Miss Kestrel is the second known ymbryne to make and maintain a loop to be used by peculiars in European history. She is the main reason why every ymbryne, upon completing her training, adopts the last name of the bird she transforms into.
History[]
The First Ymbryne[]
Miss Kestrel was born a kestrel and raised by kestrel parents. At some point, she was able to learn Spanish and a bit of English, with Ymeene theorizing that she could be from a migratory clan and picked up the languages elsewhere. One day Miss Kestrel, in human form, is with her flock in a forest clearing. When a goshawk, Ymeene, flies overhead, she changes into a kestrel and flees into the woods with the rest of the flock, as goshawks are a predator to kestrels.
Ymeene realizes that Miss Kestrel may share her ability and returns to the woods the next day as a human. She speaks to the kestrels in their language, addressing Miss Kestrel in particular. Curious, Miss Kestrel turns into a human and walks out from behind the tree where she hid. The two women quickly discover that they can both manipulate time.
Because neither woman can speak the same language, Ymeene names the other woman Miss Kestrel. Ymeene is able to convince Miss Kestrel to come back with her to the loop she had made. At the loop, Ymeene would teach Miss Kestrel everything Ymeene knew about looping. When Ymeene trusted her enough to keep her loop going, Ymeene would take longer trips to find other ymbrynes, of which she found three. These three are also taught how to use their abilities properly. When spring comes around, the five women separate the peculiars of the loop into groups so the ymbrynes can spread them out across the land in different loops.
Miss Kestrel would help found the first Council of Ymbrynes. The tradition of naming ymbrynes after their bird name once they have completed their education would continue to present day.
Description[]
Appearance[]
Miss Kestrel is a young woman with dark, smooth skin and close-cropped hair. She has a tall, finely boned frame that is distinctly birdlike and wears furs and leathers to protect against the cold.