RAVEN

played by David Dalgleish

Sorceress From Chaos
True Daughter of Amber

Dworkin's Trump

Backdropped by shafts of sunlight piercing distant rainclouds, a tall and slender woman stands under a flowering tree. Her complexion is pale; her charcoal-grey eyes gaze frankly out of the picture. She is quite attractive, smiling faintly, and seems innocent, her fine-boned features free from lines of care. She is wearing a snug jacket and leggings, both of suede-like dove-grey cloth, embroidered with delicate pale green patterns: lions, eagles, flowers, vines. Her silky, night-black hair falls softly to her shoulders, framing her oval face. Long bangs are held out of her eyes by a thin circlet of gold, unadorned save for a single dependent lens of translucent red crystal, over her left eye. Her left hand leans against the tree trunk for support; the other is held out, and a bird-like creature rests upon her upturned wrist. Its head is a fleshless owl skull; its body that of an owl's, feathered brown and white; and it has leathery black bat wings. A light rapier is belted at her waist. Black leather gloves are also tucked into the belt, and she wears supple black boots. Her Trump conveys the sense of a graceful, serene, inquisitive young woman."

Within any gathering, there is always one person who tries to speak as the voice of calm reason. When she is present, that person is often Raven, which is ironic considering her childhood in the Courts of Chaos. While she is very young and can be very naive, she possesses an inner strength and pride in herself which grants her grace and serenity. Hopefully she will survive through her first century.


RAVEN - SORCERESS FROM CHAOS

(200 Point Version by Craig Wright, player of Deirdre and Corleu, spring 1997)

Now we're starting to make some progress.

ATTRIBUTES

PSYCHE0
STRENGTHAmber
ENDURANCE20
WARFAREAmber

POWERS

Pattern Imprint [50]
Sorcery [15]
Conjuration [20]

ITEMS

Ruby Eye Lens -Rack and Use Named Spells [4]

ASSOCIATES

Chaos Devotee (Danton) [4]
Demon Devotee (Thufir) [2]

GOOD STUFF: 5


RAVEN - TRUE DAUGHTER OF AMBER

(300 Point Version by Craig Wright, player of Deirdre and Corleu, spring 1997)

She was quite attractive, smiling faintly, and seemed innocent, her fine-boned features free from lines of care. She was wearing a snug jacket and leggings, both of suede-like dove-grey cloth, embroidered with delicate pale green patterns: lions, eagles, flowers, vines. Her silky, night-black hair fell softly to her shoulders, framing her oval face...

Few play the game of Amber as well as Raven. And why not - she was raised by one of the best players of them all. In public, she renounces her redhead heritage, perhaps a touch too loudly. Could it be that she is playing good cop to Fiona's bad? After all, Raven's name is often said in the same breath as Clarissa and Fiona, and you know what they say about blood...

ATTRIBUTES

PSYCHE60
STRENGTH18
ENDURANCE30
WARFARE30

POWERS

Advanced Pattern Imprint [75]
Shape Shifting [35]
Sorcery [15]
High Compelling [25]

CONSTRUCTS

Ruby Lens [12] - Unique Broken Pattern Shadow [4], Flux-Pin [*3]
Raven has incorporated a Broken Pattern into the design of the lens she wears over her left eye, used to store and activate her spells and to detect magical energies.

ZERO STUFF


GM TIPS FOR PLAYING RAVEN

Raven is the daughter of Danton, lord of Chaos, and Fiona, princess of Amber. She seems to be honourable and serene, perhaps even wise in her own way, patient and calm even when under extreme stress. She is usually outgoing and friendly, unless given reason for suspicion. She is not given to acting without thought, preferring instead to gather information first so as to make informed decisions. She has yet to show any true darker side of her personality, though many would believe that one so apparently innocent must hide some truly terrible secrets within herself.

RAVEN AS MOTHER

Raven has as yet borne no children, but she promises to be a good mother, since patience and calm are good qualities for raising children. She is likely to raise her children well away from the games and manipulation of the Courts, providing them with both love and discipline while protecting them from the wider threat of the universe until they are old enough to protect themselves. One can only wonder how much of her calmness and serenity is a result of her parental influences, and how much is truly hers. How she reacts to Jade, the 'daughter' built by Jacob out of Paradox, is left to be seen.

RAVEN AS A PLAYER IN THE GAMES OF PARADOX

Raven has been an active agent in some of the more recent plots in Paradox. She claims to be nothing like her mother Fiona.

Constant Allies & Enemies

She seems to be on good terms with her aunt Deirdre, and is definitely on very good terms with her 'cousin' Jacob and his closer relatives, since they have chosen to marry. She has in the past expressed truly profound mistrust of her mother, and seems even less thrilled with some other members of the family, having often referred to the famous double standards of the royal family of Amber.

RAVEN'S GRIMOIRE

Summon Filmy

This gates in a filmy from the Courts of Chaos, which can be manipulated by the caster just as a filmy above the Abyss can be manipulated, for transport or possibly more bizarre uses. When the spell ends, the filmy simply returns to its point of origin. Since the source of power for filmies is unknown, it is also possible that this spell could provide access to an as-yet-unknown source of power.

Spell Type: Summoning, Shadow Gate
Casting Time: One Hour
Lynchpins: Magic of Shadow, Duration (optional), Dispel Word (optional)


Contributor: Craig Wright (sorrow@netspace.net.au)
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