Arcaz Umbri'Zi

* Canon 1
* Canon 2
* Canon 3

**Masters**

* Yrial
* Be'Zi
* Pavina

**Disciples**

* Max

An identity Zac used as a Draugr in Twilight Harbor which became the identity of his second body following a deviation during his core formation.

## Origin

Zac became a Draugr when his Speciality Core was first activated, The Seed of Desolation Mhal planted in Zac was in reality three samples containing the Essence of Draug taken from the Unknown Draugr Warrior (**Chapter 273**). It was injected into Zac as a way to kill him but Zac survived and formed Duplicity instead (**Ch 165**). Zac is unique among Draugr as he can not cultivate and so is a Mortal even in this form (**Chapter 1,079**).

### Name Origin

* The name Mr Black was suggested to Zac by Verana as she thought it was simple (**Chapter 323**). Zac couldn’t think of anything better to call himself and so accepted it with some resignation (**Chapter 324**).
* At the Big Axe Coliseum he chose to go by Arcaz, a handle he had used in some online games back before the integration (**Chapter 677**) Noteworthy in that regard, he had always played mage classes when playing games. (**Chapter 24**)
* Zac finally introduced himself to Catheya Sharva'Zi when she met him as a Draugr as a combination of the 2 names as Arcaz Black (**Chapter 685**).

### Cover Story

* Arcaz Black’s true identity became Arcaz Umbri’Zi among the Draugr, a lineal Heaven’s Chosen nurtured in secret by the Umbri’Zi Family. They plan to take the blame for his actions in the Twilight Ascent, and say that he had been sent to a sealed world to reflect on his actions and recover from the backlash of using the remnant of Oblivion. **Chapter 790**
* I actually died once during the integration. At least I thought I did. A few seconds later, I woke up in my Draugr form. It took months before I even heard of Draugr. I've been searching for answers to my situation since. My best guess is that I'm like many other natives of Earth—a descendant of that bloodline research base that had everyone in a tizzy. **Chapter 1,076**

## Appearance

### Million Faces

A finely sculpted pearl-white face with almost perfect proportions, a mix of masculinity and grace. Zac had aimed for *warrior elf* when he crafted his current face with Million Faces, forming a more believable appearance with the help of Triv. He was also almost a decimetre taller than his real stature, which was the limit he could change without feeling it affect his combat strength.

He was completely clean-shaven since Draugr apparently didn't have beards, and he had changed his hair colour to slightly dark grey which was held back in a warrior's knot (**Chapter 685**).

### Post Bloodline Awakening

**[Million Faces]** had been deactivated by the storm of Abyssal Energy, yet his hair remained the same steely grey he used to hide his human ancestry. His face had reverted from his Arcaz persona, but it didn't quite look like Zachary Atwood either. His basic features were still there, but he'd taken on some of Eoz's appearance upon his bloodline awakening. Altogether, he looked quite a bit better, though he still lacked that touch of Dao that imparted an otherworldly beauty. **Chapter 1,090**

## Class

* Class Skills
* Non-Class Skills
* Supplementary Skills

## Gear

### Outfit

* Incursion closure
	+ He had found a pitch-black warrior's robe from his gains during the hunt that possessed at least the basic cleaning and resizing fractals (**Chapter 324**).
* Twilight Ascent
	+ He had used the third skill of his Spirit Tool robes to turn the previously white robe into a black-and-silver cut that suited his Draugr persona far better (**Chapter 695**).

### Mask

A demonic face mask made from some metal, reminding Zac of a Japanese Oni. It was mostly black but had some red details, while a few simple fractals covered the inside. It was a prop meant to be worn by one of the villains in Ogras' movie. This particular mask was made for one of the generals in the incursion that the main character would battle before a final fight with the big boss (**Chapter 324**). He continued to wear this mask or a similar one when he visited the Twilight Harbor but ditched it after he was exposed by Catheya.

### Weapons

* Love's Bond
	+ The Undead generally didn’t use primal-series weaponry because of the very affinity clash Verun exhibited. If he wanted to keep his two sides separate in the eyes of outsiders, he couldn’t be running around with Verun’s Bite both as undead and human. It had already become an issue in Twilight Harbor, where he had been forced to get a substitute to avoid getting found but using a lower-quality substitute to his real weapons was a deadly gambit, one which could cost him dearly in case he suddenly ran into a powerful enemy.
	+ Now, all those issues were solved, with him having full kits for both his sides; Verun's Bite and Vivi when fighting as a human, and Love’s Bond taking both those roles in his undead form with the addition of the armaments **[Black Death]** axe ability. **Chapter 849**
* Verun’s Bite
	+ after losing Rakan's Roar in the Life Pulse of the Twilight Ocean, he openly used Verun's Bite
* Rakan's Roar
	+ when he visited the Twilight Ascent he used as it felt similar enough to Verun's Bite that he would not lose any combat ability.
* Hunger
	+ He used it when closing some of the Incursions.

## Role in the Undying Empire

You are technically already a councillor of the Abyssal Shores, provided your Bloodline is that of Eoz. Of course, that's just an empty title without the actual power of the position until you become at least a late Autarch. Until then, you can stay on as Arcaz Umbri'Zi but enjoy certain special privileges.

You would have an official position in the Undead Empire without technically joining it. In return, you'd only have access to the Draugr domains. If you wished to travel through the other regions, you would have to get permission first. Provided your official allegiance remains to your own faction, you would also be unable to access certain System-maintained features. **Chapter 949**

### Draugr Bloodline Purity

* Impossible! You’re a true pureblood, nothing like these unattached half-blood clans. How do you not have the mark of the Primo?! **Chapter 685**
* His features were pristine, and Kurtz could feel a palpable pressure on his soul from all this distance. This was a true pureblood, perhaps even someone from the original line, from how the very core of his being felt subdued by his mere gaze. Arcaz Black was nothing like the diluted bloodlines of the local factions. **Chapter 723**
* If you're a nobody, then why is your bloodline even purer than any heartland scion I've met?. My stomach is rumbling just from standing close to you. Are you a lineal descendant from the Abyssal Shores? **Chapter 733**
* You're a living Bloodline Patriarch, sole inheritor of a whole Bloodline. And by the sound of it, your Bloodline is incredibly pure. Rekindling a bloodline can be incredibly difficult, but it should be possible with your power and your Bloodline's purity. **Chapter 949**
* You are essentially a Bloodline Ancestor of the Draugr Race. The Abyssal Shores would sweep away all your troubles to restore the Eoz branch. You would have access to nigh-limitless resources and Dao Partners if you so desired. You could use your authority to take control of the whole Kavriel Province, providing a safe harbour for your home world. **Chapter 1,079**

## The Split

*...we are one. I control both, and both are me.* **Chapter 1,063**

A split occurred between Zac's two forms during his Core creation in the Perennial Vastness triggered by Quantum Gate. **Chapter 1,060**

### Mechanics of the split

* He could freely draw any energy from either body, but he ultimately only had one pool. If human Zac used up all the Miasma, then Draugr Zac would be in a bad state. Still, he had essentially doubled his energy reserves; he only needed to get a bit stronger before he could make use of that fact. **Chapter 1,063**
* He could also extract energy from "both" cores to one body. It doubled his output, but it put his pathways under immense strain. It wasn't very useful for now, but Zac could already picture some possibilities. For example, what if he created a War Regalia based on his Inexorable Core for his human side? **Chapter 1,063**
* it was much easier to control his bodies when they were separated [by vast distance], with no overlapping sensations to cause confusion. **Chapter 1,063**
* the energy draw from his new Specialty Cores had slowed to a trickle. Zac had expected the cost to maintain the connection would increase the further apart his bodies were, but the opposite seemed to be true. **Chapter 1,063**
* a middle Autarch or equivalent domains can interfere/block the connection between bodies. **Chapter 1,063**
* The other body operated like normal when the connection was blocked. In other words, it wasn't like his consciousness was linked to either body. It was in both, and his Draugr side had felt like the "true" Zac while the connection was blocked. **Chapter 1,063**
* When the connection is blocked he retains the full benefit of his titles, base attributes from levels, nodes, and even free points. And while one of his Soul Spirals goes missing from his mind, Zac still gets the attribute boost from all three Dao. However, he'd lose all the benefits of having two classes. All the attributes he'd gotten from his Undying Bulwark, Fetters of Desolation, and Inexorable Apostle classes were gone from his human side. Everything else was the same, including the list of Hidden Nodes in his bloodline screen. His Draugr half was even worse off, since his undead body had also lost the benefits of the Void Vajra Constitution. **Chapter 1,063**
* It wasn't just the attributes, either; his Draugr form had returned to its previous state, where Life was poison. **Chapter 1,063**
* A middle Autarch or equivalent domains can interfere with the connection between the bodies according to Sendor. **Chapter 1,063**
* The best bet to strengthen the bond is likely to improve two components that enable your split state; the Void and his clan's inheritance. **Chapter 1,063**
* *Your old connections are there, but it might be impossible for you to form new Karmic Links. Quite useful.* **Chapter 1,063**
* Zac strongly suspected the drain resulted from forcibly disentangling Karma between his bodies, rather than maintaining the link. It was easy to avoid Karmic entanglement with people on the other side of the Multiverse, but another matter entirely when you stood next to each other. **Ch 1,065**