People

Guru

Guru

Where

Perhentian, beside where you wash up

Does

Runs Castaway's Training: food, fighting, a boat. Gives you your first staff.

Welcome, young one. The tide has left you on Perhentian Island. I am Guru, which means teacher.Guru

A silat teacher with a calm eye and a straight back.

Harbourmaster

Encik Rahman, harbourmaster

Where

Kuala Besut, outside his office by the jetty

Does

Runs Landfall at Kuala Besut. Keeps the ledger of every boat on the river.

Ho there! A new boat at my jetty. I am Encik Rahman, the harbourmaster.Harbourmaster

Encik Rahman, the harbourmaster. In the old days the post was called syahbandar.

Kak Yah

Kak Yah

Where

Kuala Besut, outside her shop on the main road

Does

Buys and sells. The only shop so far.

Planned · Tools I

She will sell an iron hatchet, a squid jig, a prawn trap and a hand-line.

Selamat datang, welcome! I am Kak Yah. Kak means big sister, and on this road everyone calls me that, even the old men.Kak Yah

Kak Yah runs the sundry shop. She remembers every price and every face.

Tok Ali

Tok Ali, archer

Where

Perhentian, at the archery range

Does

Teaches archery. Gives you a bamboo bow and arrows.

Lesson

hit the archery target → archery, with a bow and arrows of your own

Assalamualaikum. I am Tok Ali. Tok is what we call our elders, and I am old enough to be called it twice.Tok Ali

Tok Ali, an old archer. His bow is older than you are.

Mak Long Esah

Mak Long Esah, fisherwoman

Where

Perhentian, on the beach by the nearest reef

Does

Teaches fishing.

Lesson

net 5 fish → you fish faster

Planned · Tools I

She will lend you your first cast net, and gives you a squid jig when you finish her lesson.

You are Guru's new student? I am Mak Long Esah. Mak Long means eldest aunt, and on this island everyone has been my nephew at some point.Mak Long Esah

Mak Long Esah, mending a net with fingers faster than your eyes.

Pak Mat

Pak Mat, boatwright

Where

Perhentian, at the boatyard

Does

Teaches woodwork. Builds and mends boats.

Lesson

cut 5 timber → you cut timber faster

Planned · Tools I

He will lend you your first hatchet. One day he hands on his beliung.

Careful of the shavings. I am Pak Mat. I build boats, and I mend the ones Guru's students break.Pak Mat

Pak Mat, the boatwright. There is sawdust in his moustache.

Mak Jah

Mak Jah, cook

Where

Perhentian, at the campfire

Does

Teaches cooking.

Lesson

cook 4 fish without burning them → you burn less food

Hungry already? I am Mak Jah. I cook for Guru, for Pak Mat, and for anyone who smells the smoke.Mak Jah

Mak Jah, the island cook. She smells of smoke and lemongrass.

Abang Zul

Abang Zul, silat fighter

Where

Perhentian, by the training post

Does

Teaches defence by sparring.

Lesson

dodge 8 of his strikes → +1 armour, wherever you go

Oi, new student! Abang Zul. Abang means big brother. Guru taught me too, a long time ago.Abang Zul

Abang Zul, one of Guru's old students, with a rattan stick and a grin.

Pak Leh Planned · Tools II

Pak Leh, blacksmith

Where

Kuala Besut, a forge on the main road by the river bridge

Does

Sells iron tools, hooks and sinkers, and forges a steel hatchet onto a meranti handle you bring him. The forge.

Iron I have. Good wood for a handle, that you bring me. Kak Yah charges five ringgit more for the same hatchet, and she knows it.Pak Leh, planned