Kateryn

Kateryn of Velli is a Paladin Defender of the 1st Cohort, Order of the Sacred Ark. She appears as one of the primary protagonists in Faith Aligned.
== Biography ==
Kateryn was the daughter of the blacksmith of Velli, a village in central Basilea. She followed in her father's footsteps and served an apprenticeship under his guidance. On her sixteenth birthday, she awoke early and set to work in her father's forge to craft a pendant for Tomas, her beloved. Due to an error on her own part, the pendant came apart during the forging process and a shard of molten steel flew into Kateryn's cheek. 
Her father cut the steel out, but this resulted in Kateryn's cheek being horribly scarred. Shortly after seeing that Kateryn was disfigured, Tomas called off their relationship. Heartbroken, Kateryn ran away from home and joined the Legion. After completing her basic training as a soldier she returned home to find Tomas was engaged to marry her cousin.
Kateryn fought in several campaigns as a soldier of the Legion, before she was singled out for her bravery, fighting skill and faith. She was selected for training as a paladin, and was sponsored by the Order of the Sacred Ark. Over the next few years her fighting experience grew, and she was promoted to Paladin Defender, being transferred to the prestigious 1st Cohort. She was presented with a master-crafted Warhammer by Senator Agorea of Vecci to honor her achievement of becoming the first female Paladin Defender. 
After being selected to lead a small force to escort the Brotherhood relic, the helmet of Master Odo of Martagnan, from Spartha Academy back to the forces of the Brothermark, she played in integral part in the Battle of Peasant's Hill alongside Paladin Defender Orion of Suda. After the battle, the mortally wounded Exemplar Paladin Raymond used his mastery of divinity magic to heal the scars on her cheek as one of his final acts. 
Kateryn returned briefly to Velli to discover her father had passed away, and Tomas had married her cousin. She returned to the Order, and has ambitions to become a Paladin Chaplain.
Category:Legends of Pannithor
Category:Basileans
Category:Human