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{{character
|children=[[Opais]]
|abilities={{demonym tag|Elantrian}}▼
|died=[[Invasion of Arelon]]
|world=Sel|nation=Arelon▼
|ethnicity=Aonic
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|world=Sel
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[Elantris (book)|Elantris]]
}}
'''Karata''' was an [[Arelene]] [[Elantrian]] from [[Sel]].She led one of the gangs in the [[Elantris (city)|Elantris]] prior to [[Raoden]]'s arrival. She lived in the Elantrian palace,{{book ref|Elantris|4}} where she sheltered the children who had been taken by the [[Shaod]].{{book ref|Elantris|13}}▼
==Appearance and Personality== ▼
▲She led one of the gangs in the [[Elantris (city)|Elantris]] prior to [[Raoden]]'s arrival. She lived in the Elantrian palace,{{book ref|Elantris|4}} where she sheltered the children who had been taken by the [[Shaod]].{{book ref|Elantris|13}}
She personally approached each new Elantrian arrival that entered her territory first, taking their offering but rarely if ever harming them.
▲==Appearance and Personality==
Through the effects of the incomplete Shaod, Karata was bald and had grey wrinkled skin covered with dark splotches.
==History==
Karata had lived in [[Kae]] with her husband, who was a Royal Guard, and had a little daughter, [[Opais]], before she was taken by the [[Shaod]]. She first met her husband while serving as a nurse for a group of mercenaries. Upon being thrown into Elantris she became one of the three gang leaders within the city. She took over the former palace, her territory bordering closely to that of [[Aanden]]. The food of anyone thrown into Elantris who took their first step forward instead of left or right was considered the property of her gang. She would
When [[Raoden]] was cast into the city he learnt that she had escaped Elantris three times in the past and had been caught trying to break into the palace of Kae, causing rumours she wanted to assassinate King [[Iadon]]. When Raoden began to form [[New Elantris]] it was closest to Karata's
Karata then took Raoden to the palace within Elantris and showed him a room. In the room,
Karata became one of Raoden's closest companions and allies within Elantris, watching closely over New Elantris and warning him about the movements and actions being taken by and against the other gang leaders, [[Aanden]] and [[Shaor]].
During the [[Invasion of Arelon]], Derethi soldiers and [[Dakhor]] monks attacked New Elantris. Only Karata and [[Galladon]] escaped. They went into Kae, looking for Raoden and found he had already been [[Hoed]]. Karata and the distraught Galladon agreed to take Raoden, dissolve him in the pool and then dissolve themselves too. However, when they placed Raoden in the pool he got back up and began to charge down the hill.
Frantic, Raoden was drawing the [[Chasm]] into the base Aon in [[Elantris (city)|Elantris]] when Fjordell soldiers tried to stop him. Karata and Galladon where uncertain what he was trying to do but agreed that they couldn't let the Fjordell soldiers stop him so attacked the soldiers. In the fighting Karata was beheaded, one of the few ways to
She is buried in beside [[Eondel]], [[Roial]],
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