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Shadar-kai Crews

A Ravenship deployed to secure or observe a sorrow for


the Raven Queen is usually captained by a Shadar-kai
Gloom Weaver with four Shadar-kai Shadow Dancer
officers, 11 shadar-kai Archers and 2d4+4 swarms of
ravens. The agents of the Raven Queen have been noted
in a number of Notable Locations:
White Plume Mountain
Instructed to witness the sorrows surrounding the
Blackrazor, the first sentient sword crafted by the
Shadowfell Goddess, the raven ship crew seen circling
White Plume Mountain is waiting for a champion to
claim it. When a champion is found, they are to be
escorted to the Fortress of Memories to receive a quest
from the Raven Queen- by force if necessary.
Barovia
Charged with observing the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind
and the loss surrounding it, the crew of a ravenship
spotted in Barovia has rendered no aid to any hero in
possession of the item for the last decade.
Wildemount
The Raven Queen’s agents have an interest in an
artifact known as the Blade of Broken Mirrors…
Other Notable Raven Ships
Corvin Hullbreaker & the Quiet Dignity
Covin is a NG dwarf Abjurer Wizard who was born in
wildspace. The Quiet Dignity runs rescue and relief
missions in warzones, and is crewed by:
First Mate Polto Stonefist, a N goliath champion
Bob Bibbleswort, a NG gnomish illusionist wizard
Xanyi Silversun, a CG Astral Elf Star Priest
12 CG elf, dwarf and human Priests
Raven Ships are an uparmored variant of the Shrike Huginn & Muninn
Ship developed by the Shadar-Kai for trips into These ships have identical viking crews: a N War Priest
wildspace chasing the Raven Queen’s whims. Shadar- of Odin, four LN priests and 15 CN berserkers. Their
kai encountered outside the Shadowfell are often on crews raid across wildspace for treasure, slaves and
quests to find the most sorrow-touched items they can sacrifices to return to their frozen homeland with.
find to bring back to their queen’s gloomy castle. Along
with the shadow elves, the Raven is popular with spies, The King’s Crow
smugglers, assassins and adventuring parties. The upstart “King” of Barovia, the devil Crowley
Raven crews tend to number between 8 and 11 in its maintains a raven ship manned by his infernal troops.
role as a blockade runner and bomber. When outfitted Two Warlocks of the Fiend share helmsman’s duties
as a light warship, a Raven usually carries about 20 with 10 Red Right Hand Soldiers as crew. Find these
men, but like the Shrikeship, in these cases the ship is troops in our “What If?!” sequel to Curse of Strahd here:
usually used for only relatively short-range missions.
Invariably painted black, the Raven sees regular use Doctor Crowley’s (in)Famous Pact & Patron Brand Miracles
in twilight and at night to sneak into enemy airpace and
use its jettison to drop smokepowder kegs to demolish
key points of enemy fortifications.

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