[2021] Journal Feature

From a technical perspective, journal notes from non-player characters are easy to do. You just write them up in the localization file, like the existing note from the Duke of Navezgane, and put the notes in various loot containers. Making them POI-specific is more difficult, but feasible if they really wanted to. In any case, the devs do intend to implement an actual story, however they plan to execute on it.

Indeed. I’ve made many a to-do list in a text editor outside the game, in addition to drafting base designs on graph paper.