Countess Zathra

Countess Zathra, a character from the Blades of Light and Shadow series, is an agent of the Shadow Court. She makes her only appearance in Book 1, Chapter 16.

Appearance
Countess Zathra has gold eyes, gray skin with red veins, and white hair. She wears a gold and maroon gown and cape, and carries a burning twisted bladed whip. Her fingernails are like talons almost the size of her fingers, and she wears a gold spiked crown on her head.

Personality
Like her fellow Shadow Court members, Countess Zathra finds pleasure in causing pain and killing others who oppose them.

Book 1

 * Chapter 16: Blade of Light and Shadow

Your Character
You have the choice between battling her or Duke Erthax in the final battle to save Nia. If you choose to fight Zathra, Mal and Imtura fight Erthax. When she attacks, if you duck her whip, you remain unscathed. If you weave to the side, her whip catches you on the side, burning and cutting you. You kill her by plunging your blade into her abdomen, and cleaving her open from navel to sternum.

If you choose to fight Erthax, Mal and Imtura fight Zathra. When you reach Nia and she is able to control the darkness inside of her, she smashes Zathra's head against the ground. When you grab the Blade of Light, you kill Zathra by cleaving the blade into the side of her head. She bursts apart into a spray of flickering darkness.

If you are too injured in battle, Imtura kills Zathra for you.

Tyril Starfury
Tyril recognizes Zathra as one of the Court's most powerful members.

Trivia

 * If you choose to attack her with Bow of Gal'dariel, she recognizes the weapon. To your question if she knew Gal'dariel, she replies that she killed her.