Worthy Cataris

Worthy Cataris was the daughter of a king and a martyr of the faith.

Born in the royal house of the King of Menea, Cataris was promised to a satrap of Southrun. Upon reaching the age of 16 she was taken from her home to the palace of the satrap, but would not consent to the wedding. Her spurned husband then begged her father to give him two years to try to change her mind. Cataris became the honored guest of the satrap and was given every luxury for the length of time he was granted. Until, at age 18, the satrap again proposed marriage. But this time when Cataris refused, he had her gagged and taken before a priest for marriage.

When the ceremony was concluded, the satrap intended to consummate his marriage, but Cataris kept him up all night with the relentless testimony concerning her faith. In the morning, angry beyond reason, the satrap called for her execution. For while Southrun is the land of 10,000 gods, he said that the God of the Church of Westrun was not one of them, and therefore the charge against her was to be heresy.

Upon the satraps order, Cataris underwent the three-fold tests of water, sand and fire. And when they were complete, Cataris lay dead.