Harvard-educated, Natsilane was skeptical about the legends and beliefs of his people, particularly the old tales of Raven lurking on a volcano top and periodically laying waste to the island. When Raven made his most recent attempt to seize control of Queen Florence Island in 1995, Grandmother urged Natsilane to challenge the trickster as his ancestors had done, but he refused to believe her. Elisa at last introduced Goliath, Angela, and Bronx to the young man, to show him that mythical beings did exist; Natsilane at last accepted that Raven existed, sought him out at his volcano lair, and defeated him in single combat using a traditional shield and spear which, when combined with Natsilane's heritage, became magically enhanced. Presumably, he became more ready to heed the old ways of his