tara.maclay
Tara Maclay, was Willow's girlfriend, and was slowly integrated into the gang.
Tara's mother, who died when Tara was just seventeen years old, was a very
powerful witch, and Tara seemingly inherited her power. The Maclay family, an odd and
old-fashioned bunch, had 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.
Willow started to outstrip Tara in magical prowess, which 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. After another fight, Willow used a spell to make Tara
forget causing a broken trust and the end of the relationship. Some time later, Tara was
murdered by Warren just a short while after reconciliation with Willow causing Willow to
go crazy and evil.
