Miranda

Miranda is a playable character from Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. She is the princess of Ulster.

Miranda and Leif were first acquainted when the prince was taken under her father's wing for a period of time in Ulster, hiding him from the clutches of the Grannvale Empire. Leif was, however, forced to take flight when the Empire went to Ulster in search for him, leaving the country to be ravaged, resulting in the death of Miranda's father and her imprisonment in her own country.

When Leonster and Tahra later began staging rebellions, Miranda was relocated to a remote Loptyrian church in Melfiye Forest. Throughout the duration of her trying imprisonment, Miranda was used as a hostage to force the Ulster general Count Conomor and his powerful troops to fight for the Empire. All of this has a heavy impact in Miranda's psyche and heart, making her extremely bitter and conflicted regarding Leif's existence.

Miranda first appears in Chapter 16B when Leif's army seizes the church she is held captive in while passing through Melfiye Forest. Her reunion with Leif is an unpleasant one, as she immediately expresses hatred towards him, blaming her country's fall on him. However, Dryas interjects by stating that the Empire would still have invaded Ulster even if Leif had never been there. He shifts the blame of Ulster's fall on Miranda's father, for he had refused to aid Leonster when it was invaded by both Thracia and the Empire. Leif stands up for Miranda at this point, chastising Dryas for going overboard before apologising to her for not knowing about her dire circumstances. This calms her down enough for her to decide to join Leif's army, vowing to liberate Ulster and avenge her father.

After Leif successfully liberates his home Leonster in Chapter 18, Miranda emerges to remind him of their promise to liberate Ulster together, before revealing that its civilians are staging a rebellion that will almost certainly result in their massacre. Even though Dryas and August are adamant that Leif not challenge the Empire head-on by helping Ulster, the prince defies them and they are forced to relent. Dryas then takes half of the troops and depart for Ulster first.

Leif leads the remainder of the troops and sets out for Ulster the next day in Chapter 19. While en-route to Ulster, he receives bad news: Dryas had been overwhelmed by the Empire's might, choosing to sacrifice himself to buy time for his troops to retreat. Leif is forced to retreat with his troops, and they are pursued by the Empire, with Conomor figuring in their ranks. Miranda can speak to Conomor while fleeing with Leif's army, where she convinces him to defect and fight for Leif.