Alright. Time for a little retcon...

So, Ravenites shall be called Serpentines from now on. They are fundamentally gnostic in opposition to main Yulians, and they revere what they call the Great Serpent, which is a snake that eats its own tail. They consider deities and spirits just another aspect of this being (Tinon being the one who most resembles it), and they pursue magic to gleam more of the whole Truth of the World.