Zaran the Black

Zaran the Black was a sable-furred female otter, the mate of Varon and Skipper Rorgus and the mother of Namur and Rorzan.

Korvus Skurr and the Doomwytes slayed Zaran's first known mate, Varon, and her daughter, Namur, inspiring her to take a vow of revenge. After their deaths, she observed the Doomwyte lair for many seasons, excavating out the hillside above which the cave was situated in an attempt to cover the only entrance to the Doomwyte's cave in the hopes of suffocating them.

She rescued Dubble from the Wytes and befriended him, along with Bisky and Spingo. Zaran ultimately got her vengeance after she drowned Korvus Skurr in a river and collapsed the cave with help from Frubb and Laird Bosie McScutta o'Bowlaynee.

She wielded a pair of swords that were joined at the hilt, and her warcry was Eeeezaranaaaaaa!. After Skurr's death, Zaran relocated to Redwall Abbey and eventually mated with the otter leader, Skipper Rorgus. They had a son, Rorzan.