The Empyrean · Character
Mira Sorrengail
Also known as Lieutenant Sorrengail, the older Sorrengail
- Major
- First seen · Book 1
Mira Sorrengail is a major character in The Empyrean, first appearing in Fourth Wing (Book 1).
- Gender
- female
- Age
- 26
- First appears
- Book 1
- Books
- 1
Description
A tall, powerfully muscled woman with short, combat-sheared golden-brown hair and brown eyes. She wears a fitted black rider uniform or black leathers, with daggers sheathed at her thighs and, when in leathers, a sword strapped to her back. By her reunion with Violet, a new scar runs from her earlobe to her collarbone.
Connections
Friends & mentorsRivals

Dain Aetossenior officer
Mira reprimands Dain for letting his conflict with Xaden affect his squad leadership and reminds him of his potential for advancement.

Rhiannon Matthiasacquaintance
Mira helps Violet and Rhiannon travel secretly to Rhiannon’s family home, where she watches the sisters reunite with their family.
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Teinerider
Mira is bonded to the dragon Teine. She has Teine’s scales sewn into a protective garment for Violet, using a rider she knows whose signet can alter size to obtain them.

Xaden RiorsonEnemy
Mira warns Violet to stay away from Xaden, believing he may kill her because she is Lilith Sorrengail’s daughter. Their hostility is grounded in the rebellion and its executions.
Story so far
BOOK 1Fourth Wing
Key events
- Book 1
Ch. 1Conscription Day Parapet CrossingViolet Sorrengail is forced by her mother into the Riders Quadrant and must cross the deadly parapet during a storm, where she meets Xaden Riorson and witnesses fellow candidates fall to their deaths. - Book 1
Ch. 27Montserrat Outpost AttackDuring a visit to the eastern outpost, gryphons attack Montserrat; Violet is forcibly evacuated by Xaden while Mira stays behind to defend the keep.
Appearances
Next stop
In Book 1
Places
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