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{{Character Infobox
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|image = [[File:Tira.jpg|250px]]
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|color = opal
|gender=Female
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|gender = Female
|species=Human
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|species = Human
|tribe=Plains
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|tribe = [[Plains (tribe)|Plains]]
|family=|appearance = ''[[City of the Rats (book)|City of the Rats]]''
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|appearance = ''[[City of the Rats (book)|City of the Rats]]''
|home = [[Noradz]] (formerly)|allies = [[Lief]]<br/>
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|home = [[Noradz]] (formerly)
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|allies = [[Lief]]<br/>
 
[[Jasmine]]<br/>
 
[[Jasmine]]<br/>
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[[Barda]]
[[Barda]] |affiliation = [[Noradz]] (formerly)<br/>
 
The [[Shadow Lord]] (formerly)|hair = Shaved (formerly)<br/>
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|affiliation = [[Noradz]] (formerly)<br/>
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The [[Shadow Lord]] (formerly)
Dark|lastappearance = ''[[The Shadowlands (book)|The Shadowlands]]''}}
 
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|hair = Shaved (formerly)<br/>
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Dark
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|lastappearance = ''[[The Sister of the South]]''
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|eyes = Light blue
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|skincolor = Pale
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|profession = Servant (formerly)
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|name = Tira
 
|status = Alive}}'''Tira''' is one of the inhibited people of [[Noradz]], and a friend to [[Lief]], [[Barda ]] and [[Jasmine]]. She was a servant of the [[Ra-Kacharz]] and later the [[Shadow Lord]] himself after being converted by the[[ Conversion Project]].<ref name="COTR" /><ref name="TS" />  
   
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== History ==
'''Tira '''is one of the inhibited people of Noradz, and a friend to[[ Lief]], [[Barda ]] and [[Jasmine]]. She was a servant of the Ra-Kacharz and later the [[Shadow Lord]] himself after being converted by the[[ Conversion Project]]. She was a slave in the Shadowlands during the second series, but was rescued by Lief, Barda and Jasmine when they undertook their quest to rescue the trapped slaves with help from the fabled Pirran Pipe. She later appears at Lief and Jasmine's wedding as a guest.  
 
 
=== ''City of the Rats'' ===
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[[File:Tira Whip.png|left|thumb|220x220px|Tira about to be punished by Reece in the anime.]]
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When Lief, Barda and Jasmine ate a meal in Noradz, Tira, one of the servant girls, accidentally dropped bread on the ground. She screamed, knowing that by spilling food she had committed a crime in the eyes of the Ra-Kacharz. Their leader, [[Reece]], prepared to have her whipped for her crime. Lief intervened and claimed he had committed the so-called crime, saving Tira by taking the blame. She then returned to the kitchens and was not present when [[Filli]] was spotted and the companions captured.
   
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Tira was present at the companion's trial and stood close to the Ra-Kacharz. She saw Reece slip two cards marked death into the sacred cup to ensure the deaths of the companions. When Lief went to choose a card, Tira warned Lief by silently moving her lips. This allowed Lief to outthink Reece by dropping his card into the fire so everyone would think he picked the life card, ensuring the companions would be imprisoned instead of killed.[[File:Tira guide.png|left|thumb|220x220px|Tira guiding the companions to the hole in the anime.]]
==<span style="font-size:20px;">History</span>==
 
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Tira later came to the prison where the companions were held and was shocked that they had not been brought food or water. After some convincing, she helped Lief, Barda and Jasmine escape the dungeons. Tira took them to the walkways above the kitchen, leading them to [[The Hole]], the only way out of the city besides the main gate. She was perplexed at their outrage over the wasted food, for she knew nothing other than the way of life in Noradz. Tira expressed fear at helping the companions escape, for her actions go against her reverence for the Ra-Kacharz and her observance of their laws. Barda asked for their belongings, but Tira said she had already broken too many rules. Barda then lost patient and insulted the Ra-Kacharz and their so-called laws, claiming that the Ra-Kacharz themselves mocked the laws of Noradz. Those words were too much for Tira and she ran away, frightened.
===''City of the Rats''===
 
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[[File:Tira Frying Pan.png|thumb|220x220px|Tira after striking Reece with a frying pan in the anime.]]
When [[Lief]], [[Barda]] and [[Jasmine]] eat and drink water while staying with the Ra-Kacharz, she accidentally dropped food on the table, and began to scream, the [[Ra-Kacharz]] called her a criminal because of food spillage. Lief tried to defend her and said that he was guilty, Tira then tells them that he is a stranger and to forgive him. Tira later comes to the prison the companions are being held in and helps Lief, Barda and Jasmine to escape. Tira takes them to the kitchen, she explained that she wanted to help as thanks for them helping her earlier. She struck one of the [[Ra-Kacharz]] with a pan. Lief later asked her to go with them, she refuses and tells them that it was her home and she was needed there more.
 
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Tira came back with their weapons, and found the companions under attack by Reece. She picked up a frying pan and knocked out the Ra-Kachar, then seemed dazed and horrified at what she had done. The companions took back their weapons, and Lief sent Tira back to the kitchens so she would not be discovered.<ref name="COTR">{{Cite|City of the Rats}}</ref>
===''Return to Del''===
 
Tira is briefly mentioned by Jasmine as a possible representative of the Plains tribe. However, Barda rightfully rejects this suggestion as Tira would never be able to leave Noradz without being seen and would be killed if she were caught trying.  
 
===''Cavern of The Fear''===
 
The Ra-Kacharz forced the people of Noradz to the [[Shadowlands]], with Tira being among them. Lief, Barda and Jasmine were grief-stricken at the news, for they considered Tira a friend and wanted to free her people once the Shadow Lord was defeated. No one knew what happened to her. 
 
   
 
=== ''Return to Del'' ===
Once in the Shadowlands, Tira was selected as a candidate for the Conversion Project, and was one of the first to be perfectly converted. She became a servant of the Shadow Lord as a result, and was tasked with supervising the creation of Grey Guards in the Factory and the completion of the Conversion Project on the remainder of the slaves in the Shadow Arena.
 
 
Jasmine mentioned Tira as a possible representative of the [[Plains (tribe)|Plains tribe]]. However, Barda rejected this suggestion as Tira would never be able to leave Noradz without being seen and would be killed if she were caught trying.<ref name="RTD">{{Cite|Return to Del}}</ref>
   
===''The Shadowlands''===
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=== ''Cavern of The Fear'' ===
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Captain Barda set out to liberate the people of Noradz, but learned that the Ra-Kacharz marched the people of Noradz to the [[Shadowlands]], Tira among them, mere days before the Shadow Lord's defeat. King Lief, Barda and Jasmine were saddened at the news, for they considered Tira a friend.<ref name="COTF">{{Cite|Cavern of The Fear}}</ref>
The three companions first saw what Tira had become when they were sneaking through the Factory during one of Tira's inspections. They were saddened and horrified at Tira's conversion and the change in her. Near the end of the novel Tira supervises the completion of the Conversion Project on the slaves in the Shadow Arena, and attempts to convert Lief, Barda, Jasmine and Pi Ban as examples. However, before it can happen Lief plays the Pirran Pipe, causing the worms in the Project to be repelled, and after Emlis takes over the playing he causes the Arena to flood and the Pirrans to arrive and help the slaves escape. In the commotion the worm leaves Tira's brain so she becomes herself again as she is ferried through the caverns and back to Deltora. She remembers nothing of the journey through the caverns, as it is with the rest of the slaves.
 
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In the Shadowlands, Tira was selected as a candidate for the Conversion Project. As one of the first to be perfectly converted, she became a servant of the Shadow Lord and was tasked with supervising the creation of [[Grey Guard]]s in the [[Factory]] and the completion of the Conversion Project on the remainder of the slaves.<ref name="TS">{{Cite|The Shadowlands}}</ref>
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=== ''The Shadowlands'' ===
 
The three companions see what Tira had become when they sneak through the Factory during one of Tira's inspections. They are horrified at Tira's conversion and the delight she takes in serving evil. With [[Hellena]], Tira supervises the completion of the Conversion Project on the slaves in the [[Shadow Arena]], and attempts to convert King Lief, Captain Barda, Jasmine and [[Pi-Ban]] as examples. Before the [[Carrier Worm|carrier worms]] can take hold of their intended victims, Lief plays the [[Pirran Pipe]], driving the worms from their hosts. [[Emlis]] took the Pipe and played it, and the [[Pirran]]s used their magic to transport all the Deltoran slaves to the [[Pirran Caverns]]. Tira became herself again when the worm left her brain. She was ferried through the Pirran Caverns back to Deltora, but due to the magic of the Pirrans remembered nothing of the journey. Tira arrives in [[Del (city)|Del]], safe but a little confused, with the rest of the freed slaves.<ref name="TS" />
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=== ''The Sister of the South'' ===
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Tira attended the [[Wedding of Lief and Jasmine|wedding of King Lief and Jasmine]].<ref name="TSOTS">{{Cite|The Sister of the South}}</ref>
   
 
== Physical appearance ==
 
== Physical appearance ==
Tira is a small and slight with dark hair. She typically wears the uniform of a serving girl: a black hat and suit with a whole apron. She has innocent blue eyes and a pale face from being indoors so much.  
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Tira is a small, slight girl with dark hair and light blue eyes. In Noradz, her head is shaved and she wears the tight black suit and tall boots of a Noradz citizen. She has a pale face from being indoors for so long.<ref name="COTR" />
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==Personality==
 
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As a servant of the Shadow Lord, Tira wore white boots and white clothing.<ref name="TS" />
Tira is very shy and inhibited due to how she was raised in Noradz. She is quiet, obedient, and restrainted, as she was taught to be from birth. As with all of Noradz, she has a deep-inlaid fear of anything furred and anything that could cause a rat-plague in the city. She is respectful and almost fearful of authority such as the Ra-Kacharz who rule Noradz before the Shadow Lord's defeat, though she was willing to defy them by helping Lief, Barda and Jasmine to escape the city and their imprisonment there.  
 
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== Personality ==
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[[File:Tira Scream.png|thumb|220x220px|Tira screaming after dropping a roll of bread in the anime.|left]]
 
Tira is very shy and inhibited due to her upbringing in Noradz. She is quiet, obedient, and restrained, as she was taught to be from birth. As with all of Noradz, she has a deep-seated fear of anything furred and anything that could cause a rat plague in the city. She is respectful and almost fearful of authority such as the Ra-Kacharz, though she was willing to defy them by helping Lief, Barda and Jasmine escape the city.  
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Tira is largely unaware of any way of life other than how she lives in Noradz, and is surprised when the companions express outrage at the waste of food in the Noradz kitchens. She does not feel any curiosity towards life outside Noradz, for she has only ever known life in the city and is content to stay there. Because of her ignorance of the outside world, she appears to be naive, but she is more intelligent and observant than she looks. This is seen during the trial, when Tira notices Reece put two "death" cards in the Cup to ensure the companions will be executed. Tira also has a strong sense of compassion and right and wrong, shown when she chooses to help the companions despite the risks to herself, and in her worries and horror when she realises that no Ra-Kacharz have given the companions food or drink.<ref name="COTR" />   
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After her conversion in the Shadowlands she develops poise and seems more confident. She becomes totally loyal to the Shadow Lord, and is willing to help convert her fellow countrymen to her state, expressing a fanatical devotion. However, once the worm leaves her, she beomes herself again.<ref name="TS" />
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== Appearances ==
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=== ''Deltora Quest'' ===
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==== ''Deltora Quest 1'' ====
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* ''[[City of the Rats (book)|City of the Rats]]''
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* ''[[Return to Del]]'' (mentioned)
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==== ''Deltora Quest 2'' ====
 
* ''[[Cavern of The Fear]]'' (mentioned)
 
* ''[[The Shadowlands (book)|The Shadowlands]]''
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==== ''Deltora Quest 3'' ====
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* ''[[The Sister of the South]]''
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== Trivia ==
   
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== References ==
Tira is largely unaware of any way of living other than how she lives in Noradz, and is surprised when the companions express outrage at the waste of food shown in the kitchens in Noradz. She does not feel any curiosity at how life is like outside Noradz, for she has only ever known life in the city and is content to stay there. Because of her ignorance of the outside world, she appears to be naive, but she is more intelligent and observant than she looks. This is seen during the trial in The City of the Rats, when Tira is the only one to notice Reese, first of the Nine, put two of the same death cards in the Cup so that the companions will be executed. Tira also has a strong sense of compassion and right and wrong, which is shown when she chooses to help the companions despite the risks to herself, and her worries and horror when she realises that no Ra-Kacharz have been going to the cell to give the companions food and drink.   
 
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== See also ==
After her conversion in the Shadowlands she develops more poise and seems more confident within herself. She becomes totally loyal to the Shadow Lord, and is willing to help convert her fellow countrymen to her state, expressing a fanatical devotion. However, once the worm leaves her she is herself again, and feels immense guilt and remorse at her actions and thoughts during that time; it feels as if she has awakened from a nightmare, as [[Amarantz]] of the Pottery points out in'' Isle of Illusion''.
 
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Tira
Tira
Biographical information
Tribe

Plains

Home

Noradz (formerly)

Status

Alive

Physical description
Species

Human

Gender

Female

Eye colour

Light blue

Hair colour

Shaved (formerly)
Dark

Skin colour

Pale

Personal information
Allies

Lief
Jasmine
Barda

Chronological and political information
Profession

Servant (formerly)

Affiliation

Noradz (formerly)
The Shadow Lord (formerly)

First appearance

City of the Rats

Last appearance

The Sister of the South

Tira is one of the inhibited people of Noradz, and a friend to Lief, Barda and Jasmine. She was a servant of the Ra-Kacharz and later the Shadow Lord himself after being converted by theConversion Project.[1][2]  

History

City of the Rats

Tira Whip

Tira about to be punished by Reece in the anime.

When Lief, Barda and Jasmine ate a meal in Noradz, Tira, one of the servant girls, accidentally dropped bread on the ground. She screamed, knowing that by spilling food she had committed a crime in the eyes of the Ra-Kacharz. Their leader, Reece, prepared to have her whipped for her crime. Lief intervened and claimed he had committed the so-called crime, saving Tira by taking the blame. She then returned to the kitchens and was not present when Filli was spotted and the companions captured.

Tira was present at the companion's trial and stood close to the Ra-Kacharz. She saw Reece slip two cards marked death into the sacred cup to ensure the deaths of the companions. When Lief went to choose a card, Tira warned Lief by silently moving her lips. This allowed Lief to outthink Reece by dropping his card into the fire so everyone would think he picked the life card, ensuring the companions would be imprisoned instead of killed.

Tira guide

Tira guiding the companions to the hole in the anime.

Tira later came to the prison where the companions were held and was shocked that they had not been brought food or water. After some convincing, she helped Lief, Barda and Jasmine escape the dungeons. Tira took them to the walkways above the kitchen, leading them to The Hole, the only way out of the city besides the main gate. She was perplexed at their outrage over the wasted food, for she knew nothing other than the way of life in Noradz. Tira expressed fear at helping the companions escape, for her actions go against her reverence for the Ra-Kacharz and her observance of their laws. Barda asked for their belongings, but Tira said she had already broken too many rules. Barda then lost patient and insulted the Ra-Kacharz and their so-called laws, claiming that the Ra-Kacharz themselves mocked the laws of Noradz. Those words were too much for Tira and she ran away, frightened.

Tira Frying Pan

Tira after striking Reece with a frying pan in the anime.

Tira came back with their weapons, and found the companions under attack by Reece. She picked up a frying pan and knocked out the Ra-Kachar, then seemed dazed and horrified at what she had done. The companions took back their weapons, and Lief sent Tira back to the kitchens so she would not be discovered.[1]

Return to Del

Jasmine mentioned Tira as a possible representative of the Plains tribe. However, Barda rejected this suggestion as Tira would never be able to leave Noradz without being seen and would be killed if she were caught trying.[3]

Cavern of The Fear

Captain Barda set out to liberate the people of Noradz, but learned that the Ra-Kacharz marched the people of Noradz to the Shadowlands, Tira among them, mere days before the Shadow Lord's defeat. King Lief, Barda and Jasmine were saddened at the news, for they considered Tira a friend.[4]

In the Shadowlands, Tira was selected as a candidate for the Conversion Project. As one of the first to be perfectly converted, she became a servant of the Shadow Lord and was tasked with supervising the creation of Grey Guards in the Factory and the completion of the Conversion Project on the remainder of the slaves.[2]

The Shadowlands

The three companions see what Tira had become when they sneak through the Factory during one of Tira's inspections. They are horrified at Tira's conversion and the delight she takes in serving evil. With Hellena, Tira supervises the completion of the Conversion Project on the slaves in the Shadow Arena, and attempts to convert King Lief, Captain Barda, Jasmine and Pi-Ban as examples. Before the carrier worms can take hold of their intended victims, Lief plays the Pirran Pipe, driving the worms from their hosts. Emlis took the Pipe and played it, and the Pirrans used their magic to transport all the Deltoran slaves to the Pirran Caverns. Tira became herself again when the worm left her brain. She was ferried through the Pirran Caverns back to Deltora, but due to the magic of the Pirrans remembered nothing of the journey. Tira arrives in Del, safe but a little confused, with the rest of the freed slaves.[2]

The Sister of the South

Tira attended the wedding of King Lief and Jasmine.[5]

Physical appearance

Tira is a small, slight girl with dark hair and light blue eyes. In Noradz, her head is shaved and she wears the tight black suit and tall boots of a Noradz citizen. She has a pale face from being indoors for so long.[1]

As a servant of the Shadow Lord, Tira wore white boots and white clothing.[2]  

Personality

Tira Scream

Tira screaming after dropping a roll of bread in the anime.

Tira is very shy and inhibited due to her upbringing in Noradz. She is quiet, obedient, and restrained, as she was taught to be from birth. As with all of Noradz, she has a deep-seated fear of anything furred and anything that could cause a rat plague in the city. She is respectful and almost fearful of authority such as the Ra-Kacharz, though she was willing to defy them by helping Lief, Barda and Jasmine escape the city.  

Tira is largely unaware of any way of life other than how she lives in Noradz, and is surprised when the companions express outrage at the waste of food in the Noradz kitchens. She does not feel any curiosity towards life outside Noradz, for she has only ever known life in the city and is content to stay there. Because of her ignorance of the outside world, she appears to be naive, but she is more intelligent and observant than she looks. This is seen during the trial, when Tira notices Reece put two "death" cards in the Cup to ensure the companions will be executed. Tira also has a strong sense of compassion and right and wrong, shown when she chooses to help the companions despite the risks to herself, and in her worries and horror when she realises that no Ra-Kacharz have given the companions food or drink.[1]   

After her conversion in the Shadowlands she develops poise and seems more confident. She becomes totally loyal to the Shadow Lord, and is willing to help convert her fellow countrymen to her state, expressing a fanatical devotion. However, once the worm leaves her, she beomes herself again.[2]

Appearances

Deltora Quest

Deltora Quest 1

Deltora Quest 2

Deltora Quest 3

Trivia

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rodda, Emily. City of the Rats. Scholastic Australia. 2001.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Rodda, Emily. The Shadowlands. Scholastic Australia. 2002.
  3. Rodda, Emily. Return to Del. Scholastic Australia. 2002.
  4. Rodda, Emily. Cavern of The Fear. Scholastic Australia. 2002.
  5. Rodda, Emily. The Sister of the South. Scholastic Australia. 2004.

See also