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 {{Infobox Individual
-|name= Soothsayer
+|alias       =
-|alias=
+|image       = Soothsayer pompei.jpg
-|image=Soothsayer_pompei.jpg
+|species     = Human
-|species=Human
+|origin      = [[Earth]]
-|origin= [[Earth]]
+|death date  = [[24 August]], [[79]] [[AD]], [[Pompeii]]
+|first cs    = The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)
+|appearances = {{il|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)|ed=2011}}|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Fires of Pompeii (novelisation)}}}}
+|actor       = Karen Gillan
+}}
+'''Mira the Soothsayer''' ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Fires of Pompeii (novelisation)}}) was a member of the [[Sibylline Sisterhood]] in Pompeii in [[79]] AD.
+== Biography ==
+=== Early life ===
+Mira remembered being an observant child. Her family were often ridiculed for their beliefs. She was five years old when the [[Pyrovile]]s arrived, and saw the sudden change in culture: when the visions of [[augur]]s became accurate, they were suddenly revered. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Fires of Pompeii (novelisation)}})
+=== Arrival of the Blue Box ===
+Mira had eyes painted on the back of her hands, a sign of the cult. She had psychic powers from breathing in dust from [[Vesuvius]] that was converting her into one of the Pyroviles, and could see through time because of the rift activity there.
+She was the first of the Sisterhood to see [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], or "Blue Box", which had appeared in one of their original [[prophecy|prophecies]]. She communed with [[Spurrina]] telepathically to alert the Sisters about the arrival of the Blue Box. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)}})
+Mira doubted her Sisters' judgement for the first time when the [[High Priestess (The Fires of Pompeii)|High Priestess]] dismissed the [[Sibylline Oracles]] as outdated, and promised an endless [[empire]] of [[Pompeii]], despite the recent omens, and gained approval from Spurrina. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Fires of Pompeii (novelisation)}}) She was killed during the [[eruption of Mount Vesuvius]] the following day. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)|ed=2011}})
-|only= The Fires of Pompeii
+== Appearance ==
-|actor= Karen Gillan
+One account described the Soothsayer's appearance as having a "[[Amy Pond|Pond]]-y air to her". ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Fires of Pompeii (game)}})
-}}
-This''' Soothsayer''' was a member of the [[Sibylline Sisterhood]] in Pompeii in [[79]] AD. She had eyes painted on the back of her hands - a sign of the cult. She was the first of the Sisterhood to see the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]], or "Blue Box", that had appeared in a prophecy. She had psychic powers from breathing in dust from Vesuvius that was converting her into a [[Pyrovile]], and could see through time because of the rift activity there. It is likely that she died during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'')
 == Behind the scenes ==
-* Actress Karen Gillan was later cast as [[Amy Pond]], first companion of the [[Eleventh Doctor]], played by [[Matt Smith]], beginning in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]]. This is the most recent example of an actor being cast in an ongoing role in ''Doctor Who'' after making a one-off guest appearance as another character, similar to [[Freema Agyeman]]'s one-off character [[Adeola Oshodi]] before her appearance as the Doctor's companion [[Martha Jones]] and [[Eve Myles]] as the character [[Gwyneth (The Unquiet Dead)|Gwyneth]], before her role on ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' as [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen Cooper.]]
+[[File:HistoryHunt.jpg|thumb|Amy Pond, who learnt of the Doctor's involvement in the destruction of Pompeii. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Amy's History Hunt (video game)|namedpart=Amy's Profile: Pompeii}})]]
-* Coincidentally, Karen Gillan earlier played as a Roman soothsayer in her first appearance, and a character that has a penchant for Romans, similar to [[Amy Pond]].
+* Karen Gillan was later cast as [[Amy Pond]], first companion of the [[Eleventh Doctor]], beginning in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 5]]. Coincidentally, Amy had an affinity for Romans. Unlike other guest actors who later played more prominent characters (such as [[Lalla Ward]] or [[Freema Agyeman]]), no attempt was made, either on-screen or in behind-the-scenes interviews, to connect Mira the Soothsayer to Amy. Incidentally, {{cs|Amy's History Hunt (video game)}} establishes that the [[Eleventh Doctor]] had told Amy of the events of ''The Fires of Pompeii''.
+* Mira is only named in [[James Moran]]'s {{cs|The Fires of Pompeii (novelisation)}}. This was not derived from any information given in the televised version.
+* An introduction to ''The Fires of Pompeii'' published in [[TCH 57]] speculated that [[spatial genetic multiplicity]] could explain any in-universe resemblance between Mira and Amy Pond.<ref>[[TCH 57]], p. 106</ref>
+== Footnotes ==
+=== References ===
+{{reflist}}
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 [[Category:Humans with psychic powers]]
 [[Category:Human cult members]]
-[[Category:Humans with unknown names]]
+[[Category:Pyrovile hosts]]
+[[Category:Pompeii residents]]