First of all, I scrapped the space one for now.

Just throwing this out for anyone to comment on, maybe give some ideas.

Prelude:
During a heavy unnatural storm, a group of settlers gets separated from a larger group heading to the new frontier; the west! The storm destroyed their covered wagon, leaving only a pile of wood behind. A small lake nearby gives them plenty of clean water to drink, but they still need to find shelter, food, and a mayor / sherif to lead them.

for the most part, i have my own ideas for many of the objects / puzzles.
collectables:
feathers -
turtle shells - coal
sea shells - gold dust / nuggets
tablet pieces - ?
alchemy - ?

things i'm not sure about:
statue - ?
bath - ?