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Pic 1: Casino talking to Kota in his garden when he visits while Tokyo and Hestia argue in the background and are judged by their fellow survivors Morgan, Wren and Daisy

Pic 2: Angelica is reunited by her bodyguard following her escape from The Overcast. The pregnant woman is eerily excited to see the large man covered in suspicious stains ft a very concerned Tokyo

Pic 3: Maddox and Roman spend their short break visiting Kota and Hestia who are practically family and helped keep them alive in their early years before becoming Hyenas

Pic 4: My home boy Molotov who is a glorified drug dealer that absolutely runs a speakeasy of sorts inside of the city. He's Greater Company but lives like the Lesser Company which earns him lots of respect from both high and low ranks. A genuinely good guy with the personality of the most easy going bartender

Regardless of their difficult past, the current group is known for its accepting but intense nature. Though they are likely to accept cats from any background they do not tolerate or forget any acts that may be perceived as threatening or treacherous which can result in lingering distrust between individuals and families. Though independent they are loyal and keep their allies close, some of which aren't even considered proper groups but have earned their respect and companionship.

Group Dynamics

Leadership: Part of their self-reliance as well as what sets them apart from the Clans and neighboring groups is the use of multiple leaders who are independently tasked with maintaining certain parts of the group. This was partially put into place to make being overthrown more difficult

Division One: Dedicated to maintining the quality of life within the group (population)

Division Two: Dedicated to maintaining health and wellness within the group (health)

Division Three: Dedicated to maintaining the defense and strength of the group (protection)

Lordship: Specifically chosen cats who are specifically trained to take the place of a specified leader following their death or retirement

Organized via the Division system

Lords are often not related and are chosen by leaders at varying times and can be varrying ages however they participate in joint training to ensure peaceful cooperation in the future

They are expected to partake in difficult situations and make difficult decisions to prepare for leadership, this may include being sent on exclusive and solo missions

Advisors: Cats that have been specifically recognized by the leaders for their exceptional skill within the varying divisions and can be trusted to handle situations or make decisions if the Leader or Lord is absent

Division One: Advisors are rare as the leader's job is often defined by their personal experience and does not often require additional assistance

Division Two: Commonly are cats who have experience or familiarity with herbs and healing who are reliable enough to collect herbs and use them properly

Division Three: Typically strategically and physically inclined and have a previous reputation with the Leader and can be relied on for patrols and tactics

Specialists: A small collection of cats who are knowledgeable about specific tasks that may give them advantages in a unique way

Gardeners: Cats who don't know how to heal but have knowledge of plants and can help maintain or check them

Assisted Warriors: Cats who are in some way physically disabled that have acclimated to warrior life and adapted to situations everyday warriors are not accustomed to

Companions: Cats who can be relied upon to take a break from their duties to care for someone else (Fostering kits, helping elders, preparing Trainees)

Guides: Cats that have an advanced knowledge that puts their skill above the everyday warrior in one way or another

Warriors: The common Quiver cat who maintains everyday life inside of the group by hunting, patrolling, and defending the group

Promoted from Trainee once they can reliably provide for the group without being supervised or guided

Trainee: Young cats who are over 5 months old and in training for their selected field

Assigned a set warrior (decided by the leader and the warrior) who will guide them, observe their progress, and help them develop into an adult

Not trained by one warrior, often trained and sent on patrols with other cats to ensure the development of a diverse skillset

As training continues the set warrior will become less and less prominent before becoming obsolete, there is no formal promotion from Trainee to Warrior it happens progressively

Queens and Kits: Cats who have had or are caring for kits before they advance to training or grow out of their care

Foster or Adoptive parents are not uncommon and are allowed breaks from their duties, these cats are often Companions or have volunteered to take on the job

Keepers: Cats have retired from their work for one reason or another

Can be elders, cats who are no longer able to work, or cats who are superficially injured or in recovery

Foundations

Early days:

Created by a tom named Arrow an ex-kittypet who wanted to create a safe place for his young half-sister Clover to grow up and live in.

Began small, slowly accumulating cats to its ranks including a tom named Freeze who Arrow became quick friends with.

Following a hard winter that put the entire group at risk their friendship splintered. Cats begin to go missing or are discovered dead all while Freeze is organizing a group of cats against Arrow, using the winter as an excuse.

The Big Shift:

After organizing a coup Freeze lures Arrow onto the Backroad with Clover where she is maimed and her brother is killed.

Freeze claims control over the entire Quiver and quickly devolves into disorganization as he focuses almost exclusively on strength and forces the members to fend for themselves.

Clover grows up within the environment, attempting to escape and always failing until finally succeeding and arriving in BloodClan and meeting a tom named Wolf, the two travel to ThunderClan and The Echo.

In her absence Freeze becomes enraged at not knowing where Clover is and in a stroke of luck is approached by a BloodClan cat named Smoke who he conspires with. With a common enemy, they kidnap Wolf's son Larkberry and press him for information before releasing him and following him to The Echo.

The Quiver Loses:

During the battle, Clover manages to kill Freeze and Smoke is killed along with him. Without a leader the group devolves even more into chaos.

Cocoa, an old tom steps up to try and organize the group. Though he has good intentions he is too gentle and is chased out by twins Max and Minnie.

Max and Minnie take over as leaders though neither has an interest in taking care of the group.

Olli kills Max and chases Minnie out and takes over as leader.

Regaining Control:

As the new leader Olli struggles to settle into his role, soon after he becomes the leader he helps The Echo fight against the Bloodseekers and allow them to become independent, creating a steady alliance between the two.

Following the battle Olli reorganizes the group to follow Arrow's morals an act that causes multiple attempts on his life by Freeze's remaining followers who felt betrayed by the change. He sends away the remaining population of Freeze's loyal warriors, both by force and willingly.

Angered and still devoted to Freeze a warrior named Rumble dedicated his life to recreating the great power The Quiver had during Freeze's reign by following his rules and would create the neighboring group The Overcast who would become a group-wide threat.

Some cats feeling guilty about their past leave on their own accord, a few creating a small collection of cats called The Legion that is made up of five families who had high reputations under Freeze or in The Overcast and had a change of heart and now desired simple and peaceful lives. These families are peaceful and allies with The Quiver, often helping one another out.

Olli appoints the Division system and chooses Aaron, a dedicated and kind tom to be the first Division leader, and Ari, an old friend, and experienced healer to be the second Division leader.

The group would strengthen under this leadership and grow into the modern Quiver

Mapezart on Instagram has helped me develop and write the background and story and is the owner of: The Echo, Wolf, The Bloodseekerw, Smoke, and Larkberry

Everybody's favorite scar boy has a heart-to-heart with Shauna.

I figure they both have a pretty close sibling relationship which started soon after Shauna joined the gang and began training. Unlike Roman, Shauna managed to gain the rank by besting another Hyena and replacing them. When she starts training the others have already been in training and since she was quite litterally a leg behind the others her confidence would waver fast. The only person she can even slightly rely on is her partner Vanya who is naturally gruff and cold towards the replacement. This insecurity only amplifies as she meets the golden children Roman and Maddox who she doesn't interact with other than seeing them during meals or passing them in the halls. Once or twice she speaks to Maddox during training who has always been a bit loud but kind but Roman is an terrifying looming figure. She sees him in training and the closest thing to interaction is exchanging a word or two or a single glance. He's older than her, he's already tall and isn't done growing, and the only thing you can make out about him is his eyes but the few times she's heard his voice its been dry and quick.

So when she's having a breakdown outside of the sparring room the last person she expects is Amell's one-man army to sit down beside her and ask her what happened. Before she can stop herself it all floods out, she feels like an outcast and she doesn't know what she's doing there. Demetria has told her so many times she is there for a reason but she doesn't know what that is and she's scared. She knows there isn't room for being soft but she isn't sure if its more scary to have to block away that fear or give into it and end up dead. She isn't sure if she's already dead but uncertainty is horrifying.

When she finally stops ranting Roman reaches out emotionally. He has been nothing but a statue at the very top of a pyramid. Carved and made to be inhuman like some sort of greek sculpture. And for the first time, he looks human, he's a young man not just a pair of eyes and a quiet voice. His skin is imperfect with humanity and experience that curves around a mouth that quirks up and down with emotion. She sees Roman as Roman for the first time and when he pulls his mask back up after a few seconds, he stays human in her eyes.