Well, simply put, Zanther is a delver of old ruins and has a big taste for knowledge. So naturually he will be intrested IC wise about the opening of the new lands, that and the group he is in had some ties to the lands to a degree anyway. Since he's still new and stuff, lots of stuff will still be happening in the old areas so I am not expecting him to spend all his IC time in 3.0 areas. He is also glad he doesn't need to sneak into some areas now to read their books 
