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11 Alexandre Exquemelin is the wandering traveler whose seven journal notes lead the player to buried treasure chests across the archipelago. Players find his journals scattered at Traveller's Camps on different islands, each note pointing to a dig site marked by a leaning dead white tree with a red rag tied around the trunk. Reading the note triggers the buried treasure mechanic and adds a marker to the player's map.
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33 The Journal Trail
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55 Exquemelin left seven journal notes total at Traveller's Camps spread across the launch archipelago. Each note is a short first-person passage describing a place Exquemelin visited, ending with directions to the buried treasure he hid there. The notes can be read in any order, but the early notes (on the starting island and the second island) are easier to act on because the player is more likely to have a Shovel by the time they encounter them.
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77 Discovery StageNotes FoundLocationsStarting island1 to 2 notesTraveller's Camp on the starting islandCoastal Jungle (other islands)Additional notesTraveller's Camps on jungle islandsFoothillsMore notesTraveller's Camps on Foothills islandsCursed SwampsFinal notesTraveller's Camps on swamp islands
88 Buried Treasure Mechanic
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1010 When the player reads an Exquemelin journal note:
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1212 The note text describes the location of a buried chest on the same islandA map marker appears at the dig siteThe player travels to the dig site and looks for a leaning dead white tree with a red rag tied around the trunkWith a Shovel equipped, press X to enter Dig mode and excavate at the base of the treeThe chest contains rewards specific to that note (often Tumbaga Ingots, Silver Ingots, weapon plans, or unique items like the Rapier of a Thousand Cuts)
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1414 Rewards
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1616 Rewards from Exquemelin's journal trail vary by note. Common rewards include:
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1818 Rapier of a Thousand Cuts (the famous bleed rapier, obtained from a red-rag-tree dig tied to a different Traveller's Camp note; specific chest contents vary)Tumbaga Ingots for ascending Rare weapons to EpicSilver Ingots and Gold Ingots for jewellery craftingWeapon and armor plans for crafting at the Weaponsmith and Armor WorkshopFaction reputation items (Letters of Favor) tied to the journal's faction connection
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2020 Historical Reference
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2222 The character is named after the real Alexandre Exquemelin (1645 to 1707), a French-Dutch surgeon and writer who served with the Brethren of the Coast as a buccaneer. His 1678 book De Americaensche Zee-Roovers ("The American Sea Rovers," later translated as The Buccaneers of America) is the primary historical source for what we know about Caribbean piracy in the 17th century, including detailed accounts of Henry Morgan and other historical pirates.
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2424 Windrose's Exquemelin retains the role of chronicler-traveler. Where the historical Exquemelin documented pirates for posterity, the Windrose version literally buries treasure and leaves journals for future adventurers to find. The reference is a specific thank-you to historical pirate scholarship and gives the buried treasure system a thematically appropriate framing.
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2626 Tracking Your Progress
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2828 There is no in-game checklist of which Exquemelin journals you have found versus missed. Players track this manually or by consulting community treasure-location guides. Each Traveller's Camp visited should be searched for journal notes; multiple journals can exist at separate Traveller's Camps on the same island.
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3030 The seven notes together form the Traveler's Journal Collection, a discovery set that completes when you have read all seven, so finding every note also closes out that collection entry.
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3232 Tips
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3434 Craft the Shovel early (3 Copper Ingots + 10 Wood at the Workbench) so you can act on journal notes immediatelyBring camp supplies to remote Traveller's Camps so you can set up a Bonfire and Tent before searchingThe dead white tree with red rag is the visual confirmation marker; the dig site is at the base of the treeSkeletons sometimes appear near dig sites as a secondary visual cueSave journal locations on your map even if you cannot dig immediately; you can return after crafting the Shovel
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3636 See Also
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3838 Buried Treasure - the buried treasure mechanic overviewFifteen Men on a Dead Man's Chest - a separate buried-treasure quest on the starting island, triggered from a shipwreck curio rather than a Traveller's Camp journalShovel - the tool required to excavate buried chestsRapier of a Thousand Cuts - the most famous Exquemelin rewardQuests - all quest categoriesTraveler's Journal Collection - the discovery set tracking all seven notes