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=== Biography === | === Biography === | ||
Lady Jeanne Geist (married name) was born in France in | Lady Jeanne Geist (married name) was born in France in the early 1800s. She married German artist [[Johann Geist]], and moved to America at some point in her life.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_69.mp3|transcription=The Museum of Modern Art recently announced a special gallery showcasing the work of late German artist Johann Geist.}}</ref> Jeanne and Johann had a son named [[Minor characters#Walter Geist|Walter]] in 1850, and Johann died in 1880.<ref>[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]] - [[The Binding of Oathkeeper/Transcription#5h - (Unnamed Chapter)|Chapter 5h]] - Geist family grave</ref> | ||
[[Storyline|Circa 1890s]], when Jeanne was an old lady in a nursing home, the first [[Maelstrom]] happened, alerting the public to the existence of the supernatural.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Vindicta}}'s background: ''"Vindicta got a second chance of life when her spirit was brought back to the mortal plane during the first Maelstrom (the event that introduced the supernatural to the public at large)."''</ref> At this time, the spirit Oathkeeper approached Jeanne with an offer: Jeanne would make a pact with Oathkeeper to regain her youth in exchange for draining the life of others. She was initially reluctant, but accepted the deal on the grounds that she would choose who dies. However, with the help of Walter, she made a ward to keep Oathkeeper under control. As the ward was "against the spirit of the deal," Oathkeeper promised to make Jeanne suffer if he ever broke free. After Walter died, the responsibilities of maintaining the ward fell on his son, [[Johann Geist Jr.|Johann "Jr."]], who maintains the ward to the current day. | [[Storyline|Circa 1890s]], when Jeanne was an old lady in a nursing home, the first [[Maelstrom]] happened, alerting the public to the existence of the supernatural.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Vindicta}}'s background: ''"Vindicta got a second chance of life when her spirit was brought back to the mortal plane during the first Maelstrom (the event that introduced the supernatural to the public at large)."''</ref> At this time, the spirit Oathkeeper approached Jeanne with an offer: Jeanne would make a pact with Oathkeeper to regain her youth in exchange for draining the life of others. She was initially reluctant, but accepted the deal on the grounds that she would choose who dies. However, with the help of Walter, she made a ward to keep Oathkeeper under control. As the ward was "against the spirit of the deal," Oathkeeper promised to make Jeanne suffer if he ever broke free. After Walter died, the responsibilities of maintaining the ward fell on his son, [[Johann Geist Jr.|Johann "Jr."]], who maintains the ward to the current day. | ||
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=== Chapter 1 === | === Chapter 1 === | ||
The visual novel begins with Lady Geist | The visual novel begins with Lady Geist calling doctor Johann Geist Jr. to her home: she wants him to look at her ward containing Oathkeeper since life doesn't sustain her like it used to. After looking at the ward, Johann confirms that the ward is failing because Oathkeeper is getting close to figuring out how to break free. Lady Geist threatens Johann to find some solutions to the problem, to which Johann proposes two options: getting to know wards better, or getting to know Oathkeeper better. | ||
=== [[The Binding of Oathkeeper/Transcription|Storylines A and B]] === | === [[The Binding of Oathkeeper/Transcription|Storylines A and B]] === | ||
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Storyline F ends with Lady Geist walking off into an Arctic snowstorm, acknowledging that Oathkeeper will suffer with her. | Storyline F ends with Lady Geist walking off into an Arctic snowstorm, acknowledging that Oathkeeper will suffer with her. | ||
=== [[The Binding of Oathkeeper/Transcription|Storylines G and H]] === | |||
After Johann suggests making a new deal with Oathkeeper in chapter 2, Lady Geist decides to sleep . She dreams of when she first made her deal with Oathkeeper, where she established that she got to choose who died. Oathkeeper begins taunting Lady Geist in her sleep, telling her that she hasn't fed him enough to honor their deal, and that her binding of him was "against the spirit of the bargain". As Oathkeeper doesn't realise how close he is to breaking free, Lady Geist bluffs him into making a new deal, where she either plays into Oathkeeper's honor or his cruelty. | |||
[[File:Geist VN Johann sacrifice.png|thumb|325x325px|Storyline G - Lady Geist sacrificing Johann Jr.]] | |||
Deciding to play into Oathkeeper's cruelty, Lady Geist renegotiates the terms of her deal with Oathkeeper: the plan was to summon the Patrons and use them as a notary to "increase the exchange rate" by gaining 200 years of complete obedience from Oathkeeper. In order for the plan to work, however, Lady Geist needed a sacrifice. | |||
Lady Geist invites Johann Jr. to her home for a cup of tea, where she reveals the plan to him. When Johann asks why Lady Geist doesn't just banish Oathkeeper, Lady Geist answers that banishing Oathkeeper would make her grow old, which, in her eyes, is a slow and painful death sentence. Refusing to "die a crone", Lady Geist intends to keep Oathkeeper happy to avoid that outcome. When Johann refuses to get involved with her plan, Lady Geist reveals that Johann plays a role in the deal, as Johann falls unconscious due to the drugged cup of tea. | |||
Some time passes as Lady Geist is successful in summoning the Patron, with a tight grip on Johann's neck. | |||
[[File:Geist Tombstone.png|thumb|325x325px|Storyline H - Lady Geist's family tombstone]] | |||
In storyline G, Lady Geist makes her wish to the Patron: Johann's life for 200 years of complete obedience from Oathkeeper. Oathkeeper consents to the deal while Johann begs for his life. The wish is granted, and Johann's corpse is left in an alleyway. Oathkeeper is amazed that Lady Geist would go through with killing her grandson, as he didn't think she had it in her. Lady Geist tells Oathkeeper that she "doesn't maintain relationships with useless people". Oathkeeper tells Lady Geist that she is a "delight". | |||
Storyline G ends with Lady Geist telling Oathkeeper to wait and see what she does next. | |||
In Storyline H, Lady Geist is about to make her wish to the Patrons. Before she makes her terms, however, Lady Geist remembers the day she first held Johann Jr. as a baby, with her son Walter by her side. In an act of selflessness, Lady Geist changes her wish at the last second: her life to banish Oathkeeper from Earth. The wish is granted despite Oathkeeper's outcry. | |||
Storyline H ends with Johann Jr. at Lady Geist's family tombstone, thanking her for her sacrifice. | |||
=== [[The Binding of Oathkeeper/Transcription|Storyline I]] === | |||
[[File:Geist VN old airship.png|thumb|325x325px|Storyline I - old Lady Geist on an airship to France]] | |||
In Storyline I, instead of deciding to play into Oathkeeper's cruelty like in Storyline G, Lady Geist decides to play into his honor instead. To do this, she intends to pay back her deal with Oathkeeper by feeding him enough to satisfy him. After killing three vagrants and only getting 2 months of youth, however, Lady Geist realises that she needs an alternative way of paying Oathkeeper back. Lady Geist suggests going into the [[Maelstrom]] due to the magical activity, to which Oathkeeper tells her to summon the Patrons. While Lady Geist is initially reluctant, she agrees as it's the only way to appease Oathkeeper without a massacre. | |||
Some time passes as Lady Geist is successful in summoning the Patron. Lady Geist wishes for peace: to be freed from Oathkeeper's influence so that they can both walk away prosperously. The wish is granted as Oathkeeper is released and Lady Geist returns to her old appearance. With their "business concluded", Oathkeeper tells Lady Geist that, while he didn't enjoy being binded, it was at least something different. He also adds that Lady Geist is "one of his favorites" due to her apathy for her actions over the past 50 years. Oathkeeper leaves to find a new host. | |||
Some time passes as Lady Geist and Johann Jr. are at an airport. An old lady once more, Lady Geist is leaving America to enjoy the rest of her natural life in Paris. She thanks Johann Jr. for all his help and leaves him a bag of valuables as payment. | |||
Storyline I ends with Lady Geist on an airship,<ref>2024-08-31 - [[Yoshi]]; [[:File:Yoshi Lore Hint from Discord.jpg|Deadlock Discord]] - ''"a random lore thing is that airplanes aren't a thing in this world, they use airships instead powered by wind spirits (zephyrs)"''</ref> happily "ready to go live". | |||
== Removed/Old Lore == | == Removed/Old Lore == | ||