The Burrow

The Burrow consists of a large island-like swathe of land that contains four unique cities and is the primary home realm of the BNNUY02s.

History

The Burrow appears to have many years of known history beyond the three years it has actually existed in The Physical Realm. Most of this is undocumented but told via an oral tradition.

As for which cities were first formed, it has been documented that Winter and Autumn came about around the same time, due to being near the locations where BNNYU02’s are most often generated. The nomadic culture they developed eventually led to the locations of Spring and Summer to later be built as the locations were ideal for the creation of more permanent communities.

Government

BNNYU02s are generally more collectivist by their culture as they’re aware that it takes a village to raise a child and they want best for their kits and each other. Despite this, they do value individualism greatly and there are subcultures as well.

Nomadic culture is not uncommon among BNNYU02s. Caravans have their own leaders that are often inherited positions but unfit leaders will be replaced. When a person decides to leave the caravan, there will be a celebration as this is seen as a new journey and highly positive experience.

Spring is run by a council elected by the citizens. The council will always aim to make decisions that are best for the city. If the citizens are unsatisfied with the decisions, they can vote the council out.

The city of Summer has more of a communal ruling than what the other 3 cities have. Making sure that everyone is taken care of is their main focus.

Autumn is the only city with a full Monarchy, organized by named Houses, generally familial in nature whether adopted or otherwise. The monarchy isn't considered obligatory - but many have commented that the pressure can make it feel that way.

Winter's ruling body is centered around the strongest magic users that have existed among BNNUY02s. Other organizations have naturally formed around such a government, and so Winter is home to a strong religious presence and renowned hospitals.

The cities have embassies between each other, and this structure was extended to The Core when the portal was first opened. Through this, they help make decisions about what is best for The Digital as a whole, alongside the representatives from other regions.

Geography

The geography of The Burrow is far more natural as compared to The Core. It is effectively an island, with its own mountain range, forests, plains as well as beaches. Weather in the island is more temperamental than in The Core and more similar to Purlieu. Flora and Fauna is resplendent, and has a tendency to mutate far more often than flora and fauna in The Physical Realm, and as a result The Burrow has an organization known as The Verdure Catalogue that attempts to keep track of all of the variations as they change.

The cities of The Burrow are named after seasons;

• Spring
• The city where flora is in constant bloom, cool mornings and sunny days are the most common.
• Summer
• A city that is split by small rivers and canals and where the weather is always pleasant and sunny.
• Autumn
• The smallest of the four, is located on the mountainside and on the way to Winter, cool and misty weather surrounds this area.
• Winter
• A grand city built into the snowy mountains with always perfectly snowy weather.

The wildlife of the island resembles what a medium sized island in the Physical Realm would have, though with a larger variety reflecting the more varied climates on the island. Marine life also resembles a lot of what they would be in the physical realm. Overall, there is more flora than fauna present in the realm. 

Culture

While each of the cities, and the nomadic people all have differences among their cultures, there are some things that run the same between them. Technologically The Burrow is reminiscent of the mediaeval era and they rely heavily on simple magic when it comes to healing and moving objects. AW0005s from this area are extremely trusting and strong in the belief of helping each other, no matter how big or how small the problem might be. However, like in every relationship, there are also those who don’t get along with each other.

Creation myth

It has been told to us from those that came before that the moon is a gift from our Creator, it’s phases a mark of their world, that we only get to experience over 8 years, so each MidAutumn we celebrate the current phase of the moon!

Of course it’s not just a gift, it is said that the gentle and ingenious Creator lives up on the moon and watches over us all! That once in a while they visit us - in the form of a BNNUY02 and grant gifts, gifts like our Moon Phase eyes that allow us to admire the phases of the moon at any time of the year in ourselves and in some of our brethren!

- Maple

Festivals

Across all of The Burrow there are four festivals that are celebrated by most:

• Lunar New Year
• Celebrates the transition to a new phase of the moon
• Hexa Festival
• Celebrates Color and Diversity
• Mid-Autumn Festival
• Celebrates the current phase of the moon.
• Festival of Thanks
• Similar to The Core’s Winter Welcome, this festival celebrates new BNNUY02s being generated in higher numbers

Economy

Before the merge, BNNYU02 used glass pieces called chimes as currency. After the merge the chimes have largely been replaced with the digital currency but even still the trading culture from olden times of The Burrow remains strong.

Aging and birth

BNNUY02s in The Burrow, unlike AW0005 in The Core, age from whatever age they were generated or born as, and eventually, die. BNNUY02 who move to The Core have been documented as having their ageing pause - but it resumes once they return to The Burrow. Conversely AW0001s who have moved to the Burrow have occasionally been documented to start ageing alongside the other residents. Those that have experienced this have been surveyed as having an acceptance of being a part of the rest of the people living there.

Giving birth is rare but does occur for some BNNUY02s in The Burrow. It has not been recorded for any AW0001s who have since moved to The Burrow, or in BNNUY02s that have moved to The Core. The process of pregnancy in BNNUY02s is not fully understood. Those who are expecting don’t show any of the signs standard for pregnant Organic Intelligences, they seem to simply know that they are. The actual birth itself has yet to be observed by AW0005™ researchers as BNNUY02 consider the event a private affair.

Magic

BNNUY02's also brought with them the ability to do what they called magic within the Digital Realm. Based in their imagination, and belief in something occurring, their existing capabilities helped with healing in the absence of technicians, facilitate otherwise hands-on crafts, and bringing something extra to otherwise mundane objects (PIX-E).

Initial collaboration between those that could perform it and AW0005™ engineers led to a further ability to create small to medium sized objects from thin air, though nothing of particularly high complexity. AW0005 engineers are still investigating this ability and the ways that it can be used, or improved by their own coding and systems.

Greater magic is said to be possible by the practitioners in Winter City, but the citizens there are very tight-lipped and thus far unwilling to work with AW0005 engineers to share information so far as anyone can tell. Though there has been murmurs ever since the ability to have embedded crystals and limbs became more widely available from the company, as that's also known to be a Winter exclusive capability.