Northwind (comics)

Northwind
Northwind's current look by Scot Eaton
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	All-Star Squadron # 25 (September, 1983)
Created by	Roy Thomas (writer) Jerry Ordway (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Norda Cantrell
Species	Half-Feitheran Half-Human
Team affiliations	Infinity, Inc. Black Lantern Corps
Abilities	Flight, enhanced vision, above human strength and speed, trained in Feitheran magic.

Northwind is a fictional avian human hybrid published by DC Comics.

Created by Roy Thomas, Jerry Ordway and Mike Machlan, Northwind first appeared in All-Star Squadron #25. He also appeared in the Infinity Inc. comic, although he left the team partway through the run.

Due to an overheard conversation in the Explorer's Club, Hawkman (Carter Hall) traveled to the Hidden City of Feithera in Greenland, and saved its native people from human invaders intent on hunting an intelligent species. The hunters were immune to the only Feitheran weapon, a "Globlass Gun," which destroys a person's balance. Hawkman also foiled the Feitheran traitor Trata, and was able to convince the invaders to keep the secret of Feithera. For years Hawkman visited the Feitherans and finally, with their permission, brought along an anthropologist colleague, Fred Cantrell, who wished to study the Feitherans. A Feitheran woman named Osroro immediately fell in love with Fred Cantrell, despite her being betrothed to another Feitheran named Ramphastos. Ramphastos left Feithera, and the couple was able to marry, although most Feitherans did not support their union.

When Hawkman and Hawkgirl later traveled to Feithera with their own son, Hector, Norda himself was born. It was then that Worla, Norda's grandfather and spiritual leader of the Feithereans knew of the irrevocable destiny that was prophesied for Hector, but dared not tell the Hawks. The curse of Seketh, the ancient Egyptian God of Death, which prophesied the combination of the Silver Scarab and the Eye of Ra, which would bring about the end of the world. Thoth the first Feitheran leader and a group of Egyptian birdpeople traveled to Greenland and founded Feithera in the hope that they could prevent the curse from coming to pass. But the curse of Seketh would be set into motion 1500 years later, when Hath-Set slew Prince Khufu and Lady Chay-Ara, who would after many reincarnations become the modern day Hawkman and Hawkgirl. The Silver Scarab (Hector Hall), the child of Khufu and Chay-Ara, fulfilled the curse prophesy by being born without a soul.