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{{Comic Character
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Fables 83 Clara.png|Raven
Fables 9 Clarathea the dragon.png|Dragon
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|real_name = Clarathea<ref name="Fables 10"/>
|aliases = *Clara<ref name="Fables 10">[[Fables 10|''Fables'' #10 — "Twilight of the Dogs: Part Five of Animal Farm"]]</ref>
*Firebird {{s|superhero name}}<ref>[[Fables 104|''Fables'' #104 — "F-Men!: Chapter Three of Super Team"]]</ref>
|status = Alive
|classification = {{Sp|Dragon}} (originally); transformed into a raven<ref name="Fables 10"/> <small>([[Fable]])</small>
|gender = Female
|first_issue = [[Fables 8|''Fables'' #8 — "The Pirates of Upstate New York: Part Three of Animal Farm"]]
|last_issue= [[Fables 150|''Fables'' #150 — "Farewell"; "The Last Clara Story"]]
|occupation = Rose Red's enforcer<ref name="Fables 10"/>
|affiliation = [[The Farm]]<ref name="Fables 10"/>}}
{{Quote|'''Try''' me, Princess. This is just a sprinkle, and my dragon fire would still work fine even in the '''worst''' sort of deluge. Bet your last '''splinter''' on that.|'''Clara''' threatening '''[[Princess Alder]]''' in [[Fables 98|''Fables'' #98 — "Red Dawn, Chapter Five of Rose Red"]]}}

'''Clarathea''', better known as '''Clara''', is a [[Fable]] that resides at [[the Farm]] and debuts in [[Fables 8|''Fables'' #8 — "The Pirates of Upstate New York: Part Three of Animal Farm."]] Originally a {{Sp|Dragon|dragon}}, she was transformed into a fire-breathing raven after the failed revolution at the Farm and became [[Rose Red]]'s enforcer.

==Biography==
===Eternal slumber===
Clarathea, Clara for short,<ref name="Fables 10"/> is a mighty {{Sp|Dragon|dragon}} who slumbered for centuries<ref name="Fables 97">[[Fables 97|''Fables'' #97 — "Dark Age Party Girl, Chapter Four of Rose Red"]]</ref> with the three {{Sp|Giant|giant}}s, [[Johnny, Donny and Lonny]] on the mountains in the [[Wolf Valley|Valley of the Big Sleepers]].<ref name="Fables 8">[[Fables 8|''Fables'' #8 — "The Pirates of Upstate New York: Part Three of Animal Farm"]]</ref> They are awakened by [[Snow White (comic series)|Snow White]], to help her and [[Weyland Smith]] seize control back on [[the Farm]] during [[Goldilocks]]' revolution.<ref name="Fables 9">[[Fables 9|''Fables'' #9 — "Warlord of the Flies: Part Four of Animal Farm"]]</ref> After their long slumber, the hibernating creatures don't want to return to their deep sleep for hundreds of years. However, continuously providing them with food is depleting the Farm's resources, so [[Rose Red]] authorizes for Clara being permanently transformed into a raven, while the giant brothers become the new Three Little Pigs after the other three were killed. The nature of the spell allows her to maintain her fire-breathing abilities in her new form, and to take up her new position as Rose Red's enforcer.<ref name="Fables 10"/>

===The enforcer===
Clara takes her new job seriously, always staying close enough to hear her boss. Her keen eyes and hearing allows her to closely monitor the people at the Farm,<ref name="Fables 97"/> always knowing where everyone and everything is,<ref name="Fables 98">[[Fables 98|''Fables'' #98 — "Red Dawn, Chapter Five of Rose Red"]]</ref> and ready to investigate and potentially break up any potentially threatening situations or signs of trouble.<ref name="Fables 97"/> She remains fiercely loyal to Rose, and makes, if necessary, threats to burn to death anyone who goes against Red's authority.<ref name="Fables 98"/>

Clara is seen perched in the administration office, observing Rose Red as she engages in a phone conversation with [[Jack Horner (comic series)|Jack Horner]], while Rose's assistant, [[Brock Blueheart|Stinky]], provides her with updates on the state of the Farm.<ref name="Fables 14">[[Fables 14|''Fables'' #14 — "The Mouse Police Never Sleep: Storybook Love Part One"]]</ref>  

As Rose arrives early one morning to take over for [[Mustard Pot Pete]], who has been working the night shift, Clara is already present in the administration office, with wisps of smoke escaping from the dragon bird's beak.<ref name="Fables 24">[[Fables 24|''Fables'' #24 — "The Letter: Chapter Five of March of the Wooden Soldiers"]]</ref>

After being turned into a raven, Clara starts dating [[Vulco Crow]]<ref name="Fables 33">[[Fables 33|''Fables'' #33 — "Until the Spring"]]</ref> when he is in bird form, and is the one who catches the bouquet at [[Snow White (comic series)|Snow White]] and [[Bigby Wolf (comic series)|Bigby]]'s wedding.<ref name="Fables 59">[[Fables 59|''Fables'' #59 — "Burning Questions"]]</ref>

===Fabletown-Imperial war===
When [[Fabletown]] goes to war with [[Geppetto|the Adversary]], Clara recruits [[Bo Peep]] and [[Peter Piper]] to perform a series of secret strategic assassinations in the [[Homelands]]. Despite their initial reluctance, they ultimately agree to join when Clara mentions that it will minimize the collateral damage caused by her dragon fire.<ref>''[[Peter & Max: A Fables Novel]]'', "The Price of a Happy Ending"</ref>

===Return to the Farm===
As the Fables ready themselves to return to the Farm<ref name="Fables 108">[[Fables 108|''Fables'' #108 — "Hall of the Mountain King, Chapter One of Inherit the Wind"]]</ref> after seeking refuge in {{Homelands|Kingdom of Haven|Haven}} from the threat of [[Mister Dark]],<ref name="Fables 100 Single Combat">[[Fables 100|''Fables'' #100 — "Single Combat"]]</ref> [[Ambrose (comic series)|Flycatcher]] [[magic]]ally transports [[Bagheera]], Clara, [[Maddy]] and Rose Red to the Farm to investigate potential threats. To ensure the safety of the area, Rose instructs Clara to conduct an aerial reconnaissance.<ref name="Fables 108"/>

===The glamour Lottery===
[[File:Fairest 32 Vulco and Clara.png|thumb|left|200px|Clara and Vulco get intimate while Clara is glamoured as a human]]
Upon discovering the Lottery at the Farm offering a temporary [[glamour]] prize, Clara becomes thrilled at the opportunity to win a glamour for herself and go to [[Fabletown]] and spend more time with Vulco. Being in a long-distance relationship is difficult, especially when she keeps hearing rumors about a [[Fair Katrinelje|human girl]] catching Vulco's attention. At one point, she finds herself daydreaming about strolling into {{Fabletown|I Am the Eggman Diner|Vulco's diner}} and surprising him with her new human appearance, before kissing him passionately as the entire room bursts into flames around them.<ref name="Fairest 30">[[Fairest 30|''Fairest'' #30 — "Five Rhymes and a Riddle: Chapter Four of The Clamour for Glamour"]]</ref> 

Clara is ultimately successful in winning a glamour, and is paired with Vulco as her human chaperone. But due to a mishap by [[Mister Sunflower]], not only is Clara glamoured as a human, but Vulco is completely transformed into a fire-breathing dragon. Thankfully, [[Morgan le Fay]] is able to fix the problem and change Vulco back to his original form. The glamoured Clara, eager to fulfill her deepest fantasy, wastes no time in pulling Vulco aside and seducing him in the barn.<ref name="Fairest 32">[[Fairest 32|''Fairest'' #32 — "Glamour Day: Chapter Six of The Clamour for Glamour"; "Epilogue: The Last Farm Story"]]</ref>

===Finding Grimble===
Many years after the fall of [[Fabletown]], Clara tracks down [[Grimble (comic series)|Grimble]], who is now turned into a bird, in the [[Homelands]]. After she states that her relationship with Vulco ended a long time ago, the two avians strike up a romance.<ref>[[Fables 150|''Fables'' #150 — "The Last Clara Story"]]</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
*'''Fire breather:''' Clara's dragon fire is incredibly potent and can even withstand the heaviest of downpours.<ref name="Fables 98"/>
*'''Super senses:''' Clara's sharp vision and acute hearing enable her to keep a close watch on the people at [[the Farm]],<ref name="Fables 97"/> constantly aware of their whereabouts.<ref name="Fables 98"/> She constantly stays within earshot of [[Rose Red]], able to hear her at all times.<ref name="Fables 97"/>

==Appearances==
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*{{Fables|10}} {{1stID|Clarathea ("Clara")}}
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*{{Fables|24}} 
*{{Fables|25}}
*{{Fables|26}}
*{{Fables|27}}
*{{Fables|32}}
*{{Fables|33}} {{Mo}}
*{{Fables|59}}
*''[[Peter & Max: A Fables Novel]]''
*{{Fables|82}}
*{{Fables|83}}
*{{Fables|84}}
*{{Fables|85}}
*{{Fables|90}}
*{{Fables|91}}
*{{Fables|97}}
*{{Fables|98}}
*{{Fables|100}}
*{{Fables|103}} {{Mo}}
*{{Fables|104}}
*{{Fables|127}}
*{{Fables|130}}
*{{Fables|136}}
*{{Fables|142}}
*{{Fables|150}}
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===''[[Fairest]]''===
*{{Fables|27|Fairest}}
*{{Fables|30|Fairest}}
*{{Fables|31|Fairest}}
*{{Fables|32|Fairest}}
*''[[Fairest: In All the Land]]
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==References==
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==See also==
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