Taranee

Taranee Cook is the T in W.I.T.C.H. and the Guardian of Fire.

Profile
Taranee was born on March 23rd and moved from Sesamo to Heatherfield with her adoptive father Lionel, mother Theresa and older brother Peter shortly before Will.

She is a student at Sheffield Institute in the same class as Irma and Hay Lin.

Tara is near-sighted and wears glasses.

Personality and Interests
Although she is usually timid, Taranee is very intelligent and ready for action when need be.

Tara's hobbies include photography and dancing. She uses photography to record her memories and later joins Jensen's dancing academy.

Leaving W.I.T.C.H.
In the third saga, Taranee confronts the Oracle, upset about W.I.T.C.H. being "strung along" without being told the entire truth about their powers or Guardianship.

She doesn't lose her powers or forsake her friends, but decides to abstain from missions. The Oralce asigns Orube to take her place during missions to Arkhanta.

Guardian of Fire
Taranee is the Guardian of Fire, the most agressive of the classical elements.

She posesses the powers of Pyrokinesis and Thermokinesis which allow her to manipulate any form of fire or heat.

In addition to manipulating her element, Taranee has the secondary power of Telepathy; she is able to communicate with others using her mind. She can also perceive other people's thoughts and emotions with this ability.

Nigel
Nigel is Taranee's first romantic interest. Formely friends with Uriah and his gang, Nigel breaks away after an incident at the museum which Taranee's mother presided over.

Taranee's mother doesn't approve of their relationship and does not consider Nigel a good person for her daughter to be friends with.

Trivia

 * Tara4.jpgee's nickname is Tara.
 * She is an Aries.
 * "Possible futures": in issue 121, Tara is an Olympic runner.