The Burrowed Word
The Burrowed Word — 2026-W39
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Weather & Events
1 item · Weather Watch: rain [51°F • Fall • 13h left • 5 day streak] — Steady rain — expect slick st…
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:BrambleRest (NPC)
Deaths & Departures
1 item · 🕯️ In memoriam:• Cinderleaf of Faux [2026-09-26] — Drowned in den flooding• Cinderleaf of F…
Trail Report
1 item · 🗺️ Trail GuideTrail Breakers are the big world-changing moments — breakthroughs, firsts, ex…
Scouting & Dens
3 items · Scouting activity:On 2026-09-27, 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
1 itemWeather Watch: 
rain [51°F • Fall • 13h left • 5 day streak] — Steady rain — expect slick stones, muddy paths, and slower travel.
rain [51°F • Fall • 13h left • 5 day streak] — Steady rain — expect slick stones, muddy paths, and slower travel.Giveaways: Pride bandanas (no end date) • Bun clothes set by FRAGMENTIOUS (no end date)
Seasonal adopts:
Fall leaves Fox
Fall leaves FoxColony Stateboard & Resources
12 items🥕 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.
76 compared resources0 quiet/tied resources7 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
7 colonies27 living pets0 youngsters0 living pregnancies50 ruined colonies
Living-only counts. Fallen pets are kept for memorial reporting, not nursery bragging.
Medical Watch
12 sick living pets3 injured living pets12 active cases4 rough quarantine rooms
Sickness, injury, quarantine pressure, and aftercare are now part of the public weekly health picture.
Death Care
496 unresolved remains110 tainted495 aged52 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
2 active sieges8 perimeter keeper slots
Raids, defenders, keeper rosters, recovery routes, and closeout work now have a shared public pulse.
Stores + Pulse
676 near spoilage3252 spoiled stacks4 ready compost27642 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.
DuskRise (NPC)— 12 | Berries | 944 | +186 over next |
| Fresh Herbs | 755 | +314 over next |
| Roots | 557 | +68 over next |
| Fish | 153 | +101 over next |
| Shellfish | 30 | +15 over next |
| +7 more standout resources | |||
| Branches | 875 | +25 over next |
| Reeds | 614 | +37 over next |
| Clay | 457 | +20 over next |
| Fur | 2 | +1 over next |
Lupine Ridge— 59 | Rainwater | 37 | +8 over next |
| Filtered Water | 21 | +21 over next |
| Fertilizer | 18 | +15 over next |
| Salt | 16 | +16 over next |
| Crocodile Claw | 13 | +13 over next |
| +54 more standout resources | |||
| Stone | 10 | +1 over next |
| Wood | 10 | +1 over next |
| Tainted Water | 5 | +5 over next |
| Gravel | 2 | +1 over next |
| Worms | 1 | +1 over next |
Living Dens Watch
27 living colony pets0 kits/apprentices27 adults0 living pregnancies7 resting now8 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.
Hartlit Heath— 66 | Berries | 0 | 15 behind next |
| Fresh Herbs | 0 | 25 behind next |
| Roots | 0 | 24 behind next |
| Fish | 0 | 3 behind next |
| Shellfish | 0 | 4 behind next |
| +61 more standout resources | |||
Lupine Ridge— 12 | Branches | 1 | 50 behind next |
| Reeds | 0 | 63 behind next |
| Clay | 4 | 55 behind next |
| Shellfish | 0 | 4 behind next |
 | Bones | 0 | 5 behind next |
| +7 more standout resources | |||
| Fish | 0 | 3 behind next |
| Rainwater | 0 | 2 behind next |
| Shellfish | 0 | 4 behind next |
| Filtered Water | 0 | 21 behind next |
| Fertilizer | 0 | 3 behind next |
| +63 more standout resources | |||
| Fish | 0 | 3 behind next |
| Rainwater | 0 | 2 behind next |
| Shellfish | 0 | 4 behind next |
| Filtered Water | 0 | 21 behind next |
| Fertilizer | 0 | 3 behind next |
| +63 more standout resources | |||
MossCove (NPC)— 64 | Rainwater | 0 | 2 behind next |
| Filtered Water | 0 | 21 behind next |
| Fertilizer | 0 | 3 behind next |
| Salt | 0 | 16 behind next |
| Crocodile Claw | 0 | 13 behind next |
| +59 more standout resources | |||
ThornDen (NPC)— 63 | Filtered Water | 0 | 21 behind next |
| Fertilizer | 0 | 3 behind next |
| Salt | 0 | 16 behind next |
| Bones | 0 | 5 behind next |
| Crocodile Claw | 0 | 13 behind next |
| +58 more standout resources | |||
DuskRise (NPC)— 58 | Filtered Water | 0 | 21 behind next |
| Fertilizer | 0 | 3 behind next |
| Salt | 0 | 16 behind next |
| Crocodile Claw | 0 | 13 behind next |
| Boar Eye | 0 | 8 behind next |
| +53 more standout resources | |||
Medical Watch
12 sick living pets3 injured living pets0 quarantine assignments6 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.
Raids & thefts:
Some dens woke to lighter larders than they remembered. A total of 2 raid or theft events were recorded this week.
Death Care Watch
496 unresolved remains490 tainted/runoff risk495 aged remains3 handled this week52 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
2 active sieges0 open aftermath reports8 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
676 near spoilage3252 spoiled stacks4 ready compost27642 active Pulse notices4 resolved this week
- 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.
New Arrivals & Growth
1 itemNew arrivals & growth:
🏡 New colonies planted:
BrambleRest (NPC)Deaths & Departures
1 item🕯️ In memoriam:
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Cinderleaf of Faux [2026-09-26] — Drowned in den flooding
•Cinderleaf of Faux [2026-09-26] — Drowned in den flooding
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Janecob of Nothingspectac [2026-09-25] — Old age
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Alistair of PlagueBunni [2026-09-25] — Drowned in den flooding
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Rook of Ittermat [2026-09-25] — Drowned in den flooding
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Stormleaf of Faux [2026-09-25] — Died from foam_madness
•Rook of Ittermat [2026-09-25] — Drowned in den flooding
•Alistair of PlagueBunni [2026-09-25] — Drowned in den flooding
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Perceval of amaroq [2026-09-24] — Killed while scouting river
•Perceval of amaroq [2026-09-24] — Killed while scouting river
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Celeste of amaroq [2026-09-24] — Drowned in den flooding
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Birchsnout of Faux [2026-09-24] — Drowned in den flooding
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Chalice of amaroq [2026-09-24] — Drowned in den flooding
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Cinderflame of Faux [2026-09-24] — Died from heat_fever
•Celeste of amaroq [2026-09-24] — Drowned in den flooding
•Chalice of amaroq [2026-09-24] — Drowned in den flooding
•Birchsnout of Faux [2026-09-24] — Drowned in den flooding
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Coppermosspaw of Faux [2026-09-23] — Died from foam_madness
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Gypsy of Ittermat [2026-09-20] — Died from bad_water_sickness
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Sootbite of Faux [2026-09-20] — Died from heat_fever
Cinderleaf of Faux [2026-09-26] — Drowned in den flooding•
Cinderleaf of Faux [2026-09-26] — Drowned in den flooding•
Janecob of Nothingspectac [2026-09-25] — Old age•
Alistair of PlagueBunni [2026-09-25] — Drowned in den flooding•
Rook of Ittermat [2026-09-25] — Drowned in den flooding•
Stormleaf of Faux [2026-09-25] — Died from foam_madness•
Rook of Ittermat [2026-09-25] — Drowned in den flooding•
Alistair of PlagueBunni [2026-09-25] — Drowned in den flooding•
Perceval of amaroq [2026-09-24] — Killed while scouting river•
Perceval of amaroq [2026-09-24] — Killed while scouting river•
Celeste of amaroq [2026-09-24] — Drowned in den flooding•
Birchsnout of Faux [2026-09-24] — Drowned in den flooding•
Chalice of amaroq [2026-09-24] — Drowned in den flooding•
Cinderflame of Faux [2026-09-24] — Died from heat_fever•
Celeste of amaroq [2026-09-24] — Drowned in den flooding•
Chalice of amaroq [2026-09-24] — Drowned in den flooding•
Birchsnout of Faux [2026-09-24] — Drowned in den flooding•
Coppermosspaw of Faux [2026-09-23] — Died from foam_madness•
Gypsy of Ittermat [2026-09-20] — Died from bad_water_sickness•
Sootbite of Faux [2026-09-20] — Died from heat_feverTrail Report
1 item🗺️ 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.
Scouting & Dens
3 itemsScouting activity:
On 2026-09-27, scouts left the den for 0 runs.
💊 Healing Den notes:
Living foxes in dens: 177 / total ever known: 1,431.
Currently under the healer’s eye: 12 (7% of living foxes).
Average health across living foxes hovers around 98.
Currently under the healer’s eye: 12 (7% of living foxes).
Average health across living foxes hovers around 98.
Paths most trodden:
Top scouts (players, last 7 days):
1. amaroq — 4 runs
From the Scribe's Desk
3 items📖 Colony Lore Highlights
Recent lore pages shared by colonies this week.
Tracks beyond the familiar paths
BrambleRest (NPC) — by Faux
What the den remembers in small ways
MossCove (NPC) — by Faux
Things that hold because somebody fixed them
RiverSanctum (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…
🃏 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 #61 · Holo (holo-orbit)
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #10
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #5
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #43
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #45
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #16
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #23
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #55
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #5
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #37
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #10
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #5
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #43
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #45
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #16
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #23
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #55
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #5
★ amaroq pulled a ULTRA — Template #37