Morgan

Morgan is a cunning raven familiar belonging to Eole, a half-elf ranger raised by the Uthgardt tribe. Possessing sharp eyes and a deep connection to both his mistress and the spiritual forces of the frozen north, Morgan plays a vital role as a scout, guide, and messenger in the harsh environment of the Throat of the World.

Role in the Throat of the World Crossing

During a perilous trek through the Throat of the World Mountains, the adventuring party known as the Magnificent Five was caught in a devastating blizzard followed by an avalanche. While Eole watched from a safe ridge—initially distrusting the poorly equipped strangers—her compassionate nature led her to send Morgan out into the whiteout. Morgan acted as a guide, helping to navigate the survivors and directing Eole to where she could dig out those buried under the snow, ultimately saving them from suffocation.

Shortly after, as the group traveled onward, Morgan’s keen senses proved invaluable once again when he spotted an overturned, snow-covered caravan two hundred feet ahead. His discovery alerted the party to a frozen gold hoard and an impending ambush by a powerful wight commander and his undead thralls.

Acknowledgment of the Matron

Morgan is also associated with a profound spiritual event involving the paladin Gilmore Stork. Following the skirmish at the caravan, Gilmore constructed a funeral pyre to lay the deceased travelers to rest, ensuring they could not be raised as undead. During this process, a scrap of old vellum containing private correspondence fell from one of the bodies. Rather than reading it for information, Gilmore chose to respect the privacy of the deceased and cast the letter unread into the flames.

Immediately following this act of reverence, Morgan hopped onto Gilmore’s shoulder. Because Gilmore was deeply indebted to the Matron of Ravens (the Raven Queen), this gesture was recognized as a rare, positive sign of acknowledgment from the Goddess of Death herself, suggesting that the Matron approved of Gilmore’s respect for the sanctity of the dead.