In the Old World lived the gnome priestess Mira, devout worshipper of the Eldest. Afflicted by the Bleaching at the early age of a hundred years, she pleaded to the Gods for a second chance. Instead the Twins on a capricious whim, spawned Mirarim to take her place, trapping Mira in a small circular mirror.
Mirarim lived amongst the gnomes as a Bleachling for many months but unwilling to continue the pious life of her predecessor any longer, she packs up her bags for a long pilgrimage that would eventually take her to the New World.