Zytanian Tant

Origin
Zytanian Tant was a brilliant Sunmaker scientist and former warrior from the planet Calvijus. His wife, Yelir died of Ganton shortly after his daughter and future queen of Serrellia, Merriss Tant was born. After Merriss, like her mother, came down with Ganton, Zytanian sought help. He came across King Drall. Drall offered to find a cure for Merriss if he could marry her. Zytanian reluctantly agreed, but stayed with Merriss for as much time as he could.

In The Winds of Beyond
Zytanian Tant is seen constantly bickering with Drall. Zytanian was portrayed as an arrogant and sarcastic character. Towards the end of the story, Zytanian engaged in a fierce duel with Kuf Vershal after his daughter's assassination attempt on Drall backfired. Vershal disarmed and defeated Tant with relative ease. As the battle went on, Zytanian fought Drall, Lyla Stone, and Cal Moricas. Stone kicked Tant to the ground and Cal killed himself, making Drall and Tant the last Sunmakers. Lyla defeated Drall in single combat and sacrificed him to The Winds of Beyond to save Merriss. In a moment of clarity and gratitude, Zytanian gave himself to the Winds for Cal, revealing he was a Sunmaker too.

Behind the Scenes
In the stage play version of the story, Zytanian Tant was portrayed by Craig Yeomans. Similarities between Yeomans and Tant have been noted by many. The character's story arc was vastly different in the original draft of the story. Tant would not have been a Sunmaker and he would have been killed by Cal Moricas.