River Herd

**Spoiler Warning**: Plot and/or ending details follow.

River Herd was formed by the black foal of Anok, Star, at the end of *Starfire* and became an official herd by the events of *Stormbound*. Unlike the other herds both former and current, instead of having an over-stallion or an army, River Herd has a council instead to make decisions in a group.

During the events of *Landfall*, River Herd joined together with the pegasi of Mountain Herd, Desert Herd, Jungle Herd, and Snow Herd that had agreed to abandon their territories to hide from Nightwing the Destroyer in the forests of the Trap to form the United Army. This army would fight against Nightwing and the two armies hunting for Star, the Black Army and the Ice Warriors, forming a Grand Council made out of River Herd's medicine mare, Sweetroot; Star's milk dam, Silverlake (formerly Sun Herd's lead mare, Silvercloud); Birchcloud, former lead mare of Mountain Herd; Ashrain; and Redfire, former captain of Desert Herd.

River Herd was temporarily disbanded during *Windborn* when Nightwing kidnapped the herd and formed Wind Herd after settling in the Flatlands. The herd most likely rejoined when all the pegasi (minus Stormtail's group) all decided to live in peace.

## Notable Information

Pegasi of **River Herd** come in all shades of feathers and coat coloring due to the pegasi in its herd descending from five of the original herds (Sun Herd, Mountain Herd, Snow Herd, Desert Herd, and Jungle Herd).

## Members:

This lists all the pegasi that acted as members or allies of River Herd and followers of Star

### ***The Black Foal:***

* **Star** — Solid-Black yearling with black feathers, white star on forehead. Colt of Lightfeather. Grandcolt of Iceriver. Milk Son of Silverlake. Milk Brother of Morningleaf. Born to Sun Herd, Descended from Snow Herd. Milk son of Thundersky.

### ***Under-Stallions:***

* **Thundersky** — Dark-Bay stallion with vibrant crimson feathers, black mane and tail, wide white blaze, two hind white socks. Mate of Silverlake, Sire of Hazelwind and Morningleaf. Previously Thunderwing, Over-Stallion of Sun Herd. Deceased
* **Hazelwind** — Buckskin stallion with jade feathers, black mane and tail, big white blaze, two white hind socks. Colt of Thundersky and Silverlake. Older Brother of Morningleaf. Uncle to Windheart and Thornblaze
* **Iceriver** — Elderly dark-silver stallion with powder-blue feathers, white mane, white ringlet tail, blue eyes, white star on forehead. Sire of Lightfeather and Frostfire, Grandsire of Star and Starfrost. Formally Icewing, over-stallion of Snow Herd. Deceased
* **Clawfire** — White stallion with blue-grey feathers, jagged scar on face, gold eyes. Mate of Shadepebble. Born to Snow Herd, joined River Herd.
* **Redfire** — Tall copper chestnut stallion with dark-gold feathers, dark-red mane and tail, white star of forehead. Born to Desert Herd, joined River Herd.
* **Oakfire** — Loyal Sable-Grey stallion with copper orange feathers, black mane and tail.
* **Ashfire** — Dappled grey stallion with midnight-blue feathers, dark-grey mane and tail, white blaze. Mate of Rowanwood, Sire of Brackentail. Deceased
* **Jetfire** — Cream-Coloured stallion with turquoise feathers, flaxen mane and tail, snip on nose.
* **Graystone** — sympathetic Ice Warrior. White stallion, silver mane and tail, pale-yellow feathers, blue eyes. Born to Snow Herd, spied on the Ice Warriors for River Herd.

### ***Medicine Mare:***

* **Sweetroot** — council mare. Old chestnut pinto with dark-pink feathers, chestnut mane and tail, white star on forehead. Previously the Medicine Mare of Sun Herd.

### ***Mares:***

* **Silverlake** — council mare. Light-grey mare with silver feathers, white mane and tail, four white socks. Previously Silvercloud, lead mare of Sun Herd. Daughter of Seaheart. Mate of Thundersky. Dam of Hazelwind and Morningleaf. Adoptive Dam of Lightfeather. Milk Dam of Star. Deceased
* **Crystalfeather** — small chestnut mare with bright-blue feathers, two front white socks, white strip on face. Mate of Stormfire. Dam of Bumblewind and Echofrost. Grandam of Windheart and Thornblaze.
* **Rowanwood** — Blue roan mare with dark yellow and blue feathers, white mane and tail, two hind white socks. Widowed mate of Ashfire, dam of Brackentail.
* **Lightfeather** — Small white mare with white feathers, white ringlet mane and tail. Star's dam. Illegitimate Filly of Icewing. Half-Sister to Frostfire. Born to Snow Herd, adopted by Sun Herd. Deceased
* **Birchcloud** — council-mare. Light bay with green feathers, two white hind socks. Formally the lead mare of Mountain Herd. Widowed mate of Rockwing. Dam of Petalcloud and Shadepebble. Grand-dam of Frostfire and Riversun.
* **Ashrain** — council-mare. Wiry dark-bay battle mare with yellow and green feathers, one white sock, snip on nose. Deceased
* **Dawnfir** — spotted bay mare with dark blue feathers tipped in white. Follower of Star, deceased as of Stormbound. Council mare. Lightfeather's best friend.

### ***Young Steeds (around two years):***

* **Bumblewind** — friendly bay pinto stallion with gold feathers tipped in brown, black mane and tail, blaze on face. Colt of Stormfire and Crystalfeather. Twin Brother of Echofrost. Mate of Dewberry. Sire of Windheart and Thornblaze. Deceased
* **Morningleaf** — elegant flaxen chestnut mare with four white socks and amber eyes. Aqua feathers. Wide blaze on face. Star's best friend. Filly of Thundersky and Silvercloud, previously Thunderwing and Silvercloud of Sun Herd. Sister of Hazelwind.
* **Stripestorm** — liver chestnut colt with bright-yellow feathers, red mane and tail.
* **Flamesky** — Red roan filly with dark emerald and gold feathers. Filly of Violetsun.
* **Shadepebble** — heavily spotted exotic silver mare with pale-pink feathers, black mane and tail, thin blaze, three white socks. Filly of Rockwing and Birchcloud. Younger sister of Petalcloud. Born dud and runt to Mountain Herd, joined River Herd. Aunt to Frostfire and Larksong and grandaunt of Starfrost.