Macil Rava

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Macil Rava was a Ravensgate bureaucrat who led the Society for the Preservation of Peace, and one of the two main characters in the Maiestas Cycle, where both main characters were villains. Though not a key character, Macil was particularly associated with Tom. He was born as an ordinary human in the first century AHE and rose to serve as a general in the Jastraxi army, leading their forces in the war to suppress Evonian independence. The Ravensgate intervened in that war to ensure an Evon victory, which meant that Macil had to be disposed of, but rather than killing him, the Ravensgate recruited him to serve in the Society for the Preservation of Peace.

As part of his work in the Society, he was responsible for preventing an undesired war from breaking out in 453 when a drug lord, Eithne Lunadelle, accrued enough blackmail to destroy the government of Palaratos. Rather than killing Eithne, he recruited her into the Ravensgate, and with Eithne's support, he launched a palace coup and was able to take over the Society, with her as his deputy or co-leader. His goals then shifted to using the Society to achieve the "ultimate outcome".