Raven Clan

The Raven Clan is arguably the most important clan to the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness story line. The leader of Raven Clan is Fin-Kedinn, Renn’s father and Torak’s foster father, whose name is a blatant distortion of Michelle Paver’s editor’s name (Fiona Kennedy). Saeunn, an old lady with sharpened, birdlike features, is the mage of Raven Clan. Other members include Oslak, Vedna, Hord, Thull, Dari, Poi, and Sialot. The Ravens have a big-ass burial mound and move every couple “moons” or so. The Ravens have a characteristic “long fire” made by splitting a log down the middle and then lighting the inside (sketchy in comparison to Torak’s “star”.)
== In Wolf Brother ==
In the original, three Raven hunters (Oslak, Hord and Renn) stalk a roe buck, which is “stolen” by Torak. Torak is then captured and brought to Fin-Kedinn’s feet, where Torak begs for a trial by combat, where he basically cheats by using smoke to blind Hord (Fire is against the only rule in a traditional Raven trial by combat.) Saeunn then theorizes that Torak is “The Listener” who will deliver the clans from THE BEAR. Torak is then escorted at bowpoint by Renn, who later departs, so Torak must wash his scent away in a river to throw off the Raven Clan’s dogs, “Fahrenheit 451”-style. Hord swears to kill Torak on the Mountain of the World Spirit, due to his interpretation of Saeunn’s line “The listener gives his heart’s blood to the Mountain,” but then he died in a fucking avalanche, the end.
== In Spirit Walker ==
Oslak dies of the honey-cheek psychopathy disease here, Saeunn sends Torak to find the cure, Renn goes to find Torak, uhhhh… that’s about it for this one, since it’s no longer taking place among the Ravens. The Seal Clan fills the role the Ravens did in the previous entry here.
== In Soul Eater ==
Saeunn gets several visions in her fire while Torak has left in the third one, the darkest being a view of Torak putting the axe to Wolf, although this turned out to be how Torak cleared Wolf the Wolf’s wound on his tail. Of course, the Ravens held a good feast at the end of this one.
== In Outcast ==
Like the other clans, the Ravens must attend a clan meeting, reluctantly declaring Torak clanless. They then had to hunt Torak down whenever other clans watched, while Renn would often come to help secretly. The Ravens, along with a bajillion other clans, all teamed up to form a mob and beat the shit out of Seshru as the floods came in.
== In Oath Breaker ==
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