Katrine's Falcon
(Alteration)

Range:  0
Components:  V
Duration:  1 hour
Casting Time:  1 round
Area of Effect:  The caster
Saving Throw:  None

This spell turns the caster into a pseudo-falcon. This form is as close to being a real falcon as Katrine could manage at the time, but is not entirely real. This spell can be overlapped with Katrine kitty kat, which lasts for 24 hours, so that when this spell wears off, rather than being a falcon, the caster will be a house cat. In order to affect herself with this spell, the caster must have a maximum of 10 Strength, and cannot weigh more than 150 pounds.
The falcon form has a movement rate of 3 on ground, and 24 in flight. Compared to the caster, its Strength is -4 (with a minimum of 2), and its Dexterity is at +1. It has 1d4 talons, keen sight, and -3 HP per Hit Die of the caster, with a minimum of 1/2 HP per level.
While a falcon, the caster can still speak, but the voice is strained and wild, like a falcon. Any verbal components other than "shriek" have a 50% chance (-2% per level of the wizard) of failing. Most somatic components are impossible while a falcon (adjudicated by the DM). Material components, as long as the material is easily accessible, are simple enough.

