Zanniati "Zanni" Oribatta is a character from CrossGen Entertainment's Sigilverse

Sigilverse

The Sigilverse, also known as the CrossGen Universe, is a fictional shared universe which served as a setting for most titles published by CrossGen Comics. Except for El Cazador, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and a handful of flashbacks, all CrossGen Universe titles are set in the future...

. She appears in the Sigil

Sigil (comics)

Sigil is an American comic book series published by CrossGen Entertainment from July 2000 to December 2003, ending at issue forty-two. Sigil was one of the publisher's first four titles , a science fiction space opera, originally created by Mark Alessi and Gina M. Villa...

comic series as a major character because she is Samandahl Rey

Samandahl Rey

Samandahl "Sam" Rey is the main character in the American comic book Sigil published by CrossGen Entertainment.-Character details:Sam was just an ordinary soldier who moved up to be squad leader. He was sent on a suicide mission but survived and consequently mustered out of the Army with his friend...

's love interest, and Sam is the Sigil-Bearer

Sigil-Bearers

The Sigil-Bearers are characters in CrossGen Comics' fictional universe, the Sigilverse. The metaplot strung across all of CrossGen's titles centered on the Sigil-Bearers, and many of the titles' main characters were Sigil-Bearers, especially in the company's early days.-Overview:The Sigil is a...

 in that part of the galaxy. Zanniati is a significant figure because she is the daughter of the co-presidents of the planet Delassia, the former thirteenth wife of the evil Sultan Ronolo, and the official envoy from Delassia to the Planetary Union.

Fictional character biography

Zanniati is a beautiful, intelligent, self-assured young woman. She has a good sense of style and is reasonably capable.

Zanniati volunteered for the dangerous mission to spy on the Sultan Ronolo of Tanipal for the good of her world. Once she had the information she needed (proving Ronolo's trecherous relations with the Saurian Prince Tchlusarud), she escaped with the help of JeMerik

JeMerik Meer

JeMerik Meer is a character from CrossGen Entertainment's Sigilverse. He is the guide character in the Sigil comic series. His charge is Sam Rey one of the most powerful Sigil-Bearers. JeMerik appears as a bodyguard for the Sultan of Tanipal...

, Sam, and Sam's ghostly friend Roiya

Roiya Sintor

Roiya Sintor is a character from CrossGen Entertainment's Sigilverse. She appears in the Sigil comic series as a major character for several reasons. First, she is Samandahl Rey's friend and former comrade in the army...

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Sultan Ronolo spends a great deal of effort to track down and kill Zanniati but Sam is able to protect her from the various attacks.