Miranda Vanderbilt is a sweet, polite mermaid princess, in contrast to her family, which is a tyrannical and genocidal undersea monarchy. Despite her cuteness, Miranda was raised believing things like murder and genocide are fine, which show in her treatment of peasants and serfs, and using execution and intimidation to keep others under control. She owns many serfs, having one for practically everything she does, including eating. How she stays alive is a mystery.