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Lore
The game files every readable text under a lore section (the journal groups discoveries by it). Each row below is one section, with the books that belong to it and the structures they can be found in. Tapestry and wallcarving chapters aren't books, so they're listed here directly.
Source: config/lore/*.json (category and the loretype-<category> lang key). Full details →
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| Section | About | Texts | Structures | Mod |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| agitatedregards | A frustrated letter concerning resource shortages and estate mismanagement. | Agitated Regards (BR) | calix | betterruins |
| allhandsrequired | A recruitment notice posted by the Svanmarck Estate. | All Hands Required! (BR) | betterruins | |
| archives | Records from the archives. |
Admirer of the Miller The Patronage of Tibalt Amaro The Spy and the Sparrow The Weight of Stone |
megastructures-rockformation-niclass, Resonance Archive, megastructures-giantcathedral-dampus | game |
| archivesnote | Must be related to this place. | An Inconvenience | game | |
| archivesnote2 | Could be useful? | Whinging | Resonance Archive | game |
| authoritativecopy | A sealed legal document establishing binding infrastructure rights and exposing the foundations of a long-standing inter-house dispute. | The Authoritative Copy (BR) | halitequarry | betterruins |
| brickworkerslament | A brickworker’s personal account of labor, blame, and resentment within the estate. | Brickworker’s Lament (BR) | calix | betterruins |
| conditions | Experiment planning notes from the leadership group. | Conditions (BR) | sunrift | betterruins |
| darkheat | Researchers notes found near a meteor impact site. | The Dark Heat (BR) | megastructures-rockformation-niclass, shoppingcentre, forgottenvillage | betterruins |
| deliverieslist | A delivery manifest from Hushward and nearby settlements. | Small List of Deliveries (BR) | sunrift | betterruins |
| desertexcavation | Journal pages found in a buried desert temple. | Desert Excavation Journal (BR) | huaca | betterruins |
| diaries | Seems to be some sort of diary. | Letters | game | |
| doubts | Doubts (BR) | betterruins | ||
| dutyofthescribe | The scribe's log from the start of the experiment. | Duty of the Scribe (BR) | sunrift | betterruins |
| experimentteammember | A personal entry from a member of the experiment team. | Entry from a Member of the Experiment Team (BR) | sunrift | betterruins |
| faulknersmusings | Journal notes from Grand Architect Faulkner during the quarantine. | Faulkner’s Musings (BR) | thepanopticon | betterruins |
| favorableconditions | A storm warning entry from the observation point. | Favorable Conditions for the Start of the Experiment (BR) | sunrift | betterruins |
| fieldengineersdiary | Diary of a field engineer. | Field Engineer’s Diary (BR) | village-forest | betterruins |
| finalentriesarchmaster | Final notes of the Archmaster-leader. | Final Entries of the Archmaster-Leader (BR) | sunrift | betterruins |
| finalhour | Story of someones last notes. | The Final Hour (BR) | largeruins-0201-ifoz-o11, largeruins-0202-ifoz-o11, largeruins-0203-ifoz-o11 | betterruins |
| forlornhope | Papers regarding the Forlorn Hope. |
Devotion (BR) Bounty on The Forlorn Hope (BR) Military Record #89 (BR) Recruitment Letter of The Forlorn Hope (BR) Warfare Strategies and Tactics (BR) |
megastructures-forlornhopetower-common-niclass, largeforlornhopetower, forlornhopedungeon, megastructures-giantcathedral-dampus | betterruins |
| glimmershield | Stories from an old castle. | The Glimmershield Castle (BR) | megastructures-visingsborg-dampus, megastructures-giantcathedral-dampus, forgottenvillage | betterruins |
| grandrifttheory | Theory notes from the observation point. | Grand Rift Theory (BR) | sunrift | betterruins |
| greensecret | A personal letter hidden near a Viridilite cache. | Green Secret (BR) | sunrift | betterruins |
| hopeandisaiahsledgers | Warden ledgers from the quarantine in the underground waterways. | Hope and Isaiah’s Ledgers (BR) | thepanopticon | betterruins |
| initialphases | A phase report from the Grand Rift experiment. | Initial Phases of the Experiment (BR) | sunrift | betterruins |
| jonas | Lore about Jonas. |
Breakdown Confession |
megastructures-forlornhopetower-common-niclass, megastructures-giantcathedral-dampus, mediumruins, largeruins-0206-samgrey-o7, largeruins-0207-samgrey-o7, largeruins-0208-samgrey-o7, largeruins-0401-samgrey-o7, largeruins-0408-virrno-o7, underground-uncommon-lowerchance, underground-rare, underground-samgrey-1, underground-samgrey-2, underground-samgrey-3, underground-samgrey-4, Village area, largeforlornhopetower, mansion, sunrift, shoppingcentre | game |
| largechurch | Notes found in a large church. | Diary of a Priest (BR) | megastructures-destroyedlargechurch-bodlacek | betterruins |
| lastfisherman | Notes found in a ruined castle wall segement. | The Last Words of a Fisherman (BR) | megastructures-wallsegment-niclass | betterruins |
| lastwall | Notes found in a ruined castle wall segement. | The Last Wall Standing (BR) | megastructures-wallsegment-niclass | betterruins |
| lazaret | It's written in a shaky hand. | In Memoriam | Lazaret area, sunrift | game |
| lostdoll | Notes found in a abandoned homestead. | Lost Doll (BR) | mediumruins | betterruins |
| maxwellscreations | A performance note found in the scriptorium. | Echo of Maxwell's Creations (BR) | sunrift | betterruins |
| messagetothestudent | A workshop note addressed to a student mechanic. | Message to the Student (BR) | sunrift | betterruins |
| minerlogentries | Log entries found in a coalmine. | Log Entries of Miner Edric (BR) | coalmine | betterruins |
| newmaterials | Researchers notes found near Viridilite deposits. | Viridilite (BR) | sunrift | betterruins |
| paigespleas | Assorted letters left beneath the estate’s air vent. | Paige’s Pleas (BR) | thepanopticon | betterruins |
| paigeswoes | A personal account of the Waterways' shutdown and its aftermath. | Paige’s Woes (BR) | thepanopticon | betterruins |
| panopticonletters | Letters from detainees scattered throughout the underground. | Panopticon Letters (BR) | thepanopticon | betterruins |
| pawprints | A trail of messages left in shared caches, documenting mercenary dealings, unresolved violence, survival after the Rot, and the evolution of an old sigil into a living tradition. | Pawprints (BR) | betterruins | |
| quarrycorrespondences | A collection of internal correspondence revealing covert objectives, failed recoveries, and the quiet abandonment of a remote quarry operation. | Quarry Correspondences (BR) | halitequarry | betterruins |
| reportslubrication | Maintenance notes on lubricating the planetary gear system. | Reports on Mechanism Lubrication (BR) | sunrift | betterruins |
| research | These seem research related. |
Diet of Kings Dmetri's Notes |
calix, shoppingcentre | game |
| ripleysresearch | Research notes documenting the conception, progress, and failure of the Temporal Calix. | Ripley’s Research (BR) | calix | betterruins |
| saltstainedscrawlings | Personal writings from trapped laborers, chronicling false hope, slow realization, and final farewells beneath a collapsing quarry. | Salt-stained Scrawlings (BR) | halitequarry | betterruins |
| severancenotice | A formal administrative order revoking translocator access under the guise of routine estate procedure. | Severance Notice (BR) | nybygget-translocatornexus | betterruins |
| smashingsuccess | A field report detailing a successful sabotage mission and the personal cost of carrying it out. | Smashing Success (BR) | nybygget-translocatornexus | betterruins |
| stokersdirective | An official directive outlining the duties and risks of tending the Grand Engine. | Stoker’s Directive (BR) | calix | betterruins |
| strangetoylist | A scribbled list left in the barracks before evacuation. | Strange List of Toys (BR) | sunrift | betterruins |
| sundialdiary | Diary entries from the lens project in the cave complex. | Sundial Diary (BR) | sunrift | betterruins |
| tapestry | Tapestry descriptions | Tapestry (chapters) | specialsurfaceruins | game |
| tobias | Lore about Tobias. |
Reflection Return |
shoppingcentre, Village area | game |
| tournamentwinners | A tournament record kept by the tournament keeper. | Winners of the Regular Tournament (BR) | sunrift | betterruins |
| treasurehunternotes1 | Field notes from a treasure hunter exploring a ruined subterranean complex. | Treasure Hunter’s Notes (BR) | calix | betterruins |
| undergroundlibrary | Notes found in an underground library. | Librarian's Lament (BR) | megastructures-undergroundlibrary-marlim | betterruins |
| universalstories | Long forgotten stories from the past. | Desperate Times (BR) | betterruins | |
| villager | Villager Stories. |
Blind Bat Rickhart Brief Discussions with the Traveler The Morning |
megastructures-giantcathedral-dampus, megastructures-rockformation-niclass | game |
| viridiliteshift | Observation point reports from an underground research complex. | Viridilite Shift (BR) | sunrift | betterruins |
| wallcarving | Wall Carving (chapters) | game | ||
| wolfstone | Stories from an old castle. | The Wolfstone Castle (BR) | megastructures-wolfstonecastle-normalclimate-par, megastructures-wolfstonecastle-forest-par, megastructures-wolfstonecastle-dryclimate-par, megastructures-wolfstonecastle-desert-par, megastructures-giantcathedral-dampus | betterruins |