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Captain Juan De La Cosa’s Journal is a readable lore item that records the doomed final voyage of a Spanish captain whose crew was hunted by the risen dead. It directly ties together several of the game’s undead and Swamp lore threads, and reads as a companion piece to the Skeleton of Juan de la Cosa.
Journal Entries
September, 15XX. Western Sea
Christopher ordered us ashore in the Swamps, among ancient burial grounds, to meet with the priestess. I don't care that she serves the local demons. Witch or devil herself, if this woman can help us deal with Jones and his army of risen dead, I'm willing to strike a bargain.
Early October
We lost five today, Esteban among them. At night the drowned crawled out of the water, climbed the hull, and killed the sentries. How are we to press on without a navigator...
Mid-October, 15XX
Jaime mutinied. He made a pact with Jones behind our backs, sold his hide for a promise of immortality. Fool. I sent him to the other world with a shot through the heart. He rose again, and I had to cut his throat to lay him down for good.
The dead keep attacking, but we must see this mission through.
November, 15XX
At last, we found the priestess. I don't know how Risto even stumbled upon her, but that rogue has always had luck on his side. K'iin spoke little Spanish, but she understood why we'd come. She gave us medallions, saying they would protect us once, and only once. I'd have preferred solid armor and a reliable blade.
A strange woman. She looks young, yet death lurks in her eyes.
The dead have come for our souls again. Let's see if those fancy medallions really work.
How To Obtain
The journal is recovered as a found document while exploring, in the same readable-lore pool as the Lost Cargo Journals and other notes. It stacks up to 10 and is kept for its story rather than any crafting or combat use.
Lore Significance
Across four dated entries the captain describes going ashore in the Cursed Swamps among ancient burial grounds to bargain with a priestess for protection against Jones and his army of the Drowned. His crew is whittled down night after night, a crewman named Jaime mutinies and makes his own pact with Jones, and the priestess K’iin finally gives them medallions that "protect once, and only once." The account grounds the game’s undead threat in a specific historical expedition and explains the origin of the single-use protective medallions found elsewhere.
Related Lore Items
Item | Connection |
|---|---|
The captain’s remains, the other half of his story | |
Other recovered journals from ill-fated voyages | |
Further lore on the Swamp priestess the captain sought out | |
The risen dead enemies that destroyed his crew |
Game Data
Properties
Property | Value |
|---|---|
Item type | Miscellaneous (lore) |
Stack size | 10 |