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River Colony Family Tree-Shifting Roots

Art by Snap

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And that's how Rainfall became a girlboss

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Smallpebble, Wrensong, Mistysnow, and Orangebrook! 

Clouded Moon’s medicine cats! 

Learn more about them in this week’s episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vzFZw9G40w&t=93s

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River Colony Line-up- Shifting Roots

Art by Snap

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Keepers and Herbalists

Keepers in River Colony have a long tradition of creating beautiful stone patterns in the sand, decorating dens with shells, and telling stories to kittens of the Alliance’s history and legends. They made River Colony’s base one of the prettiest locations around the lake, with Mangrooves surrounding the outer side of the river and lovely hibiscus flowers blooming around the base.

These traditions have come under fire since Rainfall’s took over the Colony. Many of the Keepers' roles were deemed frivolous and a waste of time. Why look to the past when they should all be focusing on their glorious future? That’s what the Spirits Beyond would want for the Spirits to Come. So now the only task of value that the Keepers perform is looking after the Colony’s kittens and teaching them to swim as soon as possible so that they can get started on their Field Training, but they have failed to meet even those most basic expectations. 

Numerous kittens have drowned under the so-called “caring and watchful” eyes of the Keepers. Rainfall has called out the Keepers' incompetence and many can see how the Captain disdains them. Only Rangers seeking to reap Rainfall’s ire would think of becoming a Keeper in River Colony now.

After their previous Herbalist, Lakespeckle, was found to be a traitor and died in an accident, Orangebrook was made to be her replacement. His mate, Blazeheart, had been an Herbalist, so he knew a little, but he’s not sure he was really up to the job. But if Rainfall has said it will be so, he has no choice but to try.

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Orangebrook 

-River Colony Herbalist

Kitten: Silverblaze

Mate: Blazeheart

A change in a Path is not something most cats as old as Orangebrook do, but when your Captain says it’s where you are needed…It’s impossible to argue. 

Orangebrook curses himself for not listening to his mate, Blazeheart, closer when she would talk about her herb stores. And now she was with the Spirits and Orangebrook had no one to ask. 

He would grumble about his predicament more but really, what good would it do? The job needs doing, regardless if he is any good at it. He’s been able to get a few scant, precious tips from the other Colony’s Herbalists, but there’s still herbs Orangebrook isn’t sure about. How long do they last? What is the best way to apply them? It’s enough to give an older guy like him a headache.

At least Orangebrook understands enough about how to stop a wound. Any cat can at least do that. He’s pretty good at telling cats to get some extra rest as well. Nothing a little rest can’t usually help. And he’s been alive long enough to know a few things about helping a pregnant mother with her kitting. 

So Orangebrook guesses that things could overall be worse.

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Orangebrook, River Colony Herbalist-in-training

“Should I send for Orangebrook, Father?” Rainfall had asked, placing a paw on his ribs. Frozenpool had knocked her paw away with his claws still unsheathed. “As if that oaf could do a thing!” Frozenpool had snarled. “Perhaps if you had not been so weak, Lakespeckle could have lived, but you failed to convince her of your visions. Now I’m paying the price for your incompetence.”

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Can I ask why Smallpebble is not on the Council? is it due to the size to where she is just not needed? 🤔

Normally, Herbalists aren't on the Council. Field Colony is the exception where Herbalists are always a part of the Council, and in Oak Colony, Elmtail sees the wisdom in letting Wrensong have a voice, though she doesn't get a vote.

You'll soon see how Orangebrook in River Colony and the Keepers are moreso treated like second-class citizens who have the least say when it comes to Council matters.