The Black Raven tribe was a particularly conservative band of the Uthgardt barbarians who resided at Raven Rock.[3] Their territory included foothills west of Mirabar, the Ice Lakes and an area west of the Frozenfar.[2]
They were considered among the most traditional and hostile of the Uthgardt tribes and held on to their heritage of pillaging and violence.[6][3]
Activities[]
Black Raven barbarians rode giant ravens into battle,[2] using them to carry out aerial raids.[6] They regularly assaulted travelers, such as merchants and clerics, who were passing through the Northern Means and the Blackford Road.[6][4]
They used corpses of those they slew, as well as the goods they pilfered, as offerings to their ancestors.[3][7]
Base of Operations[]
Black Ravens' ancestral mound was Raven Rock,[8] a holy site they shared with the Gray Wolf tribe.[2] During the 14th century DR they maintained a small camp on the southernmost peak of the Frost Hills.[5]
Notable Members[]
- Pureheartman, shaman of the tribe circa 1370 DR[6]
- Wulphgehar, Pureheartman's assistant[6]
History[]
Circa 1340 DR, the barbarians of the north were targeted for Tyranthraxus, The Flamed One, to be taken over or used as allies for his army. The Chief of the Black Raven Tribe allied with the Flamed One after he was promised to be put in charge of all the barbarian tribes under Tyranthraxus's rulership.[1]
During Lord Nasher's younger days, before he assumed the throne of Neverwinter in 1329 DR, his adventuring group, including Dumal Erard, Ophala Cheldarstorn, and Kurth, rescued the Black Raven Tribe from an evil white dragon.[9]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- Adventures
- Referenced only
- Ruins of Adventure
- Novels
- Son of Thunder
- Video Games
- Icewind Dale II • Neverwinter Nights
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mike Breault, David "Zeb" Cook, Jim Ward, Steve Winter (August 1988). Ruins of Adventure. (TSR, Inc.), p. 46. ISBN 978-0880385886.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Christopher Perkins, et al. (September 2016). Storm King's Thunder. Edited by Kim Mohan, Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 66. ISBN 978-0-7869-6600-4.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Ed Greenwood and Jason Carl (July 2002). Silver Marches. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 94. ISBN 0-7869-2835-2.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Christopher Perkins, et al. (September 2016). Storm King's Thunder. Edited by Kim Mohan, Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 978-0-7869-6600-4.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ed Greenwood and Jason Carl (July 2002). Silver Marches. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 26. ISBN 0-7869-2835-2.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 slade, et al. (April 1996). “The Wilderness”. In James Butler ed. The North: Guide to the Savage Frontier (TSR, Inc.), p. 17. ISBN 0-7869-0391-0.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, et al. (September 2016). Storm King's Thunder. Edited by Kim Mohan, Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 105. ISBN 978-0-7869-6600-4.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 168. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ BioWare (June 2002). Designed by Brent Knowles, James Ohlen. Neverwinter Nights. Atari.
Connections[]
| Beast Totem Tribes | |
| Black Lion • Black Raven • Blue Bear • Elk • Gray Wolf • Great Worm • Griffon • Red Tiger • Sky Pony • Tree Ghost • Thunderbeast | |