Name: Kijin "Talon" Wraththorn
Rank: Mercenary/Slave (bound to a magical coin)
Actual Age/Apparent Age: 140 winters old /28 Apparent
Gender: Male
Race: Vilderavn (Raven shapeshifters)

Description: Human- Standing at an imposing 6'8" with long black hair to his shoulders, a long black feather down his neck, usually hidden by his hair.  He is broad shouldered, solid with muscles of a warrior. Pale skinned, with sharp yellow eyes of a predator.

Usually dressed in black feather adorned leather armor when he doesn't hide what he is, a raven skull mask over his face. Or dark red and yellow clothing of silks or fine cloth when he doesn't want someone to know.  He likes to indulge in decadent ways and use his position to live a life of exhilaration.

Raven- a 6 foot wing span Raven.  Black as night, his yellow eyes giving away he isn't a normal raven, other then his large size.

Weapon- pair of obsidian metal talon-claws are his chosen weapon of choice.

Abilities/Skills:
Shapeshifter- Human to Raven shapeshifter.  The shift is a fairy quick shift, but takes a good few moments, and is vulnerable during this period.

As a Raven, large for such a bird, has excellent vision.  Agile, can fly, and carry anything up to 200 pounds as long as his talons can grip it.  Able to mimic voices and sounds.

Mercenary Spy- skilled warrior with his talon-blades.  He is feared on the battlefield, using cunning and trickery to win.  Able to use his Raven form to spy, this is what he is primarily used for, and he takes delight in knowing others secrets.  Using them against them.

History: Kijin was a member of the Blood Talons, a band of mercenaries, because of their constant betrayal, were enslaved to serve the one that holds their bound coin.  Kijin hates being a servant, but uses his position as a spy, assassin, rumor monger (spread false info, or expose their secrets), and bodyguard as a way to indulge himself.

Culture: Vilderavns are spies and mercenaries.  Able to shift from Raven form to Human form, they are feared by even those that lurk in dark corners.

While tales abound about Vilderavn, from Ravens that pecked at the remains of noble warriors laid dead on the battlefield, that graced them the ability to shape-shift.  To a wizards experiment gone wrong, the truth is an ugly one.

A band of mercenaries, The Blood Talons, hired by a king to rid himself of a rival noble, in a far off kingdom, they betrayed their paymaster, having taken his money and taking the pay of the rebellious noble.

True in form, they even tried to betray their new paymaster.  Killing soldiers of both armies, and looting the dead, the two rival nobles pushed their fight aside, hired a witch, and cursed them.  She bound them to take Raven form.  Caged them, and then branded an enslavement rune into them, binding them to serve the master who held an ancient gold coin that holds a matching rune carved into the tail side.  Thus the Vilderavn were born.

They are bound to serve whoever holds the coin with their specific enslavement rune.  Merchants and nobles have collected and sold these coins off, spreading the Vilderavn across the lands.  Used as spies, bodyguards, assassins, the Vilderavn must obey the one that holds the coin.

But even with this enslavement, Vilderavn cannot be trusted.  Always looking to betray those that they serve, looking for a way to be free.  They are sadistic, cunning, and like to inflict pain.  They are kept around because they are still greatly treasured for their skills.

They usually are only allowed in the presence of their owner in Raven form.  Given some freedom when not being commanded to a task, because of their skills, they hide their runes, usually branded on their back.  The long black feather on the back of their head under a hat, cloak or hair.

Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual (Primal/Dominant)