Chief hand-maid and personal friend to Lady Shaylyn. Kate and Shaylyn gre up together. Kate's four year old son, Ryan, was kidnapped and taken through a rift into the Kurago. Kate is loyal to Shaylyn and very happy with her station. Kate's husband is a potter. He is not good enough to be an artist in his own right, but assists a moderately well off artist. Her brother, Timoth, is a foorman for Lord Drasik.