Editing Shasta Smedry

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|image=Alcatraz1 Interior Art 4.jpg
|family=[[House Smedry]]
|children=[[Alcatraz Smedry|Alcatraz]]
|spouse=[[Attica Smedry|Attica]]
|abilities={{tag+|Librarian}}, {{tag+|Smedry}}
|earth=Alcatraz
|first appeared=[[Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians]]
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'''Shasta Smedry''' (aka '''Ms. Fletcher'''{{book ref|a1|10}}) is a [[Librarian]]. She married [[Attica Smedry]], gaining his [[Smedry Talent|Talent]] for losing things, and is [[Alcatraz Smedry|Alcatraz]]'s mother.

== Appearance and Personality ==
Shasta has a tendency to wear simple, plain clothes. She has long blond hair, which she wears in a bun. Like many Librarians, she  wears a pair of horn-rimmed glasses.{{book ref|a1|1}}

While working undercover as Ms. Fletcher, Alcatraz's caseworker, she acted quite unpleasantly toward him, often criticizing Alcatraz.{{book ref|a1|1}} However, she is shown to care about her son when Alcatraz uses his Truthfinder's Lens on her,{{book ref|a3|18}} and during the events of Siege of Mokia, they have a discussion like two equals.{{book ref|a4|NCC-1701}} While interacting with other Librarians, she is curt and businesslike. She is serious most of the time, but on occasion displays a very sarcastic sense of humor.

Shasta appears to be ashamed that she doesn't have full control over her Smedry Talent.{{book ref|a1|10}} However, she typically keeps an unflappable demeanor and is able to brush off most criticisms.

== Attributes and Abilities ==
Shasta has the Smedry Talent of losing things by virtue of her marriage to Attica,{{book ref|a2|12}} although she isn't able to control it very well. Nevertheless, she manages to use her Talent to great effect on at least one occasion.

Shasta also demonstrates considerable skill at sleight of hand on multiple occasions.{{book ref|a1|3}}{{book ref|a3|20}}{{book ref|a5|16}} She is very intelligent and excellent at turning situations to her advantage, thinking on her feet, and commanding authority.

== History ==
Shasta married Attica Smedry, despite the objections of Attica's father [[Leavenworth Smedry|Leavenworth]], who believed she was only manipulating Attica to get his Talent. Together, Attica and Shasta researched the origins of Smedry Talents and the Sands of Rashid. Shasta gave birth to Alcatraz in Nalhalla and shortly after, she and Attica separated.{{book ref|a1|20}}

After Alcatraz's birth, Shasta left with him for the [[Hushlands]] and acted as his caseworker, Ms. Fletcher, keeping her true identity secret from him. On his thirteenth birthday, she arrived to steal the [[Sands of Rashid]], which had arrived for him earlier that day.{{book ref|a1|2}}{{book ref|a1|3}} A few months later, she found out through an unknown means that Attica had gone to the Library of Alexandria. Shasta notified Leavenworth and pursued Attica to the Library herself, claiming his [[Translator's Lenses]].{{book ref|a2|20}}

Shasta brought the Lenses to [[Nalhalla]], where she plotted to steal a book from the Nalhallan [[Royal Archives (Not a Library!)]] using Transporter's Glass.{{book ref|a3|19}} The Lenses were taken by Alcatraz, but she managed to retain possession of the book, which she later burned.{{book ref|a4|NCC-1701}} She was captured by the Mokians during the [[Siege of Mokia]],{{book ref|a4|6.022140857x10^23}} and stayed there willingly until she left with Alcatraz, Leavenworth, [[Kazan Smedry|Kaz]], and [[Draulin]] for the [[Highbrary]].{{book ref|a4|∞ + 1}} There, she was knocked out by Attica.

== Trivia ==
Her first name is likely a reference to [[wikipedia:Mount_Shasta|Mount Shasta]] in California. The name Fletcher is likely a reference to [[wikipedia:Fletcher_Mountain|Fletcher Mountain]] in the Rocky Mountains.

== Notes ==
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