> [!infobox|wikipedia] > # Gideon Blackthorn > [![[Codex/Assets/Characters/Gideon_Blackthorn_small.webp|cover hsmall]]](Codex/Assets/Characters/Gideon_Blackthorn.webp) > ###### Basic Information > Attribute | Details | > ---|---| > Type | Character | > ###### Character Information > Attribute | Details | > ---|---| > Creature Type | Humanoid | > Species | Half-Elf | > Gender | Male | > Pronouns | He/Him | > Age | Mid-20s | > Place | [[Val Luminor]] | > Connections | [[Order of Ravens]]<br>[[Eryndor]] | > Profession | Scout and Courier | > ###### Status > Attribute | Details | > ---|---| > Status | Alive | **Gideon Blackthorn** is a young half-elven operative of the [[Order of Ravens]], working as a scout, courier, and field agent across the cities of the rebellion. Raised hard on the streets of [[Val Luminor]], he has the rare quality of being forgettable on purpose — a man who can disappear into a crowd between one heartbeat and the next, his only distinguishing mark a scar running from his left ear to his chin. ## Biography Gideon survived his childhood in [[Val Luminor]] through quick hands and quicker thinking, lifting purses and picking locks long before he understood the politics that shaped the city around him. His fate changed when he targeted the wrong mark — a member of the [[Order of Ravens]] — and found himself given a stark choice: join the Order or face the consequences. He joined without hesitation and has never regretted it, channelling his street-honed skills into the work of a courier and scout. Within the Order he has built a reputation for reliability under pressure, fierce loyalty to those he counts as comrades, and a talent for acrobatics and evasion that makes him almost impossible to catch once he decides to run. ### [[The Bloody Nails|Campaign: The Bloody Nails]] #### [[Session 19 - Blood and Sorrow]] Gideon made contact with the party in [[Val Miriel]], meeting them at the [[River's Watch]] tavern as the Order's designated liaison. He took custody of [[Lia]] on behalf of the Order and, before departing, pulled [[Eryndor]] aside to deliver a shock: his father [[Jarek]] was alive and somewhere in the city.