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1+2+13Homeward Journey is a single-use travel consumable in Windrose that returns the player to their last revival point (typically a Bonfire they have lit). It is one of the few items in the game that can override normal travel rules, which makes it valuable as an emergency extraction tool when a far-flung exploration run goes wrong.2435"A light drink with a slightly sweet taste. Too bad it isn't easy to make - rare ingredients are required."4657Effect6879PropertyValueRarityRareCategoryAlchemy consumableEffectReturns the player to the last revival pointUse TimeDrink animation, player is vulnerable during it810Recipe9111012StationIngredientsOutputTimeAlchemy Table3 Alchemical Base + 1 Rum Bottle + 5 Feather + 1 Undead Essence1 Homeward Journey0 seconds1113The Feather requirement is the usual bottleneck. Feathers drop from birds (Dodos, Gulls, Macaws) across the archipelago. Undead Essence drops from undead enemies in the Cursed Swamps. Rum Bottle drops from pirates, ship holds, and Pirate Camps, and is also sold in Tortuga. Alchemical Base is brewed from 1 Clay Bottle + 1 Misty Orchid at the same station.12141315When To Use14161517Homeward Journey is an emergency button, not a quick-travel option. Consuming it costs roughly a full exploration run's worth of reagents, so it is only worth using in situations where the alternative is a long walk back through hostile territory or losing a run's progress on death.16181719Escape from a Cursed Swamp clear: when you're low on potions and miles from a BonfireCut short a failed boarding: if your ship is destroyed and you need to restart from TortugaAfter a major haul: use it to avoid losing carried loot on the long trip home18201921See Also20222123Alchemy Table - crafting stationBonfire - sets the revival point Homeward Journey sends you toUndead Essence - Cursed Swamps drop used in the recipeMisty Orchid - reagent for the Alchemical Base input