Mira Skywalker

**Mira Skywalker** was a Ranger of Silvermoon, but after Silvermoon's fall. She found herself joining the Argent Dawn at Honor's Retreat. Rising through the ranks and becoming the bases Commander.

After the events of the Tirisfal Campaign, Mira left the side of her Argent comrades, instead going out to hunt the Death Knight Anicus Terimidias. Although she was unable to kill Anicus due to Xion's betrayal, and Dawn and Andrew Ferrule's intervention. She would flee Sylvanas's wrath, ending up at Light's Hope Chapel in the Eastern Plaguelands.

After a scuffle with a Scarlet Squad, she resigned from the Argent Dawn but was able to rejoin some time later as a Lieutenant.

## Biography

### Early Life

Mira, born 95 years before the events of the first war, enjoyed a rather peaceful childhood into adulthood.
She flourished within the walls of her home, Silvermoon, with her family and her people. During her childhood, she looked onto the glorious rangers with admiration.

She couldn't help but be awestruck by the grace and beauty, coupled with the unmatched skill and respect that the farstriders commanded.
While her family birthed many a gifted magi, Mira never cared much for the arcane arts. Whilst she had her uses for magic, she never felt a strong pull or desire to become a magus.. No, her mind always drifted back to those rangers that were held in such high regard in her society.

She idolized the ranger general, her desire to become the ranger general herself someday in the distant, distant future.
So she trained. Not quite as much as she would have liked, as she was only able to do so during her free time. She hadn't enlisted into the rangers so young into her life, as her parents weren't quite keen on the idea..

Her mother was a tailor, and she needed help to keep up with the constant work the frivolous customers of Silvermoon provided her. Mira, her youngers sister Savinia, and her mother Liara all managed and worked the tailoring storefront together. Mira's father, Nilius, was a prominent member of the banks, and their family lived rather comfortably.

Still, Mira was never satisfied with the hum drum lifestyle her family was presented. She was never as easy going as her sister, and she would sneak away much to her mother's distress to train in the forests of Eversong.

Eventually, Mira was discovered by a scouting party of Rangers. Curious, they instructed Mira to show them exactly what she'd been up to.. They weren't impressed, giving Mira criticism.
*"Go back to stitching shirts, Skywalker. It's what you're good at.”*
Mira wasn't the sensitive type, simply standing by and watching the rangers she admired so much mock her attempts to train herself to be worthy in their eyes. She felt a certain rage deep in her being, like they'd ignited a fire inside of her. Someday she would earn their respect.

### Ranger of Silvermoon

Despite the ridicule, a single ranger respected Mira's ambition and actually instructed her in proper form, despite the protest of the other rangers. Her name was Taliandra, and she'd befriended Mira. They had similar ambition, and when Taliandra had free time, she would help Mira practice.
And so she practiced. She crafted her own arrows, she hunted. She practiced, eventually, everyday. She practiced. Eventually, she'd applied to become a ranger of Silvermoon City. She was the top recruit in her class, impressing teachers and students alike with her gifited knowledge.She'd done so without permission or the blessing of her family. Simply, one day she came home in her graduate's uniform. She remembered the day several times throughout her life. While she expected her family to be upset, to scold her, to look down on her for not aspiring to become a Magus as most from their line had.. To not continue to help her mother with her store. Her family was proud of her, and for the first time she felt she'd actually accomplished something of merit. She held her head up high before them, but when she was finally alone, she shed tears of joy.

Mira had finally found her calling. Her lifes dream was coming true, and she was shining as a ranger under the banner of Silvermoon. While still new to the order, she showed quite a bit of promise with her ability to both follow orders, and take initiative and lead efforts in any particular situation.Whispers had reached Quel'thalas of distress down south. An invasion force, some alien.. Horde, had attacked the human kingdom of Stormwind. Mira knew deep in her gut that she should be worried, but the relaxed demenor of her people proved the task difficult. They would be safe so far north, away from whatever the humans were currently plauged with. Surely.

### The Second War

Terenas Menethil II of Lordaeron sent a missive to King Anasterian Sunstrider. Seemingly hesitant to involve the people of Quel'thalas, he'd only sent a small force of rangers, led by Alleria Windrunner.

Mira had requested to be invovled with the party sent with Windrunner, but was denied. She was to remain in Silvermoon, much to her own frustration. She wished to see the threat the humans were seemingly unable to handle. What was the orcish horde like, she wondered to herself. Were they really such a threat? She wasn't afraid.. No, mostly curious.....

## -Mira

Mira's role in the Second War isn't known, but it can be assumed that she battled with the Orcish Horde in the forests of Quel'Thalas.

### The Third War

Mira fought the Undead Scourge during the Scourge Invasion of Quel'Thalas, while fighting in what is now the Ghostlands, Mira was seperated from her elven comrades and travelled south into what is now the Eastern Plaguelands trying to disrupt the Scourge supply lines and assassinate key Cult leaders. When Silvermoon fell she avoided becoming a Bloodelf as she was in the Plaguelands at the time, when she learned of the fate of her homeland she continued her efforts against the Scourge, eventually joining Ranger Lord Hawkspear at Quel'Lithien Lodge. From there she would later join the Argent Dawn at Light's Hope Chapel before being transferred to Honor's Retreat.

### The Argent Dawn

Showing initiative, cunning and skill she rose through the ranks, becoming it's secondary leader under Commander Merion, until he passed away during battle, leaving command of the base to her.

While Merion was a strict leader, Mira was more relaxed. But even with her experience, anyone in her position would have been unable to successfully defend Honor's Retreat from the various Scourge attacks. During which her memmories would be tampered with into believing it had been the Scarlet Crusade. Luckily the two factions cleared up the confusion, and the Scarlet Crusade came to the assistance of the Argents in their time of need.

Together, the coalition of Scarlets, Argents, Knights and Mages would siege Fenris Isle, laying waste to Thule Ravenclaw's army and ridding of him. The Scourge's second in command, the Death Knight Anicus Terimidias, survived the siege and for assisting the Argents by turning on Thule near the end, was allowed to remain on the Isle to protect it from the Forsaken. Mira was not satisfied with this outcome, wishing justice be met for all the suffering he had caused her, and for destroying Honor's Retreat.

### Hunt for Anicus

Mira decided to leave the side of her Argent comrades to hunt Anicus herself, deciding to visit the ruins of Honor's Retreat to clear her mind and say goodbye to the ruins. There she encountered the Knight, Xion Hearthem who had been searching for her.

The two proceeded, deciding to climb the mountains and head back to Fenris Isle now that the Argents there had left. Xion agreed that Anicus needed to be stopped so the two travelled together. However it would not be long before Dark Rangers of the Forsaken ambushed them, followed by Sylvanas Windrunner herself, who was keen to get her own revenge on Anicus. Sylvanas, respecting Mira, decided to work with her rather than torture her. In the past her fellow Dark Rangers had failed numerous times, so Sylvanas was keen to set an example for them, and left with Mira and Xion without them.

Although Sylvanas was greatly irritated by Xion, she held back on killing him, not wanting to make cooperation with Mira more difficult. The group eventually reached Fenris Isle, and engaged Anicus directly.

The Engagement was interrupted by Dawn Terimidias, who intervened, needing Anicus to help her find Araxamas Terimidias. During the confrontation Dawn was fatally wounded and died, Sylvanas fled, and Anicus was at Mira's mercy. Though due to Dawn's death, and Anicus's promise to know how to revive her. Mira's comrade Xion, along with Dawn's comrade Andrew Ferrule, convinced Mira to spare Anicus. She did, but left with extreme fustration. Leaving Andrew and Xion to deal with Dawn and Anicus.

### Dissapearance

Mira's betrayal to Sylvanas would not go un-noticed as she was hunted down. She barely survived an ambush of Dark Rangers, and reached The Bulwark where she requested a portal to Light's Hope Chapel. She would be presumed missing in action by her former comrades for some time.

### The Eastern Plaguelands

Mira turned out to be a core part of the Argent Dawn in the Eastern Plaguelands, with her experience on dealing with Death Knights and as an envoy in speaking to the outcast High Elves stationed at Quel'Lithien Lodge to the north, which resulted in many successful assaults on the Scourge due to their collaboration.

Mira would be reunited with her former squad at Light's Hope Chapel and assisted them on various missions and occasions. On one such mission, Mira aided the Squad as they investigated the missing Shield Core of Quel'Lithien Lodge. During a scuffle with the Scarlet Crusade, Mira attacked prematurely and the backlash she recieved as a result made her resign from the Argent Dawn.

She continued to serve the High Elves at Quel'Lithien Lodge and later rejoined the Argent Dawn as a Lieutenant.

### Injury

During the 4th Siege of Light's Hope Chapel, Mira was struck in the head with an obsidian shard. She suffered brain damage leading to amnesia among other issues. She is now recovering with her sister Savinia.

## Characteristics and Appearance

* Mira is a slender elf clad in blackened leather, and armed with a finely crafted elven bow. She sometimes wears a hood.
* Among her peers as a ranger she was highly skilled, and among the ranks of the Argent Dawn her bowmanship is legendary.
* Mira is known to be more compassionate and concerned with those under her command, moreso than achieving a mission.

## Notes

* Mira was one of the first members of the Chronicles Guild, inspiring it's creation and development. She would come to play vital roles in the plot, moving the Tirisfal Storyline forward by seeking out Araxamas, hunting Death Knights, and assisting Araxamas in reforming the Order of Fenris.
* Mira is the only known character other than Louisea Terimidias and Monori Silverleaf to have bested a Dark Ranger in combat
* Mira holds some of the highest stats in the guild at 37 AP.
* Mira has a sister, Saviana who is a high ranking mage of the Kirin Tor.

## Trivia

* Mira's last name is an obvious reference to the Skywalkers from Star Wars. The name although a bit funny, stuck and has never changed.