Raven

==Raven==
During The Dreamtime, Raven’s feathers were white.
One morning, Raven told his best friend Eagle to go hunting in the hills for kangaroo. Raven said that he would search along the lake for ducks. The two friends promised to share whatever they had caught with the other when they returned from the hunt. Eagle spent all day searching for kangaroo but could not find any.
Raven, in the meantime, dove into a lake and hid underwater. He took a hollow reed and poked it above the pond’s surface so he could breathe. Soon, unsuspecting ducks began swimming by. Raven grabbed and pulled them under. When he had enough, he left the pond and cooked the birds over a fire. Then Raven returned to camp and told Eagle that he had had no success.
Each day, Raven told Eagle to fly to the hills in search of kangaroo and he went hunting for more ducks. Finally, Eagle grew suspicious, and one day he returned to the camp earlier than usual. As he approached, Eagle saw Raven frantically hiding the cooked duck under some leaves. As he got closer, Eagle spied grease on the fire’s ashes and around Raven’s mouth. Realizing that Raven had been lying to him all this time, Eagle grabbed Raven and threw him into the ashes. Whenever Raven jumped up, Eagle pounced and thrust him back until Raven’s feathers were colored black, as they are to this day.
- Aboriginal legend
In other lands, Raven is respected by both the Fenrir and Shadow Lords as a totem of wisdom, trickery and deceipt. Raven was a trickster spirit to the Aborignes of Bandaiyan as well. Found in both the Alcheringa and the Umbra, Raven favors the Dream Walkers because they are the most welcome by comparison in both realms as well. Raven is beloved but not trusted by the other Animal Fathers. Explorer, trickster, creator, Raven's own changing breed, the Corax, are one of the few Fera who hold no anamosity for the Garou but they also feel no compunction to automatically help them and are in fact notorious for stealing fetishes, lore and other poseesions from them. Those who respect Raven's mischevious and enigmatic ways can find a powerful ally in Raven, including kinfolk mages and shamans.
Spirit of Cunning
Brood: Raven
Favored Auspice: Ragabash
Favored Camp: Dream Walkers
Caerns:
Pack Background Cost: 9; Personal Background Cost:5
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Totem Benefit: Raven grants his children +1 to subterfuge and +1 to enigmas, but not in excess of 5.
Ban & Flaw: Raven's children automatically gain the curious flaw if they did not already have it. In addition, they get restless if trapped indoors or in a confined place (car, elevator) for more than an hour or two and have trouble sitting still.
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