Katin 'Zulmar

==Biography==
==Analysis==
===Personality and Traits===
Remarkably ambitious even by the prestigious standards of House 'Zulmar, Katin took full advantage of the wealth and status afforded by her bloodline to make a name for herself among the bureaucracy on Sanghelios. She adapted well to the unpredictable cutthroat nature of civilian politics and had good instincts for singling out potential allies and enemies, both within her House and outside it, and was careful to never overestimate her own capabilities. But underneath the calculated moves and the guise of a gracious aristocrat simmered a cunning ruthlessness that saw opportunity in every socio-political shift, with a few subtle nudges here and there implemented herself. Outside the day-to-day politics, she also honed her craft with the energy sword, and was not above applying her skillset in occasionally sadistic ways to achieve her goals.
By adulthood Katin cared less about heaping renown onto House 'Zulmar's name and more about her own aspirations in reforming Sanghelios. Distrustful of the Covenant and the San'Shyuum in particular, she played the part of complicit obedience until 2535, when her long-orchestrated plot against her kaidon culminated in his fall from grace, allowing her to be the one to execute him and become the new Head of State in Zulmar. Katin's attentiveness to Covenant politics also enabled her to discern the High Prophets' intent to elevate Thel 'Vadamee as their eventual champion, and consequently she colluded discreetly with Xytan 'Jar Wattinree to ensure that House 'Vadam would not gain supremacy over House 'Zulmar. She also reached out to an exiled Autel 'Vadamai and introduced him to Xytan as a means of keeping a vitriolic rivalry between Thel and Xytan without drawing undue attention to herself.
Following the end of the Human-Covenant War, Katin soon realized that Thel's influence over Sanghelios was a greater threat to her than ever before. Without Xytan to challenge his authority, she resorted to increasingly drastic measures during The Blooding Years. In 2554, her unsuccessful assassination attempt on Thel caused her to flee into exile after being sentenced to death by the Swords of Sanghelios. With her reputation and career shattered beyond salvage, Katin set her sights upon her own people with a vengeance, aiming to drive its precarious post-schism state into outright ruin so that she could fulfill her vision of rebuilding Sanghelios from the ground up as its matriarch.
Category:ZOD Characters
Category:Sangheili