- Not to be confused with Zaban.
Zaban-ma is a Khajiit found in a burned down house on the Speckled Shell Plantation. He is the son of Yanalir and brother of Azbi-ra. Since he wasn't happy about his sister making Skooma, he tried burning all her equipment. Whilst doing that he accidentally burned down the whole plantation.
Interactions[]
The Family Business[]
Zaban-ma tells the Vestige that he started the fire to destroy Azbi-ra's skooma equipment. He meets with the Vestige when they are found, and begs the Vestige to not tell Officer Lorin of the skooma. He is arrested for burning the house, and for and the skooma.
Dialogue[]
The Family Business[]
"If you plan to loot my family's plantation, I will give you such a thrashing!"
- Azbi-ra asked me to look for alchemical tools. "Too late, sugar-thief. The fire destroyed every last calcinator. Wait, I expected my sister to check on the tools herself. Why did she send a stranger?"
- She's with your father. He was gravely injured in the fire. "You lie! My father left yesterday to trade in Mistral. Didn't he? Oh, no. I set the fires to destroy those damned tools, not to hurt anyone. Not to hurt my father!"
- Why would you burn your family's plantation? "We lost our last harvest to the thunderbugs. Despite the debt, Azbi-ra bought alchemical tools. To improve our crop, she said. But last week I caught her brewing skooma. That vile drug destroys lives! When she refused to stop I knew what must be done."
- How do I know you're telling the truth? "My sister despises sand under her claws, but recently I saw her digging out on the beach. Why else would she be out there, if not to bury skooma? I should go to my father. Would you look for any skooma hidden on the beach?"
- I'll go look for the buried skooma. "My sister placed colorful seashells near whatever she buried. I bet there is a sack full of skooma vials next to them. I'll be with my father. If you find anything, bring it back to me."
- I'll bring any skooma I find to you. "I should really go check on my father."
- What is skooma, exactly? "It is death in a bottle. Distill moon-sugar cane the right way and the crystals make you happy and stupid. Do it the wrong way and you get shaking fits, you foam at the mouth, and then you die."
- How long was your sister brewing skooma? "Not for long. I always know it's month's end when debt collectors pound at our door, but last month they didn't show. When I asked why, Azbi-ra said not to worry. This must have been her scheme. She's always had father wrapped around her tail."
- I'll bring any skooma I find to you. "I should really go check on my father."
- If I bring back skooma, what will you do with it? "I'll destroy it. With the money we spend to rebuild, it will be like the skooma never happened. I'd rather debt collectors pound at our door than skooma dealers. Damn my eyes. Father should've been in Mistral!"
- I'll go look for the buried skooma. "My sister placed colorful seashells near whatever she buried. I bet there is a sack full of skooma vials next to them. I'll be with my father. If you find anything, bring it back to me."
- Why burn everything to destroy the tools? "I don't want my family imprisoned. The fire was to destroy any trace of skooma. Recently I saw my sister bury something on the beach. I was headed there next, but I should be with my father. Would you search for the skooma she hid on the beach?"
- How do I know you're telling the truth? "My sister despises sand under her claws, but recently I saw her digging out on the beach. Why else would she be out there, if not to bury skooma? I should go to my father. Would you look for any skooma hidden on the beach?"
- Why would you burn your family's plantation? "We lost our last harvest to the thunderbugs. Despite the debt, Azbi-ra bought alchemical tools. To improve our crop, she said. But last week I caught her brewing skooma. That vile drug destroys lives! When she refused to stop I knew what must be done."
- She's with your father. He was gravely injured in the fire. "You lie! My father left yesterday to trade in Mistral. Didn't he? Oh, no. I set the fires to destroy those damned tools, not to hurt anyone. Not to hurt my father!"
Conversations[]
The Family Business[]
Officer Lorin: "Get up, scum. This is what you get for brewing skooma. It's a long walk to Mistral. Don't try anything stupid." Zaban-ma: "This one understands." Officer Lorin: "Soldier, keep watch. Head to Mistral in the morning."
Quotes[]
- "Shoo! Get off my family's land!" – When approaching him