Countess Gaylyah of Malven (pronounced MAHL-vehn) lived in the fifth century of the Human Era in Tortall. She was the wife of Viljo of Malven. They had at least three sons, of which Ralon of Malven, born around 415 or 416 HE, was the youngest. Gaylyah and her husband were only mentioned in passing in Lioness Rampant in relation to Ralon's history.