Rip & Rek

Rip and Rek are two raven siblings introduced in Outcast, the fourth part of Michelle Paver's Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series. When Renn and Bale struggle in vain to cross a stormy Lake Axehead in order to reach Torak who's suffering from soul-sickness, Renn uses her Magecraft powers to summon help for Torak. In answer to her invokes, two young ravens fall in their nest into Torak's shelter. As they grow and are taken care of by Torak, he slowly recovers from soul-sickness.

The male raven is named Rip and the female raven is named Rek by Torak. They're known to be clever and mischievous, and they enjoy stealing belongings and food from Torak and Renn in addition to teasing Wolf, but they also warn them of dangers they're unaware of. When Seshru the Viper Mage forces Torak to spirit walk into a viper and bite a sleeping Renn, she's saved by Rip and Rek driving the snake off. Rip helps Torak discover the Fire Opal shard hidden inside the hilt of his father's knife, and both ravens return Torak the stone marked with his clan tattoo following Seshru's demise.

In Oath Breaker, the ravens distract Auroch men from discovering Torak and Renn by mimicking redstart callings. The ravens' presence helps Renn in particular during her times of uncertainty, and Torak is able to understand their caws somewhat. While Wolf is jealous when the ravens gain attention from Torak, he learns to respect them as companions. During the final fight against Thiazzi the Oak Mage, Rip loses one of his tail feathers and grows a white one in its place. This earns him a great deal of respect from the Raven Clan.

When Eostra's eagle owl kidnaps Wolf and Darkfur's final living cub Pebble in Ghost Hunter, Rip and Rek chase the owl to the Mountain of Ghosts and make it drop Pebble. Afterwards they help him stay alive until he's reunited with his parents, and they also save Renn from dying in a blizzard by leading Torak back to her. At the end of the series, the ravens join Torak, Renn and the wolves as they leave the clans to explore the Forest.