RiverClan

RiverClan is a group of cats that live in a part of the forest that is primarily wetland, or shores of lakes/rivers. The founding leader, River, got his name from moving through the forest like the graceful river, so by extension the name was thought to be given to the Clan.

Description
RiverClan is one of the five Clans and consider StarClan to be their warrior ancestors. RiverClan cats live on the reedy, pebbly plain near a river with very few trees. RiverClan cats are known for their amazing skill at fishing and love for water. They also love beautiful things, and are known to collect rocks, shells, and feathers to decorate their dens. They eat mainly fish, but they can also eat water voles, shrews, and mice. They are contented, sleek, well-fed cats with well-groomed fur. They are known to be clever and graceful but are perceived outside their Clan as being stubborn and lazy. Their long fur and glossy coats are an asset while swimming. RiverClan gets by in leaf-bare, because according to other clans, they fatten themselves on fish during greenleaf in preparation for leaf-bare. Sometimes other Clan cats call them "fish-faces", or "fish-breath". They are considered weird by the other Clans becuase they eat fish, and don't find it revolting. They are quite strong swimmers and move through the water as if they are part of it. Their lightning reflexes help them scoop fish from the bank.

In the Forest Territories
The RiverClan forest territory is located in what Twolegs call Morgan Farm's Campsite and the River Chell. Landmarks in this territory include:
 * Camp - A well-drained island surrounded by the river and reeds. The other Clan's fear of water means this camp has never been attacked.
 * The Gorge - A deep gorge cut by the river in the terrain, border with WindClan. Apprentices are forbidden to go near it.
 * The River - A source of food and protection to the Clan. Sometimes, it is peaceful while other times, it floods.
 * Twoleg Bridge - A bridge built by Twolegs that allows the cats to go to Fourtrees when the river is high.

The whole camp is surrounded by reeds. In the central area, the cats lie and share tongues in the sun. In the tangle of one of the reeds, there is the warrior's den. It is also right next to the nursery. On the roof of the den, cats have woven in sparkling rocks and shells from the river. The light dances on these, making beautiful reflections. The river comes up very close to the nursery. That's why the walls are built very thickly to prevent the nursery swimming away in a flood. The nursery is also close to the river so the kits can practice getting wet and sometimes swimming. This helps them when they become apprentices. Across the central clearing, the elder's den, leader's den, apprentice's den, and the medicine's den dwell. They are all in a tangle of reeds covered by a hard reedy roof.

In The Lake Territories
The Lake territory for RiverClan does not have any name by Twolegs. However, the Twoleg names for the borders are Littlepine Road, Littlepine Sailing center, and Whitechurch road. The territory includes the River Alba. Landmarks here include:
 * Camp - Like the other camp, this camp is tucked away on a piece of land surrounded by two streams, making it well-defended.
 * Greenleaf Twolegplace - During greenleaf, Twolegs come here to swim noisily.
 * Halfbridge - A peculiar bridge that ends halfway in the water. Twoleg boats are anchored to it.
 * Lake Shore - RiverClan owns the south to western part of the lake shore

The camp is full of lush trees and streams full of fish. There is a main stream that joins a smaller one, and on that triangle of land, RiverClan's camp resides. In the camp, there is a nest of brambles which is where the nursery is. It is strongly reinforced. In other thickets are the elder's and leader's den. The medicine's den is behind a thornbush and overhangs the stream. The earth was washed away, leaving a pool in the roots and a hole in the bank. This is essential for the medicine cat who can store his/her supplies and get fresh water any time. There aren't as many shiny things as the old camp, but Twolegs often leave behind shiny things that the cats can use to decorate their nests. However, they have to be careful, as not all Twoleg things are safe for them.

Into the Wild

 * RiverClan is first introduced in Into the Wild. Their leader at the time is Crookedstar, a huge light-colored tabby tom with a twisted jaw. Their deputy is Oakheart, a reddish brown tom.


 * The long feud between RiverClan and ThunderClan over the ownership of Sunningrocks is also revealed in this book. Oakheart is killed and Leopardfur is announced deputy.


 * Crookedstar announces at a Gathering that he has granted Brokenstar hunting rights in the river, possibly because if he didn't, RiverClan would be chased out like WindClan. Many of the Clan are angry because they were "not consulted" as a grizzly silver tom states. This is not unlike the alliance between Leopardstar and Tigerstar in a later addition.

Fire and Ice

 * A RiverClan warrior, Whiteclaw, is killed after falling into the gorge during a battle between a RiverClan patrol and cats from ThunderClan and WindClan. The RiverClan deputy, Leopardfur, shows her anger and sadness over the young warrior's death. Some cats think this reasons for pain and suffering because Whiteclaw was her mate, however this may also be due to the fact Leopardfur also mentored Whiteclaw.


 * A ThunderClan cat, Graystripe, met Crookedstar's daughter, a RiverClan she-cat named Silverstream when she rescued him from the icy river. They begin to fall in love and try to meet each other in private.

Forest of Secrets

 * After ThunderClan helps out WindClan battle RiverClan, Tigerclaw tells Fireheart that he saw Fireheart let the RiverClan warrior, Silverstream escape. Graystripe and Fireheart go across the RiverClan border to meet up with Silverstream, Mistyfoot, and Graypool. After Silverstream has her kits who are half-Clan, RiverClan and ThunderClan almost fight so they can keep the kits. Silverstream's kits were Featherkit and Stormkit, later Feathertail and Stormfur. Graystripe, Fireheart's best friend, was their father. Silverstream died bearing her kits which caused Cinderpaw, the medicine cat apprentice, to blame herself for many many moons. A patrol of RiverClan cats comes to help ThunderClan when Tigerclaw (later Tigerstar) tries to kill Bluestar. RiverClan came to demand for the kits and eventually it almost led to fighting before Graystripe said that the kits should go to RiverClan. Graystripe decides to go along with them, but doesn't tell anyone in ThunderClan until the very last moment.

Rising Storm

 * When a fire destroys the ThunderClan camp, RiverClan shelters them. This causes many ThunderClan cats to be wary, because they think because RiverClan sheltered them, they will want Sunningrocks in return. This theory was also proven to be true. It was also mentioned that Crookedstar was very fond of his grandkits.
 * Another problem arrises when it is shown how much RiverClan distrusts Graystripe, because his heart never left ThunderClan. This is also proven to be true.

A Dangerous Path

 * Crookedstar dies of greencough, so Leopardfur is made leader, taking the name of Leopardstar. When RiverClan tries to retake Sunningrocks, Graystripe, (formerly of ThunderClan) betrays RiverClan by helping his best friend, Fireheart, a ThunderClan cat, beat Leopardstar. Bluestar allows him to come back into the Clan at many cats' disapproval. When Fireheart devises the Dog relay race to the gorge, he tells Graystripe that part of it will be through RiverClan territory; it is unknown if RiverClan knew about it. When Tigerstar's dog pack pulls Bluestar into the gorge, Mistyfoot and Stonefur pull her out of the river.

The Darkest Hour

 * When Tigerstar begins to become more power hungry, he develops TigerClan, consisting of ShadowClan and RiverClan warriors. Leopardstar submits into the pressure and joins Tigerstar's TigerClan. Mistyfoot, Stonefur, Stormpaw and Featherpaw are ordered to be killed by Tigerstar, due to being half ThunderClan along with RiverClan. Only Stonefur was killed at that time. In the end, the Clan breaks off and helps fight off BloodClan as one Clan with ShadowClan, WindClan, and ThunderClan.

Midnight

 * Stormfur and Feathertail set out as members of an expedition to find a solution to the problem of Twolegs destroying the Clans territories.

Moonrise

 * Feathertail sacrifices herself to save the Tribe of Rushing Water from Sharptooth. Back in the Forest, the deputy, Mistyfoot, is captured by the Twolegs destroying the Forest. Hawkfrost takes her place.

Dawn

 * Mistyfoot returns to RiverClan, much to the irritation of Hawkfrost, who had enjoyed being deputy. While passing through the mountains on the Great Journey, Feathertail dies saving Crowpaw from WindClan and her brother, Stormfur leaves RiverClan, deciding to stay in the Tribe of Rushing Water with Brook.

Starlight

 * Hawkfrost, a RiverClan warrior, joins Mudclaw and gets involved in a rebellion against Onewhisker.

Twilight

 * The Twolegs left a piece of Twoleg junk near the camp. Three kits: Minnowkit, Pebblekit, and Tumblekit, got out of camp, walked through the green liquid spilling out of it, and even drank some of it. Their mother Dawnflower licked them clean when they returned, and became ill from it, and the kits followed shortly after her. Other warriors and apprentices caught prey that had crawled through it, and soon, most of the camp was sick. Mothwing, with help from Leafpool, saved most of the cats, though a few died.

Sunset

 * Brook accidentally chases a squirrel over the ShadowClan border and makes Hawkfrost angry but Stormfur stands up for her. The two are reported to Leopardstar who banishes them and Brambleclaw finds them and invite them to join ThunderClan. Hawkfrost, a RiverClan cat, traps Firestar in a fox trap and tries to get Brambleclaw to finish him off, but instead he kills Hawkfrost and saves Firestar.

The Sight

 * Leafpool has to go to RiverClan along with Kestrelpaw and Weaselfur to borrow catmint from Mothwing and Willowpaw when ThunderClan and WindClan catch greencough.

Dark River

 * Twolegs kits playing near the river forced the cats from their normal camp, causing them to take refuge on the island.
 * Hollypaw, worrying about Willowpaw, trespassed on RiverClan's territory but was captured. She was held by RiverClan, who were fearing that she would reveal to ThunderClan the state RiverClan was in, until Squirrelflight visited and brought her home. It is revealed during Hollypaw's stay that RiverClan was building a dam of rocks to widen the river, making it more difficult to for the Twoleg kits to pass.

Outcast

 * RiverClan is the only Clan who didn't send a cat to help The Tribe of Rushing Water. Although Stormfur, who had been staying in ThunderClan, said that he will go for RiverClan.

Eclipse

 * RiverClan helps WindClan fight ThunderClan and ShadowClan. Reedwhisker and Mosspelt are seen during the battle, complaining about the dense undergrowth. After the sun vanishes, the RiverClan cats flee back to their territory.

Long Shadows

 * Mothwing and Willowshine are both present when Jayfeather receives his medicine cat name and they greet him by calling his name.

Sunrise

 * Leopardstar and Reedwhisker come to ThunderClan territory with Blackstar and Rowanclaw of ShadowClan and Onestar and Tornear of WIndClan to tell Firestar to get rid of Sol. Later at Half-moon Mothwing and the other medicine cats vaguely apologize for their leader's behavior.

The Fourth Apprentice

 * At a Gathering, Leopardstar accuses the other Clans of stealing the fish, and says that the lake belongs to RiverClan, resulting in the other Clans being outraged.


 * Later, when Rainstorm, a RiverClan warrior, thinks Ivypaw is trying to eat a dead fish when she sniffed it, he got stuck in the mud. ThunderClan lets him shelter in their camp, and he is taken back to his Clan later.

Fading Echoes

 * Dovepaw hears into the RiverClan camp and realizes that Leopardstar is dead.


 * Mistyfoot and Mothwing are shown going to the Moonpool.


 * Later, they come to ThunderClan saying Leopardstar had died and Mistystar is the new leader. At the Gathering, all the Clans mourn for the loss of Leopardstar and welcome the new leader, Mistystar.

Firestar's Quest

 * Two RiverClan warriors, who happen to be Graystripe's kits, are said to have gotten their warrior names: Feathertail and Stormfur. Firestar and Sandstorm follow the river that runs through RiverClan territory on their way to rebuild SkyClan.

Bluestar's Prophecy

 * Bluepaw meets Crookedpaw at a Gathering and becomes friends with him. The same night, Hailstar reports that Oakheart is RiverClan's newest warrior. Later the two clans fight over the Sunningrocks and ThunderClan comes away victorious, though no deaths were reported. A couple moons later, Crookedpaw and Bluepaw speak again at a Gathering and both reveal to each other that they'd become warriors by the names Bluefur and Crookedjaw.
 * Many moons later, Bluefur finds Oakheart on ThunderClan territory and attacks him but is defeated by Oakheart smoothly backing down. At the next Gathering, Oakheart shows remorse at the death of Bluefur's sister Snowfur, but Bluefur takes no interest. Hailstar announced that Oakheart had come up with a way of dealing with the twolegs in greenleaf should they come too near RiverClan camp.


 * Sunstar reclaims the Sunning Rocks for ThunderClan without battle, during which, it is revealed that Crookedjaw is the new RiverClan deputy. Bluefur and Oakheart secretly make plans to meet up at the Fourtrees the next night at moonhigh. They meet and Bluefur teaches Oakheart how to climb trees and they make a nest together. Not long after, when ThunderClan returns from a Gathering, it is revealed that Hailstar had lost his last life due to a rat bite and Crookedjaw was the new leader and Timberfur is the new deputy. There had been a fight between Brokenpaw, a ShadowClan apprentice, and two RiverClan apprentices and Oakheart had to break them up. Leopardfoot informs Bluefur that she's carrying kits, which she realizes are her and Oakheart's. Bluefur meets Oakheart at the border and reveals that she is carrying his kits.
 * Bluefur later has her and Oakheart's litter of Stonekit, Mistykit, and Mosskit (all who were named for the river) and Bluefur intends to raise them for ThunderClan. But when prey becomes scarce and Tawnyspots retires, Bluefur gives her kits to Oakheart to be raised in RiverClan and suckled by Graypool. She and Oakheart agree to meet at the Sunningrocks to hand the kits over, Mosskit dies in the journey. After that, Bluefur and Oakheart avoid each other at Gatherings.

Secrets of the Clans

 * It is revealed that because the RiverClan cats are so well fed and glossy, when they sun themselves on rocks, sometimes Twolegs take them, mistaking them for kittypets. These incidents are kept secret from other Clans.