Caten

Type

city

Style

classical imperial

First appears

Book 1 · Ch. 5

Books

1

Caten first appears in The Will of the Many as a distant, almost mythic capital of the Hierarchy—an unseen seat of absolute power whose influence is felt through its decrees and its agents. Across the series, the city transforms from an abstract symbol of control into a living, breathing metropolis whose streets, arenas, and hidden corridors become the stage for rebellion, political maneuvering, and the slow unmasking of the Hierarchy’s darkest secrets. By the later books, Caten is no longer merely the seat of government; it is the crucible in which the fate of the entire realm is forged, its ancient foundations literally and figuratively shaken by the uprising it once dismissed.