The Logbook
Some things are worth remembering and not worth saying aloud: who raided you before noon, which bay grows good grain, whose truce lasted two days. The Logbook keeps them. It sits beside the Handbook as its second tab, and every word in it is yours alone.
Take up the quill where you stand
Every island card carries a quill at its top right. Tap it to write about that island, or to read what you wrote before. It is there on settled islands, unsettled ones and Black Tide holdings, and on your own islands too. Sea rocks, beacons, the Maw and creatures carry none. Below the line, in the underworld, the quill does not show at all; what you wrote above waits for your return.
Another Governor's profile carries the same quill beside their portrait. Your own profile does not: a thought about yourself goes on a Loose Page, which New Entry at the foot of the Logbook opens.
An outlined quill means you have written nothing there yet. A quill inked on gold means an entry is waiting. Each island and each Governor keeps one open entry, so the quill always opens the same page.
Nobody else reads it
No other Governor can open your entries, see that they exist, or tell whether your quill is inked. Their quill on the same island shows only their own entry. Your alliance cannot read the Logbook either, so write freely.
The entry stays with the island
An island entry belongs to the island, not to whoever holds it. When the island is captured, razed or settled again, your words stay where they were, and the entry shows who holds the island now, or that nobody does. An entry about a Governor who leaves the world is kept, marked as having left.
Archive puts a page away, never out
Nothing in the Logbook is ever thrown out. When an entry has served, open it, tap the three dots and choose Archive. It leaves your open entries, and the quill on that island or profile goes back to an outline. Under Showing: Archived it is kept for good, read-only, and Unarchive brings it back exactly as you left it. The archive lists the most recently archived first; Older entries at its foot turns back further.
An island or a Governor holds one open entry at a time. If you have started a fresh page there since, archive that one before you bring the old one back.
It saves itself
There is no need to press Save. Your words are written down a moment after you stop, and again when you close the entry. If the signal drops, they are kept on this device and sent when the signal returns with the entry open, or the next time you open it. If the same entry was changed on another device first, nothing is overwritten: your words stay on screen with a warning, and Try Again sends them over the other copy.
An entry can run to 2,000 characters, and the Logbook holds 500 open entries at a time. Archived entries do not count toward that.
Finding a page again
The Logbook lists the entries you changed most recently first, and each row says when it last changed. Tap Showing to narrow it to islands, Governors, Loose Pages or the archive, or to sort by newest or oldest; then each row says when it was written. An entry about an island or a Governor opens with a row at the top: tap it to bring that island up on the chart, or to open that Governor's profile.
Common questions
Can my alliance see my entries?
No. The Logbook is yours alone. What you want to share belongs in alliance chat or a private message.
What happens to my entry if I lose the island?
Nothing. The entry stays with the island and shows the new holder. Your quill on that island stays inked.
How do I delete an entry?
You archive it. Archived entries are never deleted, and Unarchive brings one back at any time from Showing: Archived.
