Raven Clan

The Raven Clan is scavengers of the dead; considered the lowest ranked of the three clans - Raven, Wolf, and Eagle. Members are commoners, criminals, orphans, and undesirables. Names are assigned to each new member who takes the Service Oath. Once the oath is taken, it is considered a binding, life-time obligation. The clan has a hierarchy, the Raven Master at the top, the Black Wings, who are guards, and individuals assigned to collect weapons, armor, and personal items from battlefields. Members wear dark green cloaks, with an emblem of a raven on left breasts. The clan makes a living by selling these items in towns. Due to

their profession they are scorned by society and feared.

 

Service Oath:

“We come from nothing, say nothing. We swear to protect the Raven Clan, brothers and sisters, eggs,

nest, and tree. Family first and then comes the grave.” 

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Compliment:

 

“True to the beak.”

Headquarters:

Raven’s Nest is located in the dukedom of Maldavia, built in and around a giant oak tree in the Tannenberg Forest called Mother. The clan gathers in Raven Hall located in the main structure at the foot of the tree. * Black Castle is the ancestral home of King Korax Sanqualus  and the  Raven Clan, located beneath Tantalon Castle, in the royal city of Padama. 

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Members:

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Black Wings -      Armed guards charged with task of protecting village and plunder.

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Black Rooster -          A former Stroudian monk by the name of Father Jorge.

Blunt -                           An elder of the clan; friend of Osprey.

Buzzard -                      A stable boy.

Crane -                            A stable boy.

Drake -                            A stable boy.

Falcon -                 Twin brother of Talon; adopted by prey and Minerva.

Grudge -                 A new comer to the clan; Taliesin’s bodyguard.

Hawk -                   Older brother of Wren.    

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Hillary -                Master Osprey's advisor and head of household staff; formerly known as the Red Bandit.

Kloot -                             Older clan man member.

Minerva -                       Osprey’s wife.

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Mrs. Caldwell -            Head house keeper.

Osprey -                         Raven Master and leader of the clan; married to Minerva. 

Quail -                    A hardened, experienced officer in the Black Wings.

Rook -                              A mute from the Isles of  Valen;  Wren’s sweetheart.

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Taliesin-                        Adopted daughter of Osprey and Minerva; true daughter of the swordsmith,  

                                                                        John Mandrake; assigned to find rare weapons.

Talon-                     Twin brother of Falcon.

Toad-                      A stable boy.

Wren-                     Sister of Hawk; a skilled healer; Rook’s sweetheart.

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