Montana Birkenstock

Writer's Name: Ehrich Grein

Writer's Age: 33

E-Mail: Home - eandb@bellsouth.net
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Character's Name: Montana Birkenstoch

Character's Age: 19

Nature: Human

Description: 5'8" 135lbs. Red Hair, Green Eyes, attractive in the girl next door kind of way.

History: Montana is in the process of dropping out of college. She was in her freshman year at the University of Puget Sound (majoring in liberal arts) when she decided that this was silly, since this would not help her do what she has always wanted to do, be a Witch.

She has studied the occult and witchcraft for as long as she could read. She knows more facts about the laws associated with witchcraft then anyone not involved in the defense/prosecution or witches, or the lobbyists and congressmen creating the laws.

Her knowledge of spells, descriptions of the magic, the history (good and bad) and the myths and leagends associated with witchcraft is prodigious. While she isn't one of the worlds foremost experts, she could possibly teach a community college course in witchcraft 101.

Montana has a photographic memory if she sees, or reads anything she can recall it. Especially if it is something she is interested in.

Before going any further, it should be mentioned that there is one thing preventing Montana's goal of becoming a witch. As much as she would like to be a witch, her worldview is solidly tied to logic. In the back of her mind, as much as she would like to fight it, she believes that anything she sees, can be explained via the scientific method. That belief in science and the scientific method precludes the true spiritual belief required to successfully cast spells.

Back to the story, while visiting her folks in Augusta (GA) over Thanksgiving, Montana stayed in her old room once more. Seeing her collection of books, spell components, and other paraphenalia Montana realized that school was not going to do the trick for her.
Once the Thanksgiving break ended, she went back to her dorm room with a car full of clean clothes and the idea that she should hit the road to follow her dream. While sitting in her car at the airport she pulled out an atlas looking for destination. While sliding her finger down the east coast she hit Augusta. That's it she thought, "From Augusta to Augusta by way of Seattle." Convincing her roomate to cover for her for a little while she hit the road with the last of her spending money for the year, and the credit card dad gave her for emergencies.

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