The Governor's Handbook
A practical guide to settlement administration, naval command, and territorial expansion across the Inselnova archipelago.
Master Quill notes
This handbook has been compiled for every Governor appointed to the Inselnova archipelago. It contains the combined wisdom of the Council and the naval offices. Read it well — the waters do not forgive the unprepared.Newly Appointed?
Begin with the First Orders guide for a step-by-step introduction to governing your first settlement.Reference Ledger
Buildings
All 15 structures — construction costs, build times, production rates, and prerequisites for every level.
Units
Full records for all 12 unit types — infantry, naval, siege, and reconnaissance vessels with combat and speed ratings.
Research
All 7 advancements — military improvements, naval upgrades, and espionage developments.
Governor's Guides
Resources & Economy
Resource production, storage tiers, plus coins, food, happiness, and tax policy.
Settlement & Life
Tax policy, coin flow, food balance, happiness drift, and population pressure.
Affairs
Settlement dispatches, risk choices, and how rulings affect coins, food, happiness, and resources.
Chart & Navigation
Region movement, compass bearings, world dispatches, home return, and island ring markings.
Combat
Probability-based engagements, plunder mechanics, wall fortifications, and battle doctrine.
Fleet
Ships in harbour, active missions, resource convoys, and garrison support.
Espionage
Spy missions, success rates, intelligence levels, and Watch Tower detection.
Colonisation
Expanding dominion by conquering and settling new islands.
Alliances
Forming alliances, ranks, diplomacy, and coordinating with allied Governors.
Chat & Friends
Direct messages, friendship bonds, discovery, and alliance correspondence.
Marketplace
Governor-to-Governor offers, merchant voyage requirements, and settlement timing.
Bazaar
Tiered coin offers, refresh cycles, and listing claim rules.
Reports & Dispatches
Governor's Desk report types, fresh dispatches, and Watch Tower signals.
Rankings & Scoring
Score composition, achievement honours, and standing among Governors.
Achievements
Foundations progression honours and score impact.
About the Archipelago
The Inselnova archipelago stretches across uncharted waters — a frontier of scattered islands where Governors raise settlements from bare rock, forge alliances over shared sea lanes, and send fleets into hostile currents. No island is truly safe, and no Governor rules unchallenged for long.
Hundreds of rival domains dot the waters. Some Governors build quietly, fortifying their shores and filling their storehouses. Others expand aggressively, claiming new islands and raiding those who failed to prepare. The archipelago rewards those who plan ahead — and punishes those who wait too long to act.