Zaporavo is the Zingaran captain of the vessel the Wastrel. He seems withdrawn and sends the ship deeper into uncharted territory, in search of an island mentioned in the Book of Skelos. Eventually he finds an island, and while the men gorge themselves on fruit from the island, Zaporavo goes alone into the forest. Conan had seen Zaporavo enter the woods, Conan intended to challenge the captain as leader, which he was unable to do in public. After a brief but savage battle, Conan finally kills Zaporavo.

« He was a tall man, tall as Conan, though of leaner build. Framed in his steel morion his face was dark, saturnine and hawk-like, wherefore men called him the Hawk. His armor and garments were rich and ornate, after the fashion of a Zingaran grandee. His hand was never far from his sword-hilt.

There was little favor in the gaze he bent on Conan. Zaporavo toyed with his sword-hilt and scowled at his uninvited guest. Conan gave no hint of what his own thoughts might be.

“You’ll work for your keep,” snarled the Hawk. “Get off the poop. And remember, the only law here is my will.” »

Robert E. Howard - The Pool of the Black One

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