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The River Chell is the Twoleg name for the river that runs through RiverClan territory in the old forest.[3] It runs from a gorge that comes to a waterfall and feeds into the SkyClan gorge, further upstream away from the forest territories.[4]
Description[]
- The river serves as a boundary between ThunderClan and RiverClan territories, and between RiverClan and WindClan territories in the forest. On the RiverClan and WindClan border, the river flows from a gorge that comes to a waterfall.[3] Further upstream, the river feeds into the SkyClan gorge,[4] which is regarded as the main source of the water.[5] Past Highstones and WindClan territory, the river continues to flow onto Twoleg territory, where it evidently comes to an end.[6]
- The river is huge, similar in size to the ThunderClan forest camp.[7] The banks are lined with bulrush heads and reed forests,[2] providing protection to the RiverClan cats as their camp is set up close by.[2] Near where the forest gives way to the reed banks, there are stepping stones that can be used to cross the river.[8] A Twoleg bridge stretches over the river[9] which, when the river is full, is used by the Clan cats to safely cross without endangering themselves.[10] In greenleaf, Twolegs bring their boats and kits to the river. This makes it difficult for RiverClan cats to feed themselves as the fish are frightened away.[11]
Known deaths[]
This is a list of deaths, ordered chronologically, that took place at River Chell.
History[]
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Dawn of the Clans[]
- Coming Soon
The Prophecies Begin[]
- Coming Soon
Super Editions[]
- Coming Soon
Novellas[]
- Coming Soon
Book mentions[]
- Riverstar's Home
- The Sun Trail
- Thunder Rising
- The First Battle
- The Blazing Star
- A Forest Divided
- Path of Stars
- Moth Flight's Vision
- Thunderstar's Echo
- Shadowstar's Life
- Cloudstar's Journey
- Mapleshade's Vengeance
- Pinestar's Choice
- Goosefeather's Curse
- Tallstar's Revenge
- Yellowfang's Secret (Mentioned only)
- Crookedstar's Promise
- Bluestar's Prophecy
- Leopardstar's Honor
- Spottedleaf's Heart
- Redtail's Debt
- Onestar's Confession
- Into the Wild (First appearance)
- Fire and Ice
- Forest of Secrets
- Rising Storm
- Tigerclaw's Fury
- A Dangerous Path
- The Rise of Scourge
- The Darkest Hour
- Firestar's Quest
- Graystripe's Vow (Then)
- Return to the Clans
- A Shadow in RiverClan
- Mothwing's Secret
- SkyClan's Destiny
- Midnight
- Moonrise
- Dawn
- Starlight (Mentioned only)
- The Rescue
- Beyond the Code
- After the Flood
- Warrior's Return
- Ravenpaw's Farewell
- Hawkwing's Journey
- Pebbleshine's Kits (Mentioned only)
- The Apprentice's Quest
- Darkest Night
- Squirrelflight's Hope (Comic)
- Thunder
- Ivypool's Heart (Mentioned only)
- The Prophecies Begin, volume 1
- Secrets of the Clans (Retconned)
- Cats of the Clans (Mentioned only)
- Code of the Clans
- Battles of the Clans
- The Ultimate Guide (Mentioned only)
- The Ultimate Guide: Updated and Expanded Edition (Mentioned only)
Gallery[]
Map art[]
River Chell on the original forest map
River Chell on the original Twoleg view forest map
River Chell on the reprinted forest map
River Chell on the reprinted Twoleg view forest map
River Chell on the original gorge map
River Chell on the original Twoleg view gorge map
River Chell on the reprinted gorge map
River Chell on the reprinted Twoleg view gorge map
River Chell on the forest-lake map
River Chell on the Twoleg view forest-lake map
River Chell on the reprinted map in The Sun Trail
River Chell on the Ivypool's Heart map
Official art[]
River Chell on the cover of Riverstar's Home
River Chell on the cover of Path of Stars
River Chell on the cover of Leopardstar's Honor
River Chell at the gorge on the cover of Fire and Ice
River Chell in The Prophecies Begin, volume 1
The stepping stones on the cover of Forest of Secrets
River Chell on the reprinted cover of Forest of Secrets
Crookedstar teaching apprentices to swim in Crookedstar's Promise
Sasha leading her kits across the river in Return to the Clans
RiverClan fishing in A Shadow in RiverClan
Feathertail rescuing Hawk in A Shadow in RiverClan
River Chell in leaf-bare in A Shadow in RiverClan
River Chell in newleaf in A Shadow in RiverClan
Ferncloud chasing a squirrel over the stepping stones in A Shadow in RiverClan
Sasha and her kits on the stepping stones in A Shadow in RiverClan
River Chell in Squirrelflight's Hope
The source of the River Chell on the cover of SkyClan's Destiny
Graystripe remembering RiverClan in Graystripe's Adventure
River Chell in the gorge in SkyClan and the Stranger
River Chell during a drought in SkyClan and the Stranger
The flooded river in SkyClan and the Stranger
River Chell in Graystripe's Vow
River Chell in Secrets of the Clans
River Chell in Code of the Clans
River Chell in Code of the Clans
Reedfeather drowning in Battles of the Clans
River Chell in The Ultimate Guide
River Chell in The Ultimate Guide
River Chell in The Ultimate Guide: Updated and Expanded Edition
River Chell in The Ultimate Guide: Updated and Expanded Edition
River Chell in The Ultimate Guide: Updated and Expanded Edition
Trivia[]
Mistakes[]
- In the Twoleg view map of Deepsands Gorge, the name of the river is misspelled as the "River Chel".[24]
- This is later fixed in the reprints and newer books.[25]
Continuity[]
The following information is from sources considered non-canon, retconned, or from adapted material.
- In Secrets of the Clans, a 2007 field guide, the river is featured in the legend, "How LeopardClan Won the River" which tells the story of how LeopardClan got control of the river in the forest.[26] On RiverClan's page it is also said that the river made Sunningrocks into an island in ancient times, so that only RiverClan cats could reach it. However, the water level dropped and then Sunningrocks became a source of many territorial battles between RiverClan and ThunderClan.[27]
External links[]
- Marvellous Maps on the Warriors official website (Indirect mention only) (backup link)
- The Forest Map: RiverClan on the Warriors official website (backup link)
See also[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild, page 58
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 9
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 As revealed in maps where the story takes place at the forest.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 65
- ↑ Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 85
- ↑ As revealed by the maps shown in the The Sun Trail.
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 119
- ↑ Revealed in Moth Flight's Vision, page 229
- ↑ Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 119
- ↑ Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 156
- ↑ Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 41
- ↑ Revealed in Riverstar's Home, page 335
- ↑ Revealed in Shadowstar's Life, page 223
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Revealed in Code of the Clans, pages 115-116
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Revealed in Mapleshade's Vengeance, chapter 1
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Revealed in Mapleshade's Vengeance, chapter 4
- ↑ Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 20
- ↑ Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 358
- ↑ Revealed in Leopardstar's Honor, page 325
- ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path, page 305
- ↑ On page 311 of A Dangerous Path, while Bluestar did drown, it can be noted that several factors, such as her age, depression, her wound from the dogs, grief, and stress might have played a part in her demise.
- ↑ Revealed in Beyond the Code, page 86
- ↑ Revealed in Hawkwing's Journey, page 218
- ↑ Revealed in the map in Firestar's Quest, SkyClan's Destiny, The Ultimate Guide, and Ravenpaw's Farewell. (screenshot)
- ↑ Revealed in the map in Hawkwing's Journey, Pebbleshine's Kits, The Ultimate Guide: Updated and Expanded Edition, and the reprints of Firestar's Quest and SkyClan's Destiny. (screenshot)
- ↑ Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 161
- ↑ Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 11
| Locations in the Warriors series | |
|---|---|
| The lake territories | Moonpool • Horseplace • River Alba • The lake • The mossy clearing • The island • The Sky Oak • Silverpath • The tunnels |
| The forest territories | Barley's farm • Moonstone • Bonehill • Sunningrocks • Highstones • Fourtrees • Carrionplace • River Chell • The Owl Tree • The Great Sycamore • Tallpines • The broken nest • Snakerocks • Beech copse • The sandy hollow |
| Other locations | Cave of Pointed Stones • Deepsands Gorge • Camp • Twolegplace • Thunderpath • The mountains • Sun-drown-place • Whispering Cave • Skyrock • Star Tree |
| Afterlives | StarClan • The Place of No Stars • Ghost residence • The Tribe of Endless Hunting • The ancestors • River of Spirits • Unnamed afterlife |