The Story of the Ravens
Ravens remember.
Long before there were Brokers, there were ravens. People have told stories about them for centuries tales of ravens returning to the people who had shown them kindness.
A farmer leaves food for a raven. Days later, it returns with a coin. A child feeds one by the window. Soon, a ring appears on the sill. Most people called these stories folklore.
The Brokers learned otherwise.
Ravens remember faces. They remember places. They remember kindness. And, most importantly, they remember who gave them a reason to return. That discovery became the foundation of the Ravenhood.
3,333 Ravens
Today, only 3,333 Ravens exist. Each has a different nature, a different potential, and a different journey. But they all share one remarkable habit: they leave and they come back.
Every day, your Raven disappears into the world. You don't know exactly where it goes. You don't know what it will find. And you certainly can't force it to return with something valuable. But when it comes back, it never comes empty-beaked. It brings Tribute.
$SHINY
$SHINY is what your Raven brings back from its journeys the visible proof that it returned. It can be used to upgrade your Raven, search for rarer discoveries, customize how your Raven appears, and unlock opportunities within the growing ecosystem.
Hold Hours & Favor
The longer your Raven stays with you, the more your history together begins to matter. Every day you hold it, your Hold Hours grow. Every hour strengthens its Favor. And as that relationship develops, so does what your Raven can bring home.
A Legendary Raven may arrive with tremendous potential from day one. Yet a Common Raven that has spent months returning to the same Broker may have something a newly minted Raven cannot buy: history.
When a Raven changes hands, its history doesn't follow. Hold Hours stay with the Raven's Broker. The next Broker starts at zero.
The choice
You can't command a raven to favor you. You can't buy its loyalty. You can only give it time. Give it a reason to return. And let it make the decision, day after day, that coming back to you is worth it.
Every day, somewhere in the world, a Raven takes flight. You simply wait for the sound of wings. Because when your Raven returns you never know what it will bring home.