Maow companions: He has always been in the company of the monax Gideon, who was raised by his grandfather. Other maow he counts as close friends include the erinacci Kelda, the kokot Boas, the cavio Faye, and the kuuzin Hera. The elder of Laurel's two dragons, Sadira, has also chosen him to be her ward.
Family: With his mother dead and his father unable to raise him alone, Zane grew up in Laurel, raised by his grandmother and great uncle and aunt. His grandfather, the one who had raised Gideon, died before Zane was born.