Anastasios Raven

**Anastasios Raven** is a nobleman of the Trafarnese Court, and head of House Raven. He is well-known to be King Simon's closest friend, and extremely overprotective of his twin sister, Lady Cecily Raven. In recent months he has been seen often in the company of the new Queen Aedryan's friend, Sorni Tutvehke.

## Appearance

In every way except their height and builds, it's apparent Anastasios and Cecily are twins. Like her, he has the signature ~~Conroy~~ Raven red hair, though his is often worn tied up in some fashion. He also has the same emerald green eyes and pale complexion. The left side of his face is marked by a scar from a duel some years past.

## Personality

Most of Trafarna recognizes Anastasios as a notorious rake, often in the company of women who sought his favor in one way or another. And while a lot of his swagger and boisterousness is real, off the dance floor he's shown to be staunchly loyal, and stubborn to a perhaps unfortunate degree. Fiercely protective of those he cares about (or over in some cases), Anastasios won't hesitate to push himself for their sake, even when ill-advised. Even so, he is extremely temperamental, but easily swayed by his friends in most matters - Cecily's relationships being a notable exception.

## Biography

The son of Lord Bartholomew Raven and twin brother to Lady Cecily was actually born Anastasios Conroy, to Calvin Conroy and an unknown woman. This woman was in fact Titania of the Fae, who left her children and lover in a shack alongside the Greater Ibai.

Despite his humble status as a Fateless Palace Guard, Mr. Conroy did his best to raise his two children on his own, with decent success. When they were children, a young Simon was brought to live with them. The trio became fast friends, and for his service in protecting Simon, King Theodoric III elevated the family to nobility. With this, House Raven was born, and Halcythorn and its surrounding area were placed in their care.

On the twins' fifteenth birthday, Cecily woke him at an ungodly hour to drag him to the markets in Halcythorn. Thinking nothing of it he agreed (it was her birthday too after all). Once there, she pointed out a woman and her two daughters, and then the youngest of the two. *"That one. That's the girl you're going to marry."* This girl was Sorni, though neither of them knew it at the time.

Some years later, one of Titania's many attempts to retrieve Cecily ended in Lord Calvin's (now Bartholomew's) death. Thwarted, Titania once again fled, leaving the Raven twins on their own. With their father's death, Anastasios also inherited the title of Lord himself, though he has often ousted the more minute responsibilities onto Cecily, claiming she is better with them than he.

## Trivia

* The party knows that Anastasios is half-fae, though he rarely demonstrates this outwardly because of the toll it takes.
	+ He does not share Cecily's precognitive abilities, but instead has the ability to enhance his natural speed and strength, as well as imbue it to others. (This works on both humans and animals.)
* Anastasios received his scar in a duel over Cecily's honor with Seth Viper.
	+ Though it has yet to be revealed to him, Simon was the one who told Anastasios he'd seen Seth and Cecily together, thus inciting the duel.
	+ This duel also resulted in Seth being sent to Cleiya, where he remained in service to the Church, until he was recently freed by Team Spy Kids.
* He apparently suffers from some level of dyscalculia, which may be part of his aversion to managing House Raven's books.
	+ Talia was the one to discover this when attempting to tutor him.
* The Raven Estate is apparently home to a host of items Anastasios has been procuring for Sorni over the years. (Nicknamed his "Sorni shrine" by Cecily.)
	+ According to Simon, the gifts Anastasios has gathered also include several ships and an assortment of poetry.