Katarina Lauran

Katharina Lauran is a main character in Romancing SaGa 3. She is only playable in her scenario and cannot be recruited, but she does join both Michael and Harid briefly at the beginning of their stories.

Story
Monica places great trust in Katharina, seeing as how she is her personal bodyguard. Michael places trust in her as the guardian of the Masquerade; a remnant of the Holy King given to the Roanne family. During the attempted Coup de etat by Baron Godwin, Katharina sent Monica away to protect her as Godwin was to use her as bait to lure Michael into a trap. Katharina is captured during the Coup and is able to escape the prison by placing the Jailer's key in an empty cell beforehand, presuming that they will throw her in there since the other cells are occupied. After she escapes she meets up with Harid and Michael in the middle of the reclamation of the castle and helps rout out the remainder of the monsters infesting it.

Several Days after the ordeal, Michael meets Katharina while she is outside, saying that he was concerned for her as a woman, causing her to let down her guard and give the Masquerade to Michael. It turns out that it was an imposter posing as Michael and tricks Katharina into handing over the Masquerade. The next day, she speaks with Michael about her failings, vows to find the Masquerade, and bring it back. However by taking this quest she must be exiled from Roanne until she completes it.

Trivia

 * After beating the game with Katharina as the main character, the option to play as her with long hair and in her old clothes becomes available.