The Ravager of Aetolia

Ravager of Aetolia class portrait

The Ravagers are Aetolia’s hellfire brawlers, a Shadow-tethered class in Bloodloch that wields Brutality (dirty martial arts with a butcher’s hook), Ravaging (soulfire channeled from the infernal realm of Perdition), and Egotism (will made manifest, drawn from Corrupt Chaos).

At a glance
TetherShadow
CityBloodloch
GuildCarnifex (Patron: Bamathis, the Lost)
Skill setsBrutality, Ravaging, Egotism
Mirror classZealot (Spirit)
Sister class in guildCarnifex
Signature mechanicPerdition hellfire and ego-driven attacks
Best forPlayers who want a brawler with magic, attitude, and zero honour code

The first Ravagers were forged in the year 504 of the Midnight Age when the Carnifex, led by Bamathis the Warlord, laid siege to the pocket realm of Perdition. They bent its hellfire to their own will, and a new fighting tradition was baptised in savagery and infernal flame.

If you want to play a bruiser who fights dirty, kicks in faces, drags souls out of a fiery prison realm, and bullies absolutely everyone weaker than you, the Ravager is one of Aetolia’s most distinctive Shadow classes.

Origin and lore

Ravagers came into being during the Second War of Night. The Carnifex, led by Bamathis the Warlord, invaded the pocket realm of Perdition: a hellscape originally created by Shadow General Sanaz as a place of fire, torture, and brutal interrogations. The Carnifex broke Sanaz’s hold on the realm and seized it for themselves. In doing so, they founded a new combat tradition built on hellfire, soul-burn, and the brutalising of tormented spirits.

Perdition still exists today as a conduit of power for every Ravager. Through it, a Ravager channels harrowing flames against enemies and can damn the weakest of them to the depths of the infernal realm itself.

A second discovery shaped the class. During a clash of wills with Siphelia, the Specter, Xenia Seirath, aided by Bamathis, learned to hone her ego against the very beings of Corrupt Chaos who first weaponised it. By dominating the Chaos Lords in their own court, the Carnifex learned that ego, raw self-certainty, could be expanded and weaponised on the Prime. This became the skill of Egotism. The Ravager carries both legacies: Perdition’s flame and the Court of Chaos’s will-made-real.

Skill sets

The Ravager skill sets are Brutality, Ravaging, and Egotism.

Brutality is the unarmed combat foundation. Ravagers fight with punches, kicks, and a butcher’s hook on a long chain. The style is openly dirty: no honour code, no formal stance, just whatever produces the most pain in the least time.

Ravaging is the soulfire art. A Ravager channels Perdition’s hellfire and uses it to inflict pain at range, to ignite enemies, and to brutalise the souls trapped in the infernal realm. Where Carnifex Deathlore captures and stores souls, Ravaging torments them directly.

Egotism is the third arm of the class: will made manifest. By honing their ego against Chaos Lords, Ravagers learned to project pure conceit as a palpable force. Egotism attacks are unsubtle and direct. As the RP file puts it, an ego strike is “as brutal and unsophisticated as a boot to the face.”

Skill abilities

Brutality

Ravaging

Egotism

Visual style and identity

Ravagers are loud, crass, and undeniable on the battlefield. Their punches and kicks are savage and cruel, their butcher’s hooks swing on long chains, and hellfire follows in their wake. When a Ravager channels Perdition, you sometimes see flickers of the realm itself and hear the screams of the souls tormented inside it.

Their physical work is rough rather than disciplined. Even Egotism, though a mental art, leans away from subtlety. Most ego attacks land like a boot to the face. Ravagers know it. They prefer it that way.

Side effects of the work

Perdition leaves visible marks on those who channel it too recklessly. Burn scars are common. Many Ravagers also develop an accentuated intolerance for weakness, an attitude already present in their Carnifex peers but amplified by hellfire exposure.

Ego carries its own costs. A practitioner can develop a sense of self-confidence so vast that the smallest slight triggers a rage response. There is also the danger of becoming so intoxicated by one’s own will that allies turn away. The class rewards a certain kind of player. Quiet humility is not part of the package.

Who plays this class

The Ravager attracts players who want a brawler-style combat kit fused with raw infernal magic. The roleplay frame is loud, opinionated, and unapologetic. You are not a misunderstood antihero. You are a bully with hellfire, and you enjoy the work.

Mechanically, Ravagers reward aggression and tempo. Brutality gives you a fast melee attack chain. Ravaging pours damage at range when an enemy creates distance. Egotism layers pressure on top, turning your own attitude into a weapon. The kit is not subtle. If you want subtle, pick a different class.

City and guild

The Ravager guild is the Carnifex of Bloodloch, the Shadow Tether’s city of undeath. Patron: Bamathis, the Lost. The guild hosts both Ravagers and their sister class, the Carnifex, the soul-magic death knights who originally founded it.

Joining as a Ravager means committing to Shadow. You cannot actively hold any Spirit-aligned classes alongside it, though you can multiclass into other Shadow classes or any of the seven untethered classes. Race choice is independent of class, so you can play a Ravager of any Aetolia race.

The Ravager mirror is the Zealot, Enorian’s martial devotee of the Illuminai. Both are Shadow-and-Spirit reflections of the same brawler chassis: one drawing on Perdition and ego, the other on the Daru monastic tradition and the Light. Same fight, opposite philosophy.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Ravagers have clear progression and a forgiving combat style for new arrivals. The Carnifex guild is one of Aetolia’s most active and offers strong mentorship. Brutality is easy to get started with, and you can learn Ravaging and Egotism as you go.

A butcher’s hook on a long chain. Beyond that, they fight with fists, feet, and channeled hellfire. They are the closest thing Aetolia has to a pure martial-artist class on the Shadow side, except that their martial art is openly dirty rather than disciplined.

Both are Shadow brawlers in the same guild. Carnifex lean heavy, methodical, and ritual-driven, with halberds and a soulstone. Ravagers lean fast, loud, and infernal, with fists, hooks, and hellfire. Same hall, different mood.

Other classes to consider

Three classes worth a look if you like the Ravager profile. Or see Aetolia’s class hub for the rest of the roster.

Carnifex

Ravager’s sister class in the same guild. Heavy martial combat fused with soul magic. Pick Carnifex if you like the Ravager city and lore but want methodical soul-trapping and halberds instead of fists and hellfire.

Zealot

The Ravager’s mirror across the Spirit-Shadow divide. Enorian martial devotees of the Illuminai who fuse Tekura monk training with Duamvi martial work. Pick Zealot if you like the Ravager combat chassis but want to fight for the Light instead of for Perdition.

Predator

An untethered brawler from a world beyond Aetolia. Knifeplay, Predation, and Beastmastery. Pick Predator if you like the dirty-fight ethos of a Ravager but want freedom from city and tether commitments.

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