party companion

Errol the Obsidian Raven

Summary

Errol is an Obsidian Raven / obsidian bird used by the party for communication, scouting, and message delivery. He later becomes a party companion.

Known Details

On Day 16, an Obsidian Raven was pulled from a drawer and called Errol, though the source note says “but not really.”
The party bought or obtained an obsidian bird named Errol along with tower pennies.
Errol established communication links with Terry and later carried messages for the party.
Cardonald could fix Errol, and Day 48 later anchors “fixed Errol” as one of the events four days earlier, alongside Worn’s death and Bynx joining the party.
Errol was repeatedly used for messenger work: finding Ruby Eye, contacting Cardonald and Rubyeye, reaching Dirk’s dad, and carrying messages during military coordination.
On Day 36, Errol was loaned to a commander for two hours while other obsidian ravens were returning false refusals.
On Day 43, Cardonald could not find Ruby Eye or Errol and wondered if they were not on the same plane.
On Day 46, Errol returned altered by a long subjective absence: 117 years for him but only three days for the party, with forty years of darkness, gem-eating, memory gaps, and a strange belief that the party had always owned him.
Platinum warned that Errol was possessed by one of Squeal’s things.
Errol hid ruby messages connected to Rubyeye, Ennuyé, Browning, and Squeal, including the correction that Squeal asked for “the loss of everything.”
On Day 48, Errol carried a message to Dirk’s father and reported back about conditions after a battle.
On Day 57, Geldrin placed part of Haze, one of Sierra’s dogs, into Errol to help find the tail.
Errol the Obsidian Raven becomes a party companion.

Open Questions

What happened to Errol during his 117 subjective years and forty years of darkness?
What lasting effects remain from Squeal’s possession or influence?
How does the Haze fragment placed into Errol affect him?

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