Natani

Natani is an assassin and one of the main characters of Twokinds. She initially appeared alongside her brother Zen with the purpose of attacking Trace, Flora, and Keith, but ended up joining the group. In the aftermath of a soul-fracturing curse from a botched mission, Natani's soul was merged with her brother's in order to revive her. The result of this merge left Natani with a male gender identity as well as a mental link with her brother.

Origins and Backstory
While Natani was very young, her village was destroyed by unknown forces (most likely a group of Templar under Trace's command), leaving her and her brother homeless. Zen initially planned to join an assassins guild to support his sister, but Natani insisted she join as well-going so far as to cut her hair and disguise herself as a man. Zen reluctantly agreed, and Natani thus began a life as a male assassin, with only a select few (accidentally) discovering her true gender.

There was one particular mission in which they were instructed to eliminate an old white wolf named Issac. During the assassination attempt, they discovered that Issac was a mage who knew forbidden magic. When Natani jumped head first into combat, the wolf prompty used a curse which ripped apart Natani's soul.

Zen, desperate to save his sister, found a medic and pleaded for help. The only solution was to bind their souls, which Zen gladly agreed to do. Any gaps in Natani's soul were filled in by Zen's, and it so happened that one such gap was her gender. Consequently, Natani associated herself as being male in mind and female in body. Another consequence was the formation of a mental link between the siblings, allowing them to share any and all thoughts with one another (as well as sensations, at least in the beginning).

Ironically, using the curse killed Issac, making the duo's mission a sucess. The story evolved from a simple kill to an awe-inspiring display where the siblings' mere presence prompted Issac to kill himself. They soon became known as"The Magi Brothers" as a result.

How Natani met the group
Due to Flora's refusal to marry Sythe, and a decision on the Wolf Tribe's (possibly corrupted) leaders to break alliances with the Tiger Tribe, Natani and Zen were sent out to assassinate the trio. After tricking Keith away from the group with an illusion spell of Laura, Natani shot him with a poison arrow. However, Trace and Flora heard the illusion's cries, leading to a fight between Trace and the assassins. The two managed to wound Trace, but Keith recovered and wounded Zen, forcing Natani to teleport him away. A wounded Trace attempted to draw out more mana from the earth, but ended up tapping into Dark Mana, which briefly turned him into "Dark" Trace and resulted in the summoning of the "Dark Mana Dragon". Natani ended up using her last mana crystal to bring Trace out of his stupor, and Trace recalled part of the mana dragon before it was finished off by Lady Nora. Then, along with everyone else, she was put into a sleep and transported to a close human town by the dragon.

When Natani awoke, she told the group she would be banished from her tribe for her failure to eliminate the trio, but a mental conversation between her and her brother revealed that her King actually wished for Natani to follow the group. While she initially refused to go on "some crazy adventure", her run-in with a group of human farmers, believing Natani to be the source of the havoc wrought by the mana dragon, convinced her to join the group anyway.

Gender Reveal
After having met Eric and being invited into his home, Keith slipped into a private bath. Natani, thinking the bath to be empty, also slipped in, and was initially unnoticed by Keith. However, after taking off all her clothes, Keith opened his eyes to find himself staring at a naked Natani, thus revealing her secret. Luckily, she managed to convince Keith to keep her secret, which he has done to this day. Since then, the two have bonded, and formed a friendship. Keith has helped Natani keep her secret on multiple occasions, such as claiming to use "Dark Basitin Magic" after her bandages ripped in front of Mike and Evals during a sparring match, washing clothes for her, and standing guard during her heat while the group traveled to the Basidian Islands on Eric's boat. Then, in a fire on the boat, Natani's robes caught fire and her bandages ripped again in front of Mike and Kat.

Romantic Feelings
As a result of their intimacy, Natani began to harbor feelings for the Basitin. At first, she denied this, telling herself it wasn't possible because she's male. But after Keith's betrayal during the Basidian Isle arc, his attempted suicide, and an explanation for the reasons why he was forced to betray the others, she was about to admit her feelings for Keith before being interrupted by the others due to a fire. In the end, though, she managed to kiss Keith, afterwards saying "I just wanted to get that off my chest. Don't look too much into it!"

Abilities and fighting techniques
Natani is a moderately skilled mage as well as a decent melee-combatant. She knows a variety of spells, including "Igniras", "Dispel Magic", an unnamed teleportation spell, the "Ultra Lock Spell", "Aquamentis", and "Aerismentis". Her weapons include a sword and throwing knives, and she makes use of a mana necklace to cast spells without actually holding mana stones. Her fighting technique consists of "Wolven Style" sword fighting and mixing in a spell or two as necessary. She is deadliest when partnered with her brother Zen, as she apparently draws her fighting spirit from his side of the link.

Personality
Natani is a fiercely strong willed and independent person. However, she is incredibly sensitive about gender-related topics, and overall holds unhealthy views of how "men" should act (for example, her refusal to accept help from Keith simply because she thinks he's treating her like a weak girl. ).

Trivia

 * Natani never had a formal education. As a result, she cannot write in any language, and can only speak Keidran. She is often excluded from group conversations conducted in another language.


 * Tom stated that Natani's bandages are bewitched with some sort of shrinking spell, explaining how she is able to effectively hide her chest from the rest of the cast.


 * Tom originally planned for Natani to be blind in her gray eye, but ret-conned the idea in favor of it being symbolism of her fractured soul.


 * "Natani" is apparently an American Indian name, which is interesting when coupled with the similarities between the Keidran and Native American Indians.


 * Of all the female cast, Natani has the largest bust size. This is extremely ironic considering she views herself as a man.


 * Apparently, Tom planned for a fight scene between Trace and Natani during their first encounter. However, the page was scrapped, probably to move the story along.
 * Natani is listed as bi-sexual in her bio.
 * Natani is a bot in the Twokinds Chatroom, using the Supybot freeware.