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Raven (Tulimaq/Yel)

Inuit Pre-contact Inuit, Yupik, Tlingit, and Haida traditions; continuous oral tradition Inuit Arctic (Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland) and Pacific Northwest coast (Tlingit Alaska, Haida British Columbia) — Raven figures appear across both Arctic and Subarctic traditions
Portrait of Raven (Tulimaq/Yel)
Portrait of Raven (Tulimaq/Yel)
Period Pre-contact Inuit, Yupik, Tlingit, and Haida traditions; continuous oral tradition
Power COMMON 8

Attributes

ATK
7
DEF
5
SPR
7
SPD
9
INT
10
CHA
—
WIS
—
END
—

Combat Profile

ATK DEF SPR SPD INT CHA WIS END
Special Move

Cosmic Weaver

Raven reshapes reality itself, transforming the world through mischievous intervention and divine creation.

Passive

Primordial Trickster

Raven's presence bends probability and logic, making outcomes unpredictable and revealing hidden truths through chaos.

Trickster-Creator | Inuit / Pacific Northwest

The trickster-creator of the Pacific Northwest/Arctic traditions who steals light from the sky chief and scatters it as sun, moon, and stars; both creator and clown. Raven does not create through divine intention but through desire, cunning, and accident — the world exists because he wanted something and tricked his way into getting it. He is never entirely good or evil; he is hungry, clever, and transformative.

Parallels: Loki (Norse), Coyote (Native American), Anansi (West African), Hermes/Mercury (Greek/Roman — trickster messenger who steals fire/light); Prometheus (stole sacred fire for humanity) See also: Sila, Angakkuq

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Pre-contact Inuit, Yupik, Tlingit, and Haida traditions; continuous oral tradition — See in timeline
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