Pastwords

"But before you dive in, you must first learn the sacred incantations that will enable you to turn back the clock. The pastwords.

Sadly, these were long since scattered across Erdrea. This being so, I have entrusted my most dependable tockles with the momentous task of seeking them out."

—Stickle, Mayor of Tickington

Pastwords are special incantations found in the 3DS and Definitive Edition versions of Dragon Quest XI. These secret phrases can be learned from tockles who are scattered around Erdrea, and allow the party to use the tomes in the Echo Chamber to travel to the worlds of previous Dragon Quest series games and restore the proper flow of history.

Three pastwords are learned within the worlds accessed by the altars after completing a sidequest rather than in Erdrea. These pastwords are used to access alternate versions of Baramos's Castle, the Roamer Encampment and Chateau Felix.

Pastword locations

Image	Availability	Tockle's Location in Erdrea	Altar	Past Game Location
	Act 1	Hotto Steppe (Pastword received in Tickington)	Altar of Origins	Galenholm
	Act 2	The Battleground - Level B8	Altar of Origins	Damdara
	Act 3	Trial Isle	Altar of Origins	Tantegel Castle
	Act 1	Gallopolis Region	Altar of the Legendary Line	Moonahan
	Act 2	Mount Huji - Atsuo and Atsuko's Hideout	Altar of the Legendary Line	Cannock Castle
	Act 3	The Luminary's Trial - Citadel of Spite	Altar of the Legendary Line	Cave Leading to Rendarak
	Act 1	Warrior's Rest Inn	Altar of Salvation	Erdrick's Future Home
	Act 2	Mount Huji	Altar of Salvation	Baramos's Castle
	Act 2	Pastword received from the King of Portoga at Baramos's Castle after completing the quest Bringing Back the Big Bad	Altar of Salvation	Baramos's Castle - Later On
	Act 1	Arboria	Altar of the Chosen	Imperial Pantry of Parthenia
	Act 2	Sniflheim Region	Altar of the Chosen	Rose's Room
	Act 3	The First Forest - Whale Way Station	Altar of the Chosen	Hidden Valley
	Act 1	L'Académie de Notre Maitre des Médailles	Altar of the Heavenly Bride	Neverglade
	Act 2	Octagonia Casino	Altar of the Heavenly Bride	Briscoletti's mansion
	Act 3	The Cryptic Crypt	Altar of the Heavenly Bride	Whealbrook
	Act 1	The Royal Library	Altar of Reverie	Alltrades Abbey
	Act 3	Havens Above	Altar of Reverie	The Pillar of Pegasus
	Act 3	Puerto Valor	Altar of Reverie	Weaver's Peak
	Act 1	Dundrasil Region	Altar of the Forgotten Past	Rainbow Mines
	Act 2	Luminary's Landing	Altar of the Forgotten Past	Roamer Encampment
	Act 2	Pastword received from Rom Baro at the Roamer Encampment after completing the quest Come On, Kiefer!	Altar of the Forgotten Past	Roamer Encampment - Night
	Act 1	Lonalulu	Altar of the Cursed King	Chateau Felix
	Act 1	Pastword received from Tom at Chateau Felix after completing the quest One Crazy Cat	Altar of the Cursed King	Chateau Felix - Dusk
	Act 3	Cobblestone (rebuilt)	Altar of the Cursed King	Trodain Castle
	Act 1	Laguna di Gondolia	Altar of the Starry Skies	The Observatory
	Act 2	Insula Algarum	Altar of the Starry Skies	Ruby Path of Doom
	Act 2	Zwaardsrust - Whale Way Station	Altar of the Starry Skies	Quester's Rest
	Act 1	Sniflheim Castle	Altar of the Undeciphered	Room of Revival
	Act 3	Gondolia	Altar of the Undeciphered	Tenton