The Corax by Gaslight- Gaslight Age

Background   Lord Henry Blackwell was born into the aristocratic Blackwell family, an ancient noble lineage deeply entrenched in both English high society and the occult secrets of the British Isles. From an early age, Henry was captivated by the whispered legends of his ancestors—the protectors of London who wielded the power of ravens. As a child, he poured over manuscripts and forbidden tomes in the Blackwell library, learning of the Crows' Talons, an artifact passed through generations that imbued its wielder with supernatural abilities.   Educated at the finest institutions, Henry excelled in criminology, forensic science, and classical combat. However, the luxury and expectations of nobility never truly satisfied him. Instead, he sought purpose beyond privilege. His path changed forever when he uncovered the Crow Gauntlets hidden beneath Blackwell Manor, relics infused with the spirit of the Morrigan, granting him power at the cost of ever-looming darkness.   When Jack the Ripper began terrorizing London in, Henry full embraced the power of the talons and donned the mantle of the Corax, fashioning a mask and a secret persona to haunt the fog-choked streets of Whitechapel. With his keen intellect, combat expertise, and supernatural gifts, he struck fear into the criminals of London, unraveling mysteries that the police could not—or would not—solve.   His battle with Jack the Ripper would become the defining struggle of his life. The Ripper was not merely a madman but a being touched by dark forces, one who eluded capture through both cunning and something unearthly. The Corax engaged him in a brutal duel across the rooftops of London, a battle of both minds and blades. In end it was Henry who won ending the rippers legend watching his bleeding corpse slip into the darkness of the Thames.   Even as his legend grew, Henry Blackwell remained a man of two worlds: to high society, a reserved nobleman of wealth and influence; to the streets, a shadow that delivered swift retribution upon those who preyed upon the weak. He would not rest until London was safe from those who would corrupt it.   Personality   Lord Henry Blackwell was a man torn between duty and darkness. Raised in the grandeur of nobility yet drawn to the streets of London’s most destitute, he carried a burden greater than any wealth or title. He did not fight crime out of vanity or thrill-seeking but because he could not turn away from injustice.   Henry was highly intelligent, his mind always working several steps ahead of those around him. Logical yet deeply intuitive, he understood that crime was not simply an affliction of the poor but a disease that festered in the highest circles of society. He operated within shadows, using both his fists and his mind to deliver justice.   Despite his noble blood, he felt detached from his peers, uninterested in the idle games of the aristocracy. Instead, he was drawn to those who had been cast aside—the orphans, the outcasts, the forgotten souls of London. His compassion for them was genuine, yet his methods were ruthless.   His battles against Jack the Ripper left scars upon his soul. Though he had saved many, he learend secrets that he had to carry to his grave about the Ripper secrets that would have scandalized and destabilzied the very city he faught so hard to protect.   To the privileged, he was a mysterious nobleman, eccentric and aloof. To the desperate and oppressed, he was a knight draped in shadows, a guardian whose presence in the gaslit streets meant hope—or terror, depending on what one had to hide.   Though he cared for others, he kept his heart guarded, knowing that his crusade allowed little room for love or peace. But even in the darkest nights of Whitechapel, when the fog swallowed the city whole and the whispers of the Ripper’s evil still lingered, he held firm to the vow of the Corax.   For so long as evil existed in London, he would not rest.