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The Burrowed Word — 2026-W38

Issue 2026-W38 Published Sep 21, 2026 6 sections

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Weather & Events 1 item · Weather Watch: clear [57°F • Fall • 12h left] — Clear skies and easy travel — visibility is… Colony Stateboard & Resources 12 items · 🥕 Pantry standouts:The Burrowed Word now reads the newer stack pantry. It only reports reso… Deaths & Departures 1 item · 🕯️ In memoriam:• Jacob of Nothingspectac [2026-09-18] — Old age• Kitsu#223 of Witchhare [20… Trail Report 1 item · 🗺️ Trail GuideTrail Breakers are the big world-changing moments — breakthroughs, firsts, ex… Scouting & Dens 3 items · Scouting activity:On 2026-09-20, scouts left the den for 0 runs. From the Scribe's Desk 3 items · 📖 Colony Lore HighlightsRecent lore pages shared by colonies this week.A count before every…

Weather & Events

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Weather Watch: clearclear [57°F • Fall • 12h 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.
72 compared resources0 quiet/tied resources8 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
8 colonies39 living pets0 youngsters0 living pregnancies50 ruined colonies
Living-only counts. Fallen pets are kept for memorial reporting, not nursery bragging.
Medical Watch
17 sick living pets3 injured living pets17 active cases2 critical5 rough quarantine rooms
Sickness, injury, quarantine pressure, and aftercare are now part of the public weekly health picture.
Death Care
487 unresolved remains107 tainted487 aged113 incidents this week
Physical remains, runoff, pests, memorial sync, and former-owner notices now matter.
Fishing + Ecology
0 casts this week0 caught9 waiting catches11 stressed waters1 pools need care
Fish art, shoreline pressure, basin care, predator warnings, and catch decisions are now newsletter-visible.
Defense + Aftermath
1 active sieges19 perimeter keeper slots
Raids, defenders, keeper rosters, recovery routes, and closeout work now have a shared public pulse.
Stores + Pulse
378 near spoilage458 spoiled stacks80 ready compost27580 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.
Berries574+11 over next
Fresh Herbs451+40 over next
Fish173+25 over next
Crab Meat15+1 over next
Fur2+1 over next
+1 more standout resource
Branches500+30 over next
Clay259+12 over next
Reeds341+18 over next
Roots310+19 over next
Shellfish30+1 over next
Rabbit Meat15+6 over next
Bones13+10 over next
Bird Meat3+3 over next
Clean Water29+5 over next
Wood33+23 over next
Stone26+17 over next
Dried Meat17+10 over next
Dried Herbs12+6 over next
+2 more standout resources
Rainwater26+17 over next
Bark24+24 over next
Resin22+17 over next
Vines15+15 over next
Fiber11+11 over next
+42 more standout resources
Moss5+5 over next
Fertilizer3+1 over next
Water2+2 over next
Fresh Meat1+1 over next
Worms1+1 over next
Living Dens Watch
39 living colony pets0 kits/apprentices39 adults0 living pregnancies8 resting now1 low thirst11 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.
Berries0494 behind next
Roots03 behind next
Fish03 behind next
Shellfish014 behind next
Clean Water04 behind next
+52 more standout resources
Berries0494 behind next
Branches158 behind next
Fresh Herbs02 behind next
Roots03 behind next
Fish03 behind next
+56 more standout resources
Berries0494 behind next
Reeds162 behind next
Clay876 behind next
Shellfish014 behind next
Stone32 behind next
+11 more standout resources
Fish03 behind next
Shellfish014 behind next
Clean Water04 behind next
Wood41 behind next
Rainwater07 behind next
+61 more standout resources
Clean Water04 behind next
Rainwater07 behind next
Bark024 behind next
Resin05 behind next
Rabbit Meat02 behind next
+53 more standout resources
Clean Water04 behind next
Wood41 behind next
Rainwater07 behind next
Bark024 behind next
Stone32 behind next
+56 more standout resources
Clean Water04 behind next
Rainwater07 behind next
Bark024 behind next
Resin05 behind next
Vines015 behind next
+50 more standout resources
Wood41 behind next
Rainwater07 behind next
Bark024 behind next
Stone32 behind next
Resin05 behind next
+53 more standout resources
Medical Watch
17 sick living pets3 injured living pets0 quarantine assignments5 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: MossCove (NPC) — 1 tiles
Raids & thefts:
Shadows traded claws for coin. A total of 1 raid or theft events were recorded this week.
Death Care Watch
487 unresolved remains487 tainted/runoff risk487 aged remains4 handled this week113 neglect incidents
  • 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
1 active sieges0 open aftermath reports19 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
378 near spoilage458 spoiled stacks80 ready compost27580 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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Deaths & Departures

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🕯️ In memoriam:
• Jacob of Nothingspectac [2026-09-18] — Old age
• Kitsu#223 of Witchhare [2026-09-16] — Old age
• Bandit#390 of Witchhare [2026-09-16] — Old age
• Kitsu#223 of Witchhare [2026-09-16] — Old age
• Bandit#390 of Witchhare [2026-09-16] — Old age
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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 2026-09-20, scouts left the den for 0 runs.
💊 Healing Den notes:
Living foxes in dens: 182 / total ever known: 1,423.
Currently under the healer’s eye: 17 (9% of living foxes).
Average health across living foxes hovers around 97.
Paths most trodden:
Top explorers (players, last 7 days):
1. amaroq — 10 excursions
2. Ittermat — 2 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.
A count before everyone settles
MossCove (NPC) — by Faux
A note from the den mouth
RiverSanctum (NPC) — by Faux
Tracks beyond the familiar paths
ShadowGrove (NPC) — by Faux
🛠️ Recent site updates:
• 9-11 26 to 9-15-26
 
-a bunch more bug fixes lol --fixed player and pet profiles to look better and not show a users deceased pets. and to show that players achievements instead of your own. -- fixed minigames to be more easy to play/understand with better wording on the in…
• 9-5-26 to 9-9-26
 
-fixed an issue with the Herb shelf not showing herbs correctly --fixed an issue with the storage and showing certain items right --fixed the garden and cracking/showing seeds. -- Still trying to get the main Den area how I like it. --always tryin…
🃏 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 #39 · Holo (holo-rain)
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #49 · Holo (holo-shard) · Flag: starfoil
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #65
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #18
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #16
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #21
★ Ittermat pulled a ULTRA — Template #37
★ Ittermat pulled a ULTRA — Template #57
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