The Drawer of Random

Zanary

Every tower has one drawer that refuses to be organised.

Things that fit nowhere else: an aardvark, three true facts, and whatever escaped the workshop this week. There is no theme.

Exhibit Zero

The Aardvark

He was promised a page. This is the page.

Illustration of an aardvark standing in the sunlit red earth of the savanna, with long snout, tall ears and a thick tail
Orycteropus afer — the aardvark. First word in the dictionary, last animal to answer for it. He did not pose for this. He simply is.
Three True Facts

What You Are Looking At

Every claim below is verifiably true.

01

Not a pig

The name is Afrikaans for “earth pig.” He is not a pig. He has simply chosen not to correct anyone for several centuries.

02

Fast digger

He can dig himself out of sight in minutes, and eats termites by the tens of thousands in a single night.

03

Strange family

His nearest living relatives include elephants and manatees. Picture that family reunion.

Odds & Ends

Loose Items

Assorted small things rattling around at the back.

04

The hat is load-bearing

It appears in the favicon, the logo, and roughly every second sentence. Remove it and this becomes a very tidy résumé.

05

The tabs are almost alphabetised

Exhibits, Incantations, Lineage, Owlery, Zanary. Nexus goes first because it is the front door; Alliances goes last because allies get the last word.

06

Nothing here is for sale

No newsletter, no funnel, no popups. The actual work is one arch over, in the Exhibits.

The Drawer Is Closed

That was the drawer.

Found something strange enough to belong in here? Send it through the Owlery.

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