King’s Ravens

At a glance

An unusually large breed or order of ravens once reported around Castle Avernus and not seen for years.

Recorded claims

  • Old histories describe great numbers of ravens around Castle Avernus.
  • A distinct large variety was called the King’s Ravens.
  • One obscure note described the ravens as always watching and somehow “part of Azalin.”
  • The source did not clearly identify them as wereravens.
  • Vidic explicitly distinguished the King’s Ravens from his own organization, the Keepers of the Feather.
  • Vidic’s account reinforced their connection to Azalin but did not explain their nature or allegiance in detail.
  • The Keepers’ enchanted feathers cannot command them.
  • Erasmus’s vision placed them among the powers controlling part of fractured Darkon after Azalin’s disappearance.
  • Near Castle Avernus, one watching raven vanished and three appeared in its place. They ignored Rage’s Corvid greeting, leading the party to suspect King’s Ravens.
  • A raven speaking for Ebb confirmed that the shadow dragon now controls the King’s Ravens in Azalin’s absence.
  • The raven urged the party to escape collapsing Darkon through knowledge held by the Dark Delvers.

Possible connections

  • Vidic and other crow- or raven-shaped observers who followed the party.
  • The ravens encountered at Richten House.
  • The invitation delivered from Castle Avernus.

These connections remain theories rather than confirmed facts.