Question: This is a follow-up question inspired by [this question](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/99966/when-merged-with-the-raven-using-soul-of-the-raven-is-the-warlock-immune-to-d).

While you're merged with your raven, if you take damage, how do you resolve it? It's not the same as a simple polymorph.

Do *both* you and the raven take the damage? Is it just you? If the raven *does* take the damage, what happens if it dies while you're merged with it? If it's just you, what happens to the raven/your body if you die?

Answer: 
**Soul of the Raven** is described as

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> As a Bonus action when your raven is perched on your shoulder, your body merges with your raven’s form. While merged, you become Tiny, you replace your speed with the raven’s, and you can use your action only to Dash, Disengage, Dodge, Help, Hide, or Search. During this time, you gain the benefits of your raven being perched on your shoulder. As an action, you and the raven return to normal. 
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It doesn't specify anything besides your size/speed change, so you retain all other stats. It is you who takes damage, with your AC and statistics. When **your** HP reaches 0, both of you die. There is nothing written about what happens to your shape when you die, so that would be up to the DM.

I personally would make you remain in raven form. You are merged until you decided not to be anymore. However, [The Raven Queen](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/34724/the-raven-queen) suggests that, as *"The raven vanishes when it dies, if you die, or if the two of you are separated by more than 5 miles."*, it makes more sense to change back into your form when you die since the raven you were merged with vanishes.
The Soul of the Raven is an exension of Sentinel Raven

Sentinal Raven reads:

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> While perched on your shoulder, the raven can’t be targeted by any attack or other harmful effect; only you can cast spells on it; it can’t take damage; and it is incapacitated.
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Soul of the Raven Reads:

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> As a bonus action when your raven is perched on your shoulder, your body merges with your raven’s form.
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The intent is clearly that your raven can take no damage, so all damage to the merged form would occur to your HP.

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> The raven vanishes when it dies, if you die, or if the two of you are separated...
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This would imply that upon death, you'd become the PC form again, and the raven vanishes.