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King Silverbirch
King Silverbirch
Birthplace: Whitewings Island
Species: Hedgehog
Gender: Male
Family: Queen Larch(niece)
Death: Killed in the collapse of his fortress
Appears in: Books:
Such silver!
―King Silverbirch


King Silverbirch was a hedgehog, former regent and uncle to Queen Larch, who became a tyrant king of Whitewings Island. His closest confidant and trusted sorcerer was Smokewreath.

Personality[]

King Silverbirch had a great obsession with silver, and he constantly pursued it up until his death. In his pursuit for more silver on the island, King Silverbirch treated his subjects mercilessly as he forced them to work in the mines, destroying the island in the process.

It is likely that Silverbirch was mentally unstable to a certain degree, as he had frequent mood swings and fits of anger, with the latter usually resulting in the deaths of his subjects. 

History[]

Before the Books[]

King Silverbirch usurped the throne on Whitewings Island when his niece Larch was too young to become a queen, eventually forcing her to go into hiding to save her life. It is extremely likely that he also ordered the murder of Candle, Urchin's father, although it was probably Smokewreath that influenced him to do it, as Candle's position as a priest directly threatened Smokewreath.

During Silverbirch's tyrannical rule, many animals died, either from being sacrificed by Smokewreath or from working in the mines, where they would die from inhaling the fumes that came from the mine, from exhaustion, or from being killed for the inability or refusal to work.

Urchin and the Heartstone[]

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King Silverbirch on his throne

Gleaning information from the allies of Husk that were exiled during the first book, he sends Lord Treeth, Bronze, Trail, and Scatter to Mistmantle Isle to kidnap "the Marked Squirrel", Urchin, with the hopes that Urchin could find more silver for him. Despite the protests of Smokewreath, who wanted to immediately sacrifice Urchin, King Silverbirch is very welcoming to Urchin, giving him food, water, and a nicely furnished room. Giving into Smokewreath's pressure, however, he tells Smokewreath that he could sacrifice Urchin when the first snowflake falls. He gave most of "the Freak's" care to Commander Cedar, who was still loyal to Queen Larch and aided Urchin as much as she could without being discovered.

After Urchin, Juniper, and Cedar fled Silverbirch's tower, the maniacal king sent guards, led by Granite, to catch them, and Urchin sacrificed himself so the others could go free. When Urchin was being escorted to the castle, however, the Larchlings decided to launch an attack on the castle, which would have resulted in their deaths. Fortunately, at the same time, there was a massive earthquake, which caused the fortress to collapse, killing Silverbirch, Smokewreath, and everyone else in the castle, which mostly consisted of his supporters.

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Urchin being forced to bow before King SIlverbirch.


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