Aurelia Sloewood
the Galeshrike Witch
Named for the gold of lightning and the thornwood that survives the gale.
Power
You hear the air before it moves—the pressure behind a closed door, the shift in a crow's flight. You can set the still air to spinning, a small hurricane in the palm of your hand.
- Familiar
- A storm petrel named Squall
- Coven
- Thornwind
The village says behind your back that you were born with a hole in you where the wind goes through. That you hum when the sky changes, that your hair crackles on still days. They don't know the half—you were already listening long before the first storm answered.
Where the name comes from
Aurelia — Latin, “the golden one”.
Sloewood — Sloe (the blackthorn sloe) + wood.