Naavira Zahar

### Family

(Mother ?), Kaholo Zahar (Father), Camilla Zahar (Grandma), Eivind Zahar (Grandfather), Erik, Rakim, & Kaiel Zahar (Brothers), Onur, Serhan, Aslan, & Altan Zahar (Uncles), Zümra & Neylan Zahar (Aunts)

### Race

Changeling (Human/Fae)

> "I am the queen of spades, I am the wasp that stings, I am the dark serpent. I am the invulnerable animal who passes through fire and is not burned."
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> - Elena Ferrante
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Naavira Zahar is a shaman changeling from the Steppes. She was born into a well-off semi nomadic clan to a respected hunter Kaholo Zahar, who is a leader among the major hunting parties and an elder brother of the current clan sjef. Being a talented magician and obviously different from the rest of her clansmen, Naavira was often ostracized by those outside of her family. Few in the Steppes are born with significant magical talent and young members who can easily manipulate magic are often viewed cautiously. However, she proved herself in skill and merit, becoming an accomplished hunter and dangerous combatant.

When she was young an attempted kidnapping by Ilstari slavers left her deathly poisoned. She was unconscious for days but after she awoke, she suddenly had access to new abilities she did was not consciously aware of before. Her grandmother recognized the type of magic as similar to her own and after winning an heated argument with Kaholo, she began training Naavira how to navigate the spiritual world. After starting her shaman apprenticeship, she solidified her childhood aspiration of uniting all the mennesker, creating a stronger and powerful nation, as an achievable goal and an important step of her one day succeeding her grandmother as the clan Shaman.

When the war took its toll through the Steppes, Naavira and her clan were quick to take action against those who were harming their people and sabotaging their means of living. Her ferocity on the battlefield granted her names, which traveled, striking fear into the hearts of the Ilstari troops who realized the truth of the tales upon seeing her on the battlefield. She rode across the Steppes, joining the fight wherever her banner was needed. Her success granted her even greater respect as she then proceeded to secure alliances with several other clans and neighboring tribes. Even after the war ended, she continued to work under her uncle, securing more clans to unite with or under the Altazhari clan.

She has since traveled away from the Steppes, spending time in Ilstar where she worked to gather sensitive information on the status and dealings of the country. Under the guise of an 'exotic young performer' she made her way, securing alliances within the noble homes, even making her way into the sultans palace where she performed periodically. After making her way back to the Steppes, she revisited her southern neighbors, using her knowledge and skills to maintain and tighten the grip on previously loose alliances. She has only made it to Bastia within the last year, and within the relatively short time she has made an alliance with the rightful heir and Princess of Bastia. Their agreement, should word be kept and all promises delivered, secures that the Steppes has its own chance at obtaining a contracted political independence, a major step is assuring that their freedom and land will not be trampled upon at least on one side of the border. She will allow no me in the way of her goal.

### SKILLS & ABILITIES

Due to her racial composition, her skin is naturally tough and immune to the effects of fire despite its pale appearance and being soft to the touch. She is also able to hold her breathe under water for a significant amount of time without consequence. She is a natural elemental magician, her primary affinity being **wind magic** but she is also highly skilled in **fire manipulation**. She has a naturally strange beauty to her, with heterochromia and a youthful appearance, she always has had an attractive charm that have drawn others to find interest in her, even if they feared her for her abilities or violent demonstration of martial skill.

Her left eye is the color of brilliant gold, a trait of her paternal heritage, while her right eye, is a beautiful deep violet, which is inherited by her fae mother.

After awakening her shamanic powers, her abilities have greatly extended. Not only has she become even faster and stronger at wielding her elemental magic, she has gained abilities that allow her to channel spirits, nature, life energy, and commune with her ancestors. She is even able to transfer her mind into the bodies of living animals, allowing her to see through their eyes and act through them from a distance.

**Notable Skills**: Survival (Cook, Hunt, Track), Swimming, Falconry, Horseback riding, Singing, Dancing (Fire/sword dancer), Superb Vocalist/natural manipulation of her voice, Medicine

**Martial Skill Proficiency**: Martial combat (hand to hand, grappling, martial arts), use of short and long bows, pole-arms, shortswords, scimitars, daggers, can fight easily from horseback

### FAMILY /CLAN:

The Altzazhari

Location: Centralized around the mid/north on the eastern portion of the Steppes

Her grandmother, Camilla remains the head clan shaman and great spiritual healer, having taught many of the midwives, healers, and bone setters within the extended clan and even those of other clans. Her father, Kaholo, and eldest uncle, Onur, hold positions as some of the clans top hunters, with her elder brothers following in suite as great warriors and hunters. Her uncle Serhan Zahar, an extraordinary warrior, had won a battle in order to secure the role as Sjef after the last one died, leaving no viable successors. Serhan himself has no living children, but takes pride in having helped raise Naavira and her younger cousins.