Status Note

*Warning* This page contains spoilers for the Forbidden Fruit story.

Rayven is a historical figure known among surviving followers of Denday and related Second Era accounts.

However, details of her personal life, motives, and final actions are fragmented and inconsistent.

Her relationship with Neri’Va is not recorded in any in-world source.

This entry consolidates narrative-level information for reader reference.

Overview

Rayven was a Paladin of Denday active during the final years of the Second Era, serving as a protector of displaced Night Dwellers following the banishment of the goddess Denday.

She played a key leadership role during the early chaos that marked the transition into the Age of Darkness, ultimately abandoning her oath, armour, and faith after the destruction of a Temple of Quintra and the death of Neri’Va.

Identity

• Race: Elf (Night Dweller)
• Affiliation: Denday (Paladin, former)
• Era: Late Second Era
• Status: Alive (post–Second Era), whereabouts unknown
• Historical Record: Fragmentary

Appearance

Rayven was tall and powerfully built, with dark purple skin and short, untamed dark blue hair. Her eyes were a luminous blue, adapted to low light. In her role as Paladin, she wore battered plate armour bearing Denday’s sigil and carried a shield and sword marked by prolonged use rather than ceremony.

After abandoning her oath, she discarded all visible symbols of faith.

Personality

Rayven was pragmatic, fiercely protective, and deeply distrustful of institutional authority. Though capable of violence, she consistently favoured restraint when acting as a leader, prioritising survival over retaliation.

Her defining traits included:

• Loyalty to people rather than doctrine
• A strong aversion to zealotry
• A personal moral code that diverged from both Light and Dark dogma

Role as Paladin of Denday

Rayven rose to prominence during the immediate aftermath of Denday’s banishment, when Night Dwellers were hunted, displaced, or killed. As a Paladin, she functioned less as a religious enforcer and more as a guardian and coordinator, organising concealment, evacuation, and defensive measures for her people.

She was known to oppose unnecessary bloodshed, even when advocating resistance.

Association with Neri’Va

Rayven formed a secret romantic relationship with Neri’Va, a novice priestess of Quintra, during the final weeks of the Second Era.

This relationship:

• had no political or religious impact
• was unknown to both faiths
• profoundly affected Rayven’s later actions

Neri’Va’s death during the destruction of the Temple of Quintra marked a permanent break in Rayven’s faith and identity.

The Temple Assault

Rayven participated in the broader Denday-aligned action against the Temple of Quintra, though sources suggest she attempted to limit casualties and delay escalation. Events exceeded her control.

She arrived after the assault had begun and reached the inner hall too late to prevent Neri’Va’s death.

Renunciation

In the aftermath, Rayven:

• laid down her weapons
• discarded her armour and shield
• abandoned the horn of Denday
• publicly rejected both divine authority and continued conflict

This act is cited as a personal renunciation, not the founding of any movement.

Fate

Rayven vanished into the wilderness shortly after the temple’s destruction.

Later accounts disagree on:

• whether she continued to aid displaced Night Dwellers
• whether she survived into the later Age of Darkness
• whether she ever took up arms again

No confirmed sightings exist beyond early Age of Darkness references.

Legacy

Rayven is remembered unevenly:

• Among Night Dwellers: as a former protector who refused to become a zealot
• In Light-aligned records: as a dangerous but ultimately untraceable adversary
• In truth: as someone who lost faith rather than chose sides

Her most consequential act was not one of war, but of walking away.