Define and implement the panel's empty and error states

Close the DESIGN-HANDOFF open question "empty and error states are
unspecified" with a written addendum (design/PANEL-EMPTY-STATES.md)
and its implementation in both panel cards:

- quest log resolves one state in priority order: no adventurer in
  the path, integration not set up, records unreachable
  (unavailable/unknown), away via direct navigation, all-clear
  zero-quest day, all-done fallback before the 1c takeover, then the
  normal three-window columns
- party board renders a notice instead of an empty grid when no
  children are configured or every child's sensors are unresolvable,
  and muted "Unknown" plates for partially unresolvable children
- a shared notice panel (panel tokens, role=status) replaces every
  state that would otherwise render a blank parchment; frames,
  kicker and dock always stay

design/PANEL-EMPTY-STATES.md

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+# Panel empty & error states — design addendum
+
+Closes the gap DESIGN-HANDOFF.md lists under "Open questions": *"Empty and error
+states are unspecified by request (child with no quests, everyone away, integration
+unconfigured, DB unreachable). Panel must not render a blank parchment — decide
+before shipping the card."*
+
+All decisions below reuse PANEL-SPEC.md's approved aesthetic — parchment ground,
+double frame, dock, panel tokens, no text below 22px, no alpha-muted ink — and add
+one shared component per card: a **notice panel** (radius 20px, `--nq-p-card-panel`,
+2px `--nq-p-panel-border`, `--nq-p-panel-shadow`, centred icon + headline + body).
+The frame, wordmark row, kicker and dock always render; only the content area
+changes. **No state renders a blank parchment.**
+
+## 1. What the data can say
+
+The cards read `sensor.nestquest_<child>_quests_due_today` (plus siblings). One of
+four things comes back, and the card must tell them apart:
+
+| Backend condition | What the card sees | Card's interpretation |
+|---|---|---|
+| Resolving (DB fine) | numeric state + attributes (`child_name`, `present`, `instances`) | normal, all states below |
+| Integration not configured | entity does not exist at all | **not set up** |
+| Backend unreachable (DB locked, refresh failed) | state `unavailable` | **records unreachable** |
+| Child deactivated / absent from snapshot | state `unknown` | **records unreachable** (same panel voice: the records do not answer) |
+
+An away child (presence `present: false`, from the due-sensor attributes with the
+presence binary sensor as fallback) is *not* an error: it is a first-class panel
+state ("On travels"). Away children get no instances (materialiser skips them), so
+away is detected from the presence flag, never from a zero quest count.
+
+## 2. Quest log — state priority
+
+`nestquest-quest-log-card` resolves exactly one state, in this order:
+
+1. **No adventurer in the path** (direct navigation to a URL with no child slug —
+   misconfigured `board_path`/`quest_log_path`) → notice *"No adventurer chosen"*,
+   body *"Open The Party and tap your crest to open your quest log."*
+2. **Not set up** (entity missing) → notice *"NestQuest is not set up yet"*, body
+   *"A parent needs to finish setting up NestQuest."*
+3. **Records unreachable** (`unavailable`/`unknown`) → notice *"The records cannot
+   be reached"*, body *"The party's records are quiet right now. NestQuest will
+   return shortly."*
+4. **Away** (present flag false) → away notice: dashed muted panel (the away-plate
+   gradient), tent icon, *"<Name> is on travels"*, *"The quest log unlocks when
+   they return."* and, when `next_present` is known, *"Returns <weekday>, <Mon D>"*.
+   Direct navigation is the one path that can reach this state (the board's away
+   plate is not tappable); the log answers it honestly instead of showing an empty
+   column set. Header renders with the crest in away colours and the sub line
+   `… · On travels`; the remaining-count block is hidden (it is meaningless while
+   away).
+5. **No quests today** (present, due = 0) → all-clear notice, sun icon, *"No quests
+   today"*, body *"Nothing was posted for today, <Name>. Enjoy the day's rest!"* —
+   never three bare empty columns. The header and remaining block stay (0 quests
+   left, party progress), so the log still reads like the log.
+6. **All quests done** (due > 0, remaining = 0) → the fallback celebration that
+   shows until the 1c quest-complete screen takes over: centred wax-seal mark (the
+   `--nq-p-seal` tokens at 78px, check glyph, −6°) with headline *"Quest complete"*
+   — the same phrase screen 1c uses — and body *"Every quest is claimed, <Name>.
+   The seal is set for today. Returning to The Party shortly."* The idle return
+   (§3.5) is what actually navigates back; 1c remains the designed takeover.
+7. **Normal** → the three-window column layout of PANEL-SPEC §3.1 unchanged. A
+   window with no quests still renders its head alone, exactly as the spec says.
+
+Notices sit in the columns' content area, vertically centred. Error notices (states
+1–3) replace the header entirely — there is no honest name to headline when the
+records do not answer — while states 4–6 keep the full header.
+
+## 3. Party board — state priority
+
+`nestquest-party-board-card` resolves per configured child, then at board level:
+
+1. **No children configured** (`child_order` empty) → board notice *"NestQuest is
+   not set up yet"*, body *"A parent needs to finish setting up NestQuest before
+   the party can gather."*
+2. **Every configured child unresolvable** → one board notice instead of a grid of
+   broken plates: *"NestQuest is not set up yet"* when the entities are missing,
+   *"The records cannot be reached"* when they answer `unavailable`/`unknown`.
+3. **Partial** (some children resolve, some do not) → the board still renders the
+   resolving plates; an unresolvable child renders a muted, dashed plate in the
+   away geometry with a compass icon and the pill label **"Unknown"**, progress
+   line `—`, empty bar, **not tappable**. It must not claim "Home today" (0 of 0)
+   and must not lie "On travels": the records simply do not say.
+4. **Normal** → the plates grid of PANEL-SPEC §2 unchanged (present + away plates).
+
+The hint line ("Tap your crest…") is hidden in board-level notice states — there
+is nothing to tap.
+
+## 4. Shared rules
+
+- **Never a blank parchment.** Every render path emits the frames, wordmark,
+  kicker, dock, and either content or a notice panel. The dock already degrades to
+  date + time when weather is unset (PANEL-SPEC §2.3); that behaviour is unchanged.
+- **Notice panel type scale:** icon 46px, headline 40px/700 Cinzel
+  (`--nq-p-font-heading`, `--nq-p-ink`), body 24px/600 Nunito
+  (`--nq-p-ink-secondary`), `role="status"` so assistive tech announces it.
+- **Tone.** The panel speaks tabletop (PANEL-SPEC vocabulary) but never lies: an
+  error says the records cannot be reached, not that everything is fine. Error
+  copy names the actor who can fix it (a parent) or promises the return of the
+  data — no stack traces, no entity IDs.
+- **No interaction in error/away states.** No confirm dialog, no idle return
+  changes, no navigation attempts. Notices are static.
+- Both cards implement the same resolution rules, so the board and the log never
+  disagree about whether the integration is up.

frontend/src/cards/party-board.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { LitElement, css, html, nothing, unsafeCSS } from "lit";
+import { LitElement, css, html, nothing, unsafeCSS, type TemplateResult } from "lit";
 import panelTokens from "../../../custom_components/nestquest/www/nestquest-panel-tokens.css?inline";
 
 import { registerCustomCard, type CardConfig, type HassLike } from "../types";
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ type ChildPlate = {
   due: number;
   pct: number;
   returns: string | null;
+  /** Set when the child's sensors cannot resolve; the plate shows "Unknown". */
+  unresolved: "missing" | "stale" | null;
+};
+
+type BoardNotice = {
+  icon: TemplateResult;
+  headline: string;
+  body: string;
 };
 
 type DockWeather = {
@@ -476,6 +484,62 @@ const boardStyles = css`
     color: var(--nq-p-ink-secondary);
   }
 
+  .plate.unknown {
+    border: 2px dashed var(--nq-p-panel-border);
+    background: linear-gradient(#f2ecdd, #e6dcc6);
+    box-shadow: none;
+  }
+
+  .notice-wrap {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 262px;
+    left: 110px;
+    right: 110px;
+    bottom: 190px;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+  }
+
+  .notice {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    gap: 20px;
+    width: 100%;
+    max-width: 980px;
+    padding: 56px 64px;
+    border: 2px solid var(--nq-p-panel-border);
+    border-radius: var(--nq-p-radius-panel);
+    background: var(--nq-p-card-panel);
+    box-shadow: var(--nq-p-panel-shadow);
+    text-align: center;
+  }
+
+  .notice svg {
+    width: 46px;
+    height: 46px;
+    color: var(--nq-p-ink-secondary);
+  }
+
+  .notice-headline {
+    font-family: var(--nq-p-font-heading);
+    font-size: 40px;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    line-height: 1.15;
+    color: var(--nq-p-ink);
+  }
+
+  .notice-body {
+    margin: 0;
+    font-family: var(--nq-p-font-body);
+    font-size: 24px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    line-height: 1.4;
+    color: var(--nq-p-ink-secondary);
+  }
+
   .spacer {
     flex: 1 1 0;
   }
@@ -569,6 +633,58 @@ const ICON_TENT = html`<svg
   <path d="M9 21l3-8 3 8"></path>
 </svg>`;
 
+const ICON_COMPASS = html`<svg
+  viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+  fill="none"
+  stroke="currentColor"
+  stroke-width="2"
+  stroke-linecap="round"
+  stroke-linejoin="round"
+  aria-hidden="true"
+>
+  <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"></circle>
+  <polygon points="16.24 7.76 14.12 14.12 7.76 16.24 9.88 9.88 16.24 7.76"></polygon>
+</svg>`;
+
+const ICON_ALERT = html`<svg
+  viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+  fill="none"
+  stroke="currentColor"
+  stroke-width="2"
+  stroke-linecap="round"
+  stroke-linejoin="round"
+  aria-hidden="true"
+>
+  <path d="m21.73 18-8-14a2 2 0 0 0-3.48 0l-8 14A2 2 0 0 0 4 21h16a2 2 0 0 0 1.73-3Z"></path>
+  <path d="M12 9v4"></path>
+  <path d="M12 17h.01"></path>
+</svg>`;
+
+const ICON_CLOUD_OFF = html`<svg
+  viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+  fill="none"
+  stroke="currentColor"
+  stroke-width="2"
+  stroke-linecap="round"
+  stroke-linejoin="round"
+  aria-hidden="true"
+>
+  <path d="M17.5 19H9a7 7 0 1 1 6.71-9h1.79a4.5 4.5 0 1 1 0 9Z"></path>
+  <path d="m2 2 20 20"></path>
+</svg>`;
+
+const BOARD_NOTICE_NOT_SET_UP: BoardNotice = {
+  icon: ICON_ALERT,
+  headline: "NestQuest is not set up yet",
+  body: "A parent needs to finish setting up NestQuest before the party can gather.",
+};
+
+const BOARD_NOTICE_UNREACHABLE: BoardNotice = {
+  icon: ICON_CLOUD_OFF,
+  headline: "The records cannot be reached",
+  body: "The party's records are quiet right now. NestQuest will return shortly.",
+};
+
 const ICON_CLOUD_SUN = html`<svg
   viewBox="0 0 24 24"
   fill="none"
@@ -628,6 +744,7 @@ export class NestQuestPartyBoardCard extends LitElement {
   }
 
   render() {
+    const notice = this._boardNotice();
     return html`
       <div class="board">
         <div class="frame frame-outer"></div>
@@ -644,10 +761,14 @@ export class NestQuestPartyBoardCard extends LitElement {
           <span class="rule"></span>
         </div>
         <p class="kicker">The Party · ${formatDay(this._now, this._timeZone())}</p>
-        <div class="plates">
-          ${this._plates().map((plate) => this._renderPlate(plate))}
-        </div>
-        <p class="hint">Tap your crest to open your Quest Log</p>
+        ${notice
+          ? this._renderNotice(notice)
+          : html`
+              <div class="plates">
+                ${this._plates().map((plate) => this._renderPlate(plate))}
+              </div>
+              <p class="hint">Tap your crest to open your Quest Log</p>
+            `}
         <div class="spacer"></div>
         ${this._renderDock()}
       </div>
@@ -687,6 +808,7 @@ export class NestQuestPartyBoardCard extends LitElement {
   }
 
   private _plate(slug: string): ChildPlate {
+    const unresolved = this._dueSensorResolution(slug);
     const dueSensor = this._state(`sensor.nestquest_${slug}_quests_due_today`);
     const doneSensor = this._state(
       `sensor.nestquest_${slug}_quests_completed_today`
@@ -744,15 +866,75 @@ export class NestQuestPartyBoardCard extends LitElement {
       slug,
       name,
       initial: (name.charAt(0) || "?").toUpperCase(),
-      present,
+      present: unresolved === null ? present : false,
       completed,
       due,
       pct,
       returns,
+      unresolved,
     };
   }
 
+  /** "missing" when the due sensor does not exist (integration not
+   *  configured), "stale" when it answers unavailable/unknown (backend
+   *  unreachable or the child is absent from the snapshot), null when
+   *  it resolves. */
+  private _dueSensorResolution(slug: string): "missing" | "stale" | null {
+    const sensor = this._state(`sensor.nestquest_${slug}_quests_due_today`);
+    if (!sensor) {
+      return "missing";
+    }
+    const state = String(sensor.state ?? "").trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (!state || state === "unavailable" || state === "unknown") {
+      return "stale";
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  private _boardNotice(): BoardNotice | null {
+    const plates = this._plates();
+    if (plates.length === 0) {
+      return BOARD_NOTICE_NOT_SET_UP;
+    }
+    if (plates.every((plate) => plate.unresolved !== null)) {
+      return plates.some((plate) => plate.unresolved === "stale")
+        ? BOARD_NOTICE_UNREACHABLE
+        : BOARD_NOTICE_NOT_SET_UP;
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  private _renderNotice(notice: BoardNotice) {
+    return html`
+      <div class="notice-wrap">
+        <div class="notice" role="status">
+          ${notice.icon}
+          <span class="notice-headline">${notice.headline}</span>
+          <p class="notice-body">${notice.body}</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    `;
+  }
+
   private _renderPlate(plate: ChildPlate) {
+    if (plate.unresolved) {
+      return html`
+        <div class="plate unknown">
+          <span class="crest away">
+            <span class="crest-face">
+              <span class="initial">${plate.initial}</span>
+            </span>
+          </span>
+          <span class="name">${plate.name}</span>
+          <span class="pill away">
+            ${ICON_COMPASS}
+            <span>Unknown</span>
+          </span>
+          <span class="progress-line">&mdash;</span>
+          <span class="bar"></span>
+        </div>
+      `;
+    }
     if (plate.present) {
       return html`
         <button

frontend/src/cards/quest-log.ts

@@ -36,6 +36,23 @@ type OtherChild = {
   returnsWeekday: string | null;
 };
 
+/** The one state the log resolves before rendering anything; see
+ *  design/PANEL-EMPTY-STATES.md for the decisions behind each kind. */
+type LogView =
+  | { kind: "no-adventurer" }
+  | { kind: "not-set-up" }
+  | { kind: "unreachable" }
+  | { kind: "away"; name: string; returns: string | null }
+  | { kind: "empty-day"; name: string }
+  | { kind: "complete-day"; name: string }
+  | { kind: "normal" };
+
+type LogNotice = {
+  icon: TemplateResult;
+  headline: string;
+  body: string;
+};
+
 const FORMATTER_CACHE = new Map<string, Intl.DateTimeFormat>();
 
 function zonedFormatter(
@@ -299,6 +316,10 @@ const logStyles = css`
     color: #ffffff;
   }
 
+  .crest.away .crest-face {
+    background: var(--nq-p-crest-away);
+  }
+
   .titles {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
@@ -646,6 +667,81 @@ const logStyles = css`
     color: var(--nq-p-ink-secondary);
   }
 
+  .notice-wrap {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 236px;
+    left: var(--nq-p-page-inset);
+    right: var(--nq-p-page-inset);
+    bottom: 130px;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+  }
+
+  .notice {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    gap: 20px;
+    width: 100%;
+    max-width: 980px;
+    padding: 56px 64px;
+    border: 2px solid var(--nq-p-panel-border);
+    border-radius: 20px;
+    background: var(--nq-p-card-panel);
+    box-shadow: var(--nq-p-panel-shadow);
+    text-align: center;
+  }
+
+  .notice svg {
+    width: 46px;
+    height: 46px;
+    color: var(--nq-p-ink-secondary);
+  }
+
+  .notice.away {
+    background: linear-gradient(#f2ecdd, #e6dcc6);
+    border-style: dashed;
+    box-shadow: none;
+  }
+
+  .notice-headline {
+    font-family: var(--nq-p-font-heading);
+    font-size: 40px;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    line-height: 1.15;
+    color: var(--nq-p-ink);
+  }
+
+  .notice-body {
+    margin: 0;
+    font-family: var(--nq-p-font-body);
+    font-size: 24px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    line-height: 1.4;
+    color: var(--nq-p-ink-secondary);
+  }
+
+  .notice-seal {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    width: 78px;
+    height: 78px;
+    border-radius: var(--nq-p-radius-pill);
+    background: var(--nq-p-seal);
+    box-shadow: var(--nq-p-seal-shadow);
+    color: rgba(255, 235, 235, 0.95);
+    transform: rotate(-6deg);
+  }
+
+  .notice-seal svg {
+    width: 38px;
+    height: 38px;
+    color: rgba(255, 235, 235, 0.95);
+  }
+
   .scrim {
     position: absolute;
     inset: 0;
@@ -877,6 +973,77 @@ const ICON_MOON = html`<svg
   <path d="M12 3a6 6 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 0 1 1-9-9Z"></path>
 </svg>`;
 
+const ICON_TENT = html`<svg
+  viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+  fill="none"
+  stroke="currentColor"
+  stroke-width="2"
+  stroke-linecap="round"
+  stroke-linejoin="round"
+  aria-hidden="true"
+>
+  <path d="M3.5 21 12 3.5 20.5 21"></path>
+  <path d="M9 21l3-8 3 8"></path>
+</svg>`;
+
+const ICON_COMPASS = html`<svg
+  viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+  fill="none"
+  stroke="currentColor"
+  stroke-width="2"
+  stroke-linecap="round"
+  stroke-linejoin="round"
+  aria-hidden="true"
+>
+  <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"></circle>
+  <polygon points="16.24 7.76 14.12 14.12 7.76 16.24 9.88 9.88 16.24 7.76"></polygon>
+</svg>`;
+
+const ICON_ALERT = html`<svg
+  viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+  fill="none"
+  stroke="currentColor"
+  stroke-width="2"
+  stroke-linecap="round"
+  stroke-linejoin="round"
+  aria-hidden="true"
+>
+  <path d="m21.73 18-8-14a2 2 0 0 0-3.48 0l-8 14A2 2 0 0 0 4 21h16a2 2 0 0 0 1.73-3Z"></path>
+  <path d="M12 9v4"></path>
+  <path d="M12 17h.01"></path>
+</svg>`;
+
+const ICON_CLOUD_OFF = html`<svg
+  viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+  fill="none"
+  stroke="currentColor"
+  stroke-width="2"
+  stroke-linecap="round"
+  stroke-linejoin="round"
+  aria-hidden="true"
+>
+  <path d="M17.5 19H9a7 7 0 1 1 6.71-9h1.79a4.5 4.5 0 1 1 0 9Z"></path>
+  <path d="m2 2 20 20"></path>
+</svg>`;
+
+const LOG_NOTICE_NO_ADVENTURER: LogNotice = {
+  icon: ICON_COMPASS,
+  headline: "No adventurer chosen",
+  body: "Open The Party and tap your crest to open your quest log.",
+};
+
+const LOG_NOTICE_NOT_SET_UP: LogNotice = {
+  icon: ICON_ALERT,
+  headline: "NestQuest is not set up yet",
+  body: "A parent needs to finish setting up NestQuest.",
+};
+
+const LOG_NOTICE_UNREACHABLE: LogNotice = {
+  icon: ICON_CLOUD_OFF,
+  headline: "The records cannot be reached",
+  body: "The party's records are quiet right now. NestQuest will return shortly.",
+};
+
 const WINDOW_DEFS: WindowDef[] = [
   { key: "morning", name: "Morning", range: "Until 11:59 AM", icon: ICON_SUNRISE },
   { key: "afternoon", name: "Afternoon", range: "12:00–5:00 PM", icon: ICON_SUN },
@@ -935,19 +1102,162 @@ export class NestQuestQuestLogCard extends LitElement {
   }
 
   render() {
+    const view = this._logView();
     return html`
       <div class="board">
         <div class="frame frame-outer"></div>
         <div class="frame frame-inner"></div>
-        ${this._renderHeader()}
-        <div class="columns">
-          ${WINDOW_DEFS.map((windowDef) => this._renderColumn(windowDef))}
-        </div>
+        ${this._renderMain(view)}
         ${this._renderConfirm()}
       </div>
     `;
   }
 
+  private _renderMain(view: LogView): TemplateResult {
+    switch (view.kind) {
+      case "no-adventurer":
+        return this._renderNotice(LOG_NOTICE_NO_ADVENTURER);
+      case "not-set-up":
+        return this._renderNotice(LOG_NOTICE_NOT_SET_UP);
+      case "unreachable":
+        return this._renderNotice(LOG_NOTICE_UNREACHABLE);
+      case "away": {
+        const body = ["The quest log unlocks when they return."];
+        if (view.returns) {
+          body.push(`Returns ${view.returns}`);
+        }
+        return html`
+          ${this._renderHeader(view)}
+          <div class="notice-wrap">
+            <div class="notice away" role="status">
+              ${ICON_TENT}
+              <span class="notice-headline">${view.name} is on travels</span>
+              ${body.map((line) => html`<p class="notice-body">${line}</p>`)}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        `;
+      }
+      case "empty-day":
+        return html`
+          ${this._renderHeader(view)}
+          <div class="notice-wrap">
+            <div class="notice" role="status">
+              ${ICON_SUN}
+              <span class="notice-headline">No quests today</span>
+              <p class="notice-body">
+                ${`Nothing was posted for today, ${view.name}. Enjoy the day's rest!`}
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        `;
+      case "complete-day":
+        return html`
+          ${this._renderHeader(view)}
+          <div class="notice-wrap">
+            <div class="notice" role="status">
+              <span class="notice-seal">${ICON_CHECK}</span>
+              <span class="notice-headline">Quest complete</span>
+              <p class="notice-body">
+                ${`Every quest is claimed, ${view.name}. The seal is set for today.`}
+              </p>
+              <p class="notice-body">Returning to The Party shortly.</p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        `;
+      default:
+        return html`
+          ${this._renderHeader(view)}
+          <div class="columns">
+            ${WINDOW_DEFS.map((windowDef) => this._renderColumn(windowDef))}
+          </div>
+        `;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Resolve the log's single render state; the priority order is
+   *  design/PANEL-EMPTY-STATES.md §2. */
+  private _logView(): LogView {
+    const slug = this._childSlug();
+    if (!slug) {
+      return { kind: "no-adventurer" };
+    }
+    const resolution = this._dueSensorResolution(slug);
+    if (resolution === "missing") {
+      return { kind: "not-set-up" };
+    }
+    if (resolution === "stale") {
+      return { kind: "unreachable" };
+    }
+    const name = this._childName(slug) ?? titleCaseSlug(slug);
+    if (!this._childPresent(slug)) {
+      return { kind: "away", name, returns: this._awayReturns(slug) };
+    }
+    const dueSensor = this._state(`sensor.nestquest_${slug}_quests_due_today`);
+    const due = clampCount(asNumber(dueSensor?.state, 0));
+    if (due === 0) {
+      return { kind: "empty-day", name };
+    }
+    if (this._remaining() === 0) {
+      return { kind: "complete-day", name };
+    }
+    return { kind: "normal" };
+  }
+
+  /** "missing" when the due sensor does not exist (integration not
+   *  configured), "stale" when it answers unavailable/unknown (backend
+   *  unreachable or the child is absent from the snapshot), null when
+   *  it resolves. */
+  private _dueSensorResolution(slug: string): "missing" | "stale" | null {
+    const sensor = this._state(`sensor.nestquest_${slug}_quests_due_today`);
+    if (!sensor) {
+      return "missing";
+    }
+    const state = String(sensor.state ?? "").trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (!state || state === "unavailable" || state === "unknown") {
+      return "stale";
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  private _childPresent(slug: string): boolean {
+    const dueSensor = this._state(`sensor.nestquest_${slug}_quests_due_today`);
+    const presentAttr = dueSensor?.attributes?.present;
+    if (typeof presentAttr === "boolean") {
+      return presentAttr;
+    }
+    const presence = this._state(
+      `binary_sensor.nestquest_${slug}_present_today`
+    );
+    if (presence) {
+      return String(presence.state ?? "").trim().toLowerCase() === "on";
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  private _awayReturns(slug: string): string | null {
+    const timeZone = this._timeZone();
+    const presence = this._state(
+      `binary_sensor.nestquest_${slug}_present_today`
+    );
+    const nextPresent = parseIsoDate(
+      presence?.attributes?.next_present,
+      timeZone
+    );
+    return nextPresent ? formatDay(nextPresent, timeZone) : null;
+  }
+
+  private _renderNotice(notice: LogNotice): TemplateResult {
+    return html`
+      <div class="notice-wrap">
+        <div class="notice" role="status">
+          ${notice.icon}
+          <span class="notice-headline">${notice.headline}</span>
+          <p class="notice-body">${notice.body}</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    `;
+  }
+
   private _timeZone(): string | undefined {
     return hassTimeZone(this.hass);
   }
@@ -1110,18 +1420,20 @@ export class NestQuestQuestLogCard extends LitElement {
     return result.sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name));
   }
 
-  private _renderHeader() {
+  private _renderHeader(view: LogView) {
     const slug = this._childSlug();
-    const name = this._childName(slug);
-    const displayName = name ?? (slug ? titleCaseSlug(slug) : null);
+    const away = view.kind === "away";
+    const name = away
+      ? view.name
+      : (this._childName(slug) ?? (slug ? titleCaseSlug(slug) : null));
     const { due, completed } = this._childCounts(slug);
     const remaining = this._remaining();
     const party = this._partyCounts();
-    const title = displayName ? `${displayName}'s Quest Log` : "Quest Log";
-    const initial = (displayName?.charAt(0) || "?").toUpperCase();
+    const title = name ? `${name}'s Quest Log` : "Quest Log";
+    const initial = (name?.charAt(0) || "?").toUpperCase();
     return html`
       <header class="header">
-        <span class="crest" aria-hidden="true">
+        <span class="crest${away ? " away" : nothing}" aria-hidden="true">
           <span class="crest-face">
             <span class="initial">${initial}</span>
           </span>
@@ -1129,23 +1441,27 @@ export class NestQuestQuestLogCard extends LitElement {
         <div class="titles">
           <h1 class="title">${title}</h1>
           <p class="sub">
-            ${formatDay(this._now, this._timeZone())} · ${completed} of ${due}
-            claimed
+            ${formatDay(this._now, this._timeZone())} ·
+            ${away ? "On travels" : `${completed} of ${due} claimed`}
           </p>
         </div>
-        <div class="remaining">
-          <span class="d20" aria-hidden="true">
-            <span class="d20-numeral">${remaining}</span>
-          </span>
-          <div class="remaining-text">
-            <span class="remaining-count">
-              ${remaining} quest${remaining === 1 ? "" : "s"} left
-            </span>
-            <span class="party-line">
-              Party progress · ${party.completed} of ${party.due} today
-            </span>
-          </div>
-        </div>
+        ${away
+          ? nothing
+          : html`
+              <div class="remaining">
+                <span class="d20" aria-hidden="true">
+                  <span class="d20-numeral">${remaining}</span>
+                </span>
+                <div class="remaining-text">
+                  <span class="remaining-count">
+                    ${remaining} quest${remaining === 1 ? "" : "s"} left
+                  </span>
+                  <span class="party-line">
+                    Party progress · ${party.completed} of ${party.due} today
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            `}
       </header>
     `;
   }