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| {{Infobox character
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| |image=Ravenman.jpg
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| |name=The Raven Man
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| |aka= [[Lim-Dûl]]
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| |birthplace=[[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]
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| |lifetime= Pre-Mending - [[Mending Era]]
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| |race=Appears [[Human]]
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| The '''Raven Man''' is a mysterious figure, who haunts [[Liliana Vess]]. He first appeared to her on [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]], where he claimed to be a supporter of her father.
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| ==Nature==
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| The Raven Man appears as an older man with precisely trimmed white hair and beard, and an immaculate - if slightly dated - mode of dress. He has shining gold eyes.<ref name="Forsaken">[[Greg Weisman]] (November 2019). "''[[War of the Spark: Forsaken]]''". Del Rey.</ref>
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| He is able to transform into a flock of [[Bird|ravens]].<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/ravens-eye-part-1-2010-06-17|The Raven's Eye, Part 1|[[Jenna Helland]]|2010}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|uncharted-realms/lilianas-origin-fourth-pact-2015-06-17|Liliana's Origin: The Fourth Pact|[[James Wyatt]]|June 17, 2015}}</ref> Because he has appeared on several planes, Liliana had previously suspected he was a [[planeswalker]].<ref>{{DailyRef|uncharted-realms/unkindness-ravens-2015-07-29|Unkindness of Ravens|[[James Wyatt]]|July 29, 2015}}</ref> Because the Raven Man always knew where Liliana had been and what she had been doing there. Liliana later began to suspect that he may, in fact, be incorporeal, an affliction of her own mind, a curse, or a mental parasite.<ref name="Servants"/> Noting that he hadn't changed a bit since she had first met him, Liliana later wondered if he was an [[illusion]] or a very precise [[shapeshifter]].<ref name="Forsaken"/> It is worth noting that his form of a flock of ravens can be seen by other people (e.g. [[Araithia Shokta]]), but not his humanoid form.<ref name="Forsaken"/>
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| Although claiming that all he ever wanted was to guide Liliana toward becoming the best, truest, and most powerful version of herself, Liliana realizes that all he actually wants is her obedience and to use her.<ref name="Forsaken"/>
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| ==History==
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| When Liliana's brother [[Josu]] was poisoned by her father's enemies, the Raven Man offered his assistance, though he warned that her family would not want her to use his cure. Liliana returned to the castle and despite the warnings of Lady Ana, she used the cure. Truly, it cured Josu of his affliction, but only at the cost of driving him insane and poisoning him anew.
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| The Raven Man also seemingly orchestrated Liliana's discovery of the [[Chain Veil]] on [[Shandalar]].<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/ravens-eye-part-3-2010-07-01|The Raven's Eye, Part 3|[[Jenna Helland]]|2010}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|veil-deceit-2014-07-02/|Veil of Deceit|[[James Wyatt]]|July 2, 2014}}</ref>
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| When [[Jace Beleren]], under the influence of the [[cryptolith]]s on [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]], tried to mentally assault Liliana in her mansion, the Raven Man protected her and tried to convince her to kill Jace.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/lilianas-indignation-2016-04-20|Liliana's Indignation|[[Kelly Digges]]|April 20, 2016}}</ref> Later, he repeatedly tried to contact Liliana to convince her to flee from [[Emrakul]]'s onslaught.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/promised-end-2016-07-27|The Promised End|[[Ken Troop]]|July 27, 2016}}</ref> In both cases, she defied him and refused to listen to his arguments, suspecting that nothing good would come from acting on his advice.
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| Despite this, he later reappeared to her on [[Amonkhet (plane)|Amonkhet]], revealing that he had been keeping tabs on her and even saved her life again by taking control over the [[Chain Veil]]. While he tolerated her affiliation with the Gatewatch to gain useful servants, he warned her to not become too attached to them and focus on what really mattered.<ref name="Servants">{{DailyRef|magic-story/servants-2017-04-19|Servants|[[Kelly Digges]]|April 19, 2017}}</ref> Back on Dominaria, he plagued Liliana again, taunting her but never giving answers. Here she began to suspect that he had tortured her in her youth to ignite her [[spark]].<ref name="Return 2">{{DailyRef|magic-story/return-dominaria-episode-2-2018-03-22|Return to Dominaria: Episode 2|[[Martha Wells]]|March 22, 2018}}</ref>
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| After the events of the [[War of the Spark (event)|War of the Spark]] on [[Ravnica]], Liliana fled home to Dominaria once more. Here, the Raven Man accosted her again.<ref name="Forsaken"/> He was utterly disappointed when Liliana, with the help of [[Ugin]], managed to relieve herself of the [[Chain Veil]].
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| When Liliana returned to Dominaria during the New Phyrexian Invasion, the Raven Man was revealed to be the ancient necromancer [[Lim-Dûl]].<ref name="Visual">[[Jay Annelli]]. (2022.) ''[[Magic: The Gathering - The Visual Guide]]'', [[Wizards of the Coast]]. ISBN-13 978-0744061055.</ref>
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| ==Planes manifested==
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| *[[Amonkhet (plane)|Amonkhet]]
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| *[[Arcavios]]
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| *[[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]
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| *[[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]]
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| *[[Shandalar]]
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| ==Story appearances==
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| ! Title !! Author !! Publishing date !! Set !! Setting (plane) !! Featuring
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| | {{ArticleArchive|feature/ravens-eye-part-1-2010-06-17|The Raven's Eye, Part 1}} || [[Jenna Helland]] || 2010-06-17 || || [[Dominaria]] || [[Liliana Vess]], [[Ana]], [[Josu Vess]], Raven Man
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| | {{ArticleArchive|feature/ravens-eye-part-3-2010-07-01|The Raven's Eye, Part 3}} || [[Jenna Helland]] || 2010-07-01 || || [[Shandalar]] || [[Liliana Vess]], Raven Man
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| | {{ArticleArchive|uncharted-realms/lilianas-origin-fourth-pact-2015-06-17|Liliana's Origin: The Fourth Pact}}|| [[James Wyatt]] || 2015-06-17 || ''[[Magic Origins]]''|| [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]], Two unknown [[plane]]s || [[Liliana Vess]], Raven Man, [[Ana]], [[Josu Vess]], [[Nicol Bolas]], [[Kothophed]]
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| | {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/lilianas-indignation-2016-04-20|Liliana's Indignation}} || [[Kelly Digges]] || 2016-04-20 ||''[[Shadows over Innistrad]]'' || [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] || [[Liliana Vess]], Raven Man, [[Jace Beleren]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad#|Gared]]
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| | {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/servants-2017-04-19|Servants}} || [[Kelly Digges]] || 2017-04-19 || ''[[Amonkhet]]'' || [[Amonkhet (plane)|Amonkhet]] || [[Liliana Vess]], Raven Man, [[Jace Beleren]], [[Temmet]]
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| | {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/feast-2017-06-14|Feast}} || [[Alison Luhrs]] || 2017-06-14 || ''[[Hour of Devastation]]'' || [[Amonkhet (plane)|Amonkhet]] || [[Liliana Vess]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Razaketh]], Raven Man, [[Gideon Jura]], [[Chandra Nalaar]], [[Nissa Revane]]
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| | {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/hour-devastation-2017-07-26|Hour of Devastation}} || [[Ken Troop]] || 2017-07-26 || ''[[Hour of Devastation]]'' || [[Amonkhet (plane)|Amonkhet]] || [[Nicol Bolas]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Liliana Vess]], [[Chandra Nalaar]], [[Nissa Revane]], [[Gideon Jura]], Raven Man, [[Tezzeret]]
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| | {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/return-dominaria-episode-2-2018-03-22|Return to Dominaria: Episode 2}} || [[Martha Wells]] || 2018-03-22 || ''[[Dominaria]]'' || [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]] || [[Liliana Vess]], Raven Man, [[Gideon Jura]], [[List of secondary characters/Dominaria|Rael]], [[List of secondary characters/Dominaria|Corin]], [[Josu Vess]]
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| |{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/homecoming-2022-08-12|Homecoming}} || [[Seanan McGuire]] || 2022-08-12 || ''[[Dominaria United]]'' || [[Arcavios]], [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]] || [[Liliana Vess]], Raven Man, [[Lim-Dûl]], [[Elas il-Kor]]
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| |}
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| [[Category:Characters]]
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