Every journal in the game — the 23-entry Castaway's Journal, all six tower-boss diaries, and the Sakurajima and Feybreak sets most guides still don't have — each with coordinates, as a tap-to-check tracker saved in your browser. Collect 40 of the 49 and the Trail of the Castaway achievement is yours, with nine to spare.
Journals are glowing blue tablets on small pedestals scattered across the world — walk up, interact, and the entry is yours forever (readable any time under ESC → Journals). They carry the game's actual backstory: a shipwrecked castaway's survival arc and the personal history of every tower boss. Two things worth knowing before you hunt: collection is per-character, not per-world, and an already-collected pedestal looks almost identical to an empty Lifmunk Effigy stand — if you're doing both hunts (you should; they overlap heavily), don't waste time revisiting the wrong kind of empty pedestal.
The anonymous castaway whose arc mirrors your own — the set that gives the whole system its name. Entries read in Day order; collect in any order.
| Coordinates | Entry | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| 151, -465 | Day XX | Grassy Behemoth Hills (nearest fast travel) |
| -447, -292 | Day 0 | West coast near Ruined Fortress City (nearest fast travel) |
| 262, -529 | Day 1-1 | Plateau of Beginnings (nearest fast travel) |
| 88, -460 | Day 1-2 | Small Settlement (nearest fast travel) |
| 239, -510 | Day 2 | Plateau of Beginnings (nearest fast travel) |
| 190, -381 | Day 3 | Fort Ruins (nearest fast travel) |
| 162, 449 | Day 5 | Astral Mountain snow continent — north cliff face of the green peninsula pointing toward the desert — Launch-bugged, made findable in v0.1.5.0. Sits on a LOWER ledge of the cliff face; hard to spot in daytime, look for the blue glow at night. |
| -235, -186 | Day 6 | Investigator's Fork (nearest fast travel) |
| 66, -421 | Day 8 | Desolate Church (nearest fast travel) |
| -18, -371 | Day 10 | Bridge of the Twin Knights (nearest fast travel) |
| 123, -394 | Day 11 | Rayne Syndicate Tower Entrance (nearest fast travel) |
| -170, -466 | Day 12-1 | Sealed Realm of the Sword Master (nearest fast travel) |
| 111, 33 | Day 12-2 | Snowy Mountain Fork (nearest fast travel) — Under the ~10 flag threshold but above normal pedestal variance. |
| 184, 26 | Day 12-3 | Free Pal Alliance Tower Entrance (nearest fast travel) — Coordinate sits right at the FPA tower entrance, consistent with Destructoid's own fast-travel label. |
| -565, -224 | Day 13 | Far west coast, near Ruined Fortress City (nearest fast travel) |
| 310, -51 | Day 15 | Sealed Realm of the Swift (nearest fast travel) |
| 32, -416 | Day 18 | Desolate Church (nearest fast travel) |
| 495, 11 | Day 22 | Eastern Wild Island (nearest fast travel) |
| -722, -655 | Day 25 | Beach of Everlasting Summer (nearest fast travel), far southwest |
| -401, -608 | Day 29 | Ancient Civilization Ruins (nearest fast travel) |
| 288, 192 | Day 30 | Sand Dunes Entrance (nearest fast travel), Desiccated Desert edge |
| 511, 391 | Day 32 | PIDF Tower Entrance (nearest fast travel), northeast desert |
| -263, -134 | Day 38 | Sealed Realm of the Winged Tyrant (nearest fast travel) |
The Rayne Syndicate tower boss — Windswept Hills and Bamboo Groves.
| Coordinates | Entry | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| -4, -503 | Diary - 1 | Windswept Hills / nearest fast travel: Small Settlement — Glowing blue tablet on a podium (Destructoid's finding method for all diary pedestals). gg -4,-503 — all within ±1. |
| 168, -554 | Diary - 2 | Windswept Hills / nearest fast travel: Plateau of Beginnings — gg 168,-554 — within ±2. |
| 127, -337 | Diary - 3 | Windswept Hills (north) / nearest fast travel: Sealed Realm of the Frozen Wings — gg 126,-337 — within ±2. |
| -397, -168 | Diary - 4 | Bamboo Groves / nearest fast travel: Azurobe Hill (per Destructoid) — gg -397,-168 agree (negative Y). Treated as a typo, not a real conflict. |
| -359, -187 | Diary - 5 | Bamboo Groves / nearest fast travel: Deep Bamboo Thicket — gg -359,-187 — within ±1. Diary text mentions guarding 'this big tower' but the pedestal is in Bamboo Groves, not at the Rayne Syndicate Tower — lore reference only. |
Free Pal Alliance — Moonless Shore, Verdant Brook, and one offshore sanctuary trip.
| Coordinates | Entry | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| -51, -217 | Diary - 1 | Moonless Shore / nearest fast travel: Cinnamoth Forest — gg -51,-216 — within ±1. |
| 217, -258 | Diary - 2 | Verdant Brook / nearest fast travel: Islandhopper Coast — gg 218,-257 — within ±1. |
| -5, -266 | Diary - 3 | Ancient Ritual Site, Moonless Shore — X spreads -2 ( gg), Y -265/-266 — same pedestal, ±3 around the middle value reported here. |
| -660, -116 | Diary - 4 | No. 2 Wildlife Sanctuary (offshore islet) / nearest mainland fast travel: Ruined Fortress City — On the sanctuary islet — needs a flying or water mount; sanctuaries are restricted zones. Diary text references 'a distant islet where certain Pals live' ( gg -660,-115 agree; Destructoid -667,-127 is 7-12 units off the consensus — largest benign spread in the assignment. |
PIDF — all three in the Desiccated Desert. Bring heat protection.
| Coordinates | Entry | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| 339, 363 | Diary - 1 | Desiccated Desert / nearest fast travel: Duneshelter — gg 339,363 — all within ~5, middle value reported. Heat protection armor needed in the desert by day. |
| 597, 330 | Diary - 2 | Desiccated Desert, near the PIDF Tower base / Destructoid lists PIDF Tower Entrance as nearest fast travel — gg agree EXACTLY at 597,330. Destructoid's 500,360 is ~97 units off on X — flagged as erroneous, not averaged. Close to Marcus's tower base, so expect PIDF patrols on approach. |
| 433, 535 | Diary - 3 | Desiccated Desert / nearest fast travel: Deep Sand Dunes — gg 433,535 agree ±1. Destructoid 436,514 is ~20 units off on Y — flagged, |
PAL Genetic Research Unit — the Astral Mountains. Bring cold protection.
| Coordinates | Entry | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| -87, 178 | Diary - 1 | Snowy approach to Astral Mountains / nearest fast travel: Icy Weasel Hill — gg -88,178 — within ±1. Cold-resistant armor needed. |
| -136, 587 | Diary - 2 | Astral Mountains, at Victor's tower base / Destructoid lists PAL Genetic Research Unit Tower Entrance as nearest fast travel — gg per-entry pages + Destructoid (both: Diary-2 = -136,587). TheGamer swaps entries 2 and 3 — its coordinate for 'Diary 2' (-187,495) is actually Diary 3's pedestal. Coordinate itself cross-confirmed: gg -136,587. |
| -187, 496 | Diary - 3 | Astral Mountains / nearest fast travel: Land of Absolute Zero — gg + Destructoid (TheGamer lists this coordinate under 'Diary 2' — swapped). Coordinate cross-confirmed: gg -187,496. |
Brothers of the Eternal Pyre — a single entry on Mount Obsidian.
| Coordinates | Entry | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| -668, -274 | Diary - 1 | Mount Obsidian / nearest fast travel: Ruined Fortress City — Volcano region — heat protection armor needed. gg agree EXACTLY at -668,-274. Treated as a typo. |
Added with the Sakurajima update. Entry numbering follows the wiki’s per-entry pages; positions verified against live map data.
| Coordinates | Entry | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| -589, 206 | Diary 1 | Sakurajima — Moonflower Tower — On the slope at the base of the Moonflower Tower (7 map-units from the tower marker, ~16 from the Moonflower Tower Entrance fast travel, but at lower elevation than the entrance — check below/around the tower approach, not on the entrance platform). A Lifmunk Effigy sits ~10 units east at similar low elevation. |
| -485, 260 | Diary 2 | Sakurajima — northeast coast, between Cherry Blossom Crossroads and Northern Rock Field — Sea-level pedestal (z ~ -1900 in game data) on the northeastern coastal strip, ~55 map-units NE of the Cherry Blossom Crossroads fast travel, ~91 from Sakurajima - Northern Rock Field. |
| -695, 86 | Diary 3 | Sakurajima — Southern Sandbar — Sea-level pedestal on the southern sandbar/beach, ~46 map-units from the 'Sakurajima - Southern Sandbar' fast travel point. This is the entry players most often report missing (Steam thread asker was stuck on it). |
| -625, 230 | Diary 4 | Sakurajima — heights west of Moonflower Tower Entrance — High-ground pedestal (z ~ 5800, near the tower-entrance elevation) ~29 map-units west of the Moonflower Tower Entrance fast travel, on the ridge running toward the Secluded Cemetery. |
| -675, 230 | Diary 5 | Sakurajima — Secluded Cemetery — ~37 map-units from the Secluded Cemetery fast travel, below cemetery elevation (z ~ 2300 vs cemetery 3000). Third source: Steam discussion user reported it at (-677, 230) — same pedestal, +/-2 units. |
Added with the Feybreak update — the set most guides still don’t have. Positions verified against live map data.
| Coordinates | Entry | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| -1080, -1315 | Diary 1 | Feybreak — Oculus Gate approach (high plateau) — High-elevation pedestal (z ~ 15500) on a paved circular stone plaza amid the white Oculus Gate ruins — between the 'Hidden Passage to the Oculus Gate' fast travel (~70 units) and 'The Oculus Gate, Tower in Sight' (~82 units). Game8's Diary-1 screenshot shows the pedestal standing on the stone plaza floor. |
| -970, -1170 | Diary 2 | Feybreak — golden-grass lowland between Hidden Passage to the Oculus Gate and Stone Pillar Cave — Low-elevation pedestal (z ~ 1400) tucked at the mouth of a small rock overhang/cave in a golden-grass field (Game8 screenshot). ~113 map-units from Hidden Passage to the Oculus Gate, ~176 from Stone Pillar Cave Entrance, ~195 from Shield Dragon Tunnel. |
| -840, -1212 | Diary 3 | Feybreak — red-foliage highlands west of Emberstone Plateau — Pedestal on a red-foliage slope beside white cliff rocks (Game8 screenshot), elevation z ~ 10000. Nearest fast travel: Emberstone Plateau ~123 map-units east. |
| -660, -938 | Diary 4 | Feybreak — eastern red-grass highlands, between Scorched Ashland and Emberstone Plateau — Pedestal on an open red-grass hillside (Game8 screenshot), elevation z ~ 11000. Remote from fast travels: Scorched Ashland ~187 map-units, Stone Pillar Cave Entrance ~248, Emberstone Plateau ~263 — flying mount recommended. |
| -1305, -1685 | Diary 5 | Feybreak — Feybreak Tower plateau (southwest tip of the island) — On the clifftop plateau right by Feybreak Tower (~21 map-units from the tower marker, ~27 from the Feybreak Tower Entrance fast travel). The pedestal stands directly next to a Lifmunk Effigy — th.gl data places an effigy 0.4 units away and Game8's Diary-5 screenshot shows both side by side, which independently confirms the entry numbering at this spot. |
Trail of the Castaway pops at 40 notes — any 40. The efficient read: the base map alone holds 39, so one Sakurajima or Feybreak entry finishes it without a full island sweep. Or skip the three most annoying base-map climbs entirely and pull the difference from the islands. The trackers above keep count per set; your browser remembers between sessions.
The journal hunt overlaps with these almost step for step.