-1 echoes of the beast (+1 stealth while flying) -1 claws -1 wings -1 diminutive size -4 supernatural recovery +3 catch -1 cloak of shadows (though owls can't see in total darkness... but anything short of that is fair game) -1 on silent wings: stealth penalties due to movement are reduced by two points -2 inhuman speed (but see notes on individual forms - most of Johann's owl forms don't have this) -1 refresh deliberately not spent (unspent: +1) +6: stealth +5: athletics, alertness, investigation +4: scholarship, fists, lore +3: conviction, presence, empathy +2: rapport, discipline, survival +1: deceit, endurance, might details on individual forms: snowy owl, female: "the north wind" - this particular form is sponsored (in addition to researched), and is the only owl with access to inhuman speed. This form is also capable of speech, and is about 50% larger than an ordinary snowy owl. On the other hand, actually using its extra abilities is just *asking* for some sort of compel related to that sponsor (a native american wind spirit associated with warriors, cold / snow, and fear / courage), so Johann tends to be a bit careful with it. snowy owl, male: not sponsored; this form is a perfectly mundane owl. eurasian eagle owl: one each male and female; also mundane owl forms.