Nectar parcels
Underground nectar parcels mature again and replenish a colony's reserve.
Small orange nectar parcels lie scattered in chambers of the forest’s shared underworld. Each can be picked up and carried separately. Nectar does not satisfy hunger: it is brought to the nest and added to a reserve for new foundations or the replacement of a lost queen. Ordinary births use food instead.
A shared depth
The sites belong to no single nest. Several entrances and colonies may reach the same underworld, but only tunnels actually dug and passable lead to its parcels. Access, carrying capacity, an escort and a safe return route determine transport. A nectar parcel occupies the same single cargo slot as food or a stone. A gathering party spreads out across nearby parcels.
Returning supplies
A fully collected parcel disappears from the ground. Nectar gradually grows back at its natural site; only after reaching a minimum quantity does a collectable parcel appear again. An early return can therefore find an empty spot in an otherwise unchanged chamber. Unlike these natural deposits, parcels set down by the player do not multiply. A natural parcel crushed under a passing body can also grow back at its site later.
Foragers came to the same chamber three times. Only the first carried an orange glow on the way back.
