Notes

**Notes** are six pieces of paper scattered around the world in Everhood. They are optional, but interacting with them reveals more lore about the world. Almost all of them are written by Brown Mage, although one is written by Green Mage. Three of the notes are associated with achievements.

## Desert Temple Note

On the west side of Gold Pig's Temple is a tunnel that leads to a note on the ground.

The note reads as follows:

*It has been a long time since we arrived in what some call Everhood.*
*So many years have passed that I’ve almost forgotten some of us were once humans, so I thought I would write our history before time fades away our memories.*
*A long time before we found the rift that would enable us to transport to this realm of the immortals, when we were a society of millions and a small selection of us had the privilege to belong to the institute, we had many debates on how to share this gift, this newfound miracle.*
*Should we open it for everyone, or should only a few be allowed to visit such a place?*
*We decided it had been far too long that we had kept this gift to ourselves. In the end, we determined we should allow everyone to meet the entities.*
*The masses were elated. A great majority decided to become immortals while only a few would remain as mortals, such as the old, the sick, and unfortunate ones with reasons of their own.*
*You could experience the most euphoric moments of your life, then completely forget they had ever happened. Over and over again.*
*I still have fond memories of using the earthquake machine during my dance-off battles with Pink Mage. They were one of a kind and I truly miss them.*
*//Brown Mage*

## Green Mage's Note to Brown Mage

In Brown Mage's house in Midnight Town, a note written by Green Mage addressed to Brown Mage is on the table.

The note reads as follows:

*Dear Brown Mage,*
*you never want to do anything lately!
You just sit in your little hole and eat and eat and eat!*
*There isn't really anyone on my level,
and I am bored out of my mind!!*
*I might give the mushrooms a visit--
and yes, I will be taking the ruby with me.*
*// Green Mage*

## Brown Mage's Note to Green Mage

In Green Mage's playroom in Midnight Town, a note written by Brown Mage addressed to Green Mage is on the table.

The note reads as follows:

*The main reason why I gave the ruby to you is to have them separated.
Together, they are too powerful in the wrong hands.*
*The emerald is locked inside an indestructible chest stored with an acquaintance of mine.
For your own sake, I won’t tell you where the aquamarine is located.*
*Take good care of yourself, Green.*
*//Brown Mage*

## Gift Note

After defeating the Light Being in Midnight Town's flower shop, the unlocked treasure chest will contain a note. Interacting with this note will unlock the "Gift Note" achievement.

The note reads as follows:

*The gems of power and soulbound gems.*
*Sometimes known as the fruits of the gods.*
*There are different gems in this world. Many are already known, but it's likely there are still just as many waiting to be discovered.*
*To truly harness the gems' full potential, the user needs to fuse the gem with their body and soul. These are known as soulbinding gems.*
*One should be cautious of soulbinding gems as they have a tendency to change the very nature of the ego once they are truly connected. In essence, it's very unnatural.*
*The melding process is known to be quite painful. For a gem to become a soulbound gem, it needs to replace at least one of the five senses.*
*Sight, hearing, touch, smell, or taste.*
*One or more need to be sacrificed so the gem can be truly activated.*

## Apocalypse Note

After retrieving Red's arm and defeating GRUNDALL in Professor Orange's Laboratory, interact with the note on the upper-left table. Interacting with this note will unlock the "Apocalypse Note" achievement.

The note reads as follows:

*Dear Orange,*

*It started out as a minor inconvenience, as it mostly does.*
*Through years and years and years of endless enjoyment, our physical bodies were simply not keeping up with what our minds desired.*
*Not in a sense of sickness or pain - none of that existed - but through sheer exhaustion.*
*Our bodies from our primordial worlds were not adapted to the freedom of our new home.*
*This, of course, wasn’t the case for every inhabitant, but as a former human, it certainly was for me.*
*We usually found quick solutions such as potions, surgery, and artificial limbs, but our demands grew more ambitious, and we continued to evolve ourselves. All in the name of making our existence as joyful as possible.*
*Our ways became twisted. We felt the urge to play pranks on each other, Throwing both friends and foes into pits of eternal hell. Over and over, just to experience the days and months.*
*In this insane indulgence, this cruel and twisted nightmare, inhabitants started to disappear altogether. I suspect they found a way to end their immortality.*

*// Brown Mage*

## Hierarchy Note

After locating Irvine three times in a row, interact with their mailbox to read the note. Interacting with this note will unlock the "Hierarchy Note" achievement.

The note reads as follows:

*I always hoped us inhabitants with a consciousness would see ourselves as a classless society.*
*But realistically, I cannot maintain that it was the case for this realm. Some of us knew how the wheels would spin. Others had to be the cogs and pins.*
*We mages are certainly one of the highest ruling factors of this world.
Eons ago there might have been disputes with the energy like folks but it's clear they're not around anymore...*
*Right now, we mages are the top of the food chain.*
*Second would be the self-evolved inhabitants, as they have progressed further into some sort of artificial improvement compared to their evolutionary past lifetimes.*
*Below them would be the non-self-evolved inhabitants: those who have never felt the need to upgrade themselves.*
*But sometimes, I get the feeling there are some specimens who seem to know more than us mages. I will have to investigate further before I accuse anyone in writing.*
*I still want to point out that even if mages have a clearer vision of the hierarchy and how we affect the world, seeing simpletons like the local slime brothers makes me think that maybe I would be happier if I didn't understand as much. If I could have possibly lived more in the moment. With that said, I will end this paper and take some time to enjoy the present.*

*//Brown Mage*

## Gallery

"Gift Note" achievement icon"Apocalypse Note" achievement icon"Hierarchy Note" achievement icon