Miranda

Miranda is a member of the Great Council during the early Age of Armageddon.

Description
A driven and idealistic woman, Miranda was impassioned about the role of women in modern Britannian society - desiring a greater political voice for her gender and hoping to tear down antiquated high fantasy tropes representing females in power as sexualized objects for the male gaze. At the time of the Avatar's adventures in Ultima VII, Miranda was one of three women on the Great Council, a number she hoped to augment with time.

Should the hero talk to her at length, Miranda would further reveal that she and the Gargish councilor Inwisloklem were in the process of drafting legislation which would make it a punishable offense to dispose of waste in Lock Lake - which had become severely polluted due to runoff from the Britannian Mining Company in Minoc. Should the Avatar claim to be headed in the direction of Cove, she would charge the champion with bringing the finished Bill of Punative [sic] Action for the Distribution of Waste Products in Lock Lake to Lord Heather to get his signature - such as that the law might be completed.

A year later, when Castle Britannia was trapped within the Guardian's blackrock dome during the feast of the Reconstruction, Miranda was among those imprisoned. At Lord British's behest, she took on the role of coordinator for the castle's efforts to weather the calamity - giving the Avatar pertinent information as to what was happening and which lines of magical power the hero had managed to sever in their tour of the worlds of the Blackrock Jewel.

In addition to her political work, Miranda was also mother to a young boy named Max, whom she had conceived with the Royal Theatre's playwright-in-residence, Raymundo. While it is unclear if the couple were wed, it was evident that both esteemed one another highly, and cared greatly for their son. It is unknown what impact Miranda's imprisonment had on the young family, but it can be assumed that it was a trying time for her partner and child.

Trivia

 * If Max is present while speaking with Miranda regarding him, the child will say hello, and claim to be a "funny boy."


 * In the Ultima VII Clue Book, Miranda gave Anton information about the city of Britain, narrating the section.