Non canon. No discussion of the first era of the Anla’shok would be complete without mentioning Valen’s curious companion, the nervous and strangely disarming Zathras. A stooped, smallish humanoid with a penchant for furred clothing and referring to himself in the third person, Zathras was an inseparable part of Valen’s inner circle. Alternately seeming like a savant-like advisor and a menial servant, no one among the first group of Anla’shok had any clear idea what Zathras’ role in anything was, much less his purpose for being with Valen when he was discovered on the Intiera’zhe. Zathras was never known to wield or even touch a weapon, not even in self-defence. His technical expertise seems to have been his only real skill but this was nearly legendary among worker caste Minbari. There did not seem to be any advanced system he could not take apart and put back together faster and better than it was before. Indeed, their only concern with Valen’s aide was his constant habit of doing just that, without regard for whether or not the system he was dismantling was in use. Zathras’ end is also a mystery. Most legends agree that Zathras was with Valen until the Minbari leader’s last days but whether he went with Valen into obscurity or was finally sent on his way and disappeared into deep space alone is in doubt. Given Zathras’ monominded loyalty to Valen, whom he called ‘the One’, it is likely that even if he had been released from service, he would have followed Valen regardless.
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 22:14:42 +0000
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