Alti

Alti is a fictional character in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess. She is portrayed by Claire Stansfield. Alti is a Northern Amazon shaman driven out of her Siberian tribe by Queen Cyane, because of her hunger for power. She is one of the people who taught Xena in her dark days, and possesses various spiritual powers. During Xena's dark and ruthless past, Alti trained her as a shaman and seduced her with the promise she would become t... more

Alti is a fictional character in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess. She is portrayed by Claire Stansfield. Alti is a Northern Amazon shaman driven out of her Siberian tribe by Queen Cyane, because of her hunger for power. She is one of the people who taught Xena in her dark days, and possesses various spiritual powers. During Xena's dark and ruthless past, Alti trained her as a shaman and seduced her with the promise she would become the Destroyer of Nations. This finally led to Xena murdering Cyane and several other leaders of the Northern Amazons. Xena escaped from her when she became pregnant with Solan, but not before her unborn child is cursed by Alti. Alti commands incredible spiritual powers which have been fuelled by her evil rituals performed on the slain Amazon tribe leaders. While she is strong as a warrior, Alti's true strength lies in her psychic/spiritual abilities. The curses she place on her targets never fail, although only one instance of her curses is... less