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The Burrowed Word — 2026-W36

Issue 2026-W36 Published Sep 7, 2026 7 sections

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Weather & Events 1 item · Weather Watch: clear [87°F • Summer • 9h left] — Clear skies and easy travel — visibility i… Colony Stateboard & Resources 12 items · 🥕 Pantry standouts:The Burrowed Word now reads the newer stack pantry. It only reports reso… New Arrivals & Growth 1 item · New arrivals & growth:🏡 New colonies planted:Lupine RidgeThe Bright PawDuskRise (NPC)Eclips… Deaths & Departures 1 item · 🕯️ In memoriam:• Vineshine of Faux [2026-09-04] — Died from heat_fever• Shadowtail of Faux… Trail Report 1 item · 🗺️ Trail GuideTrail Breakers are the big world-changing moments — breakthroughs, firsts, ex… Scouting & Dens 3 items · Scouting activity:On 2026-09-06, scouts left the den for 0 runs. From the Scribe's Desk 3 items · 📖 Colony Lore HighlightsRecent lore pages shared by colonies this week.Tracks beyond the fa…

Weather & Events

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Weather Watch: clearclear [87°F • Summer • 9h left] — Clear skies and easy travel — visibility is high and the trails stay dry.
Giveaways: Pride bandanas (no end date) • Bun clothes set by FRAGMENTIOUS (no end date)
Seasonal adopts:
Fall leaves Fox
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Colony Stateboard & Resources

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🥕 Pantry standouts:
The Burrowed Word now reads the newer stack pantry. It only reports resources where one living colony has more or less than another; tied resources and old retired buckets stay quiet.
43 compared resources0 quiet/tied resources9 living colonies checked
📋 Colony Stateboard:
A living snapshot of the newer overhaul systems: medical rooms, remains care, fishing ecology, siege recovery, Pulse, and storage pressure.
Living Dens
9 colonies44 living pets2 youngsters0 living pregnancies50 ruined colonies
Living-only counts. Fallen pets are kept for memorial reporting, not nursery bragging.
Medical Watch
3 sick living pets1 injured living pets9 active cases2 rough quarantine rooms
Sickness, injury, quarantine pressure, and aftercare are now part of the public weekly health picture.
Death Care
487 unresolved remains107 tainted487 aged
Physical remains, runoff, pests, memorial sync, and former-owner notices now matter.
Fishing + Ecology
0 casts this week0 caught9 waiting catches12 stressed waters1 pools need care
Fish art, shoreline pressure, basin care, predator warnings, and catch decisions are now newsletter-visible.
Defense + Aftermath
0 active sieges20 perimeter keeper slots
Raids, defenders, keeper rosters, recovery routes, and closeout work now have a shared public pulse.
Stores + Pulse
807 near spoilage26957 spoiled stacks27392 active saved notices
The new Pulse lifecycle, spoilage, compost, and storage pressure are part of the weekly stateboard.
📦 Hoard Watch:
Shows only resources where a colony currently leads at least one other colony.
Berries6,303+166 over next
Branches4,885+116 over next
Reeds3,258+53 over next
Fresh Meat473+75 over next
Bones12+4 over next
+2 more standout resources
Fresh Herbs6,006+251 over next
Roots4,027+234 over next
Clay3,171+56 over next
Fresh Meat473+75 over next
Dried Meat1,448+36 over next
Dried Herbs1,212+120 over next
Fish677+582 over next
Shellfish122+107 over next
Small Game Meat6+6 over next
Bird Meat4+4 over next
Clean Water30+25 over next
Wood33+15 over next
Stone26+12 over next
Medicinal Leaves19+14 over next
Snowmelt9+9 over next
+2 more standout resources
Forest Berries11+9 over next
Rabbit Meat10+1 over next
Medicinal Leaf Seeds3+1 over next
Forest Berry Seeds2+2 over next
Bark1+1 over next
+1 more standout resource
Mud Herbs6+6 over next
Gravel5+5 over next
Fertilizer3+3 over next
Mud Herb Seeds3+3 over next
Fiber2+1 over next
+6 more standout resources
Mushrooms4+1 over next
Rat Meat4+4 over next
Mushroom Spores2+2 over next
Crab Meat3+2 over next
Living Dens Watch
44 living colony pets2 kits/apprentices42 adults0 living pregnancies6 resting now1 low thirst7 training incidents this week
  • This block only counts living pets. Fallen pets, including pets who were pregnant when they died, are reserved for the memorial section.
  • The weekly den watch now reflects hunger, thirst, rest, training safety, living pregnancy, and kit/adult pressure instead of only old adoption/growth notes.
🧊 Lean Larders:
Shows only resources where a colony trails at least one other colony, including true zeroes when another colony has that resource.
Berries02 behind next
Fresh Herbs06 behind next
Branches02 behind next
Roots067 behind next
Reeds069 behind next
+30 more standout resources
Berries02 behind next
Fresh Herbs06 behind next
Roots067 behind next
Reeds069 behind next
Clay089 behind next
+25 more standout resources
Roots067 behind next
Dried Meat017 behind next
Fish014 behind next
Shellfish06 behind next
Clean Water01 behind next
+15 more standout resources
Fish014 behind next
Shellfish06 behind next
Bones02 behind next
Forest Berries02 behind next
Mud Herbs06 behind next
+21 more standout resources
Fresh Meat02 behind next
Clean Water01 behind next
Medicinal Leaves01 behind next
Forest Berries02 behind next
Snowmelt09 behind next
+20 more standout resources
Fresh Meat02 behind next
Clean Water01 behind next
Medicinal Leaves01 behind next
Forest Berries02 behind next
Rabbit Meat02 behind next
+24 more standout resources
Clean Water01 behind next
Wood41 behind next
Stone41 behind next
Medicinal Leaves01 behind next
Forest Berries02 behind next
+25 more standout resources
Clean Water01 behind next
Wood41 behind next
Stone41 behind next
Medicinal Leaves01 behind next
Forest Berries02 behind next
+23 more standout resources
Wood41 behind next
Stone41 behind next
Medicinal Leaves01 behind next
Forest Berries02 behind next
Snowmelt09 behind next
+22 more standout resources
Medical Watch
3 sick living pets1 injured living pets0 quarantine assignments3 rooms needing care0 herbs on shelves
  • One or more quarantine rooms have sanitation, bedding, dryness, containment, or lingering outbreak pressure to clean up.
  • Medical Watch now reflects the overhauled healer hub, quarantine room state, herb supplies, active cases, and borrowed-healer request pressure.
🏔️ Strongest footprint: Lupine Ridge — 6 tiles
🌾 Frailest footprint: Lupine Ridge — 6 tiles
Raids & thefts:
Tracks in the mud didn’t always lead back home. A total of 1 raid or theft events were recorded this week.
Death Care Watch
487 unresolved remains472 tainted/runoff risk487 aged remains
  • Deceased Care reports unresolved bodies, taint/runoff pressure, cleanup relief, and incident follow-up without treating dead pets as living den members.
  • Memorial reporting uses death/remains records so former-owner context survives even when the pet record becomes system-owned.
Fishing + Ecology Watch
0 casts this week0 caught this week1 basins needing care1 predator scent at pools17 stressed waters
  • Fishing Watch now reports shoreline use, catch handling backlog, pool care, predator scent, and ecology-rest signals.
  • The fish art/gallery work stays connected to live catch handling instead of hiding catches as plain inventory text.
Defense + Aftermath Watch
0 active sieges0 open aftermath reports20 assigned keepers
  • Defense Watch now reflects keeper coverage, active raid pressure, wall damage signals, and aftermath closeout work.
  • Perimeter Keeper eligibility still belongs to the battle/defense pages; the newsletter only reports the weekly state.
Stores + Pulse Watch
807 near spoilage26957 spoiled stacks27392 active Pulse notices
  • Stores Watch now knows about spoilage windows, dried stacks, compost readiness, and the active/resolved Pulse lifecycle.
  • Players who hide Pulse for themselves do not erase the colony-wide problem; the newsletter watches the underlying saved notice state.
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New Arrivals & Growth

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New arrivals & growth:
🏡 New colonies planted:
Lupine RidgeThe Bright PawDuskRise (NPC)Eclipsed Moon
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Deaths & Departures

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🕯️ In memoriam:
• Vineshine of Faux [2026-09-04] — Died from heat_fever
• Shadowtail of Faux [2026-09-03] — Died from heat_fever
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Trail Report

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🗺️ Trail Guide
Trail Breakers are the big world-changing moments — breakthroughs, firsts, expansion, and events that push the story forward.
Trail Tails are the personal legends — bonds, losses, lore, and the little moments colonies share along the way.
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Scouting & Dens

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Scouting activity:
On 2026-09-06, scouts left the den for 0 runs.
💊 Healing Den notes:
Living foxes in dens: 186 / total ever known: 1,421.
Currently under the healer’s eye: 3 (2% of living foxes).
Average health across living foxes hovers around 99.
Paths most trodden:
Top scouts (players, last 7 days):
1. amaroq — 1 runs
Top explorers (players, last 7 days):
1. Ittermat — 4 excursions
2. amaroq — 4 excursions
3. OnceUponAPlatypus — 1 excursions
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From the Scribe's Desk

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📖 Colony Lore Highlights
Recent lore pages shared by colonies this week.
Tracks beyond the familiar paths
MossCove (NPC) — by Faux
A note from the den mouth
RiverSanctum (NPC) — by Faux
A note from the den mouth
ShadowGrove (NPC) — by Faux
📚 New wiki pages:
Colony Aides (by Ittermat)
🛠️ Recent site updates:
• Site updates- 8-26-26 to 9-3-26
 
--added Pinecones- these are a new progression currency that you can earn through different things around the site and use toward upgrades and other progression stuff. --added the new progression system with Pinecones- so doing things around the site can a…
🃏 Rarest Card Pulls This Week
A quick shoutout to the rarest pulls recorded this week (no images — just pure brag rights).
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #55
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #59
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #59
★ Ittermat pulled a ULTRA — Template #41
★ Ittermat pulled a ULTRA — Template #25
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