Queen of Ravens

## Description:

The Queen of Ravens, sometimes referred to as the Queen of Crows, Mother Death, or The Crow, is a divine entity trapped in The Unbeheld by the Fae after a failed coup to overthrow Queen Titania and King Oberon. The Queen of Ravens now leads another front of the unending war against the Fae, using her own race of servants - the Ravenkind - as weapons against the forces of life; she rules from her court in the Nest of Souls, where she crafts her many servants and warriors. Her methods are considered unpredictable and intentions inscrutable, and it is believed that her experiences and exposure to The Unbeheld has corrupted her mind.

Like most divinities, the Queen of Ravens has no set appearance. She can appear in the form of a mundane raven or crow, as a beautiful woman clad in all black, as a woman dressed in mourning clothes, as a massive building-sized raven or crow, as a murder of crows, or in her original Fae appearance, which itself has both a humanoid and "monstrous" form. These appearances are believed to be some, but not all, of the Queen's potential visages; her use of them is dependent on the person she is appearing to and her intentions with them.

Being a divinity, the Queen of Ravens has been alive for an undetermined amount of time. Her immortality has left her with an unimaginable number of insights, historical knowledge, mystical understanding, and esoteric wisdom; her domain over Divination, messages, and travel means that the knowledge of longevity is amplified a hundredfold. She knows when all mortals will die and is tasked with bringing about the True Deaths of beings not ordinarily meant to perish; she has eyes and ears and feathers everywhere, and her wrath is inevitable. The Queen does, however, lack the wisdom associated with goddesses; her time in The Unbeheld has rattled her mind and worn away at her sanity, leaving her obsessive, delusional, and single-minded. Her war against the Fae takes precedence over all duties, including her responsibilities to the Great Martyrs, who are known to rely on her for special jobs when powerful entities need killing; the only thing more precious to her than revenge is her children, the Ravenkind, and the Souls she guides to oblivion.

Due to being a Fae, the Queen of Ravens lacks any skill with real technology; her divinity removes any need for such barbaric devices. Her Magical knowledge, on the other hand, is considered greater than that of the Fae Courts combined. It was her mastery over Magic that allowed her to ascend to godhood, and it was that same mastery that enabled her to discover the secrets of True Death in her war against the Fae.

The Queen of Ravens's family tree is mostly unknown. It is believed that, during her time as a Fae, she belonged to the [REDACTED] Family of Fae under the Winter Court and may have even had children; when her coup failed, however, is it believed that her family paid the price when she was banished to The Unbeheld.

### Personality:

The Queen of Ravens has many goals, most of which are unknown; however, her known goal lies in a burning hatred of the Fae. The Queen of Ravens seeks to eradicate the Fae at all costs and has taken great steps towards her goal over the years, including arming humanity and other humanoid races against the Fae and inciting wars between the Fae and mortals. The Queen of Ravens does value her "children" almost as much as she hates the Fae, and takes great, motherly care of all the Souls that end up in her embrace; the Ravenkind treat her as a mother, and she treats them as her children. Anyone who harms a Ravenkind under the Queen's care is likely to meet a swift death.

The Queen of Ravens has a tender, motherly, patient demeanor. Those who have interacted with her directly describe her as being gentle and loving, almost kind; despite being the goddess of True Death and her active role in eliminating those who would seek to avoid death, she remains patient, knowing that she is inevitable. No one who falls within her sights survives forever, and she is willing to wait for the right moment to strike. Similarly, she takes pity on the Souls that end up in her care, whether they be Fae, mortal, or divine; she respects the people who fight against her, and hates no one but the Fae. When she does kill someone, or when a Soul falls into her lap, she treats it like her own child, and molds and raises it "properly." Should someone manage to anger the Queen Crow, however, they will meet a fate worse than any death; while difficult to achieve, the Queen is known to express considerable anger towards the Fae, her past life as a Fae, and anyone who harms her "children." The Queen's sense of ego seems to have fallen away during her time in The Unbeheld; despite her selfish goals, she has no sense of self-importance and carries out her non-Fae related duties diligently and without complaint.

As such, the Queen of Ravens is no hedonist. While her "court" may be decadent and luxurious, manned by an infinite number of Ravenkind, it is not full of undue pleasures. The Unbeheld does not lend itself to luxuries, and so even the Queen's court must suffer. The Queen herself has passive feelings towards pleasure, and seems to derive joy only from taking care of her "children" and killing Fae.

The Queen of Ravens is no paranoid; despite her war against the Fae, she bears no suspicions towards anyone else. Whether it be her mystical knowledge of death, or her ability to smite anyone instantly, the Queen is noted as being generous and kind to those who are able to meet with her; the harder part, it seems, is acquiring an audience with her.

The Queen of Ravens holds to no religion, although she herself is the center of many cults and religious bodies across the K2 Universe. Being a powerful goddess trapped in The Unbeheld, she views even Over-Deities as her equals despite being considerably weaker; the Queen considers The Stranger to be a cautious ally regardless of their differences. The Queen is said to be very polite and well-mannered until angered.