diff --git a/internal/plugin/adventure.go b/internal/plugin/adventure.go
index 877a826..bfeca23 100644
--- a/internal/plugin/adventure.go
+++ b/internal/plugin/adventure.go
@@ -1383,6 +1383,10 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) announceTreasureToRoom(char *AdventureCharacter, def *
 	if def == nil || def.RoomAnnounce == "" {
 		return
 	}
+	// The same story-grade gate feeds Pete's trophy case. Emit before the
+	// games-room check so a find is still recorded as news even when no room is
+	// configured to announce it in.
+	emitTreasureFound(char.UserID, def, loc)
 	gr := gamesRoom()
 	if gr == "" {
 		return
diff --git a/internal/plugin/pete.go b/internal/plugin/pete.go
index 5266a3c..f391410 100644
--- a/internal/plugin/pete.go
+++ b/internal/plugin/pete.go
@@ -336,3 +336,64 @@ func emitZoneClearNews(userID id.UserID, exp *Expedition) {
 		OccurredAt: ts,
 	}, userID, "")
 }
+
+// treasureRarityWord maps a treasure def's tier to the rarity adjective Pete
+// weaves into a find's dispatch. Story-grade treasures are typically tier 5, so
+// "legendary" is the common case; the lower tiers are here for completeness.
+func treasureRarityWord(tier int) string {
+	switch {
+	case tier >= 5:
+		return "legendary"
+	case tier == 4:
+		return "epic"
+	case tier == 3:
+		return "rare"
+	case tier == 2:
+		return "uncommon"
+	default:
+		return "common"
+	}
+}
+
+// emitTreasureFound files a story-grade treasure find. Only treasures carrying a
+// RoomAnnounce string reach here — the same gate that earns them a public moment
+// — so a copper-piece pickup never becomes news. The realm's first finder of a
+// given treasure is a PRIORITY hoard; a later finder of the same item is a
+// BULLETIN, the first/repeat split zone_first already uses. Character name only;
+// no-op unless the seam is enabled.
+//
+// treasure_found is an event_type Pete's ingest must already know: an unknown
+// type 400s, retries to the cap, then parks the bulletin forever. Deploy Pete
+// first.
+func emitTreasureFound(userID id.UserID, def *AdvTreasureDef, loc *AdvLocation) {
+	if !peteclient.Enabled() || !newsEmissionOn() {
+		return
+	}
+	if def == nil || loc == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	// Claim the realm-first BEFORE the name guard, so an unnamed straggler's
+	// genuine first find still seeds the ledger and the next finder isn't
+	// mis-billed as the first-ever. Mirrors emitZoneClearNews.
+	tier := "bulletin"
+	if claimRealmFirst("treasure", def.Key) {
+		tier = "priority"
+	}
+	name := charName(userID)
+	if name == "" {
+		return
+	}
+	ts := nowUnix()
+	disc := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", def.Key, ts)
+	emitFact(peteclient.Fact{
+		GUID:       fmt.Sprintf("treasure_found:%s:%s:%d", eventToken(userID, disc), def.Key, ts),
+		EventType:  "treasure_found",
+		Tier:       tier,
+		Subject:    name,
+		Zone:       loc.Name,
+		Level:      charLevel(userID),
+		Stakes:     def.Name,
+		Outcome:    treasureRarityWord(def.Tier),
+		OccurredAt: ts,
+	}, userID, "")
+}
diff --git a/internal/plugin/pete_test.go b/internal/plugin/pete_test.go
index bc45a3f..e876bb5 100644
--- a/internal/plugin/pete_test.go
+++ b/internal/plugin/pete_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package plugin
 import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"os"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
@@ -193,6 +194,71 @@ func TestEmitZoneClearTaxonomy(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestEmitTreasureFound: a story-grade find carries the item name and rarity,
+// and the realm's first finder of a given treasure is billed a PRIORITY hoard
+// while a later finder of the same item is a BULLETIN — the same first/repeat
+// split zone_first uses, but keyed on the treasure across the whole realm.
+func TestEmitTreasureFound(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	db.Close()
+	if err := db.Init(dir); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("db.Init: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(db.Close)
+	enablePeteSeam(t)
+
+	db.Exec("seed finder", `INSERT INTO player_meta (user_id, display_name) VALUES (?, ?)`, "@zapp:x", "Zapp")
+	db.Exec("seed second finder", `INSERT INTO player_meta (user_id, display_name) VALUES (?, ?)`, "@kif:x", "Kif")
+
+	def := &AdvTreasureDef{Key: "thunderfury", Name: "Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker",
+		Tier: 5, RoomAnnounce: "x got Thunderfury."}
+	loc := &AdvLocation{Name: "The Abyssal Maw"}
+
+	emitTreasureFound(id.UserID("@zapp:x"), def, loc) // realm-first
+	emitTreasureFound(id.UserID("@kif:x"), def, loc)  // same item, later finder
+
+	if got := queuedCount(t, "treasure_found:%"); got != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("treasure_found queued = %d, want 2", got)
+	}
+
+	// Pull both payloads and check the taxonomy split plus the carried fields.
+	rows, err := db.Get().Query(`SELECT payload FROM pete_emit_queue WHERE guid LIKE 'treasure_found:%'`)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	tiers := map[string]int{}
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var payload string
+		if err := rows.Scan(&payload); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		var f map[string]any
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(payload), &f); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		tiers[f["tier"].(string)]++
+		if f["stakes"] != def.Name {
+			t.Errorf("stakes = %v, want the item name", f["stakes"])
+		}
+		if f["zone"] != "The Abyssal Maw" {
+			t.Errorf("zone = %v, want the location", f["zone"])
+		}
+		if f["outcome"] != "legendary" {
+			t.Errorf("outcome = %v, want legendary for a tier-5 find", f["outcome"])
+		}
+	}
+	if tiers["priority"] != 1 || tiers["bulletin"] != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("tier split = %v, want one priority (realm-first) and one bulletin (repeat)", tiers)
+	}
+
+	// The ledger is seeded, so a later live find of the same treasure won't
+	// mis-announce as the first-ever.
+	if claimRealmFirst("treasure", "thunderfury") {
+		t.Error("realm-first ledger not seeded for the treasure")
+	}
+}
+
 // TestNewsEmissionKillSwitch: the runtime flag defaults on and persists a flip.
 func TestNewsEmissionKillSwitch(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()