Terra was born in the , the daughter of the esper Maduin and a human woman named Madeline.
: During an Imperial raid on the esper realm, her parents were lost, and she was abducted as an infant by Emperor Gestahl . Terra Branford
: Raised in the Gestahlian Empire, she was trained as a Magitek Elite . To ensure her compliance, the nihilistic Kefka Palazzo placed a "Slave Crown" on her, stripping her of her free will. Terra was born in the , the daughter
: Under the crown's influence, she allegedly incinerated 50 Imperial soldiers in mere minutes, earning a fearsome reputation as a "witch" across the land. Awakening and Identity Terra was born in the