Zandadunoz The Ravager, The Reborn
Researcher: Anko Dragonrider
Gender: Male, presumably, due to voice and plethora of male visage in Molag Bal's realm.
Age: Unknown, at least 2 centuries, being nearly half of the age of the youngest Prince, Mauloch
Allegiance: Molag Bal, Worm Cult
Reign: Originally, late first Era, then mid second era.
Discovery: Unfinished Dolmen, Wrothgar 2E 582 by Anko Dragonrider, but originally by the Orismer in the late 1E, sometime after the 980th year
Subtype: Daedric Titan
Cause of Death: Thruz Gro-Fharun's warrior band, back in the 1E, second Anko Dragonrider and a group of vestiges during the Wrothgar Conflict.
Zandadunoz was a Daedric Titan. "But Anko" you say, inquisitive as ever, "Titans are daedra, not Dragons, you doddering wench!"
See my research on the Daedric Titans(. You'll change your tune.
To start with, I want to bring something up. During my research into the Titans(After my fight with Zandadunoz, I was intrigued, and found out that they were related to Dragons!) I found Imperials that claimed that the first Titans were those of the dozens, perhaps hundreds, that swarmed through the largest anchor still in Nirn, the one above the Imperial City, around the White-Gold tower. There are two possible outcomes, and I will address both of them.
First, is that Zandadunoz is indeed, a titan. This contradicts the Imperial 'Scholars' statements, and corresponds with Curator Usmutha's research regarding the Heart of Zandadunoz, which says, and I quote;
"...the vicious *titan* Zandadunoz the Ravager..."
Titan, is what is depicted in Orsinium's lore. This supports that Zandadunoz, and perhaps many other Titans, had come through to Nirn long before the Planemeld.
The second outcome, which is FAR more exciting, is that Zandadunoz wasn't a titan. This implies that he was a DRAGON! Yes, it's a bold claim, but besides the fact that many scholars cannot recollect any previous Titans before the planemeld, Usmutha could have been using the term titan (as its not capitalized) as an adjective, rather than noun.
Expanding on the said theories, the first one is rather cut-and-dry, since daedra don't die, rather, they recollect their soul, and get a new body.
But, the second theory poises some more questions. For example, is there anymore allusions to Zandadunoz being a dragon? Not many, but one I found was breaking apart his name, and I found a Dovahzul(which could be coincidence) depicting Devour. As many know, Dov names are three words, and fury seems to be the second word in it.
Furthermore, Zandadunoz being a Dragon would mean that he, like Boziikkodstrun, was made into a Titan. Unlike Boziikkodstrun though, his soul was still intact, so Zandadunoz the Ravager was reborn in a Daedric shell, serving Molag Bal, out of fear, out of indignancy(as many daedra and mortals do), or perhaps Zandadunoz the Ravager was lost somewhere along the timeline.
Now that we're done talking about historical and scholarly contradictions, let's move onto objectivity. Zandadunoz, dragon or titan, seemingly appeared in Wrothgar "...after the fall of the first Orsinium...",(Circa 1E 980) and earned the name The Ravager. For good reason, too. He ran amok in southern Wrothgar, to the point, where some fearful Orcs abandoned Mauloch (and most likely, some Trinimac worshippers were included in that lot), and worshipped the Titan/Dragon. While these Orcs worshipped Zandadunoz, it is unknown the creature's response to it. However it is known that another group, some fifty men, led by Thruz gro-Fharun, grouped together to slay the heretics and the creature, and otherwise make Wrothgar safe. After a supposed myriad of weeks, though the cult lay dead, nearly 76%(38) of the 50 Orc warriors that set out had perished. The Pariah Folk's leader, Thruz, was not to be stopped. He rushed the monster, and ripped out its "Black and fiery" heart, supposedly 'killing' it(this supports the theory that Zandadunoz the Ravager was a Titan, due to its obvious daedric qualities. Though it could also be demonization/flowery language.), as dead an Immortal could be. Unfortunately, Thruz was consumed in the fire, and died. This fight occurred south of Honor's rest, and Zandadunoz was defeated.
However, Zandadunoz lived, as one would expect. Whether born anew as a Daedra, or simply reborn after perishing, Zandadunoz was later summoned via his heart by the Worm Cult at a dolmen site. He took the title "The Reborn" from there on. He, in exchange for being brought back to the place of the petulant Orcs that had killed him nearly a century before, promised to protect the Dolmen site. Unfortunately for him, he was no match for the Vestiges, and was killed oncemore, even more ironically, some of us were Orcs. History repeats itself, eh Zandadunoz? I secured his Heart, had one of our Vestiges place a ward on it, and gave it to Curator Usmutha for the Museum. Now no one will call Zandadunoz through the heart again. But who knows? Zandadunoz could come back.
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