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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kishin" data-source="post: 2887740" data-attributes="member: 40956">As the atmosphere of the Sword and the Rose quickly transitions from quiet to boisterous with the arrival of the Iron Ravens, the Halfling at the desk fumbles at his ledger, hastily making a series of marks on the current page. His abrupt, rapid fire movements nearly dislodge the inkwell at his side, though his free hand darts out in a surprising display of reflexes to catch the vial before it smashes against the floor. At the mention of 'Master d'Ghallanda' by Farsis, the Halfling perks up."Aye, I'm Ollan d'Ghallanda." He supplies. "So you're Ranos' boys, eh? There were a few more of your lot here earlier. They had a sitting room upstairs put aside before stepping out about two hours ago. You're free to wait for them there, or here, even. They'll have to pass this way anyway to get upstairs. The dark haired Elf was with them, Ranos' old right hand." The innkeeper pauses momentarily, searching his memory. "Izril, if I recall. His half brother's there as well. Haven't seen anything of your captain, though." he shrugs.((The following is common knowledge to the former Ravens. Wen has probably heard at least the names and maybe one or two stories related to the pair from his father. If Horat/Denihade has done any investigation into the Ravens history prior to his assumption of his present identity, he too may recognize the names. Izril and Arlas are pretty prominent in the history of the unit.))Izril Deleyr[sblock]Despite his position as Captain Ranos' right hand, most of the Iron Ravens know little of Izril's exploits before his time in the unit. That he was a freelance mercenary for some time is almost certain, and that Ranos deliberately sought him out and recruited him into the unit is also well known. His features strongly hint at a heritage amongst the Aereni, though his family has lived in Khorvaire proper for some time now. His magical talent is also indisputable, and his predilection toward evocation has provided the Ravens with ample firepower over the years. This, combined with his overall grasp of tactics  has led most of his former companions to trust him implicitly, even if he chooses to share little of his pastwith them. His efficacy speaks for itself. Even his half brother does not have much to offer in way of explaining Izril, though this is perhaps in some part due to the significant age gap between the two (Izril, as a result of his Elven heritage, is several decades older than Arlas). All in all, Izril displays a seemingly genuine interest toward the members of the Ravens (He tutored the regiments other budding arcane spellcasters, and even taught Nakaz, the company's Shifter infantry commander, how to read Common), though he still remains for the most part a private and often distant person. After the Ravens dissolution, Izril is thought to have traveled far afield, perhaps to Q'barra or even Xen'drik.[/sblock]Arlas Eslari[sblock]Arlas is something of a rarity these days in Khorvaire: Half-elf born of the union between Elf and Human, rather than two half-elves. He shares a mother with Izril, and it was through his sorcerous half brother's influence that he found himself serving amongst the Iron Ravens. The two siblings' relationship is confusing at best, and both are vastly different in appearance and manner. The wry, silver-tongued Arlas shares both his father's wit and bardic profession (Though the two have never met), while Izril's cool patience and regal bearing is more in line with the pair's mother. Though not much of a fighter, the red-haired half-elf excels at intelligenceand dealing with others. During the Last War, Arlas was in charge of arranging the Ravens contracts and providing logistics on its allies, enemies and destinations. His sources are almost perfectly reliable, and he has at times been credited as being as vitalor the units success during the Last War as the Captain and Izril were. Arlas has been known to quip about this on more than one occasion, and seems to find the idea incredibly amusing. Arlas was one of the last to depart when the Ravens dissolved, and is thought to have spent the years following the War working as an inquisitive in Sharn. He is the only one who seems to have engaged in an active search for Captain Ranos during this time.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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