Born October 21st 1980, he is approximately five foot eleven inches (181 centimeters) tall, with short, spiky, naturally platinum blond hair, which has kept it’s color even into his 40s, icy blue eyes, he is clean shaven, and has thick public hair with a thin trail running up his abdomen and very thin leg hair, he has naturally tan skin, unbeknownst to all but his lovers, he has a tattoo on his left hip, three upside down, thick lined, golden stars, which are usually hidden by his underwear. He has a tall and somewhat lanky but with a very athletic build, he is extremely muscular given his small frame. He is extremely young looking and youthful for someone pushing 40. Even though he has been away from Germany almost continuously for the past thirty years, he still speaks with an unmistakable German accent. He is a practitioner of the traditional Norse religion, a follower of Odin, he attempted to join Norse revivalists in Nordnevic in his youth, but was repeatedly rejected, at which point he was recruited by Wille. He is currently employed as a freelance special operations expert for Wille, though usually only takes assignments from Matthew himself, working as a bodyguard and bouncer to pass the time, he lives in a penthouse apartment in Seattle. He is skilled in martial arts, specifically Mixed Martial Arts fighting, he is quite a sharp shooter, however he prefers the sword to the gun, and is quite a skilled swordsman.
Raven has a coarse and aggressive personality, he is ruthless and headstrong, and a brutal merciless warrior in battle. He is incredibly flippant and mouths off to almost everyone, however, his boldness, high self-confidence and social assertiveness make him a natural born leader, if a bit rude and disrespectful, he can be very authoritative however. He is blunt and occasionally sarcastic, though quiet, he is unafraid of saying what is on his mind regardless of the consequences, and will speak up when he thinks something needs to be said. He seems to generally enjoy rubbing people the wrong way. He is very matter-of-fact, and he is quick to anger when things annoy him, however, he is very socially savvy, tending towards exploitative relationships. He also knows when to hold his tongue, and he has great patience when the situation requires it.
He enjoys violence and often seems to have anger control issues, with poor restraint and little empathy, Raven never shows fear around others, however, he is generally harmless unless angered, coming off as simply another tense and uptight German punk most of the time. He suffers from quite severe Psychopathic Personality Disorder, though it is below the threshold for criminality, and worked though the negative traits associated with his condition he is still arrogant and narcissistic, and has impulse control issues, he can fake his way around his antisocial behavior and his rebelliousness if the situation requires it. He is still a self-destructive thrill seeker. He is terrible with children but has a soft spot for them. As per his psychopathy, he is immensely charming when he wants to be, easily able to communicate and full of raw charisma, drawing people to him, only exacerbating the loneliness he feels due to his difficulty forming meaningful connections to others. His only meaningful relationships are with Havoc and Bear.
He came from an abusive family in a Germany, and took up boxing in school as a way to get out his aggression, when he was fifteen his father hit him, but unlike every other time, he snapped, and beat his father half to death, his mother had him arrested and he was sent to Juvenile Rehabilitation until he was 18. His time in jail changed him forever, in the library he found books on the Vikings, and Norse, and eventually found a place where he belonged. When he finally got out, he got a fake identity and traveled illegally Wallow to join the Norse revivalists, he was rejected dozens of times, and tried out over and over again using different identities at different compounds, he attracted the attention of Wille, and was eventually granted admission, where he quickly rose through the ranks, though in his free time he acts as a freelance bouncer for random bars in the area, before befriending Mitsuo for his bravado.
Raven has tried to be a good uncle to Bear, but he alternates between a good uncle and a perverted old man who admits that he would have no problem taking Bear home from a bar to plow him like he does his daddy.
