Zachary Terstem

The Reincarnation of Nahash

Uncle (By Ciemno)

The Deceiver (Title)

Terstem (By angels)

Priesthood of Heka (In Disguise)

Wizard of Heka (In disguise)

Priest of Marauer (Formerly)

Marauer (Formerly)

Heka (In disguise)

Voidborn

Saviors (Formerly)

Albrech Nihifaere (Brother-in-Law)

Mary Nihifaere (Older Sister)

Aiden Terstem (Father)

Apostram Terstem (Grandfather)

Anna Terstem (Mother)

Ciemno Nihifaere (Nephew)

Ayin (Master)

Asherah ("Creatress")

> "*I'm not Zachary Terstem, in fact, I was never even your ally from the start, all I did was for Ayin, I fought Marauer for Ayin, I fought Diablo for Ayin, the only thing I had not thought of was that you would purify that Twisted One*"
> ― Zachary Terstem to Saviors
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Zachary is a 40 years old human, a Heir of Akhlys, one of the main protagonists and a member of the Terstem family.

His true identity is that of Nahash, the first Voidborn and chief of the Ahilni Tribe.

## Biography

Nahash was born 1230 years ago on Arken as a Primitive, during the Great Choice, he was the first to join Ayin and created the Ahilni Tribe, he was later turned into a Voidborn and became the advisor and greatest lieutnant of Ayin.

Nahash fought against the Primogenitum during the War of Seven as one of the five leaders of Ayin's side along with Nihil, Zero, Sheol and Ayin himself, he was punished like his fellow leaders, his punishment was to reincarnate as a mortal each time he died, he was killed soon after and was reborn as a Primordial Human.

He reincarnated many times, Zachary being his 56th reincarnation, his 55th was a great explorer and a childhood friend of Apostram Terstem, they discovered together in the Marauan Country a great amount of Magical Dust, Nahash hid it and, as his 56th incarnation, Zachary Terstem, took the dust and used it to deceive everyone into believing he was a wizard, as a Terstem, he also became a priest of Marauer, he also found the All-Killing Blade that allows to kill even immortals.

He fled later upon learning that a Nihifaere was among the members of Saviors.

## Powers and Abilities

Zachary don't has supernatural powers other than his Autility as he's human, the fact that he's really Nahash don't changes his abilities and only affects his memory as his incarnations share a common memory, all his reincarnations are also unable to have children.

* **Electro-Touch:** Like all humans, he has an Autility, his is called Electro-Touch, it allows him to use the electricity of his body to unleash it by his hands.
* **Reincarnation:** His punition was to ressurect every time he died.
* **Hand-to-Hand Combat:** Zachary is quite skilled at fighting.
* **Madless Void:** As a Heir of Akhlys, Zachary is able to go into the void without dying.
* **Manipulation Skills:** Zachary is skilled at deceiving and manipulating, he even became more and more skilled throughout his reincarnations.

## Facts and Trivia

* As revealed by Abraxas, Terstem is a word of the Primordial Language meaning "Illusion", through the word was at first only for Abraxas as he was the best illusionist of the Primordial Humans, it also makes sense for Nahash.
* If Ciemno is Cassandra from Tangled, the manipulative and seemingly friend part of the character of Nahash/Zach is inspired by Zhan Tiri.
* It's revealed that Abraxas met and was killed by Nahash during the War of Seven, ironically, the current incarnation of Nahash is of the Terstem Family which is Abraxas' family.