I already finished the game once with the neutral path and now I want to do another playthrough w/ the sqoiatel path. Thing is, the side quests were all very tedious and i have no desire to do them again.

Is there a mod/cheat/console command that I can use to get the Raven armor at the start of the game? I want it so when I transfer the save to The Witcher 2 I'll start out with a good armor.

You can add any item you want to your game by using the Witcher Save Game Editor, which you can find on the Witcher Vault: http://witchervault.ign.com/View.php?view=ToolsandUtilities.Detail&id=3

You may want to wait until Vesimir gives you your first suit of armor, and then add the Raven Armor. Since the armor he gives you is a storyline event that can't be skipped, it might cause some problems with the game if you already have better armor at that point.