Mazgar gra Yagash Mazgar gra Yagash was a female Orsimer , member of the Imperial Legion , and survivor of the sack of Orsinium during the Fourth Era . She was an Imperial scout before she was promoted to Captain by Commander Prossos , who gave her a field promotion . Background . Mazgar was present during the sack of Orsinium by the Breton s and the Redguard s in the early Fourth Era , she was seven years old and saw her mother die . Because the Empire had sent two Legions to defend Orsinium she later joined the Legion . Umbriel Crisis . As of 4E 48 she was the bodyguard of an Imperial scholar by the name of Brennus . She was ordered to defend him by the name of the Imperial war office . While the mages made their measurements , Mazgar noticed something was wrong . They were attacked by a party of zombies . Captain Falcus ordered to retreat south . They arrived at Mountain Watch . Mazgar talked to Sariah , the charter - holder , and asked her to evacuate the village . After an hour of rest , they marched to Cheydinhal with the villageres from Mountain Watch . In their way to the city , Mazgar met a girl named Lorcette . They talked about their past , Lorcette ' s mother died when she was six . Mazgar ' s mother was killed in the sack of Orsinium . When they were about half a mile away from the city walls , the undead approached them . Falcus ordered Mazgar to run with the refugees while they held back the undead . She was attacked by six zombies , she used her sword Sister to defeat them . After she ended up with them , she run to the city gates before more undead approached . Once inside the city , Mazgar accompanied Brennus to the chapel of Arkay to make some measurements . The imperial legionaries and the Cheydinhal guard broke the line of the wormies so that the citizens could scape from the siege . They hold the line for hours before Falcus gave the order to regroup on the Blue Road . Brennus and Mazgar broke away from the group . They headed to the Imperial City , but they were spotted by a zombie scout party . They run away from them , but Brennus began to falter . They came across a farmstead , they barricaded the door and they prepared to hold the ground . When the zombies managed to take down the door , Brennus casted a spell that desintegrated three zombies . Mazgar prepared for the incoming undead , but none entered the frarmstead . Ilver Indarys and Knights of the Thorn had seen Mazgar and Brennus escaping from the zombies from a hill , so they galloped to save them . They talked about the evacuation of Cheydinhal to the knights , who offered them horses to travel to the Blue Road . Mazgar and Brennus met with the refugees in the Blue Road . Mazgar and Lorcette talked about what they had done in the days she had been away . Commander Prossos gave Mazgar a field promotion to captain due to her experience . Prossos informed her that General Takar was going to meet the enemy . He sent Mazgar to a hill to make sure it was free of the enemy . The battle went wrong for the imperial army , so General Takar retreated to the Imperial City . Prossos left Mazgar in charge of the refugees , but she requested him to allow her go to defend the Imperial City . To Mazgar ' s surprise , Brennus accompanied her . They crossed Lake Rumare by boat . They were attacked by zombies which emerged from the lake . They landed as soon as they could , the surviving soldiers formed a defence line in the shore . Blondie was mortally wounded , and he asked Mazgar to finish him off and end his suffering . They met up with what was left of the Twelfth Legion . They cleared the gate and set up positions to defend it from another siege . Mazgar and Brennus found themselves on the western flank of the action , where little or no fighting was going on . Yet , Umbriel approached the city from that direction , followed by thousands of zombies . Mazgar shread the enemy with Sister . Some zombies poured through the gaps that dead soldiers left . Brennus was severely wounded , so Mazgar and him retreated back . Mazgar told him that he would survive , so Brennus told her to do what she had to do . Just when she was going to end with Brennus ' life , Attrebus destroyed the Ingenium , and all the wormies became lifeless . She turned around to ask Brennus what had happened , but he was already dead .