Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXVIII – The Great Cleanup Effort

With the battle over and the surviving Rodents fleeing off into the distant landscape there was only one call to order left for the Corvids before the Darkness finally reached the land. The great cleanup effort was at hand, all of the corpses had to be removed from Treehold Keep and burned, despite the traditionsContinue reading "Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXVIII – The Great Cleanup Effort"

Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXVII – The Aftermath of Battle

Whilst the clouds of the Darkness can be seen covering the distant landscapes and slowly causing the deaths of all the creatures it touches, the Battle of Treehold comes to its bitter end. Death reeks both within the castle walls and without. The Corvids managed to gain this victory but failing to act fast couldContinue reading "Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXVII – The Aftermath of Battle"

Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXVI – The Battle of Treehold

There never was going to be time for negotiations or diplomacy between the Corvids and the Rattus Rodentius; the hatred went further back than memory itself and there were no stories of a time when the two kinds got along, or even tolerated each other. Their history, in its entirety was one of war andContinue reading "Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXVI – The Battle of Treehold"

Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXV – The Rattus Rodentius Army Awaits

When the Corvid scouts returned to Harfengel the Ravenking with news, it was as expected. Grim. The Corvid scouts spotted the Rodents inside the castle and in turn, they too had been spotted and the Rodents were quick to raise the alarm and prepare for a siege. It was hoped that the castle was emptyContinue reading "Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXV – The Rattus Rodentius Army Awaits"

Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXIV – The Corvids Arrive at Treehold Keep

The journey from Crowshaven to Treehold Keep was a relatively straight forward affair; but upon arrival the Corvids were aware of an ominous atmosphere around the castle itself. They kept back at a distance at first, to keep an eye on the castle itself. Harfengel sent a handful of Corvids to survey the area andContinue reading "Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXIV – The Corvids Arrive at Treehold Keep"

Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXIII – A Corvid Soldier, Skull Helm Detail

As far back as the great Raven's Tales go, Corvids famously wear one piece of armour into battle. The skull helm of an ancestor that died valiantly in a previous battle. Other than the helm, it's just a sharpened beak and talons ready for any grappling needed. The skull helm gives its wearer an edge,Continue reading "Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXIII – A Corvid Soldier, Skull Helm Detail"

Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXII – The Corvids Assemble for War

The time had finally come. Preparations were being made. The war assembly was underway Harfengel the Ravenking had all the Corvids getting ready and dressed for the grand exodus and battle that awaited them. Since the days of the Old Corvidae Empire, such a large Colony of Corvids had been unheard of. Even now, onContinue reading "Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXII – The Corvids Assemble for War"

Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXI – The Last Corvid Colonies Arrive at Crowshaven

A Ravenking had been crowned. The Corvid world was changing, and changing fast; which was a necessity with the Darkness coming. The word had spread across the many lands that Corvids inhabited in the days following the crowning of Harfengel, there was a constant stream of incoming new Corvids. Only so much time was leftContinue reading "Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXI – The Last Corvid Colonies Arrive at Crowshaven"

Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXX – A Ravenking is Crowned, Ascension of Harfengel

All those that had already arrived in Crowshaven and those that has been living there already, gathered together at the Divine Slab of Forefather to see the Ravenking crowned.

Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXIX – A Reuniting of Siblings

When Corvus had accepted the quest to fulfil the prophecy that the White Raven had told him about, he knew that he was leaving his ailing sibling to a certain death. This was not a decision that was taken lightly however, it was a decision that he had to make. She was distraught by theContinue reading "Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXIX – A Reuniting of Siblings"