▁ ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁novel . ▁He ▁has ▁dark ▁skin ▁and ▁is ▁from ▁Seattle , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁with ▁his ▁mother . ▁W alt ▁is ▁a ▁sau , ▁or ▁char mm aker . ▁In ▁The ▁Th r one ▁of ▁Fire , ▁it ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁W alt ▁has ▁inherited ▁a ▁dead ly ▁cur se ▁from ▁his ▁ancest or ▁Ak hen aten , ▁which ▁will ▁kill ▁him ▁before ▁reaches ▁ad ul th ood , ▁as ▁it ▁did ▁to ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁their ▁famous ▁ancest or ▁King ▁T ut . ▁The ▁cur se ▁progress es ▁more ▁quickly ▁when ▁he ▁uses ▁magic , ▁which ▁is ▁why ▁he ▁special izes ▁in ▁char ms ▁and ▁also ▁why ▁he ▁begins ▁to ▁call ▁on ▁the ▁god ▁An ub is ▁for ▁guidance . ▁In ▁The ▁Ser pent ' s ▁Sh adow , ▁W alt ▁finally ▁succ umb s ▁to ▁the ▁cur se , ▁but ▁as ▁he ▁dies ▁he ▁allows ▁himself ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁An ub is , ▁whose ▁spirit ▁can ▁essentially ▁keep ▁him ▁alive . ▁Both ▁An ub is ▁and ▁W alt ▁Stone ▁have ▁rom antic ▁feelings ▁for ▁Sad ie ▁K ane . ▁Which ▁makes ▁it ▁easier ▁to ▁host ▁An ub is . ▁ ▁Z ia ▁R ash id ▁Z ia ▁R ash id ▁is ▁a ▁mag ician ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁N ome ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Egypt . ▁She ▁is ▁found ▁and ▁raised ▁by ▁I sk and ar , ▁the ▁Chief ▁L ector , ▁after ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁her ▁h omet own ▁by ▁Ap oph is