Lycaeus was a prison moon, where criminals and enemies of the Kiavahran guilds were imprisoned and forced to mine as slaves. When they were reunited with their Primarch, the reasons for this became clear, and their true name was born.Ĭorax, following the scattering of the Primarchs, had landed on Lycaeus, a barren moon of a planet named Kiavahr. Their proto-cognomen of the “Pale Nomads” or the “Dust Clad” was well-earned, in this regard.Īs their gene seed matured, however, they found these names were oddly prophetic – their skin leaned towards the unnaturally pale (in stark contrast to, say, the Salamanders), and their eyes and hair turned black as frozen midnight. They kept a strong bond with their Terran roots, applying war paint of Asiatic dust and keeping grey armour, as opposed to any brighter heraldry. Without a Primarch it was, of course, difficult for the Raven Guard to become their own force. This went so far as to cause some to say that “Horus treated the XIX more like a chapter of his own Legion than one with its own identity and destiny to forge.” When the Great Crusade began, the XIX found themselves operating frequently alongside the Luna Wolves – with Horus using the “blade of the XIX” to augment his own forces. The XIX participated in the Unification Wars, earning themselves a string of victories and a reputation for “cold, ruthless efficiency”, using small battle groups to strike fast, and decapitate the foe. The early Raven Guard inductees were, in turn, set to policing Compliance amongst their former peoples, encouraging a mindset within the XIX of careful watching of conquered populations to ensure “any hint of recidivism” was “crushed utterly”. They were recruited from the Xeric tribes of the Asiatic Dustfields, savage (yet technologically adept) warrior tribes who fought with “relentless fury”. The Raven Guard were a proto-Legion which quickly found its place, standing in contrast to, say, the Thousand Sons. Tragically, however, like their brothers the Iron Hands and the Salamanders, the XIX would be bled white on the black sands of Isstvan V one of the three Legions caught in the Drop Site Massacre in the opening salvos of the Horus Heresy. This skill at subterfuge and stealth would see them held up as an example of Imperial warcraft and ability. They would strike from the shadows, and meld back into them before the enemy realised what had happened. Their specialisms, to which they are still renowned in the distant future of the 41st Millennium, were rapid deployment, armed reconnaissance, and guerrilla warfare. ↑, Heir of Raven Court: Heroes of the Storm BlizzCon 2018 Hero Trailer.The Raven Guard are the black-clad scions of Corvus Corax – a liberator, freedom-fighter and deliverer of men.↑, Heroes of the Storm: Fall of King’s Crest.↑, HEROES OF THE STORM PATCH NOTES - DECEMBER 14, 2016.↑, Heroes of the Storm with Day9 and Dustin Browder (Full Game Cast).↑, Heroes of the Storm Developer Q&A Part 3 (Feb 20, 2014) – Transcript.↑, Heroes of the Storm BlizzCon 2018 Interview: Matthew Cooper and Kristoffer Barcarse.↑ 4.0 4.1, BlizzCon 2018 Heroes of the Storm Interview (Orphea) | Blizzplanet.↑ Heroes of the Storm, Deckard quotations.↑ 1.0 1.1, Heroes of the Storm Developer Q&A Part 3 (Feb 20, 2014) – Transcript. The Raven Lord manipulated the Horde to fight for him and to capture the Alterac Pass. After subduing the Grave Keeper, Spectral Wyrm Alexstrasza pledged herself to his services. He unleashed the beasts of the Dark Nexus to fight for him and to capture the Towers of Doom. The Raven Lord began to consort with the Dark Nexus, which prompted his daughter to abandon him. The Raven Lord begins to consort with the Dark Nexus He was later driven out of the Haunted Mines by the Grave Keeper, who took the mines as his own domain. He demanded that heroes aid him in this endeavor. The Raven Lord came into conflict with the Grave Keeper for control of the Towers of Doom, seeking to annex the city into his own territory. Īmused by the tribute brought forward by heroes in Cursed Hollow, he will curse their opposing side. He controls his realm's "merciless" sun, He has been challenged by numerous would-be usurpers, but until recently, all fell before him. He has conquered and destroyed numerous realms. He comes from a magical bloodline, which he passed on to his daughter. The Raven Lord is one of the oldest and most powerful beings within the Nexus, having watched the battles waged in it for thousands of years.
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