Empowering a Wendigo

[Valerius]

Wendigo are great. Not only are they useful in combat but you get a D4 caster for 24 water gems. Lower research level and cost than a lich and using Adam J's empowerment suggestion you can get a tart summoner with just a skull staff and skullface. I wonder if his magic should top out at W3D3? In comparison Streams from Hades seems too expensive since the kokythiad only has W3D3 (she's stealthy but the wendigo is an SC with stronger magic that costs less).