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• AAct II: The Boundary Is Not a WallThe second act, where the story reaches Starwell and Vessel Margins and shows a model-inspired stress relay beside a case with the same symptom but no relay.Approved
• AAct III: What Stays After the SignalThe third act, about revisits, history and later challenges, with the Quiet District repair and Mote's optional field invitation.Approved
• AAct IV: The IntervalThe fourth act, a sincere calm with good days and unresolved days, final preparation and Pip's keeper handoff.Approved
• AAct V: The BreakThe finale, a sudden focal mechanical injury at a familiar crossing that the community answers with shared, limited work.Approved
• AAcute brain injuryThe science behind the Act V finale, a sudden focal mechanical injury that starts a different immune process from stress.Approved
• AAn Errand That Was Already UnderwayRill's one-episode story, in which a capable microglial stranger shares a single room with the Ranger and then goes their own way.Approved
• AAn Hour Without a RequestStella's side story about the difference between being asked for help and having the capacity to give it.Approved
• AArborwake: The Long WakeThe main campaign of Arborwake, a prologue, five acts and an epilogue about a cellular community that learns to read changing signals.Approved
• Art directionThe visual rules of Arborwake, set by the user directly - flat toon pixel art in the Threadway B08 style, cute slime-like 2D cells, and state changes that read at 1x.Approved
• AAsterStarwell's anchored astrocyte, a brisk negotiator of support arrangements between neighbourhoods.Approved
• Border-associated macrophageImmune cells that live at the brain's borders rather than inside the tissue; Bram is one, and they are not microglia or invaders.Approved
• BramA border-associated macrophage at Vessel Margins who cares about place names and refuses to certify a report from looks alone.Approved
• EEnsemble scenesThree optional shared scenes and a handful of small unrewarded episodes that keep Hearth Grove's residents present between their quests.Approved
• EEpilogue: The Next Ordinary DayThe closing scenes of The Long Wake, where Hearth Grove shows only the changes the player actually earned.Approved
• FenA microglial resident who arrives with Hearth Grove's first growth, prefers moving work and can join the Ranger as a roamer.Approved
• MMyelin, demyelination and repairThe science behind the Quiet District's optional road repair, kept separate from the stress story on purpose.Approved
• NNellA rooted home neuron at Hearth Grove, linked to the Evening Pair, who does not want one irregular afternoon to define them.Approved
• PalettesThe colour rules of Arborwake - the shared B08 palette, a distinct ramp per district, the lighter oligodendrocyte ramp and the fixed rope and outline colours.Approved
• PericyteCells wrapped around small blood vessels; in Arborwake, Vessa is a pericyte who reads the vessel border.Approved
• RRelay postA late home project (30 Supply, from Act IV) that covers Pip's keeper watch so Pip can be recruited for field outings.Approved
• Review processHow work is checked before it reaches the game - workstreams decide small calls, fresh blind reviewers test readability, and only looks, reversals and big changes go to the user.Approved
• SScience guardrailsThe rules that keep Arborwake's biology honest; its classes and abilities are fictional mechanics, not clinical claims.Approved
• SSomeone Else's ShiftPip's side story, in which a real relay-post handoff lets Hearth's keeper step away for the first time.Approved
• SStellaHearth Grove's anchored astrocyte, who supports one home connection and is rarely visited when nothing is wrong.Approved
• SStress-associated neuroinflammationThe research theme behind Arborwake's central story, presented as model-specific and context-dependent, never as a single stress meter.Approved
• SStress-associated neurovascular relayThe rodent finding behind Act II's Relay scenes, in which microglia, blood monocytes and the vessel lining pass an inflammatory signal, and its necessary counter-example.Approved
• Studios interiorThe lobby of the Skill Studios on Threadway, a sci-fi research-station room built from a concept, pixelised, cleaned and projected so cells can walk in depth.Approved
• TTag GardenAn optional Dendritic Gardens side room about pruning, where the Ranger gathers evidence with Inspect and then Trims quiet inputs under tags that are only hints.Approved
• TThe Border of an AgreementThe joint side story of Aster and Vessa, who agree on a clearer way to report what happens at the vessel border.Approved
• TThe Five StretchesWick's long optional arc, in which five banked repairs restore the Quiet District's old road and open a ridge shortcut.Approved
• TThe Names at the EdgeBram's short local story about three names for one border place; it improves the map and reports but gives no Imprint.Approved
• TThe Part BetweenNell's side story, in which a rooted home neuron objects to being treated as an emergency after one irregular afternoon.Approved
• TThe Stretch Between NeighboursCress's short story about carrying an ordinary record across the Quiet District, and about whether a repaired stretch is safe to cross.Approved
• TThe Uninteresting OnesMote's side story about keeping ordinary observations, correcting a doubtful report and learning to stop an investigation honestly.Approved
• VVessaA pericyte at Vessel Margins who knows familiar border traffic from unusual adhesion, and is tired of visitors calling everything an invasion.Approved
• WWho Takes the New Road?Fen's side story about which home routes suit a mobile resident, opened only after the player grows Hearth Grove.Approved
• WWickAn oligodendrocyte-lineage resident of the Quiet District who has worked on the old road long before the Ranger arrived.Approved
• WWorkstreamsWho works on what in Arborwake as of 2 November 2026 - the Codex lead and integrator, and the Claude sessions for rooms, rules, art, effects, interface and the wiki - with their branches and latest tips.Approved

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A

• Act II: The Boundary Is Not a Wall Approved The second act, where the story reaches Starwell and Vessel Margins and shows a model-inspired stress relay beside a case with the same symptom but no relay.
• Act III: What Stays After the Signal Approved The third act, about revisits, history and later challenges, with the Quiet District repair and Mote's optional field invitation.
• Act IV: The Interval Approved The fourth act, a sincere calm with good days and unresolved days, final preparation and Pip's keeper handoff.
• Act V: The Break Approved The finale, a sudden focal mechanical injury at a familiar crossing that the community answers with shared, limited work.
• Acute brain injury Approved The science behind the Act V finale, a sudden focal mechanical injury that starts a different immune process from stress.
• An Errand That Was Already Underway Approved Rill's one-episode story, in which a capable microglial stranger shares a single room with the Ranger and then goes their own way.
• An Hour Without a Request Approved Stella's side story about the difference between being asked for help and having the capacity to give it.
• Arborwake: The Long Wake Approved The main campaign of Arborwake, a prologue, five acts and an epilogue about a cellular community that learns to read changing signals.
• Art direction Approved The visual rules of Arborwake, set by the user directly - flat toon pixel art in the Threadway B08 style, cute slime-like 2D cells, and state changes that read at 1x.
• Aster Approved Starwell's anchored astrocyte, a brisk negotiator of support arrangements between neighbourhoods.

B

• Border-associated macrophage Approved Immune cells that live at the brain's borders rather than inside the tissue; Bram is one, and they are not microglia or invaders.
• Bram Approved A border-associated macrophage at Vessel Margins who cares about place names and refuses to certify a report from looks alone.

E

• Ensemble scenes Approved Three optional shared scenes and a handful of small unrewarded episodes that keep Hearth Grove's residents present between their quests.
• Epilogue: The Next Ordinary Day Approved The closing scenes of The Long Wake, where Hearth Grove shows only the changes the player actually earned.

F

• Fen Approved A microglial resident who arrives with Hearth Grove's first growth, prefers moving work and can join the Ranger as a roamer.

M

• Myelin, demyelination and repair Approved The science behind the Quiet District's optional road repair, kept separate from the stress story on purpose.

N

• Nell Approved A rooted home neuron at Hearth Grove, linked to the Evening Pair, who does not want one irregular afternoon to define them.

P

• Palettes Approved The colour rules of Arborwake - the shared B08 palette, a distinct ramp per district, the lighter oligodendrocyte ramp and the fixed rope and outline colours.
• Pericyte Approved Cells wrapped around small blood vessels; in Arborwake, Vessa is a pericyte who reads the vessel border.

R

• Relay post Approved A late home project (30 Supply, from Act IV) that covers Pip's keeper watch so Pip can be recruited for field outings.
• Review process Approved How work is checked before it reaches the game - workstreams decide small calls, fresh blind reviewers test readability, and only looks, reversals and big changes go to the user.

S

• Science guardrails Approved The rules that keep Arborwake's biology honest; its classes and abilities are fictional mechanics, not clinical claims.
• Someone Else's Shift Approved Pip's side story, in which a real relay-post handoff lets Hearth's keeper step away for the first time.
• Stella Approved Hearth Grove's anchored astrocyte, who supports one home connection and is rarely visited when nothing is wrong.
• Stress-associated neuroinflammation Approved The research theme behind Arborwake's central story, presented as model-specific and context-dependent, never as a single stress meter.
• Stress-associated neurovascular relay Approved The rodent finding behind Act II's Relay scenes, in which microglia, blood monocytes and the vessel lining pass an inflammatory signal, and its necessary counter-example.
• Studios interior Approved The lobby of the Skill Studios on Threadway, a sci-fi research-station room built from a concept, pixelised, cleaned and projected so cells can walk in depth.

T

• Tag Garden Approved An optional Dendritic Gardens side room about pruning, where the Ranger gathers evidence with Inspect and then Trims quiet inputs under tags that are only hints.
• The Border of an Agreement Approved The joint side story of Aster and Vessa, who agree on a clearer way to report what happens at the vessel border.
• The Five Stretches Approved Wick's long optional arc, in which five banked repairs restore the Quiet District's old road and open a ridge shortcut.
• The Names at the Edge Approved Bram's short local story about three names for one border place; it improves the map and reports but gives no Imprint.
• The Part Between Approved Nell's side story, in which a rooted home neuron objects to being treated as an emergency after one irregular afternoon.
• The Stretch Between Neighbours Approved Cress's short story about carrying an ordinary record across the Quiet District, and about whether a repaired stretch is safe to cross.
• The Uninteresting Ones Approved Mote's side story about keeping ordinary observations, correcting a doubtful report and learning to stop an investigation honestly.

V

• Vessa Approved A pericyte at Vessel Margins who knows familiar border traffic from unusual adhesion, and is tired of visitors calling everything an invasion.

W

• Who Takes the New Road? Approved Fen's side story about which home routes suit a mobile resident, opened only after the player grows Hearth Grove.
• Wick Approved An oligodendrocyte-lineage resident of the Quiet District who has worked on the old road long before the Ranger arrived.
• Workstreams Approved Who works on what in Arborwake as of 2 November 2026 - the Codex lead and integrator, and the Claude sessions for rooms, rules, art, effects, interface and the wiki - with their branches and latest tips.