Owl Familiar

Owl Familiars are Owls that follow a player around for a time and help them. The first Owl Familiar appeared in the Sega Saturn version of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. It could be used by Maria after casting the Summon Suzaku spell. It behaved much as Alucard's Bat Familiar.

An owl familiar could also be used by Nathan Graves in Castlevania: Circle of the Moon by combining the Saturn Card and the Mandragora Card. This owl shoots pellets.

Shanoa can also utilize the owl familiar with the Fidelis Noctua glyph. As the level of this glyph is raised, more owls will be summoned. It roughly translates to "Faithful Little Owl" Fidelis being Faithful in Latin and Noctua referencing Athene Noctua or 'The Little Owl'. So it roughly means "Faithful Little Owl".