Zelgadis is a sorcerer-swordsman. 21 years old, he strived to become more powerful in order to help those in need to the best of his ability. Rezo the Red Priest tricked him by granting him the power he wanted in the form of turning his body into a chimera - one part rock golem, one part blow demon, and one part human. Zelgadis, while troubled by his disfiguring appearance, still viewed it as the fulfillment of his wish and was prepared to put it to good use. He accidentally learned, however, that his transformation was simply a test for Rezo in making chimeras; another method by which he tried to gain sight. After that, he came to hate both the Red Priest and what he made him to be. His ultimate goal now is to find a way to turn his body back to its rightful form and he goes to great lengths to accomplish this, even after it was revealed that Rezo himself doesn't know how to reverse his condition.