Raven

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Template:Character Raven, known as Leyvan (レイヴァン, Reivan) in Japan, given name Raymond, is a playable character in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. He is a mercenary with a grudge against House Ostia.

Role

Raven is a cold young man who originally was known as Lord Raymond of Cornwell. He and his sister Priscilla got separated after House Cornwall got destroyed by Ostia. He then became a mercenary, intent on revenge for his fallen house. He joins Eliwood/Hector's army to get close enough to Hector to exact vengeance.

Eliwood/Hector's story

Raven is available for recruitment in Chapter 16 of Eliwood's story, and Chapter 17 in Hector's. In Eliwood's chapter, Raven will remain in one spot until a unit enters his range. By speaking to him with Priscilla, he will join your party. It is advised to do this as quickly as possibly, as the Caelin soldiers have a chance of either killing Raven, or being killed by him.

In Hector's chapter, Raven will move alongside the Laus soldiers. This eliminates the need to rush toward him with Prisilla, but also risks him killing a player unit or he himself being killed in a counterattack.

He joins Eliwood/Hector's army to get close enough to Hector to get revenge on House Ostia. Through Priscilla or Lucius' support conversations, however, Raven will give up his lust for vengeance.

Starting stats and growth rates

Eliwood/Hector's Story Hector's Story (Hard Mode)

Mercenary Level 5 Affinity

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Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Weapon level
Hero	+4	+0	+2	+2	+0	+2	+2	+1	+1	+40, E

Personality and character

After abandoning his given name, Raven becomes introverted and cold, and appears distant to everyone, even his sister. In his various support conversations with Priscilla, Lucius, Wil, Rebecca, and Bartre, however, Raven's personality begins to open up, and he becomes a bit more personable. Lucius in particular lessens Raven's grudge against House Ostia, easing the hard-eyed mercenary of a burden that had weighed down upon him.

Quotes

Death Quotes

“...I'm done for. Is this really...the best I could aspire to?”
—Raven’s death quote in Eliwood/Hector’s Story

Support conversations

Main article: Raven/Supports

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See Support § GBA games for more details on supports.

Endings

Raven - Sublime Mercenary
Raven vanished without a word. Many reports have placed him in Araphen, but none could be confirmed.

Lucius and Raven
After the conflict, Raven revealed his past to Hector. Hector offered to rebuild Raven's home, but Raven refused. He and Lucius travel as mercenaries, but Lucius is pleased to see his friend's heart has been eased.

Etymology

"Raymond" is a masculine name with usage in English and French. It comes from the Germanic name Raginmund, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and mund "protector". This name was introduced to England by the Normans in the form Reimund. It was borne by several medieval (mostly Spanish) saints, including Saint Raymond Nonnatus and Saint Raymond of Peñafort.

"Raven" is a masculine or feminine name with English roots. It is taken from the bird of the same name, which is revered by several Native American groups of the west coast and is also associated with the Norse god Odin.

References

This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.