Raven

**Raven** is an Immortal who bombards her enemies at range.

> "Mortal ignorance demands the light of Immortal wisdom."
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## Profile

### Lore

Even before her ascension into Immortality, Qanda the crow was nigh-unique among her kind, for she was born with an innate talent for magic. But Qanda’s gifts won her few friends from her flock. The wisest crows taught fledglings that they were best served by beak, talon, and corvid ingenuity, which attracted far less trouble than flashy spells, and Qanda’s nestmates mocked her magic with cacophonous, cawing laughter. Qanda resolved to leave her feathers behind and walk among the earthbound mortals, who seemed to hold magic in high regard.

But Qanda’s impression of mortal society was flawed. The Immortals of that age considered the use of magic a threat to their supremacy, and magic users were looked upon with fear and suspicion. From the air, Qanda had mistaken hidden enclaves for magical palaces, and she struggled to find acceptance among the magicians, who distrusted outsiders. Qanda persisted, and gradually her earnest efforts to share her wisdom and learn from others earned admiration from the other spellcasters, save the magus Zude.

Zude was a powerful magician, widely respected but scarcely loved, for he was a jealous man and eager to profit from the ruin of others. Zude hated Qanda and considered her an upstart beast pretending to be a mage. When the other magi came to her defense, Zude denounced them as fools, and in secret began studying foul and forbidden sorceries.

Zude disarmed Qanda by doing what she least expected—he apologized. He begged Qanda to forgive his past slander and asked if she could find it in her heart to accept him as her student. Qanda eagerly accepted, and as soon as they were alone Zude bound her in a curse, which sapped Qanda’s power and trapped her as a crow. He then hobbled her with cold iron and threw her before a starving lion. Qanda was helpless.

That was the moment of Raven’s first miracle. A brilliant light shone from Qanda’s heart, repelling Zude’s curse back upon its caster. The magus was bound in the shape of a crow and the Immortal Raven arose. The lion was the first to recognize the advent of new Immortality, bowing his scarred head before Raven, but as her story spread, more and more people began to seek her wisdom. Their worship empowered Raven to cast herself as the guide of mortal progress, and with Zude bound as her eternal servant, she set forth to bring magic users out from the shadows. With the revelation of Warhaven, Raven joined the pantheon of Immortals who sought to bring the prophecy to fruition. The followers of the other pantheon Immortals sometimes argue that their gods had some hand in Raven’s ascension. They say that a mere crow could never reach Immortality on her own, and that the pantheon merely wished to bolster their divine cause with magic. Raven’s followers dismiss such rumors as heresy.

## Basic Attacks

Release [MLB] to launch a homing Fire Raven. The attack will cancel if released before fully charged or if there are no targets. It can also be canceled manually with [MRB]. The Fire Raven can be blocked by terrain or by hitting other characters in its path. You are vulnerable while charging the attack, so it's best used from a distance.

## Skills

You will be vulnerable while charging the attack, so it's best used from a distance.