Lore:Zinfara

Zinfara
Race	Nede	Gender	Unknown
Born		Merethic Era

A vein of nirncrux

"Time and again in Nedic folklore, a "stranger" arrives to help ancient Men. This stranger comes as a teacher, an advisor, and a maker of alliances between tribes who otherwise would have fought alone. He is not a warrior-ruler like Shor, but instead a figure who inspires others to fight for themselves.
A Duraki legend mentions "Shezarr, who stole stoneworking from the Dwemer and taught Zinfara to call nirncrux from the mountain-roots."" —The Footsteps of Shezarr

Zinfara was a legendary figure from the oral traditions of the Nedic Duraki tribe, dating back to the middle Merethic Era. They were credited as the first person to be taught by Shezarr how to harness the power of nirncrux.

History

Molten Nirncrux

Bowl of nirncrux powder

Very little is known of Zinfara's life. They were a legendary figure of the Duraki oral tradition, dating back to the middle Merethic Era. They are mentioned in The Footsteps of Shezarr, a text by Sister Priscia Stolvo that reexamines the worship of Shezarr among early Nedes through a modern Imperial lens. Stolvo explored many oral traditions of the Nedic tribes, which were documented inconsistently in the oldest Imperial records. These legends share a common theme: a mysterious stranger who arrives to teach humanity the means to resist Ayleid oppression. According to one tale, Zinfara was taught by a mysterious stranger—believed to be Shezarr—how to call nirncrux from the roots of the mountains and how to use stoneworking knowledge acquired from the Dwemer.

The practice of using nirncrux has survived among both the Reachfolk, and Iron Orcs in modern times.

See Also

Books

• The Footsteps of Shezarr by Sister Priscia Stolvo — A look at mentions of Shezarr in Nedic oral traditions