The Brood

The Brood is a collective of naked mole-rats who appear to think and act as one consciousness. They speak in an alternate dialect of Sands Vernacular, that, while continuing to exhibit all other quirks of the language, is spoken in all caps.

Appearance
All of the Brood's Members, or "OPERATIVES", have an appearance consistent with all other naked mole-rats. Operative Fat Fucck(sic)is an exception to this, and instead takes the form of a Skinny Pig.

The reason for their winkled appearance has been stated to be a "FAMILY SECRET"undefined.

Personality
The Brood is a very mysterious entity and speaks in ominous and/or disturbing riddles and assertions. These speeches are usually related to possibly apocalyptic prophecies or warnings. Through these messages they appear to be the most straight-forward about the nature of the Sandsverse and the reality it is situated within.

When speaking, hundreds - if not the entirety of The Brood - vocalize at once in unisonundefined. Operatives seem to be at least divided into four castes; sub-units, scouts, workers, and dronesundefined.

It appears sodium chloride has a negative effect on members of the brood in some way undefined.

Relationships
Despite their apparent allianceundefined and their shared support of Jill Stein's 2016 presidential candidacyundefined, Seymour has been seen destroying their tubersundefined. Seymour has also once spoken aloud a name that is apparently forbidden among The Broodundefined.

Due to their aforementioned alliance with Seymour, they consider Elmer an enemy, having threatened him directly at least onceundefined.

Although they have little direct communication, they seem to have a more positive relationship with Horace, possibly simply due to their common interest in protecting the physical world. The Brood, however, has stated that this protection is only coincidentally included in their agenda.undefined.

Morbitum is also considered one of The Brood's allies, due to his "donations and commerce"undefined.

The Brood knows a woman named Peru, and they have not heard from her since 2019undefined. This suggests The Brood is capable of time-traveling, since the post was made in 2017. The Brood also appears to dislike Count Olaf IIundefined, however this figure does not exist in real history.

Events
During the Breach, The Brood was largely unaffected by Zhdun's attack due to their use of Wards, protective sigils with the appearance of distorted human faces.