Zedd
Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander: the wizard who names Richard the Seeker.
Zeddicus Zu'l "Zedd" Zorander is one of the main characters of Terry Goodkind's The Sword of Truth. He is Richard Cypher's best friend and mentor, and the legendary wizard, the "Old One", whom Kahlan Amnell comes from the Midlands to find in Wizard's First Rule.
Quick Facts
- Role
- Wizard; Richard's mentor
- First appears
- Wizard's First Rule
Facts from the source article.
Background
Zedd appoints Richard the Seeker of Truth and hands him the Sword of Truth, then travels with Richard and Kahlan to the Midlands in search of the last Box of Orden. Later, Kahlan seeks his help in Aydindril, and he shields her identity while she hides outside the city. Nathan Rahl sends him and Ann, the former Prelate, to destroy the prophecies in the Jocopo Treasure, and he is reunited with Richard and Kahlan at their wedding in the Mud People's village. At the end of Naked Empire he and Chase retake the Wizard's Keep. In The Omen Machine he believes a prophecy-giving machine found underground must be destroyed.
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