diff --git a/daggerheart.mjs b/daggerheart.mjs
index af72e504..0fdca67c 100644
--- a/daggerheart.mjs
+++ b/daggerheart.mjs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ Hooks.once('init', () => {
     return handlebarsRegistration();
 });
 
-Hooks.on('ready', () => {
+Hooks.on('ready', async () => {
     ui.resources = new CONFIG.ui.resources();
     if (game.settings.get(SYSTEM.id, SYSTEM.SETTINGS.gameSettings.appearance).displayFear !== 'hide')
         ui.resources.render({ force: true });
@@ -159,6 +159,14 @@ Hooks.on('ready', () => {
     socketRegistration.registerSocketHooks();
     registerRollDiceHooks();
     socketRegistration.registerUserQueries();
+
+    if (!game.user.getFlag(CONFIG.DH.id, CONFIG.DH.FLAGS.userFlags.welcomeMessage)) {
+        const welcomeMessage = await foundry.utils.fromUuid(CONFIG.DH.GENERAL.compendiumJournals.welcome);
+        if (welcomeMessage) {
+            welcomeMessage.sheet.render({ force: true });
+            game.user.setFlag(CONFIG.DH.id, CONFIG.DH.FLAGS.userFlags.welcomeMessage, true);
+        }
+    }
 });
 
 Hooks.once('dicesoniceready', () => {});
diff --git a/module/config/flagsConfig.mjs b/module/config/flagsConfig.mjs
index 64a36fdf..91712288 100644
--- a/module/config/flagsConfig.mjs
+++ b/module/config/flagsConfig.mjs
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ export const encounterCountdown = {
 };
 
 export const itemAttachmentSource = 'attachmentSource';
+
+export const userFlags = {
+    welcomeMessage: 'welcome-message'
+};
diff --git a/module/config/generalConfig.mjs b/module/config/generalConfig.mjs
index 5f2011bb..c41f7ab5 100644
--- a/module/config/generalConfig.mjs
+++ b/module/config/generalConfig.mjs
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+export const compendiumJournals = {
+    welcome: 'Compendium.daggerheart.journals.JournalEntry.g7NhKvwltwafmMyR'
+};
+
 export const range = {
     self: {
         id: 'self',
diff --git a/src/packs/journals/journal_Welcome___Information_g7NhKvwltwafmMyR.json b/src/packs/journals/journal_Welcome___Information_g7NhKvwltwafmMyR.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b1c4b31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/packs/journals/journal_Welcome___Information_g7NhKvwltwafmMyR.json
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+{
+  "name": "Welcome - Information",
+  "_id": "g7NhKvwltwafmMyR",
+  "pages": [
+    {
+      "sort": 100000,
+      "name": "The Daggerheart System",
+      "type": "text",
+      "_id": "Qn12vkbvV4m8LW3E",
+      "system": {},
+      "title": {
+        "show": true,
+        "level": 1
+      },
+      "image": {},
+      "text": {
+        "format": 1,
+        "content": "<p>Greetings prospective GM or Player. The Foundryborne team hopes you'll have a great time using the system and enjoying Daggerheart.</p><p>We've included some good to know information here as a first time message. You refer back to this journal in the Compendium Journals.</p><ul><li><p>@UUID[Compendium.daggerheart.journals.JournalEntry.g7NhKvwltwafmMyR.JournalEntryPage.VBhZyON3eZi6dfo7]{Automation / Manual}</p></li><li><p><a href=\"https://github.com/Foundryborne/daggerheart/wiki/Dice-Rolls-&amp;-Chat-Commands\">Chat Commands &amp; Enrichment</a></p></li></ul>"
+      },
+      "video": {
+        "controls": true,
+        "volume": 0.5
+      },
+      "src": null,
+      "category": null,
+      "ownership": {
+        "default": -1,
+        "MQSznptE5yLT7kj8": 3
+      },
+      "flags": {},
+      "_stats": {
+        "compendiumSource": null,
+        "duplicateSource": null,
+        "exportSource": null,
+        "coreVersion": "13.346",
+        "systemId": "daggerheart",
+        "systemVersion": "0.0.1",
+        "createdTime": 1754223650079,
+        "modifiedTime": 1754223942641,
+        "lastModifiedBy": "MQSznptE5yLT7kj8"
+      },
+      "_key": "!journal.pages!g7NhKvwltwafmMyR.Qn12vkbvV4m8LW3E"
+    },
+    {
+      "sort": 200000,
+      "name": "Automation / Manual",
+      "type": "text",
+      "_id": "VBhZyON3eZi6dfo7",
+      "system": {},
+      "title": {
+        "show": true,
+        "level": 1
+      },
+      "image": {},
+      "text": {
+        "format": 1,
+        "content": "<p>The system supports various levels of automation. You find these settings in the <strong>Automation</strong> system settings.</p><p>The most immediate choice you should make is if you want to use the game setting for `Levelup Automation`. You should make a choice there, and then not change it during play to avoid potential unwanted oddities.</p>"
+      },
+      "video": {
+        "controls": true,
+        "volume": 0.5
+      },
+      "src": null,
+      "category": null,
+      "ownership": {
+        "default": -1,
+        "MQSznptE5yLT7kj8": 3
+      },
+      "flags": {},
+      "_stats": {
+        "compendiumSource": null,
+        "duplicateSource": null,
+        "exportSource": null,
+        "coreVersion": "13.346",
+        "systemId": "daggerheart",
+        "systemVersion": "0.0.1",
+        "createdTime": 1754223746740,
+        "modifiedTime": 1754223862937,
+        "lastModifiedBy": "MQSznptE5yLT7kj8"
+      },
+      "_key": "!journal.pages!g7NhKvwltwafmMyR.VBhZyON3eZi6dfo7"
+    }
+  ],
+  "folder": null,
+  "categories": [],
+  "sort": 0,
+  "ownership": {
+    "default": 0,
+    "MQSznptE5yLT7kj8": 3
+  },
+  "flags": {},
+  "_stats": {
+    "compendiumSource": null,
+    "duplicateSource": null,
+    "exportSource": null,
+    "coreVersion": "13.346",
+    "systemId": "daggerheart",
+    "systemVersion": "0.0.1",
+    "createdTime": 1754223645043,
+    "modifiedTime": 1754223645043,
+    "lastModifiedBy": "MQSznptE5yLT7kj8"
+  },
+  "_key": "!journal!g7NhKvwltwafmMyR"
+}
diff --git a/system.json b/system.json
index eee2711f..0914c88f 100644
--- a/system.json
+++ b/system.json
@@ -145,6 +145,15 @@
             "private": false,
             "flags": {}
         },
+        {
+            "name": "journals",
+            "label": "Journals",
+            "system": "daggerheart",
+            "path": "packs/journals.db",
+            "type": "JournalEntry",
+            "private": false,
+            "flags": {}
+        },
         {
             "name": "beastforms",
             "label": "Beastforms",
@@ -160,7 +169,7 @@
             "name": "Daggerheart",
             "sorting": "m",
             "color": "#08718c",
-            "packs": ["adversaries", "environments"],
+            "packs": ["adversaries", "environments", "journals"],
             "folders": [
                 {
                     "name": "Character Options",