![]() Sometimes, he even altered the messages for well-paying competitors of the customer. įurthermore, despite his assurances of confidentiality, Legov read the messages he was asked to send and would sell any useful information gleaned or use it to blackmail customers. The Ravens Express agent would send back the sale price to Legov, who took a 20% commission and sent the rest to the client thief. Legov's specialty was fencing unique jewelry to other cities where they could be sold without being recognized. It was exploited by thieves, fences, and smugglers to get stolen items out of the city quickly, namely small, valuable, and very recognizable treasures like jewelry. ![]() Raven Express was often used by Ravenians to get urgent messages to other cities, especially by merchants to keep in touch with their agents. ![]() Whichever the city, upon delivery, the agent dispatched a runner to deliver the message or package to the recipient. The costs and estimated-times-of-delivery for the cities to which the ravens had been trained to fly were:Įach of these cities had a similar Raven Express office operated by an agent of Legov. Once released, the raven would fly to the correct destination, and it rarely went astray. Promising confidentiality, Legov would put a package in a miniature scroll-tube and sealed it with wax to waterproof it, then tied it to the leg of a raven trained to fly to the intended destination, much like a carrier pigeon. The ravens of Raven Express would carry letters or small items weighing no more than 4 ounces (113 grams). ![]() The second floor held Legov's living quarters, while the ravens lived in bird coops on the roof when they were not on deliveries. The first floor contained the main shop, where customers received a friendly greeting from the owner, Legov Nairb, and picked up and dropped off their packages. Located on Raphiel Way, within the Altarside neighborhood in the city's Temple District, in the merchant district, Raven Express was located within an unassuming, two-story building that had once served as a manor house. ![]()
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