Zagran

**Zagran** is the Mother of Garudas and one of the three Guardians of the Jiera Continent. She was once considered the **God of Might**. Unlike Salaark who battles to conquer and inspire others, Zagran only fights to improve her own strength. She isn't interested in killing her opponents, because it's only through the fight that she improves. Zagran is one of the few Guardians that still takes in disciples, primarily to help her stay sane. Though she knows the secret to the white core, she doesn't just teach it to anyone. She guides her disciples during their training and offers them her insight.

Zagran's lair looks like a Greek temple from the outside. It is a simple rectangular stone building with a sloped roof and protruding side walls. The inside, however, is much bigger. The building is decorated akin to a noble household that extends for hundreds of meters and has multiple floors. Even the entrance is filled with high-end furniture from all past eras of Mogar. Each one of them is engraved or inlaid with decorations that depict the story of the Guardian of Might, including her brief time as the ruler of the entire Jiera continent.

## Appearance

### Human Form

In her human form, Zagran looks like a bulky woman in her mid 20's, over 1.8 meters (6') tall, with shoulder-length blue hair, brown skin, and purple eyes. Zagran usually wears shoeless monk's clothes. While training Scarlett she wears a comfortable adventurer's set consisting of a saberist leather jerkin over a fine linen shirt, brown pants, and leather shoes.

### Humanoid Form

Zagran looks like a bulky woman in her mid 20's, over 1.8 meters (6') tall, with shoulder-length blue hair, deep purple skin and eyes. Her body is covered in battle scars that she refuses to heal.

### Garuda Form

Zagran's real body is that of a gigantic female humanoid about 50 meters (164 feet) tall with three sets of wings on its back, and talons instead of hands and feet. Her blue feathered limbs act as support wings, allowing her to feel and adjust the slight air current. Aside from the plumes that come out of her scalp instead of hair, forming seven colored tresses, and from two small wings that come out from the back of her head, the Garuda's face is no different from that of a woman. She has blue eyes.

## Personality

As the God of Might, Zagran believes only Salaark is her equal, and rarely make a compliment even to her peers, let alone to those who she considers inferior. Zagran doesn't hit fallen opponents. Zagran believes in absolute individuality, which is the cause for her poor relationship with Salaark, who believes in absolute unity. Salaark tries to keep all of her children in her nest and teaches them her ways, while Zagran kicks hers out of this house as soon as they learn the basics so that they can found their own path. Salaark rules her turf with an iron fist whereas Zagran lets people do what they think best. This has led Zagran's children to view her as a horrible mother, as they want meher to give them coming of age gifts like Leegaain, or at least to allow them to stay with her as long as they want and learn from her by imitation, like Salaark.

Zagran's philosophy is that there's no teacher like necessity and hard work. She doesn't consider herself a ruler - if people abuse their freedom, is none of her business.

## Background

Zagran is among the first six guardians, who were once mistaken for gods. She was considered the God of Might and along with Salaark she is considered the strongest guardian. She considers all apart from Salaark as weak and insignificant. Her disciples mostly become monks and mages obsessed with reaching the white core of immortality. When Zagran was still considered a god, Baba Yaga was her priestess and apprentice and is the only one of her disciples who is known to have achieved the white core.

Back when the Gorgon Empire was plagued by the slave collars, it was Zagran who made sure that the mage with the wits to build a device that could free the enslaved mages ended up serving the warmonger that ordered her to create the spell that is now known as Clean Slate. It had been only thanks to her that mages had stopped being slaves and the Gorgon Empire had become the most advanced magical power on Garlen. She intervened because without slave collars go against everything she stands for and whenever someone starts mass producing them, she make sure that's the last mistake they make.

Zagran attends a meeting with the other 5 original Guardians as well as Lochra Silverwing and Baba Yaga to discuss "the anomaly" (Lith) and how to contain the Jiera lost cities. Later, when Tyris storms Fenagar's turf after discovering Kolga's nature as Kogaluga's twin city; Zagran and the other Guardians observe, and all of them bet on Tyris. Despite having the territorial advantage, Fenagar loses to Tyris in just over a minute. Before she can finish the job, all the Guardians and white cores have their consciousnesses forcefully brought to witness Lith's tribulation.

When the Guardians observe Lith casting the Demons of the Flames, they congratulate Leegaain as the father, though the Father of All Dragons denies any relation. Zagran along with all other Guardians and white cores are summoned to witness Scarlett the Scorpicore's final tribulation against Xedros in the Eclipsed Lands.

The new Guardian of Children begins training with the original 6 Guardians to grow accustomed to her new form and abilities. Scarlett studies under Leegaain first before moving to Zagran, who barges into her room at any time and decks her whenever they have an argument. The Lord of Might has Scarlett fight for everything, from the right to eat to have the privilege to sleep five more minutes. The First Garuda focuses on teaching the Sekhmet self-control and discipline to control the side effects of Guardianhood. Zagran explains to her the roles of Guardians and how they differ from others, as well as the characteristics of white cores.

## Quotes

* *"We didn't fail as Guardians because our role is to keep the balance, not to babysit a bunch of noisy brats that like to spend most of their brief lives devising new ways to kill each other. It's not our fault if they don't survive their own success."* (Zagran to Salaark, Chapter 1152)
* *"Taking care of your children is a commendable endeavor, Yaga. With your talent, skill, and heart, you should have become a Guardian."* (Zagran to Baba Yaga, Chapter 1153)
* *"[Salaark's] specialty is killing while mine is battling. She is the to-go person when you need to learn strategy and resources management whereas I'm teaching you self-control and discipline."* (Zagran to Scarlett, Chapter 1594)
* *"We Guardians are not heroes. We don't go around saving people randomly. We are the ones who set the domino tiles so that the right person can trigger the change."* (Zagran to Scarlett, Chapter 1596)
* *"I'm no ruler. If people abuse their freedom, is none of my business. They are all adults who either ignore their responsibilities or fail to keep in check those they have chosen to make important decisions in their stead. What's the point in free will if it has no consequences?"* (Zagran to Scarlett, Chapter 1596)

## Trivia

* For vacation Zagran likes to attend bootcamp disguised as a foot soldier.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chapter 1595: Waves and RIpples (Part 1)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 1051: Gods and Guardians (Part 3)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 1152: State of Sorrow (Part 2)
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 1594: Training Time (Part 2)
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Chapter 1153: Shadows of the Past (Part 1)
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Chapter 1596: Waves and Ripples (Part 2)
7. ↑ Chapter 1246: Bets and Arsenals (Part 2)
8. ↑ Chapter 1252: Demons’ Horde (Part 2)
9. ↑ Chapter 1254: Demons of the Flames (Part 2)
10. ↑ Chapter 1412: Golden Dragon (Part 2)
11. ↑ Legion on Discord