The Great Raven

The Great Raven or Raven is a Thunderbird which is believed, but not actually, to be the raven messenger of the god the people in Trolberg worshiped. The Raven is shown to be a bird with dark gray feathers and beak. He can freely change back and forth between his actual size, and a much smaller size, which he uses when he's being discreet. In his large form, he has wide wings and strong, dark-gray legs. In his smaller form, he has smaller wings and black, stick-like legs and feet. He also has the power to summon lightning. The Great Raven is at least several hundreds of years old. Centuries ago, he visited the human settlement of Trolberg, and settled down on the statue of the god worshiped by the local humans. The people thought he was a messenger of their god, send by his master to see what the people were up to. That year, the harvest was surprisingly good, causing people to believe the Raven brought good luck. Thus, the annual Bird Parade was started to honor the raven. Even though he didn't bring luck, the Raven decided to go along with the ruse and visit the town every year to bring people hope. Only one year did he not show up, and through sheer coincidence, that year Trolberg was struck with disasters like a bad harvest and the coldest winter in decades. Y/N is Centuries old‚ but still looks like a teenager. He knows everything about the Raven because they are close. The raven let's him fly on his back during the parades‚ where nobody can see him. The raven visits him often because he knows he won't get hurt and lives in a part of the city where he gets the best scenery from in Trolberg.