following 3 pieces are needed to reach Gröndal in the past:
  • Found in the treasure room in Alltrades Abbey in the past.
  • Found in the storeroom at Al-Balad village after saving the Region in the past.
  • Found in the pot at the center of Al-Balad in the present.
• The following pieces are needed to reach Wetlock in the past:
  • Found in the Gold Bank at Pilgrim's Perdition after defeating Cardinal Sin in the present.
  • Found at the bottom of the well in La Bravoure.
  • Found after saving Al-Balad in the past at the Dig Site in the present.
  • Found in a chest from The Time Being in Inside the Time Frame.

Red Fragment

• The following 3 pieces are needed to reach Burnmont in the past:
  • Found on the floor in The Tower.
  • Found at the bottom of the Rainbow Mines in the present.
  • Found in a hidden room in Estard Castle after borrowing a raft.
• The following 4 pieces are needed to reach Greenthumb Gardens in the past:
  • Found on the floor of the storeroom in Frobisher in the past.
  • Found in a chest at the Boss Room in The Automaton Stronghold in the past.
  • Found in a shed behind Autonymus' cabin in the past.
  • Given by Ambrose's granddaughter after helping him at Faraday Castle in the present.
• The following 3 pieces are needed to reach El Ciclo in the past:
  • Received from the town farmer of Gröndal in the past after defeating Fighting batboon
  • Found in the storeroom of Bulgio's mansion at Gröndal in the present.
  • Found by the tree at the Roots of Ygg in the present.
• The following pieces are needed to reach Nottagen in the past:
  • Found in the treasury of Temple Palace in the past after visiting it in the present.

Blue Fragment

• The following 2 pieces are needed to reach Regenstein in the past:
  • Found in Burnmont after defeating Glowering Inferno.
  • Received from Pamela in the past after saving Emberdale in the past.
• The following 4 pieces are needed to reach Faraday in the past:
  • Dropped in a chest by Glowering Inferno.
  • Second floor of Grotta del Sigillo in the past.
  • Fifth floor of Grotta del Sigillo in the past.
  • From the human who was formerly Hackrobat in the present day Grotta del Sigillo.
• The following 3 pieces are needed to reach Alltrades Abbey in the past:
  • Found in the southern tent at the Roamer Encampment in the past.
  • Given by King Donald after the task with The Roamers is completed.
  • In the well at the Dig Site in the present.

Green Fragment

• The following 4 pieces are needed to reach L'Arca in the past:
  • Taken from the Golem guarding the upper interior to The Tower.
  • Received from merchant upon visiting Ballymolloy in the present.
  • Found on the first underground portion of Burnmont in the present.
  • Found in The Haven.
• The following 5 pieces are needed to reach the Roamer Encampment in the past:
  • Found in the Weapon/Armour shop at L'Arca in the present.
  • Found in the prison of Faraday Castle in the present.
  • Found in the Grody Grotto. One is found early on while the other is guarded by Grody Gumpdrops and 2 Goodybags.
  • Found by the fountain in the ruins of Greenthumb Gardens in the present.

Description

It looks like a piece of a larger whole. There's a map etched into it. (Description when selecting any fragment in the Nintendo 3DS version of Dragon Quest VII.)