Talia Graubard

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Talia is an Enchanter and beginner Dollmaker currently attending the Blue Heron Institute.

Personality

Talia is an innocent girl struggling to find her way in life.

Relationships

Her mother is an abusive and controlling women, a fact that Talia is in denial about.<ref name=":1">“My mom used to use this box on me if I threw tantrums, or if I crossed a line.  My familiar hated it because she’d have to dance along, back before she was a familiar,” Talia said.  “If I got two hours to watch TV, it meant two hours, and if I went a second over, then I’d have the same two hours with the music box, which usually meant a cold dinner, after.”

“I think we’re well aware of how horrible your mom is,” Hadley said.  “Poor you.  Come, sit.”

“I don’t think I will,” Talia said.  “And my mom is not horrible.  I have a roof over my head, food, education, practice, and opportunities, thank you,” Talia said.  The reply sounded automatic.- Excerpt from Gone Ahead 7.8</ref> Their relationship has improved since Effy became Talia's familiar.<ref name=":0" />

She has a younger sister with a stuffed elephant that's to young to attend class this year.<ref name=":2" />

Her and Jorja are friends, part of why she went to the Blue Heron Institute at such a young age in the first place.<ref>That and Talia was coming and she’s friends with Jorja.  Sucks, with how that’s going.”

“Friendship on the rocks?” Verona asked.- Excerpt from Cutting Class 6.9</ref> The two of them fell out after Alexander forswore Seth, Talia stopped taking to Jorja and Jorja was so distraught she wanted to go home.<ref>“Jorja’s just- she stayed with my brother and I last night after Talia wouldn’t talk to her for hours.  Kept saying she wanted to go home, she wanted to go home… and the centerpiece of our place, in case Talos hasn’t mentioned it or you haven’t heard, has a naked, house-sized spirit of degeneracy and downward spirals situated in the middle of it.  And she’s homesick for that because this is- this is pretty awful, for her.  For a lot of us.”
- Excerpt from Cutting Class 6.9</ref> The two of them made up afterwards.<ref>Talking to Jorja and Talia.  The way the two girls talked, voices almost overlapping as they answered questions, no hesitation, no barriers, it sounded like they’d made up.- Excerpt from Leaving a Mark 8.1</ref>

Appearance

She has brown hair with blond highlights in it.<ref name=":2">Verona could use that to identify Talia, who had brown hair with blonde highlights framing her face, standing beside a doll that was the same height and proportions as her.  She had her hands on the shoulders of an even younger girl, who hugged a stuffed elephant.- Excerpt from Leaving a Mark 4.5</ref>

Abilities

She has a familiar named Effy, a canopic doll. Her mother created it on the day she was born, saying that if she wasn't a satisfactory daughter she would use it to replace her.<ref name=":0">He walked over to where Talia and her doll were.

“In an even relationship, Talia is filled to the brim with humanness.  With vitality, and power, and self.  Her partner, Effy, is a canopic doll.  Can you tell us why you chose it, Talia?”

“My mom made Effy on the day I was born,” Talia said.  She didn’t look so bothered to be in front of the class.  Avery only liked to be in front of people when playing sports.  “She said if I wasn’t satisfactory as a daughter, Effy would drag out my guts, put them inside herself, take my blood and skin to seal up the doll joints, and replace me.”

Avery looked around the room, to try to judge why people weren’t freaking out, but the most she saw was serious concern here and there.

“Hmm,” Ray made a sound.

“The way a canopic doll works, especially if it’s raised alongside someone, given a birthday every time I had a birthday, with parts replaced to match my height and shape and stuff as I grew up, ummm, when it harvests, it can become human, after.  She could become me.  I awoke on my own, secretly, then I talked to Effy, and neither of us were sure if my mom would keep me or Effy.  So we agreed she’d be my familiar.  That way my mom would have to keep us both or destroy us both.”

“Very clever,” Mr. Sunshine said.

Talia smiled.  “My mom thought so.  Things have been so nice ever since.  I think she was proud I thought of it.”

- Excerpt from Leaving a Mark 4.7</ref> Effy doesn't have an animal form.<ref>Can Effy become an animal?”

Talia shook her head.- Excerpt from Leaving a Mark 4.7</ref>

Chronology

She awakened in secret and because neither her or Effy was certain her mother would keep either of them they decided to perform the familiar ritual together so that she would have to either destroy both of them or neither of them.<ref name=":0" />

As a punishment her mother would force her to listen to an enchanted music box that prevented her moving or speaking whenever she misbehaved. Prior to becoming her familiar Effy would have to dance along.<ref name=":1" />

She attempted to bind Jorja during their human binding lesson but was unsuccessful.<ref>- Cutting Class 6.7</ref>

When Lucy, Verona, America and John were taken prisoner she was one of the students guarding them along with Estrella.

Lost her voice during a death metal karaoke session with some goblins.<ref>“Done karaoke.  Did death metal scream karaoke with the under-thirteens and goblins.  Goblins loved it, kids not so much.  Talia lost her voice.”- Excerpt from Playing a Part 15.2</ref>

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