Now a maga, Natasha is so closely tied to local birdlife that she often has trouble relating to the rest of the world around her. She always migrates, for example, in the spring and autumn, spending the winter at her former master's covenant, and the summer at her own, much further to the north. Natasha's constant companion is the magpie, and a small flock of songbirds follow her wherever she goes. Each of these birds as a name in its own language - the magpie's name approximates to *ppruk*. The flock of birds numbers about twenty, but it is often not the same group of individuals. A few, like a robin, have followed her for many years, with their children taking over when the adult dies. Others are drawn from the surrounding area
A fragile-looking woman with porcelein-white skin and long blond hair. Commonly wears long dresses of black, dark blue and/or white, but is haphazard in her dress sense, and the clothes rarely match. When in thought she tends to trill softly to herself..
Name: Natasha Volata
Parens: Palamindes
House: Merinita
Age: 30 (apparent 30)
Size: 0
Int | +1 | sharp | Str | -2 | small | Prs | +1 | delicate | Dex | +1 | graceful |
Per | +3 | keen eyed | Sta | 0 | Com | 0 | Qik | +1 | jumpy |
Creo | 0 | Animal | 7 | Ignem | 0 |
Intellego | 4 | Aquam | 0 | Imaginem | 0 |
Muto | 7 | Auram | 7 | Mentem | 0 |
Perdo | 0 | Corpus | 7 | Terram | 0 |
Rego | 7 | Herbam | 0 | Vim | 0 |
Curse of the Lark's Tongue (MuCo/An 20) +19; R: Near. D: Sun, T: Ind. This spell causes the target's tongue to be transformed into that of a bird, meaning that every sound they make is that of a bird. The traget's Communication determines the sweetness of the sound - a person with high Communication might produce the liquid trill of a lark, but a negative Communication would mean the ugly croak of a raven.
Enchantment of the Carrier Pigeon (Cr/ReAn 20) +13; R: Touch, D: Sun/Moon, T: Small. This spell creates a small bird (Siz -4) which will then fly unerringly to any location that the caster knows or has an Arcane Connection to. The spell lasts until the bird reaches its location, or Sun, whichever comes first. This spell is lower level than that in the Wizard's Grimoire because of the Creo component - the spell creates the messenger first. A message or small object, weighing no more than a few ounces can be attached to the bird's leg.
The Avenging Flock (ReAn 30) +19; R: Near, D: Conc, T: Group.
This spell calls a flock of birds from the surrounding area and
causes them to attack a specified target. This attack means the
immediate loss of concentration, and will usually cause enough
of a distraction to prevent the target from doing anything. Natasha
dislikes using this spell because she is worried that a bird might
get hurt, though they are generally small enough targets to prevent
this. The damage is usually no more than +3 (treat all of the
birds' attacks as a single attack, and ignore botches), but if
this spell is cast where falcons or other raptors could heed its
call, this damage can be more severe.