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Oak Colony Line-up- Shifting Roots

Art by Snap

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My RiverClan Allegiances

Waterstar, daughter of Thistlesong of SkyClan (deceased; in the Dark Forest) and Goosestar of RiverClan (deceased; in the Dark Forest), is current leader of RiverClan. Her deputy is Sunthroat, brother to Stormbird and son of Violetwhisker (deceased; in StarClan). Hailfrost, sister to Oatheart and daughter of Clawmoon (deceased; in StarClan), is current medicine cat. Mistyleap is the older brother of Beechpelt and Heronflight, and the son of Shadesun and Scorchfin. Mumblesong is mates with Coldsnow, and they are the parents of Briarkit, Fernkit, Jaggedkit and Applekit. Dawnstripe and Goldenmask are the daughters of Forestpelt (deceased; in StarClan). Goldenmask is currently expecting Heronflight’s kits. Minkstep is the daughter of Muddyfeather, the clan elder. Buzzardpaw, mentored by Beechpelt, and Larchpaw, mentored by Mumblesong, are the daughters of Goldenmask and Heronflight.

Muddyfeather, the elder, dies after a moon of being ill with terrible bellyache and coughing fits. Larchpaw and Buzzardpaw become Larchstripe and Buzzardstorm. Coldsnow returns to her warrior duties as her kits become apprentices. Briarpaw is trained by Hailfrost, while Applepaw is mentored by Scorchfin, Jaggedpaw by Minkstep, and Fernpaw by Sunthroat. Goldenmask gives birth to Yellowkit and Petalkit, both toms.

While out on patrol, Fernpaw dives into the river to catch a fish, only to get stuck between some rocks as the current picks up. Sunthroat and Buzzardstorm both jump in after her, but both Fernpaw and Buzzardstorm drown while Sunthroat manages to cling to the riverbed and live. Fernpaw’s siblings get their new names a moon later, with Briarpaw requesting his name be Briarfern after his sister. Jaggedpaw becomes Jaggedstripe, and Applepaw becomes Applewish. Goldenmask returns to her warrior duties as her kits become apprentices, Yellowpaw being mentored by Larchstripe and Petalpaw by Mistyleap. Scorchfin and Shadesun both retire to the elders’ den together. Oatheart gives birth to Sunthroat’s kits, Meadowkit and Gorsekit, while Minkstep gives birth to Beechpelt’s kits, Vinekit, Amberkit and Rapidkit. When ShadowClan comes to RiverClan for help fighting BoneClan and ThunderClan, Waterstar follows her older half-brother Gravelstar’s lead, wishing to stay out of it, not wanting to get caught up further in her family’s drama after all her father, Goosestar’s, manipulation.

Stormbird, Coldsnow, Dawnstripe and Heronflight all catch a bad case of greencough and are unable to recover as the medicine cats can’t find enough catmint. Gorsepaw, Thrushkit, Minkstep and Petalstorm all survive greencough. Hailfrost catches greencough herself while treating the patients and currently still has it. Before catching greencough, Petalpaw was made a warrior names Petalstorm alongside his brother, Yellowpatch. Gorsekit became Gorsepaw, mentored by Waterstar, along with his brother Meadowpaw, who is mentored by Goldenmask. Oatheart returned to her warrior duties, as well as Minkstep. Minkstep’s kits became apprentices too. Vinepaw is mentored by Sunthroat, Amberpaw by Mumblesong, and Rapidpaw by Jaggedstripe. Applewish gives birth to Yellowpatch’s kits, Foxkit and Thrushkit.

Sunthroat gets killed by a fox trap after saving Rockykit, Perchkit and Creekkit. Mumblesong becomes the new deputy of RiverClan. Oatheart dies from greencough. The apprentices become warriors named Meadowleaf, Gorsesun, Vinelight, Amberstream, and Rapidshine. Applewish returns to being a warrior as her kits become apprentices, Foxpaw mentored by Minkstep and Thrushpaw by Goldenmask. Larchstripe gives birth to Meadowleaf’s kits, Rockykit, Perchkit and Creekkit.

Goldenmask dies from greencough. The apprentices become warriors, Foxskip and Thrushspots. Larchstripe returns to her warrior duties as her kits become apprentices, Rockypaw mentored by Vinelight, Perchpaw by Mistyleap and Creekpaw by Gorsesun. Rapidshine gives birth to Petalstorm’s kits, Berrykit, Twigkit and Ivykit. Jaggedstripe moves into the nursery expecting Tuftfrost of ShadowClan’s kits.

Scorchfin passes away in his sleep while his son, Beechpelt, dies from a dog attack a few days later. Larchstripe, Petalstorm and Rockypaw are briefly taken by Two-legs before being rescued. Rockypaw earns his warrior name shortly after, becoming Rockyfoot alongside his siblings, Creekwillow and Perchfreeze. Rapidshine returns to her warrior duties as her kits become apprentices, Berrypaw mentored by Creekwillow, Twigpaw by Vinelight, and Ivypaw by Meadowleaf. Twigpaw and Hollypaw of ShadowClan begin secretly meeting at the border. Jaggedstripe gives birth to Tuftfrost’s daughters, Longkit and Sagekit. Foxskip moves into the nursery expecting Perchfreeze’s kits.

Rockyfoot decides he liked being a kittypet and leaves the clan to be one. Petalstorm gets hit by a monster (car) while following him. Gorsesun dies while scaring away the dog that killed Beechpelt. The apprentices become warriors named Ivyfall, Twigstorm and Berryshine. Jaggedstripe returns to being a warrior as her kits become apprentices, Longpaw mentored by Applewish and Sagepaw by Thrushspots. Foxskip gives birth to Perchfreeze’s daughter, Mousekit.

Larchstripe dies from greencough. Vinelight disappears one day and a patrol goes out to look for him. Their scent leads them to a group of wild rogues who attack them, wounding Waterstar deeply. The rogues leave, Vinelight among them. Waterstar dies of blood loss later on. Mumblesong becomes Mumblestar, leader of RiverClan. He appoints Minkstep as deputy. The apprentices become warriors named Longfoot and Sagefrost. Foxskip returns to her warrior duties as her daughter becomes an apprentice, Mousepaw, trained by Rapidshine. Thrushspots gives birth to Amberstream’s kits, Beechkit, Eggkit and Dewkit. Berryshine gives birth to Creekwillow’s kits, Rushkit, Sedgekit and Bouncekit.

Meadowleaf dies while defending Mousepaw from a fox. A few moons later, Mousepaw becomes a warrior named Mousehop. Thrushspots and Berryshine return to their warrior duties as their kits become apprentices, Rushpaw trained by Perchfreeze, Sedgepaw by Applewish, Bouncepaw by Briarfern, Beechpaw by Jaggedstripe, Eggpaw by Foxskip, and Dewpaw by Sagefrost. Longfoot gives birth to Ivyfall’s kits, Gingerkit and Tumblekit.

(Part One of RiverClan’s Allegiances)

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Oak Colony-Family Tree

Set at the beginning of Shifting Roots

Art by Snap and Tennelle

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Mentors and New-Claws

Select rangers who oversee the training of all new-claws.

   The Oak Colony Mentors have a certain hierarchy about them, with those who have mentored longer being higher “ranking.” They teach young new-claws during their field training and supervise the Rangers who are given new-claws to train; training the trainers. They work as a unit to make sure that young cats have their footing on the cliffs, learn the best ways to hunt in the territory and fight effectively.  

   Stagcharge is basically the top Mentor who reports directly to the Captain and shares the status of training in the entire Colony-it helps that the Captain is also his mate. This group of five has an interesting dynamic with each other and can sometimes be a bit clique-y as they all 

get along and view each other highly. They hold daily meetings at sunset to communicate about training techniques and new-claws that are struggling. They are a united force in Oak Colony.

They were joined by Snowfeather, who spotted her own new-claw, Moon, trying to sneak away after Wrensong on her way to the Cliff Gardens. There was no doubt Moon would be an Herbalist someday, as Snowfeather assured the young molly—but until that day, she had to learn to hunt and defend herself like every other ranger in the colony.

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Oak Colony New-Claws

Moon, Fox, Oak, Aspen, Lark, Black and Frost

Art by Snap

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Wrensong and Moon

Over-winter  

(January before the events of Shifting Roots)

Wrensong tilled tiny grooves into the dirt with her claws and then reached in her woven bag for the pouch of penstemon seeds. Each carefully folded leaf package held a different type of seed she had collected at the end of the harvest season and now was the time to spread them in the shelves of the Cliff Gardens. Her ear flicked back as she heard a twig snap behind her, little paws padded closer. She pretended not to notice the tiny stalker and went about her work. Moon wiggled and then leaped, falling short of Wrensong’s fluffy tail, before becoming distracted by the rhythmic scratching as Wrensong scraped at the dirt with her claws. Moon stretched her neck to watch.

“What are you doing?” Moon blurted out, her attempt at stealth forgotten.

“Planting.” Wrensong answered simply with an amused smile.

“In winter?” Moon scrunched her face to raise an eyebrow as she looked up at her older sister with wide pale eyes, “Mom says plants grow in spring. Is it spring now?”

“No,” Wrensong answered patiently as she spread the dry seeds over the ruffled ground, “It’s still winter. The seeds need to be cold to grow.” she explained, peering sideways to watch Moon’s confused expression. Before the kitten could ask more questions, Wrensong continued, “It is called ‘over-winter.’ The plants die and release their seeds in autumn and then they get cold in winter before they sprout in spring. I collect them and place them where I want them.” 

“But don’t they need water and stuff?” Moon asked, “How do you know when to plant them? Is spring a long way away?”

“Hopefully not too long,” Wrensong chuckled, “I normally plant them on the Solstice, but I’m late this year because there was no snow on the Solstice. The snow will protect them and then water them,” she looked up at the darkening sky, “A storm is coming. You should go back to the den…”

“The den is boring! Fox and Oak just want to sleep all the time. I know Oak was sick, but…” she trailed off.

“Well, your base training begins soon,” Wrensong blinked at her warmly, “And with how well you seem to climb the cliffs, you’ll ace it in no time, hm?”

“Yeah! And when I do, I’m going to be an Herbalist too!” Moon exclaimed, her little tail fluffing out in the excitement.

“Oh, are you?” Wrensong chuckled, turning back to her work, “I’d love to see you become an Herbalist.” She wasn’t sure what Moon would choose to do in the future, but her small sister always seemed so sure. Moon was the first born of her siblings, the first to open her eyes, the first to walk and the first to climb, Wrensong was sure she would also be the first to be named as a Ranger and choose a path for herself, be it Herbalist or Envoy.

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Can we know which characters are lgbtq? Im just kinda curious

Here's a few of them! (At least, ones that are characters you guys know about. There are some future characters ya'll haven't seen yet heeheehohoo)

Clayfur-Gay, Spotty and Dawn-both Bi, Mistysnow-Ace, Elmtail-Gay

Hawkshell-Lesbian Ace, Frost-(angry) gay, Falconswoop-Trans

Moon-Ace, Wrensong and Hailstorm-Gay and Poly, Stagcharge and Elmtail- gay husbands, Wrensong and Smallpebble-Gay and Poly

Birdflight-Non-binary, Sunfire and Breezeheart- Gay husbands

Wildfur-Demi, Wolfthorn-Bi

Stone-Bi and Poly, Shrewbelly-Demi