Editing Shatterbird (section)

==Abilities and Powers==
Shatterbird was a silica kinetic, having the ability to manipulate silicon through high-frequency sounds, giving her essentially perfect control over all glass, sand, and other siliceous compounds within multiple city blocks of her location. Often, she would use this ability to make every piece of glass in a city explode violently to announce the arrival of the Slaughterhouse Nine.<ref name="Cast1" /><ref>[[Plague 12.5]]</ref><ref>[[Plague 12.6]]</ref> She was able to achieve this much range because her power was transmitted and re-transmitted through the glass in a cascade effect.<ref name="13.1" />

Shatterbird had finer control of glass that was closer to her. She leveraged this ability to create projectile weapons or targeted storms of glass, fashion makeshift shields, and fly by controlling the glass in her costume.<ref name="11e" /><ref name="13.6">[[Snare 13.6]]</ref><ref>[[Snare 13.8]]</ref> She could even use her power to shore up injuries with "constructs" made out of glass.<ref name="11e e2"> [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/20/interlude-11e/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 11e]]</ref><ref name="12.5 c1">It’s not regeneration, exactly. She can use glass to shore up her injuries and create detailed constructs that will, say, help her retain or redistribute blood in the event of massive blood loss, but the body parts won’t function. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/plague-12-5/#comment-2933 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.5]]</ref> Her range for these fine-tuned abilities was longer than [[Cherish]]'s offensive range;<ref name="12.4e1" /> [[Tattletale]] speculated that her fine movements were boosted by the presence of small pieces of glass, like those scattered all over the city when she announced her presence.<ref name="13.1">[[Snare 13.1]]</ref>

According to the [[Missing Interlude]], she could hear sand, allowing her to detect people digging. She claimed that this was why she left Dubai.<ref name="I19.n">[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/f-a-q/ Worm FAQ]</ref>

Shatterbird's flying speed was lower than the speeds [[Siberian]] and [[Crawler]] could run at.<ref name="13.6" />Her power was subject to the [[Manton Effect]], and couldn't affect plants.<ref name="12.6c1">Manton effect isn’t necessarily limited to just people. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/#comment-2963 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.6]]</ref> Shatterbird's power was reliant on ultrasonic frequencies generated by her and the glass she controlled. This made her vulnerable to powers that could cancel out that frequency<ref name="11e" /> and soundproofing.<ref name="13.1" /><ref name="13.6" />

Bonesaw also modified members of the Nine with various "safeguards"; sheathing their vital organs and major arteries in a protective sub dermal mesh, further wire reinforcement was put into the skeleton to avoid broken bones,<ref name="13.7 e1">“You’re not really in a position to be making demands,” Trickster said. “You’re bleeding to death, and we do have the ability to hurry the process along.”<br><br>Cherish shrugged. “Bonesaw gave me the works. Mesh sheaths for every major artery and organ, wire reinforcement for my skeleton. It’s not going to kill me anytime soon.”<br><br>I made a mental note of that. Chances were good that Jack, Bonesaw and the other more vulnerable members of the Nine had some similar protection. How differently would things have played out if Ballistic had used his power and blown them up?<br><br>“I could,” Trickster threatened. “Or we could wait and see which happens first: Either you agree to share the information we want or you slowly bleed out.”<br><br>“A game of chicken? I’m down.” Cherish prodded her injury with a fingertip. It was clear it hurt, but she still stuck a finger into the hole and investigated some. “The auto-injection pump is dosing me with painkillers and antibiotics now. First time feeling this stuff work.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/18/snare-13-7/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.7]]</ref> with special attention was paid to the organs and spine to keep them functioning.<ref name="14.10 e1" /> She also rendered her teammates resistant to her pathogens,<ref name="14.10 e1">“A benefit of little Bonesaw’s smoke,” Jack answered. “If I recall correctly, it’s something of a safeguard in case she accidentally deploys a concoction she hasn’t immunized herself or the rest of our team against. The fact that it works against bugs and small rodents is a side benefit, rather than the intent. Bonesaw’s work has made us members of the Nine more or less immune to disease anyways.”<br><br>“And the gunshot?”<br><br>“Subdermal mesh.  There’s more protection around the spine and organs, and you landed that shot pretty close to my spine.  It hurts quite a bit.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/prey-14-10/ Excerpt] from [[Prey 14.10]]</ref> and granting them artificial neurons which allowed them to make plans [[Cherish]] could not see, it is unknown if this could be adapted for other [[Master]] powers.<ref name="12.4 e1">Jack paced back and forth, two or three steps at a time, gesticulating with his knife.  “I was looking forward to Cherish’s attempt.  Bonesaw and I even had a plan in mind.  I wanted to see what she did, how she worked around Siberian’s immunity to her power… then the safeguards Bonesaw implanted in us would have kicked in and released us from her thrall, and oh, the look on her face.  To have seen that would have been so very worth all the trouble.  And that girl just spoiled it all.”<br><br>[...]<br><br>Jack was getting heated, talking mostly to himself.  “That was the whole point!  To see how long we could go without tipping her off.  Bonesaw helped with some surgery, even some artificial neural connections that Cherish wouldn’t be able to see.  So much work and preparation ruined.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/plague-12-4/ Excerpt] from [[Plague 12.4]]</ref>