The Burrowed Word
The Burrowed Word — 2026-W28
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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:Bad Moon RisingThe Poppy Veldt🍼 Cradled in mos…
Deaths & Departures
1 item · 🕯️ In memoriam:• Willowmoon of EbonyNightblade [2026-07-11] — Died from seasonal_allergies•…
Trail Report
1 item · 🗺️ Trail GuideTrail Breakers are the big world-changing moments — breakthroughs, firsts, ex…
Scouting & Dens
3 items · Scouting activity:On 2026-07-12, scouts left the den for 0 runs.
From the Scribe's Desk
2 items · 📚 New wiki pages:New Player Guide and Feature Tour (by Ittermat)
Weather & Events
1 itemWeather Watch: 
clear [87°F • Summer • 9h left] — Clear skies and easy travel — visibility is high and the trails stay dry.
clear [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:
Fire fox
Jaguar bun
Orange tiger bun
Summer Leaves Fox
Summer Rose Fox
Fire foxJaguar bunOrange tiger bunSummer Leaves FoxSummer Rose 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.
43 compared resources0 quiet/tied resources10 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
10 colonies38 living pets3 youngsters1 living pregnancies50 ruined colonies
Living-only counts. Fallen pets are kept for memorial reporting, not nursery bragging.
Medical Watch
1 sick living pets0 injured living pets7 active cases2 rough quarantine rooms
Sickness, injury, quarantine pressure, and aftercare are now part of the public weekly health picture.
Death Care
369 unresolved remains4 tainted369 aged
Physical remains, runoff, pests, memorial sync, and former-owner notices now matter.
Fishing + Ecology
3 casts this week0 caught6 waiting catches8 stressed waters1 pools need care
Fish art, shoreline pressure, basin care, predator warnings, and catch decisions are now newsletter-visible.
Defense + Aftermath
0 active sieges22 perimeter keeper slots
Raids, defenders, keeper rosters, recovery routes, and closeout work now have a shared public pulse.
Stores + Pulse
550 near spoilage3492 spoiled stacks6 ready compost27225 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.
 | Berries | 1,735 | +78 over next |
| Reeds | 859 | +46 over next |
 | Bones | 3 | +1 over next |
| Small Game Meat | 2 | +1 over next |
| Branches | 1,256 | +8 over next |
| Clay | 817 | +7 over next |
| Fish | 62 | +10 over next |
| Shellfish | 22 | +3 over next |
| Fresh Herbs | 1,201 | +128 over next |
| Roots | 995 | +108 over next |
| Dried Meat | 454 | +2 over next |
| Dried Herbs | 368 | +12 over next |
| Fur | 3 | +2 over next |
Coral Tangle— 6 | Stone | 40 | +34 over next |
| Water | 7 | +7 over next |
| Crab Meat | 6 | +1 over next |
| Worms | 4 | +4 over next |
| Fresh Meat | 3 | +3 over next |
| +1 more standout resource | |||
| Wood | 12 | +6 over next |
| Clean Water | 5 | +1 over next |
| Medicinal Leaves | 5 | +5 over next |
| Root Cuttings | 2 | +2 over next |
Fishheads— 6 | Driftwood | 10 | +10 over next |
| Kelp | 5 | +5 over next |
| Brackish Water | 4 | +4 over next |
| Filtered Water | 4 | +4 over next |
| Moss Starter | 1 | +1 over next |
| +1 more standout resource | |||
Fallen Tree— 10 | Mushrooms | 10 | +10 over next |
| Rabbit Meat | 7 | +1 over next |
| Fertilizer | 3 | +2 over next |
| Forest Berries | 3 | +3 over next |
| Medicinal Leaf Seeds | 3 | +1 over next |
| +5 more standout resources | |||
| Rope | 10 | +10 over next |
| Pond Water | 6 | +6 over next |
| Resin | 5 | +5 over next |
| Snake Meat | 5 | +5 over next |
| Filtered Water | 4 | +4 over next |
| +2 more standout resources | |||
Living Dens Watch
38 living colony pets3 kits/apprentices35 adults1 living pregnancies6 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.
Coral Tangle— 31 | Berries | 0 | 1,405 behind next |
| Branches | 0 | 6 behind next |
| Fresh Herbs | 0 | 516 behind next |
| Roots | 0 | 4 behind next |
| Clay | 0 | 4 behind next |
| +26 more standout resources | |||
Fallen Tree— 29 | Berries | 0 | 1,405 behind next |
| Fresh Herbs | 0 | 516 behind next |
| Roots | 0 | 4 behind next |
| Reeds | 0 | 5 behind next |
| Dried Herbs | 0 | 1 behind next |
| +24 more standout resources | |||
Fishheads— 35 | Berries | 0 | 1,405 behind next |
| Branches | 0 | 6 behind next |
| Fresh Herbs | 0 | 516 behind next |
| Roots | 0 | 4 behind next |
| Reeds | 0 | 5 behind next |
| +30 more standout resources | |||
The Poppy Veldt— 28 | Berries | 0 | 1,405 behind next |
| Branches | 0 | 6 behind next |
| Fresh Herbs | 0 | 516 behind next |
| Reeds | 0 | 5 behind next |
| Clay | 0 | 4 behind next |
| +23 more standout resources | |||
Bad Moon Rising— 35 | Berries | 0 | 1,405 behind next |
| Branches | 0 | 6 behind next |
| Fresh Herbs | 0 | 516 behind next |
| Reeds | 0 | 5 behind next |
| Clay | 0 | 4 behind next |
| +30 more standout resources | |||
| Shellfish | 0 | 8 behind next |
| Driftwood | 0 | 10 behind next |
| Mushrooms | 0 | 10 behind next |
| Rope | 0 | 10 behind next |
| Rabbit Meat | 0 | 3 behind next |
| +26 more standout resources | |||
SunRoost (NPC)— 25 | Driftwood | 0 | 10 behind next |
| Mushrooms | 0 | 10 behind next |
| Rope | 0 | 10 behind next |
| Water | 0 | 7 behind next |
| Pond Water | 0 | 6 behind next |
| +20 more standout resources | |||
AshBurrow (NPC)— 29 | Driftwood | 0 | 10 behind next |
| Mushrooms | 0 | 10 behind next |
| Rope | 0 | 10 behind next |
| Rabbit Meat | 0 | 3 behind next |
| Water | 0 | 7 behind next |
| +24 more standout resources | |||
MossCove (NPC)— 27 | Driftwood | 0 | 10 behind next |
| Mushrooms | 0 | 10 behind next |
| Rope | 0 | 10 behind next |
| Rabbit Meat | 0 | 3 behind next |
| Water | 0 | 7 behind next |
| +22 more standout resources | |||
| Driftwood | 0 | 10 behind next |
| Mushrooms | 0 | 10 behind next |
| Rope | 0 | 10 behind next |
| Rabbit Meat | 0 | 3 behind next |
| Water | 0 | 7 behind next |
| +24 more standout resources | |||
Medical Watch
1 sick 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.
Raids & thefts:
Shadows traded claws for coin. A total of 7 raid or theft events were recorded this week.
Death Care Watch
369 unresolved remains369 tainted/runoff risk369 aged remains8 handled this week
- 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
3 casts this week0 caught this week1 basins needing care1 predator scent at pools13 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 reports22 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
550 near spoilage3492 spoiled stacks6 ready compost27226 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.
New Arrivals & Growth
1 itemNew arrivals & growth:
🏡 New colonies planted:
Bad Moon RisingThe Poppy Veldt🍼 Cradled in moss:
Dawnlight (pregnancy)Deaths & Departures
1 item🕯️ In memoriam:
• Willowmoon of EbonyNightblade [2026-07-11] — Died from seasonal_allergies
•
Asterheart of Faux [2026-07-10] — Died from foam_madness
•
Lunabite of Faux [2026-07-10] — Died from foam_madness
•
Elmstride of EbonyNightblade [2026-07-07] — Put down due to severe contagious sickness
•Opal of Ittermat [2026-07-06] — Died from foam_madness
•
Littleleaf of EbonyNightblade [2026-07-06] — Died from foam_madness
•Ashbite of Faux [2026-07-06] — Died from foam_madness
•
Sootsnout of Faux [2026-07-05] — Died from foam_madness
Willowmoon of EbonyNightblade [2026-07-11] — Died from seasonal_allergies•
Asterheart of Faux [2026-07-10] — Died from foam_madness•
Lunabite of Faux [2026-07-10] — Died from foam_madness•
Elmstride of EbonyNightblade [2026-07-07] — Put down due to severe contagious sickness•
Opal of Ittermat [2026-07-06] — Died from foam_madness•
Littleleaf of EbonyNightblade [2026-07-06] — Died from foam_madness•
Ashbite of Faux [2026-07-06] — Died from foam_madness•
Sootsnout of Faux [2026-07-05] — Died from foam_madnessTrail 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 2026-07-12, scouts left the den for 0 runs.
💊 Healing Den notes:
Living foxes in dens: 186 / total ever known: 1,384.
Currently under the healer’s eye: 1 (1% of living foxes).
Average health across living foxes hovers around 98.
Currently under the healer’s eye: 1 (1% of living foxes).
Average health across living foxes hovers around 98.
Paths most trodden:
Top explorers (players, last 7 days):
1. EbonyNightblade — 3 excursions
2. Artichoke — 3 excursions
3. Xenobiology — 1 excursions
2. Artichoke — 3 excursions
3. Xenobiology — 1 excursions
From the Scribe's Desk
2 items📚 New wiki pages:
New Player Guide and Feature Tour (by Ittermat)
🃏 Rarest Card Pulls This Week
A quick shoutout to the rarest pulls recorded this week (no images — just pure brag rights).
★ Xenobiology pulled a RARE — Template #10
★ Xenobiology pulled a RARE — Template #65
★ Xenobiology pulled a RARE — Template #65