Tharja

"And I have a bit of a rebellious streak. I'm afraid, A...dark side"

- Tharja's recruitment quote with Chrom in Chapter 9

Tharja (サーリャ Sariya, Sallya in the Japanese version) is a playable character in Fire Emblem: Awakening.

According to the official Japanese website, she is voiced by Akutsu Kana.

Profile
Tharja is a Dark Mage who hails from Plegia, though she does not care about the conflict between Plegia and Ylisse. She is often heard chanting curses when she is alone. After joining Chrom's army, she falls in love with the Avatar and starts to stalk him/her to the point she pines over him/her even in her romantic supports with other characters. Her support with Nowi reveals that she has the power to read fortunes using a Manakete's claw, and can divine the location of anyone or anything using one. She has the nicest body in the army and has the darkest thoughts.. She is the mother of Noir and can be the potential mother of Morgan.

Tharja hails from a family of shamans and sorcerers and claims to have started learning the dark arts since her umbilical cord was cut. Occasionally, she demonstrates that curses can be utilized for purposes other than inflicting pain, such as curing colds and even implied to be able to cure Lon'qu's gynophobia if he wished. It is also implied in her support with Riviera that her curses can remove or replace memories in people's minds. Her birthday is April 2nd.

Recruitment
Chapter 9: Enemy, talk with Chrom.

Base Stats

 * [[File:Sallya Dark Mage FE13 Map Icon.png]]Dark Mage
 * 10
 * 25
 * 4
 * 11
 * 5
 * 12
 * 3
 * 10
 * 7
 * 5
 * FE13Curse.png Crimsoncurse.pngon Curse
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 * Elthunder [[File:Nosferatu FE13 Icon.png]]Nosferatu
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Growth Rates

 * 90%
 * 30%
 * 60%
 * 40%
 * 60%
 * 40%
 * 45%
 * 30%
 * }

Supports
Romantic Supports
 * The Avatar (Male)
 * Frederick
 * Virion
 * Stahl
 * Vaike
 * Kellam
 * Donnel
 * Lon'qu
 * Ricken
 * Gaius
 * Gregor
 * Riviera
 * Henri

Other Supports
 * The Avatar (Female)
 * Nowi
 * Noir
 * Morgan (Only if Tharja is her mother)

Class Sets

 * Dark Mage - Promotes to Sorcerer or Dark Knight
 * Knight - Promotes to Great Knight or General
 * Archer - Promotes to Sniper or Bow Knight
 * Bride - Requires Bride's Bouquet

Trivia

 * When annoyed, she threatens to place curses on people.
 * Both Henri and Tharja can reflect curses back at the caster, though it is implied that Henri outdoes her in this regard.

Etymology
The name Sallya is a Hebrew name meaning "princess".

Tharja may come from the Indian name Tharaja meaning "star with full glow".