River Herd

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, former lead mare of Jungle Herd; 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. River Herd was reformed after Star defeated and killed Nightwing and gained many more herdmates when almost all of the pegasi of Wind Herd separated from three groups: Frostfire, his mate Larksong, and their colt Starfrost; the most loyal of Nightwing and his mate Petalcloud’s Ice Warriors; and a few weanlings that had grown to adore Nightwing and Petalcloud while they were still alive (later forming Blizzard Herd).

## 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 / Over-Stallion:***

* **Star** — Solid-Black yearling colt with black feather, 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. Mate to Morningleaf / Morningcloud.

### ***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, Mate of Echofrost. Uncle to Windheart and Thornblaze
* **Summerwind** — Handsome palomino pinto stallion with violet feathers. Colt of Raintree and poppyfeather . Deceased
* **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 each with a silver center, blue eyes. Born to Snow Herd, spied on the Ice Warriors for River Herd

### ***Flight Instructor:***

* **Hedgewind** — Bay stallion with grey feathers, black mane and tail, thin white blaze. Formally Mountain Herd's Flight Instructor. Born to Mountain Herd, joined 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. Widowed 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.

* **Crystalfeather** — small chestnut mare with bright-blue feathers, two front white socks, white strip on face. Mate of Stormfire. Dam of Bumblewind and Echofrost. Adoptive Dam of Flamesky. Grandam of Windheart and Thornblaze.
* **Rowanwood** — widowed 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, elegant, single mare with white feathers, white ringlet tail, white mane. 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. Formally Ashcloud, Lead Mare of Jungle Herd and former, widowed mate of Smokewing. Deceased

### ***Yearlings:***

* **Bumblewind** — friendly bay pinto colt with gold feathers tipped in brown, black mane and tail, thin blaze on face. Colt of Stormfire and Crystalfeathers. Twin Brother of Echofrost. Adopted Brother of Flamesky. Mate of Dewberry. Sire of Windheart and Thornblaze. Deceased
* **Stripestorm** — liver chestnut colt with bright-yellow feathers, red mane and tail. Colt of Plainfire. Orphaned Colt of Lavenderfeathers.
* **Flamesky** — Red roan filly with dark emerald and gold feathers. Orphaned filly of Sunrise and Violetsun. Adopted filly of Stormfire and Crystalfeather . Step-Sister of Bumblewind and Echofrost.
* **Shadepebble** — heavily spotted exotic silver filly 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 grand Aunt of Starfrost. Mate to Clawfire