[attr="class","hopelovetitle"]APPEARANCE

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HAIR // Black[break]
EYES // Nut brown but can sometimes appear hazel depending on the lighting[break]
SKIN // Sun-kissed complexion with a radiant, youthful glow as a result of her obsessive skin care regimen[break][break]

ATTIRE[break][break]
That girl who possesses a natural swag that just seems to ooze out of every pore. The one whom was known for having a bad attitude that you were a little afraid of yet still wanted to befriend? That chick that sat at a lunch table in high school with a group of boys because she had few female friends as a result of her inability to relate to other girls? That would be Liah. Liah has managed to successfully merge her preference for comfort with her desire to be trendy when it comes to urban fashion. Ripped skinny jeans, slashed leggings,  denim jackets, bomber  jackets, uggs, and hoop earrings are all staples in her wardrobe.

[break][break]A dressed down day which is typically a day that she's either heading to or from the gym will see her wearing a pair of high rise yoga pants with a coordinating sports bra and a waist length hooded jacket that is typically left standing open as she is rather hot natured. When lounging around the house Liah is more likely found to be wearing an off the shoulder shirt or sweatshirt with a pair of leggings. Liah is quite serious about accessorizing and as such has a penchant for gaudy, flashy jewelry that she somehow manages to make work.Seemingly having an aversion to shoes, Liah is almost always barefoot when at home.[break][break]

GENERAL

[break][break]Liah is mostly of West Indian descent with small percentages of African American and Caucasian. Her thick raven locks are naturally wavy and tend to take several hours to straighten in order to achieve the silky straight tresses that she desires. Liah has a tendency to grow bored easily when it comes to her look and often experiments with her hair color with blond being the most radical choice thus far. With the exception of her mother refers to as her "punk" phase in which she shaved half of her head, Taliah never cuts her hair above her shoulders. Liah's eyes are a point of contention to many as some refer to them as nut brown while others would consider them a chocolate brown. Yet the most observant people have noted that in the right lighting flecks of green can be seen which gives her otherwise dark orbs the appearance of being hazel.

[break][break]Taliah has tan skin with golden undertones that deepen in the summer months and lighten drastically enough during the winter to make her skin tone  nearly olive. Taliah is rather sub conscious about how pale her skin becomes during the cold season as some have indicate that she almost looks sickly during that time that she tends to rely much more on bronzer and highlighter makeup.  Standing slightly taller than average at 5'6 , Taliah has a slender figure with delicate curves.

[attr="class","hopelovetitle"]PERSONALITY

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Unyieldingly loyal and fiercely protective, Taliah is actually far more nurturing in nature than her rough exterior would suggest. However, this aspect of her personality is exclusively reserved for her siblings. With a mother that was physically present but both mentally and emotionally absent most life lessons Talilah learned on her own and typically the hard way. Liah takes great pride in her independence and self reliance but doesn't seem to realize how difficult she makes it for those who would seek to take care of her. This is most likely because she herself has always been the one to take care of others. 
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More street savvy than book smart, Taliah is still nevertheless quite a clever girl. Liah mentally resides in a very gray world in which very few things are black and white. While she is well aware of wrong and right, Taliah is a firm believer than something wrong done for the right reasons will eventually balance out cosmically. While she does have the capacity for forgiveness forgetting a transgression is another matter altogether as Taliah tends to hold grudges. Unless backed into a corner and given no other choice, Liah will avoid conversations of real emotional depth at any cost. Taliah's deeply guarded nature often gives the impression that she is mean or standoffish which has earned her the reputation of having a bad attitude. 
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In actuality, Taliah is typically rather laid back unless you are disrespectful towards her or her siblings. When provoked Liah has a terrible temper and can be quite difficult to calm. Taliah is nothing if not impulsive which can at times lead her into the stickiest of situations. She is unapologetically vindictive when crossed and has virtually no respect for authority figures. More of a leader than a follower, Taliah is quite ambitious and is very much self motivated. When it comes to getting what she wants, Liah is as tenacious as they come. More than a little headstrong, attempting to change her mind when it is made up is utterly fruitless.
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With a rather checkered past of her own one will find Taliah to be refreshingly non-judgmental. She is admittedly a bit bossy and has a tendency to butt into the affairs of her friends and sisters without really meaning to as a side effect of her ability.

[attr="class","hopelovetitle"]HISTORY

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When Anya met Jaheim: Anya Chantale King, a senior at James A Garfield High school in East Los Angeles meets Jaheim Dawson, a charismatic football player with dreams of going pro. Discovered similarities in their cultural backgrounds and instant chemistry forged a strong bond between the pair and they began dating. Six months later, an enamored Jaheim presents Anya with a promise ring indicating his intention to propose at a later date. Four months later, to the dismay of the couple's parents Jaheim proposes on graduation night. Against the wishes of both set of parents, the couple were wed by a justice of the peace that summer.
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Dream Deferred :What was initially believed to be a minor injury sustained during his final year of high school turned out to be major enough to dash Jaheim's dreams of playing the sport professionally. With a new wife to take care of Jaheim took on two minimal wage jobs while Anya continued to work as a sales clerk at a department store. Even with their wages combined, the couple could only manage to secure a small studio apartment. To further complicate matters, a few months later Anya discovered that she was with child. The revelation that his family was growing prompted Jaheim to apply for the open managerial position at the pizza place he had been working at. As it turns out the additional mouth to feed that Jaheim had anticipated turned out to be two as a sonogram soon revealed that Anya was pregnant with twins.Four and a half months later two beautiful song girls were born in which they named Taliah and Tanice.
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It's a hard knock life: Despite the fact that the family of four didn't have a lot of money and sometimes could barely make ends meet, nevertheless they were still quite happy. There was a lot of love between Jaheim and Anya and the bond between the twins was as much mystifying as it was heartwarming. The abundance of love eventually led to the conception and birth of their final child Tanya. With one vehicle and three small children, it soon became clear that Anya working outside the home was no longer a feasible option. With the loss of their secondary income money grew even tighter forcing the family to rely on government assistance.
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Life Upended: While Jaheim was delighted at Tanya's birth, the new arrival presented a greater challenge financially to the already struggling couple. He worried about the rundown and wholly unsafe neighborhood that he was raising his children in and sought to move them to a safer environment. To that end, Jaheim took a second job as a package handler of a delivery service.  The additional job meant more money but less quality time with his family which eventually began to take a toll on his relationship with his wife. While Anya never said anything, Jaheim knew that his not being around as much and leaving her to be with the kids all the time was wearing on her. One night on his way home from work, Jaheim decided to stop at a local convenience store a few block from their home to grab some flowers for his wife. While he was evaluating the floral arrangements, a masked man burst into the establishment and proceeded to rob it.  The store clerk fought back and grappled with the robber for his gun. Seeing a young girl nearby, Jaheim's paternal instinct kicked in . Jaheim pushed the girl to the floor and shielded her with his body as the gun accidentally went off, firing several rounds with one hitting Jaheim in the chest.
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The aftermath: Jaheim's death hit Anya quite hard as it left her with very little funds and with three children to raise. Eventually, Anya found her comfort at the bottom of a bottle as drinking both dulled the pain of the loss as well as somewhat suppressed the intensity of her ability. During the day Anya worked as a hair stylist from her home and at night typically drank herself into a stupor. Her mother's instability forced Taliah into the role of a parent to both her little sisters as well as her mother. Concerned about their continued survival, Taliah got a part time job after school to help out with the household finances.However, between caring for her siblings, trying to keep her mother from drinking herself into a coma, and working late nights, Taliah's grades began to fall. Determined to not leave her sister behind as she graduated high school, Tanice dedicated her nights and weekends to tutoring her twin helping her to finish school with a C average.
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On her own: After graduating high school, Taliah and Tanice moved into a small 2 bedroom apartment. With Tanice having been the more studious of the pair, her twin had managed to get a job as a receptionist at a dental office during the day while she took classes at a community college at night. Talilah works as a waitress at a sports bar during the day and sells weed intermittedly to get by in between checks. While her checks from the bar went towards her own household expenses, the money from her drug sales went towards the bills at her mother's home as her baby sister still resided there. However, all support for fear mother ceased when Tanya graduated and started college. Taliah's mother has recently been in touch with Taliah claiming to have cleaned her life up but Liah can't seem to bring herself to let her mother back in her life.

[attr="class","hopelovetitle"]POWER

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ABILITY[break][break]
Collective: An advanced form of telepathy, Taliah is able to create a stable telepathic connection with not just one but with a group of people. The individuals linked through this telepathic connection will be able to share anything that passes through their neurological synapses such as sensations, emotions, thoughts, and memories. Taliah's collective ability allows her to maintain an undetectable line of communication with whomever she wishes. Taliah can initiate and redact this connection at will, however initiating is far more seemless in those that she is already close to.
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Persuasion: Another branch of Telepathy, Taliah is able to suppress one's will to resist or disobey her desires. This is accomplished by manipulating the synaptic activity in the prefrontal cortex which alters her victim's will. The unfortunate target of Liah's persuasion will find themselves unable to separate their thoughts and desires from those of Taliah's and will feel compelled to do whatever she asks. As her victim will firmly believe that any action he/she undertakes will be of their own will, they are highly unlikely to consider the negative repercussions.[break][break]
LIMITS[break][break]
Collective: Taliah is unable to manipulate those with whom she is telepathically linked. i.e Persuasion is nullified while Collective is activated or in use. She cannot control what she shares with others during this time nor can she control what is shared with her. When linked with more than five people at one time Taliah can become overwhelmed by all the mental traffic. When this happens if she doesn't gain control of herself quickly, she can risk trapping all linked to her within the connection.
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Persuasion: Taliah's persuasion isn't nearly as absolute as it might seem. A victim whom is particularly self assured or strong willed may be able to combat it's implementation by finding loopholes in the wording of her command. To that end, Taliah's persuasion is not effective when attempting to persuade a victim to do something that is in direct violation of their moral code. i.e.  She can't persuade a pro life supporter to have an abortion, can't persuade a devout Christian to engage in pre marital sex and etc.[break][break]


WEAKNESSES[break][break]
Maintaining an unfiltered mental connection with other people tends to be extraordinarily draining for Taliah, particularly if the connection has sustained for a while. Once she's severed the link, Liah will typically require some time to decompress in which she will in essence lock herself away from the world by spending her time in as quiet of a space as possible with all electronic devices turned off.  Taliah is able to create a link with 6 or 7 people at a time, however doing so usually results in Liah becomes overwhelmed by the torrent of thoughts, emotions, and sensations hitting her all at once which leads to her brain activity becoming abnormal leaving her prone to epileptic seizures. These epileptic episodes are focal onset aware seizures in which  she becomes extremely dizzy and her senses are drastically altered. i.e. She could temporarily become blinded with her hearing heightened to the point of extreme discomfort or feel numbness in her hands and fingertips. In the most extreme of cases she will begin to tremble uncontrollably for several minutes.
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