Community North of the River

**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.*The Community North of the River is, quite obviously, a community north of the river. It is separated from the Community South of the River by the river. It is also called the North Side of the River.

## Community North of the River

North Side of the River on the Storms and Shadows map

## Society

The squirrels of the Community North of the River are not led by one squirrel; they mostly just help each other out. They also don't keep track of things much and like to keep things private. They have rafting events on the creek, like the South Side's racing. They don't really do parents or families like the South Side does; instead, the older squirrels help keep track of the younger ones. However, they do have some rules, mostly ones that are in place for the good of the community.

## Places

#### The central tree

The central tree is where nuts, berries, and other squirrel food is stored. Squirrels who have extra food can drop it off there, and then any squirrel can take it. However, it is possible for food stored there to get stale. There also used to be a tunnel under it that led to a small room, but it was buried after Finch's argument with Violet.

#### The pond

The pond is where squirrels bathe. It is noted that it is not sanitary, so the community does not allow squirrels to drink from it.

### The creek

The creek is one place that squirrels can get water. There are also rafting events on it. It separates the North Side of the River from the territory on the other side of the creek, which includes Cedar and Junco's Grove. Robin notes that the community is built around the creek, both physically and socially. In the north of the creek, the rafting place, Finch notes that she can smell earth and that the creek is rocky.

#### Finch's old home

Finch used to have a nest on the creek that she lived in. She lived here after she ran across the river

### The seed place

The seed place is the squirrel name for a human bird feeder. The squirrels try to take food from it. Robin tells Finch that the birds "act like the feeder is for them," but the squirrels believe it is actually for the squirrels.

### Other places

Here are links to other places that have their own pages:

* Robin's old tree
* The river

## Inhabitants

### Current

* Linden
* Wren
* Bluebird
* Hazelnut
* Sparrow
* Huckleberry
* Strawberry

### Past

#### Alive

* Finch
* Robin

## References

1. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, pages 81-82
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 93
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 116
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 103
5. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 98
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 97
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 96
8. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 137
9. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 132
10. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 136
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 148
12. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 106
13. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, 110
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Revealed by the authors
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 82
16. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 165
17. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 151
18. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 85
19. ↑ Revealed in *Into the Dark*, page 130