Rey ' s survival guide Rey ' s survival guide was a survival guide written by the scavenger Rey while living on the planet Jakku , around thirty years after the Battle of Endor . The guide detailed regions of the planet , other occupants , and Rey ' s life , from her early years to her eventual escape from the world . History . Origins . Rey began writing her survival guide some time before meeting BB - 8 , as a means of recreation and as a reference source for future scavenger s who found themselves lost and trapped on Jakku . With that in mind , most of the information Rey included was about life on Jakku and instructions for scavenging . Despite this being the main intent , Rey used the guide for other purposes , too . She wrote about her personal life , including events from her past . She also taped and pasted little items she found , from a Bespin postcard to print schematics of ships . The guide even doubled as a sketchbook , as Rey added various drawings to the pages , such as self - portraits , portraits of people she knew , the wildlife , terrain , and ship parts . A New Start . Rey took the guide with her when she , Finn , and BB - 8 escaped Jakku in the " Millennium Falcon " , encountering its previous owners Han Solo and Chewbacca , who agreed to take them to Takodana to help get BB - 8 to his base . En route , Rey amended the guide , summarizing the events that had taken her off - world . Contents . Rey compiled the guide in a blank book , writing in Galactic Basic with the High Galactic alphabet . She divided the guide into different sections , each with a different subject . She made page headers by writing them on separate pieces of paper and taping them into the guide . She did not include a table of contents or page numbers in the book . The guide opened with a brief introduction . Rey explained why she was writing the book and the various reasons people would have to be on Jakku and needing this guide . " Jakku Locations " . Rey explained the places on Jakku , including the Goazon Badlands , Old Meru ' s hut , the Pilgrim ' s Road , Carbon Ridge , the Sinking Fields , and the Sacred Villages . She wrote explanations of where they were , the dangers they held , and their practical purposes in the scavenging life . Rey also wrote about Old Meru , the Sitter , and Unkar Plutt ' s ill - fated venture to Carbon Ridge . Rey also sketched images of the Goazon Badlands , Old Meru ' s hut and some of her tattoo s , a Teedo portrait , the Sitter on his pillar and the Teedos that brought him food , Carbon Ridge and the Dead - enders that guarded it , the Sinking Fields , a portrait of Bobbajo , and a Sacred Village . She also taped a printed schematic of " Hellhound Two " and a Travel Advisory notice for Jakku she found in the Pilgrim ' s Road . " Where I Live " . Rey wrote this section about the AT - AT she had converted into her home . She also taped a ration pack et she had found . " Addendum " . To explain why her guide was no longer on Jakku , Rey wrote a brief account of the events that had happened to her over the course of two days . She had rescued a droid , BB - 8 , from a Teedo , taking him in for the night . The next day , she brought him to Niima Outpost , where she had to protect him from Unkar ' s thugs after she refused to sell BB - 8 to the junk boss .