Altra was a Firecat bonded to Karal. After the Mage Storms, he continued to accompany Karal, and provided him with sight.
Altra specifically states that he and the Companion Florian are mages. (Storm Warning, Chapter Sixteen) It is not made clear if all Firecats and Companions are mages, or if all have some mage abilities, but only some individuals are true mages. This could be rather like Mindspeech among Heralds. Nearly all Heralds can Mindspeak their Companion, but only a few are true Mindspeakers with the corresponding increase in abilities.
In the series[]
Altra appears in the following works:
- Storm Warning, Mage Storms, volume 1
- Storm Rising, Mage Storms, volume 2
- Storm Breaking, Mage Storms, volume 3
Altra and Florian by Larry Dixon