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Catherine Diem was Darien Avan's mother.
When Vandiel the younger assumed the throne of Diemed he looked east. When Veladin Avan succeeded in Avanil, he looked west. Both regents were eager for a mutual peace, and so Vandiel's sister, Catherine Diem was married to Veladin Avan, Prince of Avanil, securing peace in the west. However, the Avanese took this opportunity to cultivate friends and allies in Diemed, and from the lands that were part of Catherine's dowery, the Princes of Avanil have established some authority in Diemed. Vandiel himself married Faelnie Isilviere of Taeghas. Aerona Avan, Vandiel's sister was also married to Gaelin Isilviere, linking the three families.
In addition to her son, Darien Avan, her other children include Noelon Avan and Lauriel Avan.
