Kypros Zigabenos

Kypros Zigabenos was a Videssian general. When the Empire fell into civil war as two would-be Atvokrators claimed the throne, Zigabenos was actually relieved when Halogai troops under Ulror Raska's son attacked the island of Kalavria, as it gave him a legitimate reason not to serve either a "fool" or a "butcher", as Zigabenos saw them.

While the island fell, Zigabenos actually succeeded in stopping Ulror at the fortress Sotevag. Rather than fight, Ulror retreated within the fort. A long siege began, one which both Ulror and Zigabenos were convinced would see the fortress fall.