Atticus Raven

**Atticus Raven** is an employee at the CPE Institute and the co-worker and companion of George Writingdesk.

## Personality

Mr. Raven is adventurous and curious, extremely fascinated by the Hallowoods, but also indecisive. He holds a professional attitude in the way he speaks and treats others, even if needed be to a dehumanizing extent, as he views the world through the lens of his work and its classifications. He's also easily shaken and wary of those he doesn't know.

## Description

Mr. Raven is described as a small, stooped, wirey man with knobby fingers and a hooked nose. He wears spectacles and is in the possession of lustrous black eyebrows that resemble feathers and are beginning to grey.

Both he and Mr. Writingdesk dress in grey suits. However, those become tattered after he accidentally sets off their neutralization cannon. This also results in him possessing several cauterization scars.

## History

### Early History

Mr. Raven worked in the CPE Institute with Mr. Writingdesk and Mr. Riddle prior to and after the Night of Black Rains. They later kidnaped a 6-year-old Penny Rescher and held her captive as "CPE-13." Somewhere along the line, Mr. Riddle went to become a sleeper, leaving Mr. Raven and Mr. Writingdesk to run what was left of the institute on their own.

### Season 2

Mr. Raven appears briefly talking to Mr. Writingdesk about an enormous anomaly passing by in a van, being the RV Gang on their way to America. He appears talking about the same anomaly passing by again, this time in the opposite direction, which enamours him so much, he convinces Mr. Writingdesk to take a 'vacation' in order to hunt it down. They bring Penny along both out of necessity and for the fact that she can be used.

### Season 3

Mr. Raven, Mr. Writingdesk, and Penny arrive at the Grand Crossroads Hotel, where they make a deal with Penny. In exchange for them promising to avoid hurting other patrons, she would obediently provide her luck bestowal as they play cards in the casino. However, after their fourth win in a row, the Quilt accuses them of cheating, creating a clash between the players which violently escalates and gets them kicked out as soon as Penny decides to run away despite their deal.

Venturing through the Hallowoods, Mr. Raven and Mr. Writingdesk come across the Omen and capture them in order to use them as leverage against Penny and Friday, who've been reunited. Mr. Raven fails at this, accidentally setting off their neutralization cannon, hurting the two of them. They're then held as Blackwood Coven captives but, fortunately, are released by Penny, though she makes them promise to stop chasing her. Mr. Raven immediately breaks this promise, convincing Mr. Writingdesk to once again pursue the Rescher twins to Downing Hill Public Library with Mrs. Cake. As soon as they find the twins, Mr. Writingdesk reveals that it's not his intention to recapture Penny. This gives Friday an opening to jinx him. Much more concerned with Mr. Writingdesk's condition, Mr. Raven leaves the girls escape Downing Hill.

## Known Abilities

* Mr. Raven is notably good with technology, especially the supernatural gadgetry of the institute.

## Relationships

### George Writingdesk

Mr. Writingdesk is Mr. Raven's long-time co-worker in the CPE Institute, friend, and love interest. Between the two of them, Mr. Writingdesk is the "brawn." He often humors the whims of and protects Mr. Raven. During their time together, Mr. Raven developed feelings for Mr. Writingdesk, though Mr. Raven himself has yet to become aware of the fact.

### Penny Rescher

Penny is Mr. Raven's ex-captive at the CPE Institute. Mr. Raven is unable to view Penny as anything more than an anomaly to be contained and studied, referring to her by 'CPE-13' and using it/its. He finds her dangerous, but also useful. Despite this treatment and their extremely sour relationship, Penny has expressed she does not wish for harm to befall Mr. Raven.

### The Omen

The Omen is Mr. Raven's ex-captive. Mr. Raven is fascinated by the Omen, but ultimately sees it as dangerous CPE to be contained, utilized, and potentially studied.

### Friday Rescher

Friday is Mr. Raven's ex-captor. During Penny's captivity, Mr. Raven uses Friday as leverage over Penny to earn her obedience. After that, when he meets Friday, she captures him and holds *him* captive, though he's later released. Mr. Raven sees Friday similarly to how he sees Penny: a dangerous CPE to be contained and utilized.

### Mr. Riddle

Mr. Riddle was Mr. Raven's friend and co-worker at the CPE Institute. Between the two of them and Mr. Writingdesk, Mr. Riddle was responsible for the strategic planning but has since left to sleep in the lake.

### Zelda Duckworth

Zelda is Mr. Raven's acquaintance, who he knows under the guise of 'Mrs. Cake.' Upon meeting her, Mr. Raven is immediately suspicious of her but later pleased by their shared opinion on Downing Hill.

### Ray Marley

Ray Marley was once a paranormal investigator, working in the same field as Mr. Raven. It's unclear if Mr. Raven has heard of Ray, but Ray has of the CPE Institute and disapproves of its methods.

## Appearances

### Main Episodes

* Episode 96 - Horizons
* Episode 103 - Crossroads
* Episode 111 - Winds
* Episode 118 - Nevermores
* Episode 122 - Creeps
* Episode 127 - Hooks
* Episode 128 - Haunts
* Episode 134 - Libraries
* Episode 135 - Flames

## Trivia

* Mr. Raven is, at least partially, inspired by Mr. Croup from *Neverwhere*.
* Mr. Raven's name is inspired by the Hatter's riddle in *Alice in Wonderland*.
* Mr. Raven enjoys receiving printed "employee of the month" certificates from Mr. Writingdesk over minor achievements.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Episode 96 - Horizons
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Episode 103 - Crossroads
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Episode 122 - Creeps
4. ↑ Episode 63 - Signals
5. ↑ Episode 102 - Decadences
6. ↑ Episode 118 - Nevermores
7. ↑ Episode 127 - Hooks
8. ↑ Episode 128 - Haunts
9. ↑ Episode 134 - Libraries
10. ↑ Episode 135 - Flames
11. ↑ Episode 126 - Recoveries
12. ↑ hellofromthehallowoods on Tumblr on November 19th, 2023
13. ↑ hellofromthehallowoods on Tumblr on November 25th, 2023
All references taken from the official Hello from the Hallowoods website, episodes, and accounts.