{"id":373,"date":"2024-12-15T21:21:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T21:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/?p=373"},"modified":"2024-12-15T21:21:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T21:21:50","slug":"antivan-crows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/2024\/12\/15\/antivan-crows\/","title":{"rendered":"Antivan Crows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Antivan Crows, also known as House of Crows, are an elite organization of thieves, spies, and assassins renowned throughout Thedas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Crows started as an arm of the Chantry. In the hills north of Treviso, an order of monks used the herbs grown in the gardens of their abbey to assassinate a despotic duke. Since then, through their deadly reputation and exotic poisons, the Crows have practically come to rule their homeland. Though honor among such an organization is generally dubious, they do adhere to one standard: contracts are met and agreements are kept. Failure to eliminate a mark means the life of the operative is also forfeit. The Antivan Crows are a driving political force in Antiva, often hired to assassinate Antivan nobility or even royalty. Their reputation is enough to deter many nations from openly attacking Antiva despite its lack of a standing army. Zevran implies the Crows are an important part of Antivan society as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the Crows are hired for a job, generally one master handles the contract. However, if the master is unable to complete it, then other masters can be hired. It is even possible to hire the entire House of Crows, however that would be extremely expensive. There is only one known case where this occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Crows run Velabanchel, an infamous and feared prison where they keep people incarcerated for &#8220;fun and torture.&#8221; Its reputation has earned it the nickname of &#8220;the House of Graves.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Known Antivan Crows<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">House Arainai<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Guildmaster Talav (9:16) \u2013 Second Talon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grandmaster Isidora (9:16-9:24)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grandmaster Eoman Arainai (9:26-9:31) \u2013 Eighth Talon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grandmaster Runn (c. 9:31-9:34)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grandmaster Availa (c. 9:31-9:34)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Giuli Arainai \u2013 Eighth Talon (c. 9:44)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zevran Arainai<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taliesen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rinna<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">House Dellamorte<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Caterina Dellamorte \u2013 First Talon (c. 9:44-c. 9:52)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lucanis Dellamorte \u2013 First Talon (c. 9:52)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Illario Dellamorte<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">House De Riva<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Viago De Riva \u2013 Fifth Talon (c. 9:44)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>House Valisti<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prince Claudio Valisti \u2013 Third Talon (9:38 Dragon)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ezio Valisti \u2013 Third Talon (9:41)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lera Valisti \u2013 Third Talon (c. 9:44)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">House Ferragani <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eight Talon in 9:26, eliminated by House Arainai.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">House Gegar<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ghita<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Master Ignacio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jacobus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lessef<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neri de Acutis &#8211; a veteran Crow; Noa&#8217;s younger brother<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Noa de Acutis &#8211; a veteran Crow; Neri&#8217;s older sister<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nuncio Caldera Lanos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ricter Cordova \u2013 an infamous Crow known for his speed, flourishes, and tendency to accept contracts from beautiful rich women.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vierre Lazar of Treviso<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Andarateia Cantori \u2013 Seventh Talon (c. 9:44)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bolivar Nero \u2013 Sixth Talon (c. 9:44)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calien d&#8217;Evaliste \u2013 an Antivan Crow during the Exalted Age who was involved in the Fourth Blight<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Callisto &#8220;Finesse&#8221; di Bastion \u2013 killed King Guiomar the Younger of Antiva in 4:22 Black<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cesar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chance Candide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dante Balazar \u2013 Second Talon (c. 9:44)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Count Eduardo &#8220;Lalo&#8221; Sanvelli \u2013 a legendary assassin of the Steel Age<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emil Kortez \u2013 Fourth Talon (c. 9:44)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Antivan Crows, also known as House of Crows, are an elite organization of thieves, spies, and assassins renowned throughout Thedas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lore"],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lore-antivancrows.jpg",675,450,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lore-antivancrows-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lore-antivancrows-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lore-antivancrows.jpg",675,450,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lore-antivancrows.jpg",675,450,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lore-antivancrows.jpg",675,450,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lore-antivancrows.jpg",675,450,false],"neve-blog":["https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lore-antivancrows.jpg",675,450,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Mike Ellis","author_link":"https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/author\/theblackpudding_9fzfpg\/"},"uagb_comment_info":5,"uagb_excerpt":"The Antivan Crows, also known as House of Crows, are an elite organization of thieves, spies, and assassins renowned throughout Thedas.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":376,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373\/revisions\/376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}