Notes (Rebirth)

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This is a list of the notes that are found in Amnesia: Rebirth, organized by area of discovery and content.

The Cassandra

Main article: The Cassandra (level)

Flight Plan

Flight Plan
Type:	Note
Location:	Found on a wall in the plane
Transcription
“ Maison Blanche Airport FLIGHT PLAN Passengers: 12 Crew: 2 Plane: Cassandra, owner Sterling Shipping, London, Great Britain. Model: Douglas DC-3 Callsign: Cassandra Pilot: Nicolas Mason Flight Time & Date: March 3rd, 1937, 8:30am Flight Route: Kayes, French Sudan via Insala, Algeria Estimated flight time: Leg 1 = 1.5 hours, Leg 2 = 7 hours [Map of Northern Africa] ”

Hank's Dossier – Nicolas Masson

Nicolas Masson
Type:	Note
Location:	Found outside the plane, left side looking from the exit, on a pile of garbage on the sand.
Author:	James Henry "Hank" Mitchell
Transcription
“ Nicolas Masson Pilot Papers: Not our problem Travel From: Not our problem Sterling Shipping providing the plane, "Cassandra". Custom job. Hope it's got guts, rather than just pretty-looking. Pilot is Masson. Frenchman, hired by the shipping co. Meet him and hostess (Yasmin) at Maison Blanche, Wednesday 3rd. Is this Masson from Morocco trip in '33? If so, damn good pilot, but could charm the skin off a snake. Warn Rachael! ”
Notes
One of Hank's notes.

Hank's Dossier – Rachael Holt

Rachael Holt
Type:	Note
Location:	Found under a box on a table right before the entrance to The Caves.
Author:	James Henry "Hank" Mitchell
Transcription
“ Rachael Holt Chief People Wrangler Papers: She has arranged Travel From: Croydon airport Breath of fresh air. Must thank C for suggesting her. On top of everything, much better at it than me. Need to give her a bit of time to get to grips with the local scenery, but very promising start. Hopefully she can be a permanent fixture for future trips! ”
Notes
One of Hank's notes.

Jonathan Webber's postcard

Postcard
Type:	Note
Location:	Found in an open briefcase right before the entrance to The Caves.
Author:	Jonathan Webber
Transcription
Front:	“ 92 – CAMELS IN THE DESERT ”
Left:	“ POST CARD CORRESPONDENCE — — Dearest Susan, dearest Alfie, The stories don't do this place justice. It is amazing! You've never seen anywhere as busy as the market in Algiers. The smells, the flavours, the colours and – oh – the noise! I may have picked you both up a little something. You never know your luck! All my love, always Dad ”
Right:	“ ADRESS S and A Webber c/o Amanda Webber Brackenhill Road London ”

The Caves

Main article: The Caves

Salim & Tasi Photograph

Salim & Tasi Photograph
Type:	Photograph
Location:	Found on a box near the fireplace at the start of the caves.
Transcription
Back:	“ SALIM HANNACHI – TASI TRIANON – AUGUST '33 – "LOVE TRANSCENDS LAW." ”
Notes
Notably similar to a photograph that can be found in "The Room" level.

Crew Roster

Crew Roster
Type:	Note
Location:	Found on a table a bit from the fireplace, next to a map.
Author:	James Henry "Hank" Mitchell
Date:	Modified ca. 3rd March 1937
Transcription
“ James Henry Mitchell – Expedtn Leader ✓ Rachael Holt – Assistant to Mr. Mitchell ✓ Alexander Melville Sterling – Expedtn Sponsor ✓ Richard Fairchild – Assistant to Mr. Sterling ✓ Dr Anton Metzier – Expedtn Doctor ✓ Leon De Vries – Mining Supervisor ✓ Jonathan Webber – Engineer ✓ Anastasie Trianon – Engineering Drafter ✓ Eva Ritter – Geologist ✓ Lukas Ritter – Rifle ✓ Malick Tamboura – Guide ✓ Salim Hannachi – Guide ✓ Nicolas Masson – Pilot ✓ Yasmin Chabani – Hostess ✓ ”
Notes
Notably shows off what people died in the crash.

Map of Northern Africa

Caves map
Type:	Map
Location:	Found on the same table as the crew roster, folded together
Date:	Modified ca. 3rd March 1937
Notes
Shows suspected crash location in the Algerian desert.
Notably contains a part of the code for the super secret file – 4S3D – visible in the Libyan region of Fezzan, a bit to the right of the circled area.
Not stored in journal.

Asset Tally

Asset Tally
Type:	Note
Location:	Found on the same table as the crew roster, under a box.
Author:	James Henry "Hank" Mitchell
Date:	ca. 4th March 1937
Transcription
“ Portable Radio Transmitter Assume 10 9 people: – 2 days water – 1 days food Rope 3 Rifles (Malick, Mitchell, De Vries) 1 Lantern – 4 bottles lamp oil 4 Boxes of matches Paper, Kindling for Fire. ?Fuel? 2 Blankets 1 Medical Kit (Dr. Metzier) – needle & thread, ether, ammonium, iodine, laudanum, gauze, burn treatment, eye dressing, adhesive compress, pair scissors, 2 x scalpel blades 1 Compass ”

Hank's Dossier – Anastasie Trianon

Anastasie Trianon
Type:	Note
Location:	Found in a briefcase, right next to the table containing the map and crew roster.
Author:	James Henry "Hank" Mitchell
Transcription
“ Anastasie Trianon Engineering Drafter Papers: Not needed, French national. Travel From: Le Bourget Tasi, Tasi... really don't know how best to handle this. Sure she'll cope in the field – this is not a difficult trip, we've been on much worse – but the last year has been hell for her. That call from Paris... she sounded so broken. Guess all I can do is look out for her, try to keep her busy. Need to prod Malick and Rachael to do the same. She's got Salim here too, which will help. I really, really hope this is what she needs – that it can start mending things for her. For both of them. ”
Notes
One of Hank's notes.

Engineering Document

Engineering Document
Type:	Note
Location:	Found on a table in a side-room to the left side of the campfire, looking from the entrance.
Date:	March 1937
Transcription
Left:	“ JAKA SANULAMA MINE ”
Right:	“ Project: Jaka Sanulama, Sadiola Client: Triple Crown Mining Company Draftsman: Anastasie Trianon Engineer: Jonathan Webber Date: March 1937 ”

Alex and Richard Photo

Alex and Richard Photo
Type:	Photograph
Location:	Found on a bedside table near the previous table.
Author:	"Gx"
Date:	ca. Oct 1936
Transcription
Back:	“ Alex and Richard, Oct '36 Thought you should have this. It captures you both so well. – Gx ”

Webber's Goodbye

Webber's Goodbye
Type:	Note
Location:	Found on a plane seat in the middle of a cave, continuing on the path from the previous room.
Author:	Jonathan Webber
Date:	4th March 1937
Transcription
“ For Amanda Webber 23 Brackenhill Road London My darling Amanda, By now you'll know about the crash, and you'll know that our situation is a bit sticky. We're off for a walk through the desert, to see if we can find a radio or a village or some other sort of help. Everyone's putting a brave face on it, but no-one really knows what's going to happen. So maybe this is it, maybe this is the last you'll hear. If it is – I'm sorry, my love. I suppose it's my fault for wanting a big adventure. I should have stayed home after all. Please tell them both that I love them. Tell Susan that she's the best girl in the world, and tell Alfie to look after his sister. Now I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes and my hands are trembling and I just don't know what to write. I don't know how to say goodbye. I can't believe this is goodbye. I love you my darling girl. I know in my heart we'll see each other again. Even if it's not in this life. Your Jonathan ”

Yasmin's ID

Yasmin's ID
Type:	Note
Location:	Found on a box in the same room as Webber's goodbye.
Author:	Yasmin Chabani and Robert or Alex Sterling
Date:	ca. 12 Jan 1937
Transcription
Front:	“ Pass No: 09 Employee Name: YASMIN CHABANI Signature: ”
Back:	“ STERLING SHIPPING COMPANY IDENTIFICATION CARD Date of issue: 12th JAN 1937 Countersigned: Sterling ”

Encyclopedia Entry

Encyclopedia Entry
Type:	Note
Location:	Found behind a briefcase on a pile of clothes in the same room as Yasmin's ID.
Author:	Unknown contributor to the Encyclopædia Britannica. “ ALGERIA (contd.) The colonization of Algeria was rendered difficult by the presence of a native population which already had its own civilization, and was nomad and warlike in its instincts. A start was made in the region of the Tell, and then the mountains and high plateu-land were taken in hand. There has been a spontaneous flor of Italian and Spanish immigration, and a system of land grants and other concessions have attracted large numbers of immigrants from the south of France who have settled fown well in the country. Between 1904 and 1914, 206,000 hectares of land had been settled, of which 91,200 were free grants. Mines.—The country is rich in minerals, which, however, have not been thoroughly exploited. The chief mineral resource is iron, the exports of which in 1920 amounted to 1,114,438 tons, valued at 33.879,000 francs. There are large phosphate deposits in the Con- stantine [sic] province, which exported 334,704 tons in 1920 to a value of 18j million francs. There are also copper, zinc, lead, and antimony mines. Coal deposits were discovered during the war, and the work of British and American propectors in the Oran indicates the possibility of existence of oil fields of some size. Native rights.—The valuable help given by the native population of Algiers to France during the World War led, as it did in other parts of the French colonial empire, to a wider recognition of the political rights of the native. A law was passed, Feb. 4 1919, conferring French citizenship on any native of Algeria who had either served in the French army or navy, was a land-owner, farmer, or licensed trader, knew how to read and write French, or was the possessor of a French decoration. Encyclopaedia Britannica[Page 87] ”
Notes
Paragraph on native rights only visible while reading the in-game transcription.

Hank's Dossier – Eva Ritter

Eva Ritter
Type:	Note
Location:	Found under a pillow, in the same room as the previous couple of notes.
Author:	James Henry "Hank" Mitchell
Transcription
“ Eva Ritter Geologist Papers: German, will need a visa. Travel From: Hamburg. Geologist, hired by Triple Crown. Good references. Had a brief telephone call. Very German! Very precise. Package deal with second gun, Lukas, her husband. Note to Rachael to sort out sleeping arrangements – they'll want to be together. ”
Notes
One of Hank's notes

Eva's Suicide Note

Eva's Note
Type:	Note
Location:	In a sub-passage at the right side of the main room with the fireplace looking from the entrance, next to Eva Ritter's dead body.
Author:	Eva Ritter
Date:	March 1937
Transcription
“ Salim, I am sorry. Without Lukas, I cannot bear it. The rest of you: this is not Salim's fault. I am of sound mind. —Eva Ritter ”

German Poem

German Poem
Type:	Note
Location:	On a rock near Lukas' grave.
Author:	Matthias Claudius
Date:	ca. 1778
Transcription
“ Wie ist die Welt so stille, Und in der Dämmrung Hülle So traulich und so hold! Als eine stille Kammer, Wo ihr des Tages Jammer Verschlafen und vergessen sollt. Seht ihr den Mond dort stehen? Er ist nur halb zu sehen, Und ist doch rund und schön. So sind wohl manche Sachen, Die wir getrost belachen, Weil unsre Augen sie nicht sehn. Wir stolze Menschenkinder Sind eitel arme Sünder, Und wissen gar nicht viel; Wir spinnen Luftgespinste, Und suchen viele Künste, Und kommen weiter von dem Ziel. Gott, laß uns dein Heil schauen, Auf nichts vergänglichs trauen, Nicht Eitelkeit uns freun! Laß uns einfältig werden, Und vor dir hier auf Erden Wie Kinder fromm und fröhlich sein! ”
Notes
Part of real-life German lullaby "Der Mond ist aufgegangen" (The moon has risen).
English translation by Margarete Münsterberg “ How still the world reposes, While twilight round it closes, So peaceful and so fair! A quiet room for sleeping, Into oblivion steeping The day’s distress and sober care. Look at the moon so lonely! One half is shining only, Yet she is round and bright; Thus oft we laugh unknowing At things that are not showing, That still are hidden from our sight. We, with our proud endeavour, Are poor vain sinners ever, There’s little that we know. Frail cobwebs we are spinning, Our goal we are not winning, But straying farther as we go. God, make us see Thy glory, Distrust things transitory, Delight in nothing vain! Lord, here on earth stand by us, To make us glad and pious, And artless children once again! ”

Photo of Lukas

Photo of Lukas
Type:	Photograph
Location:	On Lukas' grave.
Notes
Not stored in the journal.

Salim's Note

Salim's Note
Type:	Note
Location:	On a box further ahead in the cave.
Author:	Salim Hannachi
Date:	March 1937
Transcription
“ To those who follow, I am Salim Hannachi. I crashed with the crew of the Cassandra, on March 3rd 1937. I and others were injured. We stayed, while the rest of the crew went for help. My companions are dead now, and the radio is broken. I cannot wait alone – there is some sort of creature here. I must go after the crew as best I can. They followed the path through the mountain. I will leave signs. Tasi, if I do not find you and by some chance you are reading this, know that you are my heart. ”

Page from Salim's Diary (1)

Page from Salim's Diary
Type:	Note
Location:	On a cairn at the right side a bit into the caves.
Author:	Salim Hannachi
Transcription
“ I went to see M. Espérandieu at the market, but he has no more work until next week. I know that Tasi has savings, and I know that something will come, but it is hard – it is not just two of us now, and I want to know that I am keeping them safe. ”
Notes
Was originally intended to contain a snippet of text on the back: "[...] decided we would have to rely on Mme. Poulain to look after Alys. But Tasi could [...]"

Page from Salim's Diary (2)

Page from Salim's Diary
Type:	Note
Location:	On a root at the right side next to a torch further into the caves.
Author:	Salim Hannachi
Transcription
“ She is sleeping now, maybe dreaming, curling and uncurling tiny fingers. I sit here, looking at her, and I still can't believe this. How can I deserve it, any of it? ”
Notes
Was originally intended to contain a snippet of text on the back: "[...] ask that I submit the papers again, with the signature of a sponsor. Of course this is [...]"

Scrap of Paper

Scrap of Paper
Type:	Note
Location:	In a small lit room in front of an effigy.
Transcription
“ Holy Mother, hear my plea. Tin [...] ”

Hank's Dossier – Lukas Ritter

Lukas Ritter
Type:	Note
Location:	In a dead-end passage leading off to the left a bit further ahead from the lit room.
Author:	James Henry "Hank" Mitchell
Transcription
“ Lukas Ritter 2nd Gun Papers: German, will need a visa. Travel From: Hamburg Lukas – second gun, husband of Eva, hired by Triple Crown. German. That's all I got! Not good – a gun-hand I don't know, in a country they don't know! Talk to him at Algiers, try to get the measure of him, figure out how well he'll cope. ”
Notes
One of Hank's notes

Page from Salim's Diary (3)

Page from Salim's Diary
Type:	Note
Location:	Under a small rock at the right side right before the plank you have to balance on.
Author:	Salim Hannachi
Transcription
“ A letter came from Hank Mitchell. He offers her work, a journey to French Sudan. I pray that she will take it – it is what she needs, what both of us need, to be away from these memories and back into the world. ”
Notes
Was originally intended to contain a snippet of text on the back: "[...] uncertain as to whether I should tell her. I don't want to worry her, and [...]"

Page from Salim's Diary (4)

Page from Salim's Diary
Type:	Note
Location:	Under a small rock at the right side in the cave area right before entering the rift that brings you to the Dark World.
Author:	Salim Hannachi
Transcription
“ I was able to meet them in the park this afternoon, after talking to the factory manager at Dinard. A proud moment – A. has learned to count to three with her blocks! ”
Notes
While the note is technically in the "Dark World" level, it is stored in the "The Caves" section of the journal, since it's located in the cave area before entering the dark world proper.
Was originally intended to contain a snippet of text on the back: "[...] from the little shop on Montmartre, and then perhaps take it to [...]"

The Dark World

Main article: The Dark World

Explorer's Note (1)

Explorer's Note
Type:	Note
Location:	After entering the Dark World and moving across the cliffside, the note can be found on the ground at the right side near some roots.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	1839
Transcription
“ Nothing progresses. Time does not change things. Light does not move across the sky, nor does it grow dimmer or brighter. And yet time must pass. My mouth is dry and I feel the pangs of hunger. Weyer's notes predicted instability of the flow of time around the junctions between worlds, where one step might carry one between years, but might preserve the body in its current state. Or, indeed, where the body changed, but time did not pass for the world around. Is that what has happened? Is this whole world frozen in a moment after its destruction? How could I ever tell, and what would change if I knew the answer? I have given up on the attempt to find the portal. I have a notion that I could apply Weyer's predictions on the weakness of the fabric between worlds, if only I could map them in some form. ”

Explorer's Note (2)

Explorer's Note
Type:	Note
Location:	At the entrance of the structure where Herbert's dead body is found.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	1839
Transcription
“ I must explore, for I must find a way to return. But stepping into the fog is like stepping in deep water; I am lost in a sea of whispering confusion. I need something to shut them out. Are they the dead of this place? Or only my own paranoia? My strategy now is to focus myself, clear my thoughts, step in, and survey as swiftly as I may, then return. It will be slow. But I fear it's my only chance. ”

Explorer's Note (3)

Explorer's Note
Type:	Note
Location:	Inside the structure where Herbert's dead body is found, on the right side.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	1839
Transcription
“ There are shadows of the dead in the ruins. Those who lived here were human, or near it. So perhaps this was Zezura, after all, or Eden, or some other stronghold of humanity... but whatever this place once was, it is shattered. These must have been the gate-builders. But what horror could cause such destruction? Surely even the Shadow cannot destroy a whole world? There is no sign of a portal. Even if I were to find one, the orb was lost to the Shadow, and I do not have another. There is something else here, stirring in the fog. I see bright lights as it hunts, and hear it's cries. I do not think it is alive. ”

Herbert's Final Note

Herbert's Final Note
Type:	Note
Location:	Right next to Herbert's dead body.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	1839
Transcription
“ I am defeated. There is no way back. There is nowhere to go. I have searched for a portal but there is none. I have triangulated the weakest points with Lévi's calculations, but I cannot tear a rift, for I do not have a Traveller's Amulet. I did not heed Brennenburg's warning. Yet what choice did I have? The Shadow sensed the Orb. I had to risk all and step through the portal. There is no water, and no other means of sustenance. I will not live long. If you, reader, traveller, from whatever world you come, if you comprehend, and if you know enough to speak to those of the human world called Earth, let them know this: I was the first to solve the mysteries of the gatebuilders. I was the first human to breach the boundaries between worlds. I, Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert, of Cambridge, England, was the first. God forgive me. ”

Weyer's Map

Burned Map
Type:	Map
Location:	Next to the fireplace close to Herbert's dead body.
Author:	Johann Weyer
Transcription
“ Tunis Aman Tesemt 4 days South of In Salah Oasis ”
Notes
This is Weyer's map.

Tin Hinan Note (1)

Tin Hinan Note
Type:	Note
Location:	On the left side of the staircase leading deeper into the Dark World.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	1839
Transcription
“ The Tuareg call her the Woman of the Tents, or the Mother of Us All. A local tribe related to the Tuareg, the Kel Hanan, call her the Great Queen. In legend she is Tin Hinan, a Berber princess, who found a source of food in the desert and founded a Tuareg tribe. The mount itself is named for her, and indeed her body may lie within it, in the ruins just beneath the surface. But there is more, much more, to this structure. It is clear that the deeper ruins are Roman, as Weyer predicted, and there we may find a Mithraeum, set by the Romans to protect the gateway we seek. Once within... what wonders will we see? ”

Explorer's Note (4)

Explorer's Note
Type:	Note
Location:	In the sand at the immediate right side of the very next rift you reach.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	1839
Transcription
“ It is working. Lévi's calculations applied to the measurements clearly show a variance, as if there are great centres of attraction which draw all towards them. These must be the weak points that Weyer spoke of. I have identified two good candidates, and one excellent. But I have no means to proceed. The Traveller's Amulet, according to Weyer, should focus these energies and provoke the weak points to tear open, forming a rift between this world and another. But I have no amulet. If I remember his treatise, rifts can form without an amulet, but that is down to the alignment of the spheres and their stars. I cannot move the stars. I will find some way. I must. ”

The Room

Main article: The Room

Notice of Rejection

Notice of Rejection
Type:	Letter
Location:	In a drawer underneath the draftboard.
Author:	French Ministry of the Interior
Transcription
“ Notice of Rejection From: Ministry of the Interior, Place Beauvau To: M. S. Hannachi Apartment 6b 25 Rue de l'Oriflamme Montparnasse, Paris ”
Notes
Not stored in the journal.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Type:	Book
Location:	On the chair.
Author:	Lewis Carroll
Date:	1865
Transcription
“ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Written by Lewis Carroll ”
Notes
Not stored in the journal.

The Deeper Caves

Main article: The Deeper Caves

Hank's Dossier – Salim Hannachi

Salim Hannachi
Type:	Note
Location:	Found in a box in a corner right before reaching the first ladder.
Author:	James Henry "Hank" Mitchell
Transcription
“ Salim Hannachi Guide/3rd Gun Papers: Not needed – Algerian. Travel From: Le Bourget Good to have Salim back with us, despite circumstances. Must remember Tasi's not the only one hurt by all of this; he's always quiet, might be hard to notice. Note – talk to Malick, so he can keep an eye. Been a rough year. I had to talk up how dangerous Sudan is a bit with Sterling – We didn't really need a third gun, but Tasi and Salim need to be together right now. ”
Notes
One of Hank's notes.

Salim's Final Note

Salim's Final Note
Type:	Note
Location:	Next to Salim's dead body.
Author:	Salim Hannachi
Date:	March 1937
Transcription
“ I know I will not live. I does not hurt now. I have lost you, Tasi. It is only for a time. I know you will escape. You carry something so precious. Live for us, Tasi. Live for the child. Live, and be free. And one bright day we will all be together again. Know that you are my heart. ”

The Desert Path

Main article: The Desert Path

Burned Page

Burned Page
Type:	Note
Location:	Found in a small tent down a side path.
Transcription
“ [...] and there Hakim recounted the tale of the local tribe, the Kel Hanan. They were Touareg that refused the call to Islam, for their own ancestor, Tin Hinan, a bringer of healing and fertility, walked the sand, and how should they disbelieve the evidence of their own eyes? There was fighting, as there always is in such matters, but the Kel Hanan were wealthy, and made their peace through trade in salt and meat. ”

Game of Hearts

Score note
Type:	Note
Location:	Found in the small guardpost hut next to the closed gate.
Author:	French Foreign Legion soldier
Transcription
ED AB WF MD 0 26 26 26 21 26 31 26 21 40 41 35 33 22 44 46 47 31 34 46 51 31 79 47 51 31 105 73 77
Notes
The game was probably played between Legio. Ernest Duguay, Legio. Belanger, Legio. Freund, and Legio. Matéo Desrosiers.
Not stored in the journal.

Images of women

Image of woman
Type:	Photograph(s)
Location:	In the hut, on a wall and in a small shelf.
Notes
Not stored in the journal.

Hank's Dossier – Jonathan Webber

Jonathan Webber
Type:	Note
Location:	In a box underneath another heavier box down a small side path just before you reach the Fortress.
Author:	James Henry "Hank" Mitchell
Transcription
“ Jonathan Webber Engineer Papers: British, will need a visa. Travel From: Croydon, with us. Jonathan is the engineer, another Triple Crown hire. Met in London – has worked on a ton of projects, but never outside England. Nice guy, but like an excited puppy! Desperate to have a proper taste of Africa. He'll work well with Tasi and Eva, but we need to make sure Leon doesn't steamroller him. ”
Notes
One of Hank's notes.

The Fortress Courtyard

Main article: The Fortress Courtyard

Hank's Dossier – Malick Tamboura

Malick Tamboura
Type:	Note
Location:	In the bastion to the right side looking from the entrance, in the corner next to a cannon.
Author:	James Henry "Hank" Mitchell
Transcription
“ Malick Tamboura Guide/1st Gun Papers: Sudanese, no visa needed. Travel From: He's in Algiers already. Not much to say here! Malick's handling forward prep as usual, buying in supply lists and such – remind Rachael to wire any extra needs to him in Algiers. Make sure to introduce him to Rachael early on – he can be good backup, stop her doing something stupid (same as he's done for me a million times). Also talk through the Tasi situation with him – he'll do anything for her, even if she doesn't know it. ”
Notes
One of Hank's notes.

The Fortress

Main article: The Fortress

Crossbow Sketch

Crossbow Sketch
Type:	Note
Location:	On the ground in front of the elevator.
Author:	French Foreign Legion
Transcription
“ Spring arm – bed frame? lathe/tread drill? Sturdy frame – bench Winch from elevator! ”

Hank's Dossier – Dr. Anton Metzier

Dr Anton Metzier
Type:	Note
Location:	Found in a corner underneath a broken-down staircase to the left of the elevator.
Author:	James Henry "Hank" Mitchell
Transcription
“ Dr Anton Metzier Doctor Papers: Swiss, will need a Visa. Travel From: Basel Sterling Senior insisted we have a doctor on the expedition because his people don't trust the locals. Told him this was a week at Kayes, not three months in the jungle, but he wouldn't hear it. So they sent us this guy. Don't know much about him, but they must be paying him a lot to leave a practice in Switzerland. Guess he's competent. Whether he can cope with Africa – we'll see. ”
Notes
One of Hank's notes.

Mathieu's Note

Mathieu's Note
Type:	Note
Location:	On the left side of an area with beds down a corridor at the right of the elevator.
Author:	Mathieu
Transcription
“ Mama, Please talk to Papa for me. Please. He has not replied to my letters. This is no place for me. The men are cruel, and the land is cruel. I beg of you. I beg of him. I will do everything, anything, to make amends. If he will not take pity, ask if he truly wants the family name to die out here in the dust? Mathieu ”

Poem

Poem
Type:	Note
Location:	In the same area as Mathieu's Note, on a box at the opposite site.
Author:	Unknown soldier of the French Foreign Legion
Transcription
“ Dust and desert, arid plain I dream of you, I call your name A flower blooms, the petals fall Sandglass empties, still I call Ten years gone, my time is done I journey home, my battles won There's no-one waiting, no-one there Just echoes, and an empty chair. ”

Tihanu Note

Tihanu Note
Type:	Note
Location:	In the room with the Paris mural.
Author:	Unknown soldier of the French Foreign Legion
Transcription
“ The Kel Hanan talk of their guardian spirit, or perhaps the word is goddess, a woman all in gray, who haunts the desert and protects their people against the specter of death. They call her Tihanu, and leave her gifts of desert flowers. ”

Ifrit Text

Ifrit Text
Type:	Note
Location:	On a table in the dining hall, opposite the kitchen.
Author:	Luciano of Ravenna
Transcription
“ Djinn of the Inner Desert, gathered by Luciano of Ravenna The ifrit is a djinni of fire and flame, a vengeance called upon a murderer, implacable, unstoppable, the death of cities. It rises from desolation, from broken lands, and its sign is a shining light. It scents the vitality of its victim and seizes them with its burning eye until all life is drained, as a spider husks a fly. A du'a al-mas'alah, a prayer of asking, and true penance is the only defence. ”

Ghul Text

Ghul Text
Type:	Note
Location:	Next to the Ifrit note.
Author:	Luciano of Ravenna
Transcription
“ The ghûl is a base djinni, a thing of fear, of trickery and shadow, dwelling in the deep places of the world. When it scents human flesh, it digs through the sand to the world above to snare the unwary traveller. It is tricksy, speaking with the voice of men, leading its victims into the harsh places, there to slaughter, devour, and drink their blood. ”

Hatif Text

Hatif Text
Type:	Note
Location:	On the same table as the Ifrit and Ghul notes.
Author:	Luciano of Ravenna
Transcription
“ The hatif is a djinni of calling, the voice alone in the desert; the cry of one bereft and in need of aid. Yet this voice is bodiless and unfleshed, spun of air and dreams; it assails the weary and the beleaguered, luring them from their path and into the wilderness. There they may search in vain, lost and thirsty, until they are bone and dust. ”

Ashen Mother Text

Ashen Mother Text
Type:	Note
Location:	Next to the table with the other three notes.
Author:	Luciano of Ravenna
Transcription
“ The ashen mother is a djinni of healing, of succour in the wilderness. She is wild and capricious; she cannot be summoned, but if her sympathy is roused she may choose to bestow her favour, giving of her body to quench the thirst of the dying, and guiding those who wander in the soft places. ”

Telegraph Messages

Telegraph Message
Type:	Note(s)
Location:	Upstairs, in the room with the telegraphs.
Author:	Capt. Augustin Lefevre
Transcription
“ SHIPMENT DELAY UNACCEPTABLE FWD IMMEDIATELY STOP CPT A Lefevre END ” “ MUST REPORT DEATH LEG M DESROSIERS AND DESERTION CPL M DELACROIX STOP CPT A LEFEVRE END ” “ MULTIPLE DEATHS RQST REINFORCEMENT STOP CPT A LEFEVRE END ” “ RQST REINFORCEMENT URGENT STOP CPT A LEFEVRE END ” “ RQST TRANSFER CPL D BREVIS STOP CPT A LEFEVRE END ” “ REPORT DEATH LEG E DUGUAY STOP SUSPECT NATIVE INSURGENTS STOP FORT ON COMBAT ALERT STOP CPT A LEFEVRE END ”

Letter to Hazel

Letter to Hazel
Type:	Note
Location:	After fixing the elevator and riding it up to the second floor, continue the stairs up to the left of the elevator. The note is hidden in a box in a corner underneath some planks.
Author:	Daniel
Date:	16 May 1839
Transcription
“ 16th May 1839 Dearest Hazel I hope this letter finds you well. We are now in the desert proper, and the heat is beyond belief. We have taken shelter in the courtyard of a ruined fortress until the sun is lower. There is nothing but desolation outside, mountainous crags amidst endless waves of sand. Professor Herbert is certain he can find the route to the tomb, although I cannot see how, for the dunes shift and change. I have written on your behalf to father, but I do not think he will [...] ”

Hank's Dossier – Yasmin Chabani

Yasmin Chabani
Type:	Note
Location:	In a corner full of debris outside the room with the cannons and the dead guards.
Author:	James Henry "Hank" Mitchell
Transcription
“ Yasmin Chabani Flight Hostess Papers: Not our problem Travel From: Not our problem Yasmin is a hostess for the plane, provided by Sterling Shipping, along with pilot, Masson. She's local to Algiers – no need for transport. Why does Sterling need a hostess? Not capable of pouring his own drinks? Give her run-down on names and faces, make it clear how much she should take, and when to come to me. Could maybe help out w. Tasi? ”
Notes
One of Hank's notes.

Kel Hanan Note

Kel Hanan Note
Type:	Note
Location:	In the nearby lit room with the French flag.
Author:	Sgt. Fournier
Transcription
“ The good captain, he has to play the fair-minded statesman, pretend the Kel Hanan are more than savages, give them 'the benefit of doubt'. He is an ass. That lot up at Tesemt are worse than the Bedouin, even the Tuareg do not trust them. I remember the stories Maxime told; they skinned two of Albert's troop, left them there to die, screaming, salt rubbed into the flesh, all in the name of this 'great mother' of theirs. They put on pretty smiles and give the captain painted rocks, but they're the worst of devils. They aren't so many. Slaughter them and make excuses later, if I were commander. Maybe we'll do it anyway. ”

Michel's Note

Michel's Note
Type:	Note
Location:	In the same room as the Kel Hanan note, hidden behind some removable bricks in the wall.
Author:	Michel
Transcription
“ Thierry, Victor, or whoever reads this now I am gone: as you are my friend, I trust on your honor that you will undertake one last task for me. Send the money that you find here to: Amelie Montauban 17 Rue des Coffres Toulouse, Occitanie You have my eternal gratitude, and my friendship. Do not let anyone else know. [In-game transcription only:] Be of good heart, my friend, Michel ”

Captain's Diary Page (1)

Captain's Diary Page
Type:	Note
Location:	In a hidden room reachable by balancing across a bed over a hole in the ground in a small room near the broken cannon, and then crawling through a hole in the wall.
Author:	Capt. Augustin Lefevre
Transcription
“ 13th March 1929 Deputation from the Kel Hanan. Further complaints of behaviour of Legios Lauritz and Desrosiers around the women. Acknowledged complaint, assurance it will not be repeated. Ordered punishment, but not in front of locals. Apparent that the men need some activity to keep them occupied. I have given orders to start excavation of the lower chambers. 18th March 1929 Men have broken through to an underground chamber. Impressive architecture. Rubble to be cleared, and then evaluation of the site. Cpl. Lavoie reports activity on lower slopes. Speculates retaliation from the village, but hard to believe. Guard doubled. 19th March 1929 Delacroix and Desrosiers absent. Sgt. Fournier believes them to be hiding in the cistern. 21st March 1929 Cpl. Khalid found Desrosiers in cellar, dead. No sign of Delacroix. Suspect argument, accidental killing, & desertion. ”

Captain's Diary Page (2)

Captain's Diary Page
Type:	Note
Location:	Next to previous note.
Author:	Augustin Lefevre
Transcription
“ 22nd March 1929 Incident in cistern. Legio Duguay killed. Men report animal attack. They are jumping at shadows; every noise is hailed as lion or jackal. Sgt. Fournier suspects Kel Hanan are responsible. Fort placed on alert. Will lead search of cistern. ”

The Arsenal

Main article: The Arsenal (Rebirth)

Goods Ledger

Goods Ledger
Type:	Note
Location:	In a small drawer to the left as soon as you enter the arsenal.
Date:	ca. Feb 10 1929
Transcription
“ Feb 10th '29, Béchar shipment Delivered: JP Nebbou Accepted: L Rothbauer 4 coils sisal rope → to Delacroix, QM 10 barrels red wine → QM 1 crate medicines → here (in cage! See Sgt. for access) 1 cask Armagnac → Capt. 4 crates salt pork → QM 8 sacks charcoal → here 4 crates onions → QM 2 pigs iron → here 4 boxes horseflesh, dried → QM 8 boxes stockfish → QM 1 cask saltpeter → QM 12 sacks oats → QM 12 sacks beans → QM 8 jars peaches → QM 4 boxes apricots → QM 2 jars dates → QM 1 sack raisins → QM Despatches → Sgt. ”

Sulfur Note

Sulfur Note
Type:	Note
Location:	On the table where you assemble cannon shells.
Transcription
“ If low on sulfur stock, check medicine supply for ointment of sulfur, boil to extract! Not ideal, makes powder mix unpredictable, but better than nothing. Ask Cpl. Khadir if in doubt. ”

Saltpeter Note

Saltpeter Note
Type:	Note
Location:	On a table to the left of the cannon shell crafting table.
Author:	Quartermaster Delacroix
Transcription
“ I ORDERED THE SALTPETER FOR TANNING, NOT FOR YOUR POWDER! I HAVE MOVED IT UP TO MY STORES, AND THERE IT STAYS. REQUISITION YOUR OWN DELACROIX, QUARTERMASTER ”

Stores Shifts Note

Stores Shifts Note
Type:	Note
Location:	In a drawer of the same table as the previous note.
Transcription
“ Stores Porterage Shift Feb 10th Legio. Duguay, Legio. Desrosiers, Legio. Belanger Important! Before you take the goods up to the main building, check Cpl. Delacroix is available. The Quartermaster must be present at all times to check the delivery. Do not leave boxes out in the sun! ”

Off-limits Items Note

Off-limits Items Note
Type:	Note
Location:	In a drawer to the right side of the room with the massacred guards.
Transcription
“ The following items are off-limits without authority of the captain: – Medicines – Strong spirits The cage is not to be opened without a senior officer present. ”

Captain's Final Note

Captain's Final Note
Type:	Note
Location:	On the altar in the cage where you find the sulfur.
Author:	Capt. Augustin Lefevre
Transcription
“ To those who come after us: I have failed. We tried to die in defiance, but these devils will not allow it. The screaming does not stop. I cannot shut it out. I cannot bear it. They treat my men as a cruel child treats a puppy, revelling in the joy of their pain, and they watch me all the while. Aldéric keeps crying my name. Gardinier has stopped breathing. He is the lucky one. Suicide is a sin, but the Lord has deserted us, and I will not give these demons their satisfaction. So here I take my stand, and make my death on my own terms. I pray you, do not tell my Aurelie of this fate. Tell her we died in some glorious, noble purpose, and that I was a father to be proud of. She has done nothing to deserve this hurt. Sine Deo, Capt. Augustin Lefevre ”

Laudanum Guidelines

Laudanum Guidelines
Type:	Note
Location:	In the cupboard where the sulfur is found.
Transcription
“ LAUDANUM Elixir "The Universal Household Medicine" Tincture of Opium Opium 2 Gr. to 1 Oz. Adult, 25 to 30 drops Up to 14 years, 1-2 drops per year DO NOT USE IN CHILDREN UNDER 1 YEAR OLD, OR DURING PREGNANCY MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS As an Anodyne, Sedative hypnotic POISON in excessive Quantity. ”

The Cistern

Main article: The Cistern (Rebirth)

Survey Note

Survey Note
Type:	Note
Location:	After entering the area where you feel the baby kick for the first time, the note can be found on a small table.
Transcription
“ If we are to investigate further then we will need to build a scaffold – we will need food and a good length of rope. I think there is some break in the walls deep below. The water level used to be much higher, and we can see light shining through the water. ”

Cistern Diagram

Cistern Diagram
Type:	Map
Location:	Under the previous note.

Conquest Note

Conquest Note
Type:	Note
Location:	On a workbench in an area with a broken staircase after exiting the main cistern area.
Transcription
“ It is apparent from the writings of Usem of the intent of these newcomers: "They came to us from a far place with their thoughts set on conquest, and they made us into their servants, their slaves, their prey, their fodder." (That last word may also be translated as 'crop'.) Their origins are unclear, but it is highly likely that this was another incursion from the lands around the Nile, or even further into Persia. ”

Book Fragment

Book Fragment
Type:	Note
Location:	Under the previous note.
Transcription
“ The Queen had no King. Many princes came to court her, but none brought her joy. She was sad because she wanted a child. She asked her wise people to help, but they said "Why do you want a child? We are all your children!" "I must have a baby," she said, "because I cannot be queen forever, and someone must be queen after me!" "Nonsense," said the wise people. "We will brew you a magic potion, and then you will live forever. You will always be our Queen." So that is what they did. But, sometimes, when she was alone, the Queen cried, because although she was mother to the world, it was not enough. ”
Notes
This note is not present in the Xbox One version of Amnesia: Rebirth for some reason.

Pilgrim's Note

Pilgrim's Note
Type:	Note
Location:	On a shelf under some pots in the same room as the previous note.
Transcription
“ It is the third day. I have fallen in with a group of Moorish travellers. One of them is suffering, struck with the curse of the King's Evil, so I prayed with them for her fortitude, that she might reach the Cave of the Mother with all speed. They tell me that Tesemt is within two day's journey, should all go well. Yet there is an obstacle still to overcome. The path goes through the demesnes of one Tarkan Reis, a robber-baron of the Ottoman people. Pilgrims must pay a heavy tithe to use his water, and to travel the mountain pass. I have spice, and three thalers left. I pray it will be sufficient. ”

Page on Asyriel

Page on Asyriel
Type:	Note
Location:	In a chest next to the shelf.
Author:	Johann Weyer, among others
Transcription
“ Asyriel – Goëtia Ruling in the Southwest part of the World, & hath 20 great Dukes to attend him in the Day & as many in the Night, who have under them several servants to attend them, & we mention 8 of the chief Dukes that belong to the Day & as many that belong to the Night, because they are sufficient for practise, & the first 4 that belong to the Day hath 40 servants apiece under them & so hath the first 4 that belong to the Night, & the last 4 of the Day, 20 & the last 4 of the Night 10 apiece. They are all good-natured & willing to obey thee, those that are of the Day to be called in the Day, & those of the Night, in the Night, & these be their names & seals that followeth: His 8 Dukes follow that belong to the Day. Olitors seal – Carga seal Buniels seal – Rabas seal Arisat seal – Ariel seal Cuopiel seal – Malugel seal ”
Notes
It is an excerpt from the Ars Theurgia Goetia.

Cylinder: The Coronation

Cylinder: The Coronation
Type:	Memory capsule
Location:	In the same chest as the previous note.
Transcription
“ On that day, the people thronged the byways of the city. When the doors of the tower opened, the name of their new Empress rippled through the crowd before her like dye into water. "Tihana, Blessed Tihana." She stepped down, bare-headed and bare-handed, dressed in a simple robe, and she walked amongst the people. Some cried out with joy, some wept openly. Behind her came Temaku and the rest of the alchemists bearing a litter on which rested seven crystal orbs. ”

The Oasis

Main article: The Oasis

Hank's Dossier – Alexander Melville Sterling

Alexander Melville Sterling
Type:	Note
Location:	On the right side of the oasis, next to some baskets and boxes.
Author:	James Henry "Hank" Mitchell
Transcription
“ Alexander Melville Sterling The Money Papers: British, will need a Visa. Travel From: Croydon, with us. Alex Sterling, son of Robert Sterling. He's the money. Coming with us to feel like the big boss man and have an adventure, I reckon. Met up with him in Mayfair. Cheerful and charming and willing to get along and swears he'll know his place and follow all our advice. Yeah. Will believe it when I see it. Maybe leave wrangling to Rachael? She knows how to navigate the British upper classes. Need to keep him sweet, but no special treatment. Can't travel without his private secretary – not a great start! ”
Notes
One of Hank's notes.

Note from Tasi

Note from Tasi
Type:	Note
Location:	On the idol to Tin Hinan.
Author:	Anastise "Tasi" Trianon
Date:	4 March 1937
Transcription
Left:	“ 4th March 1937 I am Tasi Trianon. I survived the crash of the plane Cassandra. With me are Hank Mitchell, Yasmin Chabani, Dr Anton Metzier, Leon De Vries, and Malick Tamboura. My husband Salim and others are in a cave near the crash, and need help. Some have died. Richard Fairchild could not handle what we saw here; he ran. Alex Sterling has gone after him. We can't wait. We must do something that is utter insanity. Hank Mitchell, our leader and my friend, was badly wounded by a creature in the fort. Yasmin calls it a ghûl, a flesh eating monster from desert legends. She may be right. ”
Right:	“ Hank is losing blood fast, and he will die. There is no time to get to help. There is a shrine here to a local spirit. This will sound like madness: she appeared to us. A figure of glowing light. She spoke to us. She offered healing, and to save us from the desert. And I, I agreed! She led us to an amulet, hidden in the shrine. I took it. Now there is a shimmering doorway in the rock. I swear it wasn't there before. If we step through, Hank might live. He is so pale. Oh Salim, I don't know what else to do? This is crazy! But I promise, I promise I will return to you. ”

Hank's Dossier – Richard Fairchild

Richard Fairchild
Type:	Note
Location:	After conversing with the doctor over the radio and seeing the smoke in the distance, walk to the top of the sandstone structure in the desert. The note can be found near a small table and carpet near the top.
Author:	James Henry "Hank" Mitchell
Transcription
“ Richard Fairchild Private Secretary (?) Papers: British, will need a Visa. Travel From: Croydon, with us. Richard Fairchild – Sterling's private secretary. What's Sterling planning to do, write a book? Seems like dead weight. Pale kinda fella who looks like he'd run a mile if a gazelle coughed at him. Said he's like to try his hand at hunting, but I can't see him hurting a fly. Same as Sterling, I guess – make sure he feels part of the expedition, but no special treatment. ”
Notes
One of Hank's notes.

The Alchemist's Chambers

Main article: The Alchemist's Chambers

Medical Investigation

Medical Investigation
Location:	Found on a table in the first main room.
Author:	Atharu
Transcription
“ Under the sign of Rahnu, on the third rise, at the first calling, I, Atharu, make this record. I have completed the comparison of the samples from the empress and from the bones of her mother, Blessed Atua. It is clear now that both carried this sickness, although it did not manifest in the forebears. While vitae is powerful enough to rebind bone and sinew, without repeated application the health again deteriorates. A single dose is no cure, it merely drives the decay back for a time. Temaku orders that I test repeated application; quantities, insertion points, timings. In Her name. ”

Fertility Investigation

Fertility Investigation
Type:	Tablet
Location:	On the same table as the previous note.
Author:	Atharu
Transcription
“ Under the sign of Rahnu, on the fourth rise, at the eighth calling, I, Atharu, make this record. As Temaku directs, I have compared the most ancient of our records of the Empress's malady with the newly taken samples. In the earliest of samples, Temaku was correct, the nutritive flow to both organs of generativity were intact, albeit reduced, and therefore they would have been functional before the spinal repair. However, since the influx of vitae, the organs are now entirely withered. Why has the substance not reconstructured them? Did the degenerative malady affect them permanently before the treatment began? I have asked whether I should prepare a report for the Empress, but Temaku informs me that this is unnecessary – it is, of course, merely of alchemical interest, and no matter for concern, for She is eternal. In Her name. ”

Political Letter

Political Letter
Type:	Tablet
Location:	On a table in an adjoining room.
Transcription
“ Ilyander, Septarch of the Enkindled Fortress, has despatched messengers to the Outer Isles under the guise of a trade mission, despite our previous warning. It is my recommendation that we relocate three fists of the second regiment to the Isles immediately. On the matter of the harvested stock – it has been suggested that with the new chamber development the need for such stock will diminish. I believe that is shortsighted. This new capacity surely means that we are at liberty to increase the number of factories – with that, we can vastly increase our defence capability as well as increase standards of living across the Empire. This new expertise is a gift – we would be wise to make use of it. Instruct me, Great Empress, and I will inform the council of your decision. In Your name Eternal. ”

Cylinder: Patient's Thoughts

Cylinder: Patient's Thoughts
Type:	Memory capsule
Location:	On the same table as the political letter.
Author:	Empress Tihana
Transcription
“ I find myself again confined. A day should not matter, but each day feels like waste – there is so much to do. Temaku tells me that now, with vitae, I have forever, but the people who depend on me do not. There is always something – invasion, rivalry, sickness, penury. I have my duty. Perhaps I should end these sessions, now they have found a way to stabilise the disease. I should be ecstatic, I should accept my fate, and move on. It is such a faint hope that they can find any way to heal me, that they can find any way to grant my dearest wish. "Now you are eternal," says Temaku. "Now you need no heir." None of them understand. This is not about politics, or securing a future. This is not for the Empire. This is for me. Just for me. ”

Gate Instructions

Gate Instructions
Type:	Tablet
Location:	Next to the orb.
Author:	Kita
Transcription
“ Under the sign of Idu, on the first rise, at the eighth calling, I, Kita, make this record. The configuration of the new test Gate has been delayed by a failure in a subsidiary node. Mihara, you must complete it on the next rise, as you have been prepared. Place the orb in the center, select the focusing symbols for this alignment, and insert two full cells of vitae. Remember Temaku's lessons, Mihara. Master the orb. It is your focus and discipline that will open the portal and allow objects to be sent through. ”

Cylinder: The Fall

Cylinder: The Fall
Type:	Memory capsule
Location:	Next to the alchemist.
Author:	Kita
Transcription
“ There was a white sun at The Great Gate. It tore the air and the land. A corruption of living flesh crawls from the hole in the world, and it turns all to ash and rust. The control stones have turned against my kindred, shaping them into floating wraiths of nightmare. The City falls. I am to blame. My companions took my formula, some to use it to destroy the vitae at the Gate, others to infect the vitae pipelines and end the suffering. The Gate has indeed fallen, but catastrophically, unleashing energies beyond belief. Still the factories scream. We have failed, in the worst of ways. It is my duty to stay at my post, to see if I can find means to end it. I have no choice but to use the vitae. An ocean holds the Great Empress to life, so a meager portion will suffice for me. If any find this record, know that I was the traitor Kita, alchemist, apprentice to Temaku. Forgive us our folly. ”

Cylinder: The Flesh

Cylinder: The Flesh
Type:	Memory capsule
Location:	On a table in the area with the alchemist.
Author:	Kita
Transcription
“ Temaku's early experiments with the orbs summoned an entity, a creature, that scarred the world with its passing and wreaked utter destruction. The scar took the form of living, pulsating flesh. I have studied the orb, and I now know why the scars appear. I believe I can make use of the same perturbation to achieve our own ends. ”

Cylinder: The Formula

Cylinder: The Formula
Type:	Memory capsule
Location:	On another table nearby.
Author:	Kita
Transcription
“ It has taken me many, many rises, in the gaps between my work for Temaku, but finally it is done. I have a formula which is in sympathy with the pulse of the orb. I can provoke the symptoms of the red flesh, and with it will come destruction, channelled through the vitae network. This might be the answer we seek. ”

The Portal Chamber

Main article: The Portal Chamber

Leyden Jar Note

Leyden Jar Note
Type:	Note
Location:	On a table next to the staircase up to the gateway.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	1839
Transcription
“ Observations: Leyden jar-like vessel resembling those in place in device in portal chamber, but spent, broken. Relic age unknown. Manufacturing quality high, as if welded or cast using advanced modern industrial methods. Spiral symbol on Leyden jar bank also found on door near camp, leading to maze/grid chambers below. Devices powered by electric fluid? Or some means of gathering electric fluid? ”

Diary Page (1)

Diary Page
Type:	Note
Location:	On the staircase up to the gateway.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	22 May 1839
Transcription
“ 22nd May 1839. That thing is after me. It has been hunting me for days. But I keep out of its trail, so I will perservere. I can see a settlement at the edge of the desert. I'm getting closer. I can see it. But it is not me, it is Abdullah. Through his eyes I see, his mind I hear. Confined to myself, I see only death dressed in the Orb's darkest shadow. ”
Notes
A piece of Herbert's Lost Diary.

Note to Von Brennenburg

Note to Von Brennenburg
Type:	Note
Location:	Also on staircase.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	ca. 22 May 1839
Transcription
“ To: Alexander Von Brennenburg, We were right. Zerzura is real. I have an orb, but the Shadow pursues, and I am trapped. I will attempt the crossing – it is my only way out. Record my name. Tell all. It was Herbert who gave us new worlds to explore. ”
Notes
In-game transcription renders second row as "We were right. Zerzura is real. I took an orb from the shrine in the salt mines, but the [...]".

Herbert's Manuscript

Herbert's Manuscript
Type:	Note
Location:	In a box at the foot of Herbert's bed in his tent.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	ca. May 1839
Transcription
“ A Door to Many Worlds by T A Herbert, B.A. (Hons), M.A., ?FRS? Foreword Few would have said As I write this memoir, I am my Great Endeavour [sic] is on the verge of completion. That very threshold which has eluded the members of our fellowship down the ages lies before me, and I, Thurston Herbert, have the keys within my grasp to open it. What great beauties, what bounteous Paradises, may lie beyond the gate? Surely, it will lead to the Arctic deeps, to the megalithic structures in Brazil, to anywhere within our realm. Yet we may go further. The evidence has been before our eyes since the days of Adam. I use that example advisedly, for, surely, the story of Adam is the Hebrew retelling of our first arrival, thrust out of that Garden of Eden and into this harsh world. Beyond the gate lies the Garden, the place of our making, our womb, and I will be the first since Adam to– [...] ”
Notes
In-game transcription includes a second instance of "(Hons)", after "M.A." in the third line.

Note to Professor

Note to Professor
Type:	Note
Location:	On the table in Herbert's tent.
Author:	Khaled
Date:	May 1839
Transcription
“ Professor, I believe this is only one part of a bigger construction. The archives make reference to this place as a gate, but it also talks of other gates, if I am reading correctly; and there is a symbol that I read as 'crops' or 'harvest'? Perhaps it is related to this 'seed'? ”

Diary Page (2)

Diary Page
Type:	Note
Location:	On the bedside table in Herbert's tent.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	May 1839
Transcription
“ 17th May 1839 I was right, and it is a bitter pill. A Mithraeum, and in it an orb, and now my dolt of an assistant has shattered it. I have sent it, and him, to Brennenburg – perhaps something may be salvaged. So what is left to me now? There is a gate here. I have vitae; but I have no orb, and have discovered nothing of what Brennenburg called the Traveller's Locket. Yet it is clear this place is part of something greater. These halls are not the final resting place of their Great Queen, whatever the legends may say. This is merely a spoke on a wheel. What does the hub hold? ”

Note to Khaled

Note to Khaled
Type:	Note
Location:	On the table in the tent opposite Herbert's.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	May 1839
Transcription
“ Khaled, A full and accurate copy of the symbols in the room with the pillars is most important. Devote yourself to it. I wish it to be completed by the time I rise tomorrow. In particular, pay attention to the symbol I have labelled as 'seed'. I believe it to be the crystal orb that I seek. A clue to its whereabouts will see you well rewarded. ”

Note to Abdullah (1)

Note to Abdullah
Type:	Note
Location:	In the third tent, on the table underneath a book.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	May 1839
Transcription
“ Abdullah, Khaled will take on Daniel's duties. You are to commence excavation of the side-tunnels immediately. Break down the Roman walls if you must, they are irrelevant. Anything older than Roman, investigate. If there are any more markings such as are in the room with the cage, I wish to hear about them. Any records, carvings, or signs that resemble my amulet, I wish to hear about them. Any round stone of crystal, do not touch it on pain of death, but summon me at once. ”
Notes
In-game transcription renders eighth row as "[...] an amulet or bracelet, I wish to hear about them. Any round stone of [...]".

The Chamber of Pillars

Main article: The Chamber of Pillars

Wall Diagram Note

Wall Diagram Note
Type:	Note
Location:	On some boards next to a saw when entering the main area.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	May 1839
Transcription
“ Diagram on wall – map? Leylines? Star chart? Position on radio spectrum, akin to wavelength? Must test complete paths. ”

Pillar Mechanism Note

Pillar Mechanism Note
Type:	Note
Location:	On the ground next to the mechanism controls.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	May 1839
Transcription
“ From the mechanism it seems that the control device is designed to turn the pillars, but the linkage is broken. We must turn them manually before the device will work properly. See that winches are put in place. I will want to test several configurations. ”

Tin Hinan Note (2)

Tin Hinan Note
Type:	Note
Location:	Under a coil of rope in the nearby tent.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	May 1839
Transcription
“ Perhaps there was once a real person called Tin Hinan, a leader of her people. If so, she is likely buried in the Tuareg tomb far above us. There are other, much older stories that have been conflated with hers. Legends of the grey lady, a goddess who walks the desert. Legends of a healer, legends of an Empress, I think these are ancient memories of what truly happened in this place. ”

Translation Note (1)

Translation Note
Type:	Note
Location:	In the corner of the main room with the pillars, there's a side-area that can be entered through crawling through a passage that. The note is in a room full of rubble near a lot of tablets.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	May 1839
Transcription
“ The song of the crystal must be ?attuned where the ?fragments of ?harmony fall, and there is the key to a ?world ?edge. The purity of ?vitae must be exact according to the ? of ? and by ?'s Law. Revoking the ?chain of memory may ?fracture the ?edge. Let ?edge, harmony, ?seed and ?vitae flow, and the ?gate is open. ?Seed must be warded or ?empty comes. ”

Hank's Dossier – Leon De Vries

Leon De Vries
Type:	Note
Location:	On the edge of a crypt in the same room as the previous note.
Author:	James Henry "Hank" Mitchell
Transcription
“ Leon De Vries Mining Expert Papers: British South African, will need a visa. Travel From: Rand Leon De Vries – mine supervisor, recommended by Macfadzean and West, worked on three of the Evander mining projects. But Phoebe (ex M&W) says she wouldn't invite him to dinner. She likes everyone, so tread carefully here. Wants to do some hunting while we're in Sudan. Can't see that as a problem, so long as it doesn't get in the way. ”
Notes
One of Hank's notes.

Cylinder: Accession

Cylinder: Accession
Type:	Memory capsule
Location:	In an adjoining room, on a shelf on the right.
Transcription
“ The Accession of Tihana. Life leeched out of the daughter of Atua with every breath. The Empress decreed she must live, that the line must continue. Temaku and their order fought to keep the life in her, as she drifted in the borders, and they searched– [static] [static] –the blades to the parting of her spine, but her womb would not quicken, and the life ebbed and the light in her eyes faded, so Temaku– [static] [static] –stood before them, radiant with the light of the moons, and whole, the essence flowing through her. Yet her mother was– [static] [static] –took up the orb from Atua's lifeless brow, and called Temaku to her, and a fierce light was in her eyes. She took that day her new name, and that was the first day of the endless rule of resplendent Tihana, who is no mother, and yet is mother of us all. ”

Pillar and Lines Note

Pillar and Lines Note
Type:	Note
Location:	On the ground in the same room as the previous note.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	May 1839
Transcription
“ There is a word that appears to mean lines, paths, or waves. I believe it refers to the carvings on a wall behind the pillars. They must be aligned, and we must set the control device to match them. ”

Translation Note (2)

Translation Note
Type:	Note
Location:	On a shelf near to the previous note.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	May 1839
Transcription
“ ?Mouths harvest. Loosed ?cattle have ?hope and ?fortified are the ?essences. Let ?mouths harvest wide, in freedom, and reaping shall be ?enriched. Without ?hope there is no ?fear. ”

The Hunting Grounds

Main article: The Hunting Grounds

Device Note

Device Note
Type:	Note
Location:	On a table near the beginning of the level.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	May 1839
Transcription
“ T.A.H We cannot reach the device, attempts to break the metal have failed, as it is of the same strange composition as the leyden jars. A thorough analysis is impossible until we can get closer, but my theory is that the leyden jars are containers for some form of energetic aetheric fluid, and that the device in the room below is some means of gathering such fluid to fill those jars. What exactly it is drawn from is unclear – surely not simply the surrounding atmosphere, it would require something with a great deal more vitality. I have sent the boy Rashid below with a paint-pot and brush, and told him to mark any route he finds clearly. ”

Vitae Note

Vitae Note
Type:	Note
Location:	On a large stone container near the opening leading from the main chamber and further into the level.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	May 1839
Transcription
“ T.A.H. Khaled has excavated several more leyden jars which are fully energised. While it is clear that they are required to power the portal device, without another Orb I am unwilling to waste them on a test. However, I am not certain – the contents of these jars, this fluid-like energy, is the 'vitae' of which Alexander spoke. ”

Cylinder: Hunting Grounds

Cylinder: Hunting Grounds
Type:	Memory capsule
Location:	Down a staircase to the side of the main chamber.
Author:	Kharangi
Transcription
“ Under the sign of the Seven, on the third rise, at the second calling, I, Kharangi, make this record. The harvesters have adapted to the refinements to the hunting ground. Over the last ten rises I mark a full yield of seventeen cells, which is an improvement of four cells over the previous cycle. Mareiku suggests that the new transfiguration batch may be a contributor. I advise a cycle with prior harvester stock to eliminate uncertainty. So recorded, in Her name eternal. ”

Hunting Note

Hunting Note
Type:	Tablet
Location:	In the lit room with the large game board/maze map.
Author:	Kharangi
Transcription
“ Under the sign of Auranga, on the second rise, at the second calling, I, Kharangi, make this record. We have identified a fault in the revised layout for the hunting ground gating system. Where previously the harvesters had leeway to stalk the subjects for at least one hundred idar, the current configuration lowers that to thirty, as the subjects simply panic and stampede. This does not give enough time for an appropriate build-up of harvestable energy within their systems. I recommend restoring the previous configuration temporarily while we re-evaluate. So recorded, in Her name eternal. ”

Cylinder: No Word

Cylinder: No Word
Type:	Memory capsule
Location:	After escaping the maze with Leon, the cylinder can be found on a table.
Author:	Kharangi
Transcription
“ There is no word. Attempts to open the portal unleash uncontrolled bursts of energy, and the Shadow wakes and gathers. Fractures dance on the edges of the soft places, breaking through from there to here. Something terrible has happened. I am abandoned. Over time the energy levels must fall. But how long will it take? What has happened on the other side? Why do they not answer me? ”

The Catacombs

Main article: The Catacombs

Bloodline List

Bloodline List
Type:	Tablet
Location:	Next to the gate controls, on a shelf.
Transcription
“ These are the seven rulers of Ur-Naya's bloodline: Ur-naya the Binder, First Empress Iren Sea-star, Spear of the Isles Takimira of the Singing Vines Taranga the Builder Marai Stone-Heart Blessed Atua of the Golden Hand Tihana, who is Last and Eternal ”

Leon's Note (1)

Leon's Note
Type:	Note
Location:	After escaping the tunnels and dropping down into a storage room, it's immediately on a chest in front of where you drop down.
Author:	Leon De Vries
Date:	March 1937
Transcription
“ Losing it. Couldn't even get my name just now. Writin it down. Leon. It's Leon. Leon De Vries. From Cape Town. Father Charles. Mother Ilsa. Gold mining job. Putting in machines. Upping the yield. Streamlined, efficient, making the lazy bastards work for a change. Crashed in the desert. Bunch of upper class pielkops. Fuckin crazy shit. There was a ghost. I think there was a ghost. Maybe dreaming it. A broken face, split in two. Vines, vines everywhere. That fuckin French bitch Tasi. She only had to do one fuckin thing. Her fault. Her fault I'm losing it. She killed us all. ”

Leon's Note (2)

Leon's Note
Type:	Note
Location:	In a room at the left side of the room full of ghouls.
Author:	Leon De Vries
Date:	March 1937
Transcription
“ Blacked out just now. Woke up in a pit. Eyes everywhere, staring at me, in the dark. Nearly shat myself. Got away, crawled, got in here. Shit-scared, heart pounding. Stuff around my eyes, inside my head, like wires or tentacles. Grows when I'm afraid, or when I think about what she did. Skin is fuckin awful. Changing. Seen this before. The change. HE changed, right in front of us. Then we were in the desert. Doc, hostess, piece-of-shit-Tasi. Don't remember after that. The fuck is this place? Why did they leave me here? ”

Leon's Note (3)

Leon's Note
Type:	Note
Location:	After crawling through the tunnel out from the room full of ghouls, it's on a table right in front of you.
Author:	Leon De Vries
Date:	March 1937
Transcription
“ Full of fuckin monsters! Everywhere. Scraping through the ruins. Sniffing. Hunting. Trying not to lose it, trying not to lose it, but I'm so fuckin scared, of them, of me. Too scared. Keep blacking out, waking up where I shouldn't be. Don't remember where. So hungry. I was gnawing on a fuckin bone when I woke up. A fuckin bone! LEON. It's LEON. REMEMBER. ”

Leon's Note (4)

Leon's Note
Type:	Note
Location:	Further into the same room as the previous note, in a stone crypt.
Author:	Leon De Vries
Date:	March 1937
Transcription
“ I know them now. Not monsters. Just sleeping, waiting. Hunters. Like me. Just like me. Changed. Stronger. So much stronger. Hungry like you wouldn't know. She did it. She did it. I wish I'd ripped her belly open and pulled the thing out. ”

The Theater

Main article: The Theater

Note on the Apostate

Note on the Apostate
Type:	Tablet
Location:	In the room down the left corridor of the room you start in.
Transcription
“ The major breakthrough in the refinement process was from Ayandra the Apostate, who begged sanctuary in our city having incurred the wrath of the rulers of the Enkindled Fortress. To prove his worth, the Apostate suggested a decoction of flower of Emmerysh to erase the memory of a subject, thus reducing the fatigue associated with multiple sessions of stimulation. This greatly impressed Temaku, and he placed Ayandra under his protection. The two worked together for many years until the Apostate's crimes were revealed, whereupon he was exiled beyond return. ”

The Laboratory

Main article: The Laboratory

Cylinder: Sacrifice

Cylinder: Sacrifice
Type:	Memory capsule
Location:	On a table a bit away from the railcar area, in the middle of your path, next to another cylinder.
Transcription
“ It is time. I hold her down, stroking her neck. She is oblivious, nuzzling at me. I thank her for her company, for her comfort, for her nourishment. I cut her throat swiftly. She complains, but it does not take long. I catch the blood in a clay pot. She will save us this winter. ”

Cylinder: Pavlos

Cylinder: Pavlos
Type:	Memory capsule
Location:	Next to the previous cylinder.
Transcription
“ Pavlos by my knee, delivers constant chatter about the honeycomb he found. Phile, little face serious, tongue stuck out, as she draws in the earth with a stick. Hermia catches the boy up in her arms and flashes me a tired smile. I, too, am tired. But I am grateful for this day. ”

Hand Diagram

Hand Diagram
Type:	Tablet
Location:	On a table to your immediate right as you enter the next room.

Body Diagram

Body Diagram
Type:	Tablet
Location:	On a table to your immediate right on the other side of the door in the same room.

Cylinder: Grass

Cylinder: Grass
Type:	Memory capsule
Location:	In the next room, on a shelf immediately to the left of the door.
Transcription
“ I lie amongst rustling grass, up on the hillside above the bay. It is the day after the rain – I can smell the green on the breeze. The skies are blue, now, with only wisps of cloud. The bell of the white goat clanks nearby, as she rips and chews at leaves. I close my eyes and listen to the world. ”

Note on Shuttles

Note on Shuttles
Type:	Tablet
Location:	On the same shelf as Cylinder: Grass.
Author:	Kemi
Transcription
“ Under the sign of Olann, on the eighth rise, at the third calling, I, Kemi, make this record. There is a fault on the third shuttle rail. I have diverted stock to factory five while this is investigated. As a result, portal station Rakiosta reports unsanitary stock build up, and requests additional staff with Ankhari stones to control the harvesters. I have forwarded the message to allocations. So recorded, in Her name eternal. ”

Cylinder: Warmth

Cylinder: Warmth
Type:	Memory capsule
Location:	On a shelf in the opposite side of the same room.
Transcription
“ The wind howls, but I am warm, cocooned under the blanket by the fire. Her head rests on my shoulder, and I listen as her words flow; plans, hopes, dreams, fantasies, everything that we know is impossible, but I know that it doesn't matter, for we will be together, and that is everything. ”

Note on Vitae Flow

Note on Vitae Flow
Type:	Tablet
Location:	In the next room, on a table.
Author:	Teoti
Transcription
“ Under the sign of Olann, on the eighth rise, at the second calling, I, Teoti, make this record. The vitae flow has reached equilibrium across the network as a result of the adjustments to factory six. This is in line with recent calculations, and indicates that we will indeed have more than sufficient flow to sustain the Empress and meet the demands of the populace until the new factories are connected one hundred rises from now. So recorded, in Her name eternal. ”

Note on Memory Process (1)

Note on Memory Process
Type:	Tablet
Location:	In the next room, on a table in front of the human inside the chamber.
Author:	Atharu
Transcription
“ Under the sign of Olann, on the eighth rise, at the fourth calling, I, Atharu, make this record. The memory-view process has undergone refinement by Suvar. Short bursts of memory are optimal. Combined with the new elixir, the memory cycle now reaches full application at no longer than fifty-seven idar. Our goal is now to reduce the cycle of pain, to improve the public perception of the process. Temaku has ordered it, and so it must be. So recorded, in Her name eternal. ”

Note on Memory Process (2)

Note on Memory Process
Type:	Tablet
Location:	On a table on the left side behind the human inside the chamber.
Author:	Atharu
Transcription
“ Under the sign of Idu, on the twelfth rise, at the second calling, I, Atharu, make this record. The cycle of replenishing is now as follows: One application of elixir of Flower of Emmerysh, that the memories of the pain be erased. Application of extracted materials to raise level of in'dah above indication level, that the subject's potential be maximised. So recorded, in Her name eternal. ”

Process Subject 1143SV

Process Subject 1143SV
Type:	Tablet
Location:	Entering the next room, it's on a table to your immediate left.
Transcription
“ Subject one-one-four-three-S-V. Initial extraction indicates subservient class, no immediate family. Low potential yield. Focus further extraction on earliest memories, but also consider discard. ”

Process Subject 1144SV

Process Subject 1144SV
Type:	Tablet
Location:	On the same table as the previous tablet.
Transcription
“ Subject one-one-four-four-S-V. Initial extraction indicates worker class, no immediate family, but a strong connection to a single individual. Average potential yield. Focus further extraction on contacts with that individual; ignore all pre-adult memories, as no familial connections typically indicate no positive material to use. ”

Process Subject 1145SV

Process Subject 1145SV
Type:	Tablet
Location:	On the same table.
Transcription
“ Subject one-one-four-five-S-V. Initial extraction indicates worker class, with a familial structure consisting of a partner and two offspring at the time of capture. High potential yield. Per protocol, focus further extraction on early contact with partner, and formative years of offspring. In addition, typical strong memories relate to capture location and parental connection. ”

Cylinder: Breakthrough

Cylinder: Breakthrough
Type:	Memory capsule
Location:	On the same table as the previous three tablets.
Author:	Atharu
Transcription
“ Under the sign of Idu, on the fourth rise, at the second calling, I, Atharu, make this record. Research into the revised chamber has led to a breakthrough. Introducing the memory capsules allows for a more intense reaction to the pain, rising to a Tansur level of seventeen immediately. The subjects no longer rapidly burn out. Our supply problem is solved. Direct stimulation of the nerves, followed by a dose of elixir of Emmerysh, followed by an application of the subject's own best memories. Or, to view it another way, fear, oblivion, hope. Fear, oblivion, hope. It is so simple. Without fear there is not vitae. Without hope there is no fear. So recorded, in Her name eternal. ”

Cylinder: Sorrow

Cylinder: Sorrow
Type:	Memory capsule
Location:	In the same room as the Breakthrough cylinder, on the floor in front of a shelf at the other side of the room.
Transcription
“ It is the first time I have seen him in a week and it is as if ten years have bent his spine, sapping the flesh and the color from his cheeks. His eyes are red-rimmed; they will not meet mine. Fear grips my heart and starts to squeeze. "Son," he says. "She is with the gods now." ”

Cylinder: Sand

Cylinder: Sand
Type:	Memory capsule
Location:	At the top of the shelf the Sorrow cylinder lies in front of.
Transcription
“ Sprinting across the sand, leaving sinking footprints. Splashing into the froth of a wave, laughing at the spray. Pressing oyster shells into the beach, making patterns in the sand. He flings his arms around my knees, looks up at me and grins, gap-toothed. "Papa," he says. "Come and see!" ”

The Lower Factory

Main article: The Lower Factory

Cylinder: Sabotage

Cylinder: Sabotage
Type:	Memory capsule
Location:	Next to where you pick up the Capsules.
Author:	Taina
Transcription
“ I am trapped. I will die here. We have failed. Our sabotage shattered The Great Gate, and the world has shattered with it. My own eyes have seen the most skilled of my kindred wither into floating wraiths of nightmare. Despite all, the Empress still lives, crouching atop the tower like some vast spider, draining life and pain from the factories. It was our task to bring her reign to an end, and I failed. I still have Kita's formula. If any – companion, stranger, explorer of the ruins – finds this, then take the vial. It will seed the red flesh into the vitae, and spread it through the system. Finish my work. End the suffering. Forgive our folly. ”

The Apartment

Main article: The Apartment

Consultant's Letter

Consultant's Letter
Type:	Letter
Location:	In front of the door, unmissable.
Author:	Doctor R. Ducher
Transcription
“ Doctor R. Ducher, 31 Rue De La Régle Mlle A. Trianon Apartment 6B 25 Rue De L'oriflamme Montparnasse [In-game transcription only:] ...onset in infancy... ...fever, seizures... ...degeneration of the nerves... ...slow development... ...vomiting... ...loss of hearing, or of sight... ...muscle atrophy... ...no known treatment... ...breathing difficulties... ...within the year... ...invariably fatal... ”
Notes
Not stored in the journal.

The Tower

Main article: The Tower

Cylinder: Last Hope

Cylinder: Last Hope
Type:	Memory capsule
Location:	After leaving the duct and before entering the lobby area, take a path down a corridor to the right into a room filled with Shadow residue. The cylinder is on the floor.
Author:	Kita
Transcription
“ Taina, closer than kin, Take these vials. They contain my formula. There are four major vitae flows into her tower. Find the maintenance ports. One vial should suffice for each. Seeding the flesh into a flow should choke it, cut off her supply, and wreak havoc at the factory outlets themselves. But be wary. The red flesh is volatile, and unless all the flows are stopped, the constant cycle of pain and fear will continue and our penance will not end. I know that, if you succeed, the tower will fall and we will not meet again in this world. But perhaps, if the true ancestors deem that we have atoned for this great sin, we may yet meet again in another place. All my hopes go with you. In all our names, eternal. ”

Hank's Dossier – James Henry Mitchell

James Henry Mitchell
Type:	Note
Location:	In the lobby, on the floor with the fountain, at the right side from where you first enter, at a windowsill.
Author:	James Henry "Hank" Mitchell
Transcription
“ James Henry Mitchell Team Lead Papers: Up-to-date from last year Travel From: Croydon And I'm writing notes on myself... why, exactly? "Hank Mitchell is the finest expedition leader you'll ever meet, and the way to his heart is to make sure there's a pint of coffee available at 8am and two fifths of bourbon at 11pm." Things to do: – Talk to Rachael and Malick about the Tasi situation. – Make sure Rachael knows the pecking order wrt Alex Sterling, and that I won't bite her head off if she comes to me with problems, but also Malick and Tasi can back her up. ”
Notes
One of Hank's notes.

Removed notes

Main article: Cut notes (Rebirth)

In-game files

These notes were removed from the game, but can still be found in the in-game files.

Adeline's Postcard

Postcard
Type:	Note
Location:	Originally meant to appear in level The Cassandra.
Author:	Adeline
Transcription
“ Nicolas, my love, Michelle and I will miss you very much. You must write to us from Algiers, and tell us of all your adventures! But save the best stories for when you see us again – soon, we hope! Kisses, Adeline ”

Camille's Postcard

Postcard
Type:	Note
Location:	Originally meant to appear in level The Cassandra.
Author:	Camille
Transcription
“ Dearest Nico, I cannot wait for you to return. I will sit here by the window every day – I will imagine your smile and your perfect hands. I expect your knock on the door as soon as you land! Your own Camille. ”

Magazine Article

Magazine Article
Type:	Note
Location:	Originally meant to appear in level The Cassandra.
Transcription
“ Alexander Sterling has recently taken his place on the board of Sterling Shipping, one of the foremost names in freight transportation in Europe and North Africa. Son of founder Robert Sterling, Alexander previously ran his own enterprise in luxury air travel, went to Charterhouse and Magdalen, and has spent considerable time in America. ”

Survey Document

Survey Document
Type:	Note
Location:	Originally meant to appear in level The Caves.
Transcription
“ SURVEY DOCUMENT ”

Page from Salim's Diary (5)

Page from Salim's Diary
Type:	Note
Location:	Originally meant to appear in level The Caves.
Author:	Salim Hannachi
Transcription
Front:	“ Tonight is the monthly meeting of the housing committee, and Tasi is in no state to go, so I must. It is not that I cannot do it, of course not, but it is the way they look at me. I think they blame me, in some way, for what has happened. ”
Back:	“ [...] ever jealous of her and Hank. I don't think they understand us at all – even if [...] ”

Map

Map
Type:	Note
Location:	Originally meant to appear in level The Caves.
Transcription
“ Town? ”

Afrikaans Book

Afrikaans Book
Type:	Book
Location:	Originally meant to appear in level The Caves.
Author:	Nico Diederichs
Date:	1936
Transcription
“ Nasionalisme as Lewensbeskouing en sy Verhouding tot Internasionalisme N. J. Diederichs Bloemfontein 1936 ”
Notes
Belongs to Leon De Vries, entry name for the book is Readable_Leonsbook.
Translation from Afrikaans: "Nationalism as a View of Life and Its Relationship to Internationalism"
A real book, written by the third State President of South Africa Nico Diederichs.

Patrol Letter

Patrol Letter
Type:	Letter
Location:	Originally meant to appear in level The Fortress Courtyard.
Transcription
“ Dearest Jacques, It's patrol for us tomorrow. Finally! The Captain says it is the routine, but the Sergeant says that his aim is to pay back the stinking Arabs at the village for what they have done to us. They have been creeping into the fort at night, stealing supplies, and now Corporal Delacroix has run off after one of their women or some-such. This will give us a chance to look for him, and to give them a taste of French justice. I will write more tomorrow, when we return, and tell you of our adventure. ”

Debt List

Debt List
Type:	Note
Location:	Originally meant to appear in level The Fortress Courtyard.
Transcription
“ Quentin owes 2 F Maurice owes 3 F 2 (struck through) 5 F 2 sou Laurenz owes 1 cup brandy, 1F, 3 sou Matéo owes 1F (struck through) ”

Gunpowder Recipe

Gunpowder Recipe
Type:	Note
Location:	Originally meant to appear in level The Arsenal.
Transcription
“ Gunpowder Mix 1 cup sulfur powder 1 cup milled charcoal 8 cups saltpeter ”
Notes
Notably very similar to the sign that can be found above the crafting table in The Arsenal.

Mathematics Book

Mathematics Book
Type:	Book
Location:	Originally meant to appear in level The Fortress.
Transcription
“ A book about mathematics. ”

Book of Flowers

Book of Flowers
Type:	Book
Location:	Originally meant to appear in level The Fortress.
Transcription
“ A book of pressed desert flowers with "For Adeline" written inside the cover. ”

Note on Predators

Note on Predators
Type:	Note
Location:	Originally meant to appear in level The Fortress.
Transcription
“ My cousin in the military office says that many caravans have disappeared here over the years, more than can be put down to mischance. That is why we are here, to make sure the locals are not acting as bandits. But according to Musa from the village, they have lost their own people too. He talks about beasts – his French is not good, but he did not mean a jackal or a big cat. Some other large predator. There must be a lair nearby. I spoke with Abbas, who brought the new supply shipment from Abalessa. He told me some horror story about a group of archaeologists who were slaughtered out here many years ago – only one worker survived and claimed the rest had been eaten by beasts. They were camped somewhere near the village. ”

Note on Artefacts

Note on Artefacts
Type:	Note
Location:	Originally meant to appear in level The Fortress.
Transcription
“ The designs on the valuables we removed from the cistern are very strange. Not North African, I would swear. There is an old pilgrim's trail hereabouts, leading to a place of healing, a bit like Lourdes if you're not a Christian I think. I wonder if maybe pilgrims brought the items as tribute? Corporal Khadir said that these sort of objects turn up in the market at Abalessa. He says there's a legend of a city here, but the people in it committed some great sin, and it sank into the sand like Sodom. These things are said to come from there. ”

Note on Claw Marks

Note on Claw Marks
Type:	Note
Location:	Originally meant to appear in level The Fortress.
Transcription
“ I gave old man Aboura some of our beef and asked him about the expedition. He blames it on the spirits of the desert – said that the archaeologists had disturbed them. That the town is nearly empty – only a few live there now, and the nomads visit only for short times. Matéo Desrosiers is dead, and the Quartermaster has disappeared. They say there was an argument, but I saw Matéo's body. Those were claw marks, I swear. ”

Memorial Note

Memorial Note
Type:	Note
Location:	Originally meant to appear in level The Oasis.
Date:	4 March 1937
Transcription
“ Jonathan Webber Of London, England A good man Taken from us by a creature of the desert 4th March 1937 May God gather you to Him ”

Note to Abdullah (2)

Note to Abdullah
Type:	Note
Location:	Originally meant to appear in level The Portal Chamber.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	1839
Transcription
“ Abdullah, Cease your work on the stairs upwards of this chamber; the stonework is too fragile, and we risk collapse and ruining everything. Inspection suggests we could attempt to reach the chamber above from the campsite; focus your efforts there. ”

Translation Note (3)

Translation Note
Type:	Note
Location:	Originally meant to appear in level The Chamber of Pillars.
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	1839
Transcription
“ ?Daughter?heir withered, so then ?magicians?alchemists risked discovered ?machines?devices. The ?blood?vitae?essence rebuilt bones, skin, body, but ?seed?egg?womb was ?killed?lost?destroyed. Second mention of 'vitae/essence'! ”

Cylinder: Ocean

Cylinder: Ocean
Type:	Memory capsule
Location:	Originally meant to appear in level The Laboratory.
Transcription
“ A pathway of light glitters out across the waves, from the boat's prow to the red-orange sun, as it sinks below the world's edge. The clouds are coral-pink in a darkening sky. Water ripples gently, and that is the only sound. I am floating in infinity, and I am at peace. ”

Cylinder: Rope

Cylinder: Rope
Type:	Memory capsule
Location:	Originally meant to appear in level The Laboratory.
Transcription
“ Salt on my lips, the roughness of rope in my hand, the loose flapping of a sail. The wind has changed, and now we must turn and head to the shore before the storm comes, our nets empty. ”

Cylinder: Hands

Cylinder: Hands
Type:	Memory capsule
Location:	Originally meant to appear in level The Laboratory.
Transcription
“ The dirt is packed under my fingernails, the skin around them raw and bleeding, and my shoulders ache. I kneel and plunge my hands into the cool stream. The cuts sting like fire for a moment, and then cool numbness washes it away. ”

Basic Field Manual

Basic Field Manual
Type:	Note/Item
Transcription
“ BASIC FIELD MANUAL SIGNAL COMMUNICATION The following frequencies are available to contact in case of emergency. Local Rescue     1.206 ”
Notes
Also had an inventory icon, suggesting the player could pick this item up earlier in development.

Rudolf's Note

Rudolf's Note
Type:	Note
Author:	Rudolf
Transcription
“ Mathieu, Bruno, Tasi, Florian; Seems Bedouin blame us for provoking the sand creature. Be careful. I have a prisoner – he says there are buildings past the creature and to the north. I'm going to make him take me there. Come and find me. My radio is lost. —Rudolf ”
Notes
This note has two different versions, one of which has a crude sketch of a map on it.

Mask Sketch

Mask Sketch
Type:	Note
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	May 1839
Transcription
“ [Sketch of the Tihana mask] Tihana – Tin Hinan? ”

Leyden Jar Sketch

Leyden Jar Sketch
Type:	Note
Author:	Professor Thurston Aloysius Herbert
Date:	May 1839
Transcription
“ [Sketch of spiral with arrow] Vitality? [Sketch of vitae machinery] aetheric fluid flow from the machine ↓ [Sketch of Leyden Jar] Energy contained in device ”

Super secret

Main article: Super Secret file (Rebirth)

These notes were removed from the game, but can be found in the super secret file.

Mining Letter

Mining Letter
Type:	Note
Author:	Alain Richemont
Date:	12 February 1937
Transcription
“ Jaka Sanulama Works Sadiola Kayes 12th Febrary [sic] 1937 Dear Mr Sterling, We would like to assure you that all is in readiness for your visit in March. We have cleared the lower two levels as per your instruction, and the lead foreman and his team have ensured that the maps and yield totals are up to date. I hope your party will also accept an invitation to visit the Medina on the Saturday, and afterwards to share a meal with myself, my wife, and a number of our prominent citizens. Yours faithfully, Alain Richemont ”
Notes
This note was originally meant to appear in level The Cassandra.

Letter from Antoine

Letter from Antoine
Type:	Note
Author:	Antoine R
Transcription
“ My dear Anastasie, I am so sorry to hear of your troubles. It is deeply unfair for fate to deal you such a cruel blow so soon after losing your father. I regret that I cannot offer anything to salve your grief, except my sympathies. I hope that I can aid with more mundane matters. I will do all in my power regarding the matter of Salim's citizenship. I have a contact at Place Beauvau, and I will write to them immediately and see what can be done. If there is anything else, do not hesitate to contact me. I would have done anything for Victor; I shall do no less for his daughter. Yours faithfully, Antoine R ”
Notes
This note was originally meant to appear in level The Cassandra.

Newspaper Article

Newspaper Article
Type:	Note
Transcription
“ [...] would be overcome by the introduction of a new system of residency papers. Algiers: Our correspondent in Algiers reports an expedition undertaken by the Triple Crown Mining Company, a collaboration between Messrs March, Sterling, and Garrison. Alexander Sterling, son of co-owner Robert, accompanies engineers and mining experts to the site of their recent acquisition of a gold mine nr. Sadiola in French Sudan, with a view to overhauling the current operating practices of the mine to maximise efficiency and production. Cairo: The Standard Copper Company of Egypt has promoted Dr Usi al-Sabbagh to the [...] ”
Notes
This note was originally meant to appear in level The Cassandra.

Yasmin Poem

Poem
Type:	Note
Author:	Khalil Gibran
Transcription
“ For Yasmin, One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life. Khalil Gibran ”
Notes
This note was originally meant to appear in level The Cassandra.

Notes from promotional material

These notes were released as part of promotional material before the game was released.

Cassandra Crash Newspaper Article

Cassandra Crash Newspaper Article
Type:	Note
Transcription
Left:	“ Fears Grow for Sterling Heir Algiers: The British Embassy issued an update today on the search for the missing aeroplane Cassandra, which disappeared while on a flight from Algiers to French Sudan. In the statement, Mr Harrole, secretary to the Ambassador, made it clear that while the British and French Governments are cooperating to pursue all possibilities, it is increasingly likely that no survivors will be found. The plane was last heard from on the 3rd of March as it began the second leg of its journey, which would place it somewhere between In Salah and Kayes. It is [thought that it] may have come down in the desert. ”
Right:	“ [Image of the Cassandra] Cassandra, Maison Blanche, February 1937 The private flight on behalf of the Triple Crown Mining Company was led by Alexander Melville Sterling, eldest son of Robert Sterling, head of the London-based Sterling Shipping Company. No representative of the company was available for comment. London International Register    6th March 1937 ”

Box 12, Recent Acquisitions

Box 12, Recent Acquisitions
Type:	Note
Location:	This note is part of the Box 12, Recent Acquisitions trailer released on Frictional Games' YouTube channel on 4 March 2020.
Transcription
“ There is an itching behind my eyes. As if a beetle burrows there, in the folds of my brain, boring its way in, mandibles tearing at grey matter. As if a gnarled finger has been pushed into my skull, a broken fingernail working into my thoughts. I want to reach in with a needle to scratch it. Or perhaps a piece of wire. Through the tear-duct, threading through the lacrimal canal. Thread-like black worms swim in my eyes. When I think about them they are agitated and start to thrash around. They know I am scared. And it makes them worse. If I hold myself still, If I ease my mind, if I empty my head and try not to be afraid of... Then the itching fades to the tickling of a feather. I've tried filling myself with the notes of a song, or the colours of a beautiful picture, but it doesn't work. Only emptiness gives me any [bloodstain] I wish I had my gun. ”

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