Main campaign

Dead Island takes place on the fictional island of Banoi; a lush, tropical resort destination
located off the coast of Papua New Guinea, .
The night after a high-profile party, the four main characters (hereafter referred to as "the survivors");
rapper Sam B., hotel receptionist and spy for the Chinese government Xian Mei, former football-star
 Logan Carter, and ex police officer Purna—are awakened by a voice over the emergency intercom system
directing them to evacuate the hotel. They discover that the majority of the population have been
overcome by a contagious and infectious disease, turning them into psychotic, flesh-eating creatures.
Briefly overcome by one of the infected, they are rescued by lifeguard John Sinamoi. Apparently immune from infection,
and with "The Voice" out of contact, the survivors are tasked by Sinamoi to try and find supplies and
 contact the outside world. As it becomes obvious that the resort lacks enough supplies to survive for long,
Sinamoi instead has them travel to the city of Moresby to find help. The survivors take along Jin,
the daughter of the infected mechanic who modifies an armored car they use to break out of the resort
Upon arriving in Moresby, the survivors aid a holdout at a barricaded church. Directed first to the wealthier sections of town, they ultimately raid a supermarket under the control of "Raskol" gangs, then rescue Jin after she tries to offer supplies to another Raskol faction in the abandoned police station. Upon their return to the resort, the survivors make contact with "The Voice"; he identifies himself as Colonel Ryder White, a Banoi Island Defense Force (BIDF) commander, currently trapped in a high-security prison located on a remote island, only accessible through the jungle. He states that due to the characters' immunity, he may be able to create a cure / vaccine, and in turn save his infected wife. White directs the survivors into the jungles of Banoi having them find a smuggler named Mowen who can reach the prison