Tara is 21,is Willow's girlfriend, and has slowly
become integrated into the gang. Tara's mother, who died when Tara was 17, and
Tara seemingly inherited her power. The Maclay family, an odd and old-fashioned
bunch, have a family legend — designed to keep the womenfolk in line — that
the female members turn into demons at age 20 or so. Thanks to Spike, Tara found
out that this was a lie, after much agonizing about the demon she thought was
inside her. Tara is shy and nervous around new people and tends to stutter when
talking with them, but this usually fades once she gets to know them. She has
helped the gang many times when they've been fighting demons — most notably,
she was the one who realized that Buffy was not Buffy when Faith took over
Buffy's body; she also helped conjure the katra needed to switch the bodies back
again. She has helped Willow to further her witchy power, consequently boosting
both their confidences and skill, and she owns a cat called "Miss Kitty
Fantastico" (even though cats aren't allowed in the dorms). Tara has a
single-study dorm where she and Willow, who are happily in love, spend a great
deal of their time. Tara's birthdate is roughly November 7, 1980. Willow has
started to outstrip Tara in magical prowess, which has led to some tension
between them, culminating in their first argument. When Willow stormed off,
leaving Tara alone, Glory showed up and sucked out her sanity. Fortunately,
Willow was eventually able to restore Tara's mind during the final fight with
Glory. 
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