Mistella spent her younger years as a slave-courtesan to
a defiler in the chaotic courts of Raam. Her experiences
have left her with a dislike of cities and anything human.
Mistella is a believer in the power of magic. When
presented with a problem, she will use magic first, even if
a nonmagical solution presents itself. Thus, she will often
waste magical energy rather than involve those outside her
claw in her missions. The magical claw of Gulg is known
for performing most of its missions without any warrior
support: an idea most think is unwise.
Mistella would have been faced with the consequences
of this strategy long ago were it not for the fact that she
disdains any but the most difficult missions. She will not
provide ‘support' mages to the other claws, believing that if
the problem is one of brawn, she need not risk her mages.
This magical claw employs only single-class defiler.
Mistella will not accept a dual-class defiler, regardless of
level, as she sees such characters as dilettantes. Mistella
despises preservers as being lazy mages who are weaklings,
and has been known to take a detour in another mission
to execute a preserver. This has not endeared her to
the magical claws of the talons of Nibenay and the
other cities, who think the deaths may attract unwanted
attention.
Mistella is the head of the magical claw of
the Shadow talon of Gulg. A fiercely independent woman
and a powerful sorcerer, she is often single-minded to the
point of being stubborn (a very non-elven trait).