The Burrowed Word
The Burrowed Word — 2026-W40
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Weather & Events
1 item · Weather Watch: rain [49°F • Fall • 12h left] — Steady rain — expect slick stones, muddy pat…
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:DuskMistDepths (NPC)AshSanctum (NPC)Silver Sta…
Deaths & Departures
1 item · 🕯️ In memoriam:• Stark of amaroq [2026-10-03] — Killed defending a colony siege• Asterclaw…
Trail Report
1 item · 🗺️ Trail GuideTrail Breakers are the big world-changing moments — breakthroughs, firsts, ex…
Scouting & Dens
3 items · Scouting activity:On 2026-10-04, scouts left the den for 0 runs.
From the Scribe's Desk
2 items · 📖 Colony Lore HighlightsRecent lore pages shared by colonies this week.A note from the den…
Weather & Events
1 itemWeather Watch: 
rain [49°F • Fall • 12h left] — Steady rain — expect slick stones, muddy paths, and slower travel.
rain [49°F • Fall • 12h left] — 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.
39 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 colonies32 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 pets2 injured living pets13 active cases2 rough quarantine rooms
Sickness, injury, quarantine pressure, and aftercare are now part of the public weekly health picture.
Death Care
504 unresolved remains110 tainted504 aged134 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
3 active sieges1 open aftermath reports26 perimeter keeper slots
Raids, defenders, keeper rosters, recovery routes, and closeout work now have a shared public pulse.
Stores + Pulse
25 near spoilage335 spoiled stacks27725 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.
 | Branches | 975 | +24 over next |
| Roots | 181 | +25 over next |
| Fish | 42 | +7 over next |
 | Bones | 14 | +6 over next |
| Wood | 10 | +1 over next |
| +2 more standout resources | |||
| Reeds | 661 | +26 over next |
| Clay | 492 | +34 over next |
| Fresh Herbs | 124 | +12 over next |
| Rainwater | 5 | +1 over next |
| Berries | 247 | +11 over next |
| Wood | 10 | +1 over next |
| Crab Meat | 7 | +3 over next |
Silver Starfall— 18 | Stone | 15 | +5 over next |
| Mud | 10 | +10 over next |
| Sand | 9 | +9 over next |
| Fresh Herbs | 6 | +6 over next |
| Fertilizer | 4 | +3 over next |
| +13 more standout resources | |||
| Shellfish | 11 | +3 over next |
| Clean Water | 5 | +1 over next |
| Bird Meat | 2 | +2 over next |
| Rabbit Meat | 6 | +2 over next |
Dusk— 6 | Rabbit Meat | 6 | +2 over next |
| Root Cuttings | 4 | +4 over next |
| Medicinal Leaves | 2 | +2 over next |
| Boar Eye | 1 | +1 over next |
| Medicinal Leaf Seeds | 1 | +1 over next |
| +1 more standout resource | |||
Living Dens Watch
32 living colony pets0 kits/apprentices32 adults0 living pregnancies4 resting now3 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.
Silver Starfall— 18 | Branches | 0 | 52 behind next |
| Reeds | 0 | 47 behind next |
| Clay | 0 | 41 behind next |
| Berries | 0 | 27 behind next |
| Roots | 1 | 16 behind next |
| +13 more standout resources | |||
Dusk— 21 | Fish | 0 | 30 behind next |
| Bones | 0 | 5 behind next |
| Shellfish | 0 | 1 behind next |
| Mud | 0 | 10 behind next |
| Sand | 0 | 9 behind next |
| +16 more standout resources | |||
AshSanctum (NPC)— 24 | Stone | 0 | 3 behind next |
| Mud | 0 | 10 behind next |
| Wood | 0 | 5 behind next |
| Sand | 0 | 9 behind next |
| Fresh Herbs | 0 | 6 behind next |
| +19 more standout resources | |||
MistDepths (NPC)— 28 | Stone | 0 | 3 behind next |
| Shellfish | 0 | 1 behind next |
| Mud | 0 | 10 behind next |
| Wood | 0 | 5 behind next |
| Sand | 0 | 9 behind next |
| +23 more standout resources | |||
| Bones | 0 | 5 behind next |
| Mud | 0 | 10 behind next |
| Sand | 0 | 9 behind next |
| Fresh Herbs | 0 | 6 behind next |
| Rabbit Meat | 0 | 4 behind next |
| +23 more standout resources | |||
MossCove (NPC)— 24 | Mud | 0 | 10 behind next |
| Sand | 0 | 9 behind next |
| Fresh Herbs | 0 | 6 behind next |
| Rabbit Meat | 0 | 4 behind next |
| Fertilizer | 0 | 1 behind next |
| +19 more standout resources | |||
DuskRise (NPC)— 25 | Mud | 0 | 10 behind next |
| Sand | 0 | 9 behind next |
| Fresh Herbs | 0 | 6 behind next |
| Rabbit Meat | 0 | 4 behind next |
| Clean Water | 0 | 1 behind next |
| +20 more standout resources | |||
Medical Watch
12 sick living pets2 injured living pets0 quarantine assignments2 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:
Not every pawstep was friendly this week. A total of 4 raid or theft events were recorded this week.
Death Care Watch
504 unresolved remains504 tainted/runoff risk504 aged remains1 handled this week134 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 pools20 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
3 active sieges1 resolved this week1 open aftermath reports26 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
25 near spoilage335 spoiled stacks27725 active Pulse notices1 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:
DuskMistDepths (NPC)AshSanctum (NPC)Silver StarfallDeaths & Departures
1 item🕯️ In memoriam:
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Stark of amaroq [2026-10-03] — Killed defending a colony siege
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Asterclaw of Faux [2026-09-30] — Drowned in den flooding
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Mossdash of Faux [2026-09-30] — Drowned in den flooding
•Asterclaw of Faux [2026-09-30] — Drowned in den flooding
•Mossdash of Faux [2026-09-30] — Drowned in den flooding
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Lais of amaroq [2026-09-29] — Drowned in den flooding
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Aloe of amaroq [2026-09-29] — Drowned in den flooding
•Lais of amaroq [2026-09-29] — Drowned in den flooding
•Aloe of amaroq [2026-09-29] — Drowned in den flooding
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Mossstreak of Faux [2026-09-27] — Drowned in den flooding
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Vinefang of Faux [2026-09-27] — Drowned in den flooding
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Stormfur of Faux [2026-09-27] — Drowned in den flooding
•Copperstep of Faux [2026-09-27] — Drowned in den flooding
•Mossstreak of Faux [2026-09-27] — Drowned in den flooding
•Vinefang of Faux [2026-09-27] — Drowned in den flooding
•Stormfur of Faux [2026-09-27] — Drowned in den flooding
•Copperstep of Faux [2026-09-27] — Drowned in den flooding
Stark of amaroq [2026-10-03] — Killed defending a colony siege•
Asterclaw of Faux [2026-09-30] — Drowned in den flooding•
Mossdash of Faux [2026-09-30] — Drowned in den flooding•
Asterclaw of Faux [2026-09-30] — Drowned in den flooding•
Mossdash of Faux [2026-09-30] — Drowned in den flooding•
Lais of amaroq [2026-09-29] — Drowned in den flooding•
Aloe of amaroq [2026-09-29] — Drowned in den flooding•
Lais of amaroq [2026-09-29] — Drowned in den flooding•
Aloe of amaroq [2026-09-29] — Drowned in den flooding•
Mossstreak of Faux [2026-09-27] — Drowned in den flooding•
Vinefang of Faux [2026-09-27] — Drowned in den flooding•
Stormfur of Faux [2026-09-27] — Drowned in den flooding•
Copperstep of Faux [2026-09-27] — Drowned in den flooding•
Mossstreak of Faux [2026-09-27] — Drowned in den flooding•
Vinefang of Faux [2026-09-27] — Drowned in den flooding•
Stormfur of Faux [2026-09-27] — Drowned in den flooding•
Copperstep of Faux [2026-09-27] — Drowned in den floodingTrail 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 2026-10-04, scouts left the den for 0 runs.
💊 Healing Den notes:
Living foxes in dens: 180 / total ever known: 1,443.
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 — 2 runs
Top explorers (players, last 7 days):
1. amaroq — 2 excursions
2. OnceUponAPlatypus — 1 excursions
2. OnceUponAPlatypus — 1 excursions
From the Scribe's Desk
2 items📖 Colony Lore Highlights
Recent lore pages shared by colonies this week.
A note from the den mouth
MistDepths (NPC) — by Faux
Things that hold because somebody fixed them
AshSanctum (NPC) — by Faux
Things that hold because somebody fixed them
DuskRise (NPC) — by Faux
🃏 Rarest Card Pulls This Week
A quick shoutout to the rarest pulls recorded this week (no images — just pure brag rights).
★ amaroq pulled a RARE — Template #69
★ amaroq pulled a RARE — Template #29 · Flag: verdant
★ amaroq pulled a RARE — Template #29 · Flag: verdant