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Play

**Play** is the debut video on PufferBash Productions (formerly known as Oak Films). It was released on Octobar 1st, 2010, the same day that Juan created the channel.

## Characters

* Unnamed Orange Big-mouthed Character ***(First and only appearance)***
* Unnamed Silver Big-mouthed Character ***(First and only appearance)***

## Trivia

* This is the first PufferBash Productions video ever released.
Into the Dark/Squirrels of the Communities

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*
> "*Someone had to restore the peace back to the community. Who could do it, and… how?"
> ―* Into the Dark*, Squirrels of the Communities* *Into the Dark*, p. 1
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Below is detailed information about the Squirrels of the Communities section of *Into the Dark.*

## Description

The Squirrels of the Communities section is not officially a chapter. It provides information about the squirrels of the communities in Storms and Shadows.

## Summary

It is explained that squirrels are considered nuisances by the larger forest predators, but they are animals too, and have homes in the trees. The squirrels' communities are explained, and it is noted that the squirrels are fond of peace and don't usually fight beyond minor squabbles. Then, it says that one community's peace is about to be broken, and someone must return the peace to the community. It asks the question of who could possibly do that.

*End of spoiler warning*
## References

1. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, Squirrels of the Communities
Azalea

Azalea is a female squirrel who was seen trying not to cry over Walnut's death with Orchid. Sky assumes that she is Walnut's sister.

## History

When Maple talks about Walnut's death, Sky sees Orchid and Azalea in the distance. They are trying not to cry. Sky believes that she and Orchid are probably Walnut's sisters.

In Shrouded in Snow, Azalea plays a role as Blackbird's love interest and follower.

## References

1. ↑ Revealed by the authors
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 19
Raven/Main article

**ALERT: CONSTRUCTION! This article is a work in progress. Not all information present on this topic is here.**
***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*

> "*He was a self-proclaimed nerd, always correcting grammar mistakes."
> ― Narrator* *Into the Dark*, p. 6
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Raven is an Eastern Gray Squirrel with black fur and the founder of the Squirrel Institute for Science. He also keeps track of the winners of all the races of the South Side of the River.

## Quote

*"That would most certainly be unpleasurable."*

## Personality

Some squirrels consider him a know-it-all, such as Chestnut and Peanut, but Sky thinks that his knowledge is helpful and useful at times. Sky is one of his friends. Chestnut is his friend as well, but Chestnut can be rude to him at times. Raven cannot stand incorrect grammar and constantly corrects his friends' speech.

## Raven's Collection

Raven had a collection of artifacts and unique things like acorns and leaves before it burned in the fire. This includes unique acorns, rare artifacts, and weird feathers.

*End of spoiler warning*
## References

1. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 16
2. ↑ Revealed by the authors
3. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 5
4. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 18
5. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*,page 12
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 6
Robin's Old Tree

Robin's old tree is the tree that Robin and Mushroom used to live in.

### Mushroom's hollow

This is where Mushroom lives. It is above the hollow where Robin lives. It is dark and cool inside, with damp air, and it has moist, soft wooden walls. There is a cache in the back that Mushroom stores nuts in.

### Top of the tree

From the top of the tree, you can see, hear, and smell everything in the entire forest north of the river.

## History

### *Into the Dark*

Robin shows Finch around in it. Later, they have lunch with Mushroom in it.

Violet interrogates and then kills Mushroom in his home. Later, Finch discovers Mushroom's body in it with Violet's scent all around.

Robin and Finch, after a fight with Violet, abandon the tree forever, and go to live in Cedar and Junco's Grove.

## Inhabitants

### Past

* Mushroom (lower hollow)
* Robin (higher hollow)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 97
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 100
3. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 98
Yandere Army

The Yandere Army is the main paramilitary fighting force and the main opposing faction in Yen Reader: War on Yanderes. The YA is currently ran by a unknown leader, with Yandere-chan the enforcer.

## History

In the early 2000s Yanderes were hunted left and right by the Yandere Hunting Organization led by Leyenardo Reader and Marsha Watts.

## Regiment Order

The regmient system is based on the historic Japanese Empire from WW2. . Below follows from low ranking recruits to officers to high ranking officials

Private/*Nitōhei -* Commonly known as Grunts, Grunts are the lower backbone of the Yandere Army. Many are under aged soldiers have little training or handling of equipment, and often are stations as guards near outposts. They wield light small arms, such and pistols and small machine guns. Private Grunts wear no helmets for protectionand and have olive drab and brown fleckern spots on their uniforms.

Corporal/*Gochō -* Called 1st Grunt, Corporals have basic combat training for handling small weapons and orders. They are positioned at posts, but sometimes will be called into combat as backup. They wield submachine guns as their primary. Their uniforms consists of olive drab and dark brown. They may or may no wear a helment.

Soldier- Called Sergeant or*Gunsō.* Yandere Soldiers are well trained infantry with knowledge to handle automatic weapons and think independantly in combat. They know their way with assault rifles, but can also handle a variety of firearms too. They wear a grey helmet. Their uniform is all ash gray, save for their brown boots.

Solider Type 1 CQC- Close Quarters Combat. These are high level sentries that are stationed at prisons or outposts, but also are deployed into combat. The wield submachine guns and deadly high powered shotguns.

Soldier Type 2 Sniper- Yandere Snipers are the same rank as the other types. Their role to to pick off targets at range with scoped sniping weapons or high precious marksman rifles. They wear dark camo.

### Special Forces

These are heavily trained soldiers whom fought alongside the early leaders during the late 20th century. Evaders no more, they evolved quickly into the elite forces of the Yandere Army.

Yandere Soldier MG- Yanderes trained to provide supporting fire and carry high capacity weapons like chain linked machine guns.

Markswoman - Like the Soldier Type 2 but they fire rapidly and efficiently with deadly accuracy from any distance. They wield semi automatic sniper rifles instead of bolt action ones to keep offering suppressing fire.

Shock Trooper Elite

Raiden Elite
Strawberry

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*Strawberry is a bright red-tinted female squirrel. She has a brother named Huckleberry.

## Quote

*"[Strawberry] lean[ed] over [the dead squirrel], staring with a mix of agony, disbelief, confusion, and sorrow for [her]. She didn't dare touch the body, of course."*

## History

### *Into the Dark*

Strawberry discovers Violet's "dead" body by the river. She feels sad for the dead squirrel, but then she sees the corpse twitch and realizes she is alive. She then goes home to tell her brother, Huckleberry, what happened.

## Trivia

* She and her brother, Huckleberry, may be the only squirrels that know Violet is alive after knowing she almost died.*End of spoiler warning*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 165
2. ↑ Revealed by the authors
Odd Cycles

If you are 18 years or older or are comfortable with graphic material, you are free to view this page. Otherwise, you should close this page and view another page.

## Characters

### Series 1

* Albio Soo (good egg) (voiced by Juan Carlos Romero):
* Lorix (good egg) (Voiced by Jose Steven Diaz):
* Unnamed Pink Female Lizard Character (not an official name) (good egg):
* Golchirp (good egg)
### Series 2

#### Part 1

* Unnamed Yellow Fox-like Character (good egg):

### Series 3

#### Part 1

* Kiyomi (good egg)
* Ankoku (rotten apple)
* Hypno Gecko (rotten apple)
Nuthatch

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*Nuthatch is one of Birch's daughters.

## Relatives

### Relative(s)

Grandfather: MapleGrandmother: Warbler

Aunt/Uncle (Unknown gender): Sycamore

Siblings: Birch's other kits

## History

### *Into the Dark*

When Birch wants to help find Emerald after she almost killed Snow, Almond protests that she needs to care for Nuthatch, Aspen, and her newborn kits first.

Sky mentioned that Nuthatch had been "recently" helping out Peanut in the medic's den and calls her Aspen's "nice little sister."

*End of spoiler warning*
## References

1. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 160
Alistar "Al" Halifax

**Alistar "Al" Halifax,** aka **'Holy Fist'**(b. July 18th, 1939)is the owner of the house that the 16-Bit Set lives in at the beginning of our story.

Al lived in California in his youth, and was the owner of several businesses by the time he was in the mid-20's. In the latter half of the 1970's, Al owned a discotheque "managed" by friend, Wayne Aspen, aka "Wicked Wayne".

Alistar was the only child of Michaelangelo and Margot Halifax. His father was stationed in Pearl Harbor when it was attacked in 1941. He did not survive. It was Alistar that, in 1945, presented his mother with the newspaper that wrote of the death of Adolf Hitler.

Some 47 years later, it would be Al that an infant Adolf Hitler --brought back though time by Josh Morgan-- would recognize and appeal to as a father figure.
Warbler

Warbler was the mate of Maple and the mother of Birch, Sycamore, and Leaf. She was the leader of the South Side of the River before Maple.

## General Information

### Status

Presumed deceased (because she was leader before Maple but Maple became leader eventually, so she must have died)

## Relatives

### Relative(s)

Granddaughters: Sky, Snow, Almond, NuthatchGrandson: Aspen

Grandkits: Birch's other kits

## History

### *Leader of the Woods*

Warbler is mentioned to be Maple's best friend and the daughter of Conifer.

When Maple mentions he wants to become leader, Warbler says that if he becomes leader, he will have no time for her, and that she loves him.

Warbler tells Maple that she will have kits. She names her three kits Birch, Sycamore, and Leaf.

The next year, Conifer dies and Warbler becomes leader with Maple as assistant leader.

Warbler and Maple's kit Leaf has her first kit with Woodpecker, named Sky. Later Birch has her first litter, Almond and Snow.

Sometime later, Warbler presumably dies and Maple becomes leader.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Revealed in *Leader of the Woods*, summary
Violet/Main article

**ALERT: CONSTRUCTION! This article is a work in progress. Not all information present on this topic is here.**
***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*
Violet is a rival for leadership to Maple. She lives in the Great Pine.

## Quote

*"Anyway, I've decided that [ Leaf and Woodpecker] have to be removed a bit more forcefully."*

## Appearance

Violet is described as having deep mauve-colored fur. However, she is also said to have dark violet-tinted fur. (See "Mistakes.") Her voice as described as "one of the snottiest voices ever."

## Trivia

### Mistakes

* Violet is said to have deep mauve-colored fur as well as dark violet-tinted fur.

*End of spoiler warning*
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 1
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 51
3. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 2
Into the Dark/Chapter 5

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*Below is detailed information about Chapter 5, "A Second Plan", of *Into the Dark.*

## Chapter Summary

Emerald is racing back to the Great Pine and thinking about how Sky thought that she saw her parents pushed from the tree. Emerald arrives at the Great Pine and Violet tells her to leave the acorns that she gathered outside. Emerald had forgotten to gather the acorns and distracts Violet by telling her that Leaf and Woodpecker have a daughter. They have a conversation about what they can do to Sky to stop her inheriting the Great Oak. Violet eventually tells Emerald to get the acorns, and Emerald wonders if she can make Acorn, Violet's not-so-clever assistant, to do it. Acorn takes a long time to find acorns, and Emerald tries to distract Violet with broken shells. Acorn gives Emerald away by accident, and Violet gets mad at her and sends her away. It occurs to Emerald that Violet is using her, but she pushes the thought away.

Chestnut and Raven are hunting acorns together and Raven wants to go back. Chestnut tells him that if they don't hunt acorns, then they will starve in the wintertime. Raven reluctantly agrees to keep hunting acorns. Chestnut wonders why Raven didn't help care for the wounded in the medic's tree. He asks Raven this, and Raven says because of Peanut, the medic. He says that because Peanut is smart, he doesn't want anyone to think that she is smarter than him.

Sky and Peanut are in the medic's tree and Peanut is about to push Sky's spine into place. Sky is worried that it will hurt and decides to distract Peanut by talking to her. It doesn't work, however. Peanut tricks Sky into bending over and pushes her spine into place. Sky realizes that Peanut is smart and that's why she hates Raven, because they are both smart. Sky tells Peanut that Chestnut went acorn hunting with Raven. Peanut sends Snow to get Chestnut and Emerald.

Snow finds Chestnut and Raven. Chestnut says that he just needs to bury some acorns. Chestnut and Raven start to argue about where he should bury them, and Snow stops them. Chestnut asks what Peanut needs him for, and Snow responds that she thinks Peanut just needs extra help. Chestnut continues burying acorns, with Raven arguing with him along the way. Snow leaves to go find Emerald but wonders where she lives.

## Characters

### Major

* Emerald
* Violet
* Sky
* Peanut

### Minor

* Acorn
* Chestnut
* Raven
* Snow

### Mentioned

* Leaf
* Woodpecker
* Maple*End of spoiler warning*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 20
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 21
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 22
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 24
My pet T rex!!!

**My pet T rex!!!** is the 12th video on PufferBash Productions (formerly known as Oak Films).

## Characters

* Clay Tyrannosaurus Rex ***(First and only appearance)***

## Trivia

* This is the last video uploaded on 2011.

### References

* In the beginning of the video, Tiny the T-Rex from Meet the Robinsons is shown in the title card of the video.

### Errors

* There is no title card for Oak Films in the beginning of the video.
Orchid

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*Orchid is a female squirrel. She is in charge of housing on the South Side of the River.

## Quote

*"Sky could see two sows in the distance, probably Walnut’s sisters, trying not to cry. Sky recognized one of them as Orchid, the squirrel in charge of housing. She had never seen Orchid cry."*

## Personality

Orchid can be assumed to be a mentally strong character because Sky notes that she's never seen Orchid cry before Walnut's death and that everyone must be crying if Orchid is, hinting that Orchid does not usually cry when other squirrels cry.

## History

When Maple is listing the deceased in the fire, Sky sees Orchid and Azalea trying not to cry at Walnut's name. She notes that Orchid is in charge of housing and thinks that she has never seen Orchid cry, and that "when Orchid [is] crying, everybody [is] crying."

*End of spoiler warning*
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 19
Into the Dark/Chapter 10

**ALERT: CONSTRUCTION! This article is a work in progress. Not all information present on this topic is here.** ***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*Below is detailed information about chapter 10, "The Deep Woods," of *Into the Dark*.

## Chapter Summary

Raven, Chestnut, Sky, Snow, and Violet continue to go into the deep woods. The former three are (again) arguing about various things including Raven's habit of stating statistics and random facts and Sky's having to rest every few steps. Snow (again) breaks up their argument.

Raven wonders what they'll do if they don't find Emerald in the deep woods, because it's possible she's at the river. The group eventually decides to split up, with Chestnut and Raven going to the river and Snow, Sky, and Violet continuing to search the forest.

Sky has a flashback when she is a kit and her parents Leaf and Woodpecker are warning her never to go into the deep woods. Leaf tells her the story of the risk taker squirrel, who went into the deep woods and never came back.

When Violet, Snow, and Sky enter the deep woods, Sky suddenly has a flash of paranoia, remembering the story of the risk taker squirrel. Snow reminds her that they are there to find Emerald, and Sky snaps out of her trance. Violet suggests to look all around, because Emerald could be anywhere.

Meanwhile, Chestnut and Raven are searching by the river. They have had no luck and are trying to find a seed place because they are hungry. Raven says the only food they will be able to get there is sunflower seeds, referring to them as "helianthus dispersing reproductive structures," and he would prefer acorns (referring to those as "oak dispersing reproductive structures"). While talking about seeds, they hear Maple shouting something. Before they can go see what it is, they notice some squirrels bowing down to a deer.

WIP

*End of spoiler warning*
Cedar and Junco's Grove

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*Cedar and Junco's grove is a small grove of trees across the creek from the North and South Sides of the River.

## Cedar and Junco's Grove

Cedar and Junco's Grove on the Storms and Shadows map

## Quote

*"It was a rather small tree, dark green and fluffy, but it looked like the most beautiful thing to the tired couple. It was a perfect home."*

## Places

### Cedar, Junco, and Meadow's Tree

This is the tree that Cedar, Junco, and Meadow live in. It is a cedar tree. It has dark green and fluffy leaves.

### Robin and Finch's Tree

This is the tree that Robin and Finch live in. It is adjacent to Cedar, Junco, and Meadow's tree and has an abandoned hollow in it.

## Inhabitants

### Current

* Meadow
* Cedar
* Junco
* Robin
* Finch*End of spoiler warning*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 148
2. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 150
3. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 149
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 149
Almond

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*Almond is one of Birch's daughters.

## Relatives

### Relative(s)

Aunt/Uncle (gender unknown): SycamoreSiblings: Birch's other kits

Grandfather: Maple

Grandmother: Warbler

## Quote

*"You know deep down that you totally need ‘Mommy’ to help you. Did you know that sows mature faster than boars? Huh?"* - to Aspen in *Into the Dark*

## Personality

Almond was described as "mean" by Aspen, her brother. Also, she teases Aspen about how he needs their "mommy" all the time.

## History

### In the Special Editions

#### *Leader of the Woods*

It is mentioned that Birch has her first litter of kits, Snow and Almond, soon after Leaf has her kit, Sky.

### In the main series

#### *Into the Dark*

When being cared for by Peanut, Aspen compares Snow to Almond, saying that Snow is a good sister, but Almond is mean.

When Birch wants to help look for Emerald after she throws Snow into the ditch, Almond protests that she needs to take care of Aspen, Nuthatch, and her newborn kits. This results in an argument between Aspen and Almond on whether Aspen needs to be taken care of or not. Birch separates the arguing siblings, saying that it won't help.

*End of spoiler warning*
## References

1. ↑ Revealed in *Leader of the Woods*, summary
2. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 50
3. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 70
Leader of the Woods

This is a special edition book featuring Violet and Maple.

## Blurb

Would you like to know about the intriguing backstories of Violet, Maple, and Sky’s deceased parents, Leaf and Woodpecker? Hold tight for *Leader of the Woods*, Storms and Shadows Special Edition!

## References

1. ↑ Revealed in *Leader of the Woods*, page 1
2. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 166
Hydrangea

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*Hydrangea is a female squirrel and Maple's sister.

## Relatives

### Relative(s)

Parents (Unknown genders): Dogwood and RedbudNiece/Nephew (Unknown gender): Sycamore

Granddaughters: Sky, Snow, Almond, Nuthatch, Ruby

Grandson: Aspen

Grandkits: Birch's other kits

## History

### *Into the Dark*

Maple mentions her as being his sister and being seriously injured in the fire. He says she is being cared for by the medic.

*End of spoiler warning*
## References

1. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 19
Amethyst

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*Amethyst was Violet's sister and Maple's heir before she died.

## General Information

### Occupation

Past: Assistant Leader of the South Side of the River, racer

## History

### In the Special Editions

#### *Leader of the Woods*

Maple names Amethyst, along with Leaf and Woodpecker, assistant leaders of the South Side of the River. Amethyst, as the oldest, is his heir. She promises to "lead the forest with a strong, fair paw" and "be a strong example" for other communities.

Amethyst is noted to die tragically during an accident.

Amethyst's sister, Violet, (incorrectly) believes that Maple got rid of Amethyst on purpose so that Leaf and Woodpecker, his daughter and son-in-law (respectively), would gain more power. She vows to take revenge on Leaf and Woodpecker for this and other reasons.

### In the main series

#### *Into the Dark*

When talking to Sky, Violet mentions that she lost her sister.

Amethyst is mentioned when Violet is noted to have thought she needed to live with her sister's spirit. This is part of the reason for her taking in Emerald.

When Violet visits Sky in the medic's den, she tells her the story of Amethyst and how Maple "got rid of her on purpose" (even though he didn't).

When Sky is visiting Birch, she re-tells Violet's story about Amethyst.

After Violet kills Mushroom, she tells him, "Say hello to Amethyst for me."

When Maple is telling Sky that he will die during the winter, he explains that she is the only heir left because Amethyst, Leaf, and Woodpecker, the other heirs, are all deceased.

*End of spoiler warning*
## References

1. ↑ Revealed in *Leader of the Woods*, summary
Finch/Emerald

**ALERT: CONSTRUCTION! This article is a work in progress. Not all information present on this topic is here.**
***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*
***Note:** This is a page for the information on Emerald before she assumed the identity of Finch.*

Emerald is the adoptive daughter, and later henchsow, of Violet. The history of her parents is unknown, but they were from the North Side of the River and abandoned her for her green eyes. Her mother's name is Hazelnut. Hazelnut and her mate, Sparrow, believe that Emerald is the messenger and daughter of the Green Eyed Squirrel because she has green eyes.

## Relatives

### Father

The Green Eyed Squirrel (believed by Hazelnut and Sparrow)

## Personality

Emerald enjoys cooking, especially soup, millet, and sunflower hearts. She used to cook for Violet and the assistants of the medic before Violet told her that no one liked her food.

Emerald is shown to be quite malicious, when she follow’s her mother’s orders, but outside of when she is following commands, she is actually very kind and polite, as seen when she talks to Snow.

## Appearance

Emerald is a very lean sow, with a pointed muzzle and angular feet, with a soft, sloping back and a very slim build. Her fur is mainly silvery-blue, sparkly at the edges. Her eyes are almond-shaped and a bright, unnerving shade of green. Emerald wears a bluebell in one of her ears to signify her loyalty to Violet.

## History

### *Leader of the Woods*

Violet finds **an injured, green-eyed kit** by the river. She is injured, and Violet raises and cares for her.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 28
2. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 25
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 82
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 35
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 21
6. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 114
Special Skills

These skills determine how good your character is at a certain craft. You can't master all crafts but you can excel at your chosen ones.

Characters choose 2 special skills at the start of the game. They have the abilty to gain more down the road.

Special skills upgrade along with **Basic Skills**.

* **Intimidation** (Strength + Charisma)
* **Mechanical (** Perception + Intelligence)
* **Craft** (Perception + Intelligence)
* **Seduction** (Charisma + Vitality)
* **Fishing** (Strength + Perception)
* **Persuasion** (Charisma + Perception)
* **Barter** (Charisma + Intelligence)
* **Arkada** (Inteligence + Perception)
* **Athletic** (Vitality + Strength)
* **Bows and Arrows** (Perception + Strength)
* **Guns** (Perception + Strength)
* **Investigation** (Perception + Intelligence)
* **Survival**  (Intelligence + Strength)
* **Medical** (Intelligence + Vitality)
* **Herbalism** (Perception + Vitality)
* **Cooking** (Perception + Intelligence)
* **Leadership** (Perception + Charisma)

**Special skills are calculated**

Basic skill bonus + Basic skill bonus = **Special Skill**

or

Basic skill bonus + Basic skill bonus + Racial or Class = **Special Skill**

D20 + **Special Skill**
Storms and Shadows

Storms and Shadows is a series of books written by multiple people.

## Blurb (unofficial)

Storms and Shadows is about squirrels who live in communities. In the Community South of the River, all seems peaceful until the day there is a fire. Four squirrels die, including a young racer, Sky,'s parents, Leaf and Woodpecker. Sky is sure that they were purposely pushed into the flames, but everyone else assures her that they fell and it was an accident.

Will Sky discover what happened to her parents? Will peace return to the community? You'll have to read book 1 of the series, *Into the Dark*, to find out!

## Books

Book 1 - *Into the Dark*

Book 2 - *Shrouded in Snow*

Book 3 - Unnamed

Special Edition - *Leader of the Woods*

### Main series

#### *Into the Dark*

This book is mostly about Sky, Chestnut, Raven, Snow, Finch, Robin, and Violet.

#### *Shrouded in Snow*

Sky, Chestnut, Raven, Snow, Finch, Robin, and Violet are again main characters, but this book also introduces a new antagonist, Blackbird.

### Special Editions

#### *Leader of the Woods*

This special edition is mostly about Maple, Violet, and Sky's parents, Leaf and Woodpecker.
Hazelnut

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*Hazelnut is a female gray squirrel. She lives on the North Side of the River. She is Emerald's mother.

## History

### *Into the Dark*

When Emerald escapes over the river, she meets Hazelnut and Sparrow. Hazelnut immediately runs away, scared of Emerald's green eyes. Hazelnut wonders if Emerald is her cursed daughter. She remembers throwing her cursed daughter across the river, and Emerald reflects that she could be Hazelnut's daughter. She wonders why Hazelnut threw her across the river. When Emerald reveals she doesn't know who the Green Eyed Squirrel is, Sparrow and Hazelnut run away.

After she gets the blindfold, Finch remembers her real mother, Hazelnut, and thinks she was mean to throw Emerald/Finch across the river.

Returning to the river, Finch imagines the story she would tell in which Emerald had died crossing the river, and reflects that Hazelnut and Sparrow would probably be happy to hear that the Green Eyed Sow was dead.

At the village, Finch thinks that no one should recognize her, but then remembers Hazelnut and Sparrow, who saw her before she had the blindfold.

*End of spoiler warning*
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 82
Junco

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*Junco is an elderly dark gray squirrel with a white chin. His mate is Cedar. He and Cedar are cared for by Meadow, a young female squirrel. He has a round face and broad paws.

## Quote

*"Meadow, I don't know why you insist on helping us. I'm perfectly fine."*

## Personality

Meadow describes Junco as "a bit cranky" with newcomers and "a bit crazy," unlike Cedar. He is also revealed to suggest he and his mate do adventurous things that seem beyond their physical ability, but he never actually does those things.

## History

### *Into the Dark*

When Robin and Finch arrive at the grove, Junco, though unnamed, calls out, "Who's there?" Meadow explains that she takes care of Cedar and Junco and she is glad there is someone else for her to talk to. She tells them that Cedar and Junco let her live in their tree. Finch notices that Cedar and Junco both look similar to Robin.

## Trivia

* Junco is Robin's father.*End of spoiler warning*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 149
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 150
3. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 151
4. ↑ Revealed by the authors
Sparrow

Sparrow is a male dusty brown-gray squirrel. His mate is Hazelnut.

## Quote

*"Definitely not! I could never bear the child of the Green Eyed Squirrel!"*

## History

### *Into the Dark*

Emerald meets Sparrow and Hazelnut after crossing the river. They both act scared of Emerald because she has green eyes. Emerald asks if Sparrow is her father, and he replies no, he could "never bear the child of the Green Eyed Squirrel." Then he runs away with Hazelnut.

When Finch is thinking of pretending that Emerald is dead from crossing the river, she reflects that Hazelnut and Sparrow would be happy to be told that.

Later when Finch is going to the village with Robin, she thinks that Hazelnut and Sparrow may recognize her.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 82
2. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 83
Great Oak

The Great Oak was the biggest tree on the South Side of the River before it got struck by lightning. Many squirrels lived there.

## Inhabitants

### Past

#### Deceased

* Leaf
* Woodpecker
* Maple

## References

1. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 25
2. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 14
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 18
4. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 157
5. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 33
Green Eyed Squirrel

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*The Green Eyed Squirrel is a legend among the Community North of the River. Squirrels such as Hazelnut and Sparrow seem to think that he is scary. Hazelnut believes that Emerald is the kit of her and the Green Eyed Squirrel, and, because of this, Emerald is cursed.

## Relatives

### Mate(s)

Hazelnut (formerly) (believed by Hazelnut and Sparrow)

### Daughter(s)

Emerald (believed by Hazelnut and Sparrow)

## Legend

The legend is that there is a green eyed squirrel and that he haunts other squirrels.

## Believed?

### Believers

* Hazelnut
* Sparrow

### Non-Believers

* Robin
* Meadow

## History

### *Into the Dark*

Hazelnut mentions that the Green Eyed Squirrel visited her. When Emerald comes across the river, she thinks for a second that Emerald is the Green Eyed Squirrel, and then changes her mind and believes that Emerald is the Green Eyed Squirrel's messenger. When Emerald asks if Sparrow is her father, he protests that he could never bear the child of the Green Eyed Squirrel. Emerald tries to ask who the Green Eyed Squirrel is, but Hazelnut and Sparrow run away.

Later, Finch asks Robin about the legend, and he says that there is a squirrel with green eyes that supposedly haunts other squirrels. He says that he doesn't believe it.

When Finch reveals her true identity to Robin, she tells him that she lied because of the legend, and when she asks him to forgive her, she says that he told her he didn't believe it.

When Finch and Robin are debating where to run, Finch thinks that there must be a village who doesn't believe in the legend on the other side of the creek.

After Finch and Robin tell Meadow the story about Emerald changing to Finch and the green eyed squirrel legend, Meadow says that it is a crazy legend.

*End of spoiler warning*
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, pages 82-83
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 87
3. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 150
Finch/Finch

**ALERT: CONSTRUCTION! This article is a work in progress. Not all information present on this topic is here.**
***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*
***Note:** This is the page for information on Emerald after she assumed the identity of Finch.*

Finch is the persona Emerald rebranded after escaping across the creek to the North Community.

## Appearance

Finch looks identical to Emerald, but with some major differences. For one, she wears a blindfold wrapped around her face, covering her eyes and a part of her cheeks completely to hide her identity. The blindfold is made from the stalks of cattails tied around in the back. she replaces it every so often, but it is usually green and slightly frayed. She has smeared dust and clay on her paws, tail, and a part of her muzzle to dull her sparkly fur and make her seem more of a traditional squirrel. She also rubs pine on herself to mask her old scent. Finch wears an amaryllis flower behind her left ear and red and green flowers in a necklace around her neck sometimes. She lacks the bluebell Emerald wore.

## History

### Backstory

***Note:** This is the made-up backstory that Emerald made up for Finch.*

Finch's parents died when she was a kit; they were killed by a cat.Finch became blinded when a cat scratched her eyes. The scratches hideously scarred them. She went to live with a kindly old boar, but then moved out to live by herself on the creek bank.

### In the main series

Emerald first becomes Finch after she jumps across the creek. She decides to assume a new identity as a blind sow named Finch, and uses dirt to turn her fur more brownish. She also uses pine needles to change her scent and ties some cattail stalks into a blindfold.

Just as she finishes this, a boar named Robin comes up and says hello.

## Family

Finch considers that her made-up parents could be dead, so she wouldn't have to "associate with either of her mothers."

*End of spoiler warning*
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 84
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 85
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 114
4. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 92
5. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 87
Daisy

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*Daisy was the medic of the South Side of the River before Peanut.

## General Information

### Occupation

Past: Medic of the South Side of the River

## History

### *Leader of the Woods*

It is announced that Daisy died due to the harshness of winter and Daisy's assistant, Peanut, would become medic.

*End of spoiler warning*
## References

1. ↑ Revealed in *Leader of the Woods*, page 1
Ruby

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*Ruby is one of Birch's newborn kits.

## Relatives

### Relative(s)

Grandfather: MapleGrandmother: Warbler

Aunt/Uncle (Unknown gender): Sycamore

Siblings: Birch's other kits

## Quote

*“Mommy always says Ruby can’t play like the rest of us because she has white fur, but then got mad when I tried to get dirt on it. I mean, if the white fur was the problem, why did she get mad?”* -- Aspen to Sky in *Into the Dark*

## Appearance

Ruby is a white female kit with pink eyes. Peanut explains that she is albino.

## History

### *Into the Dark*

Ruby is mentioned, though not by name, when Almond, one of Ruby's sisters, protests against Birch going to help look for Emerald because she needs to care for Nuthatch, Aspen, and her newborn kits.

Later, Sky and Peanut go to visit Birch and the kits when running away from Violet and find that one of them has white fur and pink eyes. This is Ruby, though she is not named. Peanut tells Birch and Sky that that kit is albino and Birch will have to protect her especially well because the white fur makes her easy to spot.

Ruby is mentioned by Sky and Aspen when they are talking about things that Aspen could possibly do to keep himself from being bored. Sky wonders if Aspen can help Ruby with her leaf-umbrella and states that she needs one in the sunlight because of her white fur. Aspen says that Birch always says that Ruby can't play with the rest of his siblings because of her white fur, but that Birch protests when Aspen tries to get the fur dirty, and he doesn't know why she would do that because he thought the white fur was a problem.

## Mistakes

* She is said to have pink eyes while the kits' eyes are described to be still closed.*End of spoiler warning*

## References

1. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 160
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 124
Chestnut

**ALERT: CONSTRUCTION! This article is a work in progress. Not all information present on this topic is here.**
***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*
Chestnut is a male American Red Squirrel with red fur who lives on the South Side of the River.

## Appearance

Chestnut is said to have slicked-back fur, a ruffled red tail, and a casual posture as well as red fur.

## Personality

Chestnut is revealed to be clever and quick. He is also noted to be Sky's best friend.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 4 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name ":0" defined multiple times with different content
2. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 5
Into the Dark/Prologue

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*Below is detailed information about the prologue of *Into the Dark*.

## Chapter Summary

It is the night a week before the fire, and Violet and Acorn are in the Great Pine. Violet tells Acorn that she has a plan that will solve all of their problems -- she has been wanting to own the Great Oak for a while because she needs more space for her grooming supplies and other things. She has asked Leaf, Woodpecker, and Maple multiple times to give her the tree, but they've all refused, so Violet has decided that they need to be removed forcefully, and not come back.

## Characters

### Mentioned

* Leaf
* Woodpecker
* Maple*End of spoiler warning*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 2
Great Pine

The Great Pine is the biggest tree on the South Side of the River. It is controlled by Violet. It is very close to the river.

## Appearance

### Size

Smaller than the Great Oak, biggest tree on the South Side of the River; taller than the other trees south of the river

## Inhabitants

### Current

* Violet
* Acorn

## References

1. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 25
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 1
3. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 164
4. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 27
The Medic's Tree

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*The medic's tree is where squirrels who live in the community south of the river go to get taken care of by the medic.

## The Medic's Den

* Current
* Past

## Location

### Current

The medic's den is currently in a birch tree, which may be the same tree as Maple's den. This is a temporary replacement for the Great Oak.

### Past

The medic's den used to be in the Great Oak, but when it burned down, it was moved to a birch tree.

## Places

### Patients' Hollow

These are where the patients stay when they are injured or sick. It is divided into an upper and lower section, and there is a step that leads into an elevated chamber, which is the medic's room. There is also a ledge there. Acorn caps and clay bowls sit on wooden shelves in the wall and hold water, pills, herbs, and other liquids. There is a skylight at the top of the room that lets in sunlight. The floor is made of woodchips. The walls are lined with a hard reddish clay, which is also used to build an awning over the platform of the room. There are several different hollows, some in the upper section and some in the lower section. There are moss nests in the hollows for the patients.

This is where Sky stayed while she was in the medic's tree.

### The Medic's Room

The medic's room is an elevated chamber. A step leading down from it goes into the patients' hollows. There are seats and nests made out of sticks in there.

## Inhabitants

### Current

#### Employees

* Peanut
* Snow
* Chestnut

#### Patients

* Unnamed squirrels
* Hydrangea

### Past

#### Employees

* Daisy
* Emerald

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 20
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 21
3. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 22
4. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 23
5. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 50
6. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 72
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 19
8. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 161
9. ↑ Revealed in *Leader of the Woods*, summary
10. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 52
11. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 124
Walnut

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*Walnut is a male squirrel who died in the fire.

## Quote

*"[Walnut] was a good, young squirrel with a big heart. He did not deserve to die in the fire."* -- Maple in *Into the Dark*

## Personality

He is described as a "good ... squirrel with a big heart" by Maple.

## History

### *Into the Dark*

Maple mentions him as the first to die in the fire, and laments that he did not deserve to die. Two sows, Orchid and Azalea, are seen grieving, and Sky thinks they are probably his sisters.

*End of spoiler warning*
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 19
Meadow

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*Meadow is a young female squirrel who cares for Cedar and Junco. She lives in Cedar and Junco's grove.

## Quote

*"She was pretty, but not in the slick, over-combed way Finch so strongly associated with Violet."*

## History

### Before the books

Meadow lives in a tree behind a human nest. The humans in the nest own a small black-and-white dog who endlessly chases Meadow. One day, the dog corners Meadow, who narrowly escapes. Meadow goes to live with Cedar and Junco, vowing never to go back into the human yard.

### *Into the Dark*

When Robin and Finch arrive at Cedar and Junco's grove, she asks who they are, and they say they are travelers. Meadow introduces them to Cedar and Junco, saying that she cares for them and telling them her backstory. She invites them to live in the adjacent tree, and they accept.

*End of spoiler warning*
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 149
Cedar

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*Cedar is an elderly light gray sow who lives in Cedar and Junco's Grove. Her mate is Junco. Meadow, a young female squirrel, cares for her. She has copper eyes and rusty red paws.

## History

### *Into the Dark*

Meadow explains to Robin and Finch that she cares for Cedar and Junco and she is glad that there is someone else she can talk to now. She tells them her backstory and explains that Cedar and Junco let her live with them after she escaped from the dog.

Wanting to meet "the newcomers," as Cedar calls Robin and Finch, Cedar and Junco take a long time climbing down the tree. They finally get down. Finch notices that Cedar and Junco both look a bit like Robin. When introduced, Cedar calls Robin and Finch "cute." She then teases them about having kits. Meadow quickly tells the elderly couple to go back to their tree and takes Robin and Finch to their new home.

## Trivia

* Cedar is Robin's mother.*End of spoiler warning*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 149
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 150
3. ↑ Revealed by the authors
Into the Dark/Chapter 3

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*Below is detailed information about Chapter 3, "Storms and Shadows", of *Into the Dark.*

## Chapter Summary

It is raining after the fire, and Sky cries. Then she falls off the tree branch she is on, sprains her ankle, and dislocates her spine, even though she is caught by Chestnut. Raven tells her to slow down and that he will get water. Sky sees that the Great Oak has a scar through it. Then she falls asleep.

Sky wakes up with a nurse named Snow. Snow gives Sky water and berries. Sky then witnesses an argument between Chestnut and Raven, with Raven asking if he can help and Chestnut wanting him to go home. Raven leaves after forcing from Chestnut. Sky wants to comfort him but knows it won't do anything. Snow tells Sky about her injuries. Sky asked what happened to her parents (Leaf and Woodpecker), and Snow said that they couldn't find their bodies. Sky says that someone pushed them, but Snow says it must have been a plume of smoke or something.

Later Chestnut is talking to an elderly squirrel. The elderly squirrel is saying that Chestnut should help the younger squirrels first. Sky is thinking about happy things that will never happen again.

## Characters

### Major

* Sky
* Snow

### Minor

* Chestnut
* Raven
* The elderly squirrel

### Mentioned

* Leaf
* Woodpecker*End of spoiler warning*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 10
2. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 11
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 13
Acorn

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*Acorn is a male, gray-colored squirrel with a round white belly who is Violet's dumb sidekick and Emerald's friend.

## History

### *Into the Dark*

At the beginning of the book, Violet tells Acorn her plan to kill Leaf and Woodpecker.

When Violet asks Emerald to bring her the acorns that she collected, Emerald tries to get Acorn to collect them because she forgot to do it. However, Acorn gives them away by accident, and Violet gets really mad at Emerald.

When Finch is thinking about her past life, she tells herself that several squirrels, including Acorn, didn't exist and to just focus on her new life, not her old.

At the end of the book, Acorn tells Blackbird about Violet's death, expressing sorrow for the black squirrel.

*End of spoiler warning*
## References

1. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 22
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 2
3. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 165
4. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 24
Global Smash 1992

**Global Smash 1992** is the first of the limited *Global Smash* series, launched by Ink Bath in 1992. It was mostly experimental, although it saw the creation of numerous new characters and histories, and enhanced or completely reformed some already-established characters and elements, all of which became consistent canon.

Things that were newly created, or previously existing things reformed:

- The 16-Bit Set, new.

- Kantrall the Archfiend Annihilator, reformed.

- The Otherworldy Relics, new.

- The Eternal Mosh Pit, new.