Grandmother of Ion Fortuna and a faithful servant of the empress. She serves as Seth's decoy during an assassination plot, and holds the rank of Head of the Imperial Secret Council. In the series, she is probably best known for devising the plot to draw out the extremists in the Empire and expose them. Although she is kind, Mirka Fortuna was willing to use her own grandson Ion, as the bait. Title: Duchess of Moldova Born: Power: Background: Ion Fortuna is her grandson. Keeper of Secret History. Known for her cunning and eccentricity. Augusta Vradica's most trusted person and double.