Official Discussion Thread, "Meet The Character- Azandar al-Cybiades"

ZOS_Kevin

This is the official discussion thread for, "Meet The Character- Azandar al-Cybiades"

"Pursue forbidden knowledge alongside the brash-yet-brilliant Arcanist Azandar al-Cybiades, one of the two new companions you can recruit in the upcoming Necrom Chapter."

noblecron

Sorry if it's unrelated but I'm reading his last name as Alcibiades from Greek History and can't unsee it

Btw for those that don't know

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alcibiades-Athenian-politician-and-general

MajThorax

I thought the same. How did zos manage to turn a Greek name in redguard/arabic 😅

FrancisCrawford

I mentioned that before, in the context that Alciabes is perhaps the most famously presumed-bisexual male in history. (Plutarch had him in a heterosexual relationship at the time of his death, while Plato him at least dabbling in attempted homosexuality. No, neither was a factually reliable historical claim, but still ...)

RaddlemanNumber7

I was initially concerned about Azander Al-Cybiades and a possible link to Alcibiades. So, with that in mind, I did all his companion quests on PTS, and listened to his dialogue as a house guest.

I could find nothing that Azander shares in common with any of the Alcibiades of history or literature. The name Al-Cybiades is explained in-game and it fits the TES milieu perfectly. The similarity of names seems to be a coincidence.

As for Azander's passions...

they do not seem to extend beyond his Book and his fixation with arcanism. He truly seems to be vocationally celibate.