Lady Cathan is the Guild representative on Selenay's Council. She is described as: "a quiet, gray, dovelike woman, of an outer softness that masked a stubborn inner core." (Arrow's Fall) She struggles to balance the needs of the Kingdom against the resulting taxes on the Guilds she represents. She greatly dislikes Lord Gartheser.
In the series
Lady Cathan appears in the following works:
- Arrow's Flight, Heralds of Valdemar series, volume 2
- Arrow's Fall, Heralds of Valdemar series, volume 3
- Winds of Fate, Mage Winds series, volume 1