Geist Weiss

"With order comes chaos. With chaos comes destruction. With destruction comes death. With death comes new order. This seems to be the way of the Sith. When we organize ourselves, we strive for conquest, creating chaos in our wake. This chaos destroys civilizations, cultures, whole armies. In this destruction breeds death. For one to live, another must die. It's a common law of nature. Plants eat the energy given by the sun. Herbivores eat the plants. Carnivores eat the herbivores. And we, sentinel beings, devour the carnivores. Not only the carnivores, but the weak as well. We, the gifted, have the power as gods over the lesser people."

- Geist Weiss

Geist Weiss was a and Alchemist of the resurgent Sith Empire. He was born on Empress Teta, hailing from the House of Weiss, one of the political rivals of the House of Es Cade, the royal bloodline. Before his Force sensitivity was recognized and acknowledged, Geist spent a lot of time in the Sage Halls of Empress Teta, reading up on the Force, something that fascinated him. Geist was apprenticed to a named Lebon Schwarz, a prominent Sith Alchemist, training at Yavin IV and later the Emperor's Fist by Darth Kayos.

Geist would eventually master Sith alchemist by the time he reached the rank of Marauder, surpassing even his former master, Lebon, in alchemy. Geist would go on to work on many projects, chiefly Project Saligia, creating several Sithspawn, and weapons. When not busy with work, Geist trained apprentices, though not always revealing the secrets to Sith alchemy. His skill with Sith alchemy gained him a reputation as an "artist" and even made him a candidate for Sith Lord, which he refused, believing it would distract him from his "art".

Early life
"I'm not erasing my past, I'm opening up the possibilites for my future."

- Geist Weiss to Lebon Schwarz

Geist Weiss believed that the past dragged people down, causing them to miss oppurtunities and chances in life. When he joined the Sith, he worked hard to erase most of the traces of his past. The only known surviving records are in the possession of the House of Es Cade. As such, most of his past is shrouded in mystery.

What is known is that Geist was born on the world of sometime before Darth Judicar became Dark Lord of the Sith. His father had been the Lord of Weiss, one of the ruling nobles on Empress Teta. It is believed that as a child, Geist spent a lot of time in the Sage Halls of Empress Teta, reading up on the Jedi. Geist never joined the New Jedi Order due to personal beliefs that if one could use the Force, they should use it whenever they wanted to.

Geist's father was upset about Geist's decision not to join the Sith. Geist had developed an ego over his Force sensitivity and was baffled why his father wanted to order him around. His father was not Force sensitive, so Geist didn't believe his father had the the right to choose his fate. While arguing with his father, Geist accidently flung his father out a window, in which the Lord of Weiss's body painted the ground below red. Geist was shocked by two things. First, he was shocked about what he had done, not meaning to throw his father. The second was that he found himself caring little that his father, one not, died.

Fleeing Empress Teta and Finding the Sith
"Do you really think that by waltzing in here, we'll just give you a pair of yellow contacts and a shiny new lightsaber? We're not desperate like the Jedi. If you really intend to join the Sith fully, prove it."

- Dr. Barrel challenging Geist Weiss' choice to join the Sith

Geist knew he could not stay on Empress Teta. Emperor Caye Es Cade may have hated the Lord of Weiss, but he respected him. Geist didn't stand a chance if he was caught. Thus, Geist immediately cashed in as much as he could and stole his father's space yachyt, Teta's Pride. He fled into the one place he knew would not judge him for his interests in the Force: Sith Space. It took him some time before he found Sith on a space station called Lacrima. The inhabitants were skeptical of a nobleman hailing from deep within Galactic Alliance space would want to join the Sith. The director of the space station decided to send Geist to Ziost as to make him their problem.

Geist was shipped to Ziost. The Sith on the icy planet treated Geist as an outcast. Many of the acolytes played pranks on the Empress Teta nobleman and one Twi'lek acolyte even attempted to assassinate Geist, whom was killed when Geist snapped the Twi'lek's neck; this demonstration showed the headmaster of the Ziost academy at the time, Darth Crysis, that Geist's talents lied in manipulation of the Force.

Apprenticeship
"Power. Such an interesting concept. Power seems to be the motivation for the Sith of all ages. Power is always good to have, as long as two things are done: not getting too greedy which results in betrayal, and not being too paranoid that you take out useful people in attempts to keep power."

- Geist Weiss answering Lebon Schwarz about the Sith's view on power.

Geist Weiss was transferred to Yavin IV, which the Sith had refitted the abandoned Jedi stronghold into an academy famous for its art of. Geist had learned his lesson on Ziost, and did not openly acknowledge himself as an Empress Teta noble. Darth Mortis, master of the Yavin IV academy, assigned Marauder Lebon Schwarz to teach Geist. Lebon was a high-profiled alchemist and was skeptical about training Geist. However, Geist showed great talent with the Force, leading Lebon to bequeath upon Geist the ancient art of Sith Alchemy. Sith Alchemy turned out to be Geist's calling. His proficiency rivaled that of Lebon's colleagues, such as Makkun Telkanin. Geist began to grow an obsession over art during this time, which had devoloped from Lebon's attempt to find a passion for Geist to feed off of. During his time as an acolyte, his greatest accomplishment was creating the White Coffin.

During Geist's apprenticeship, Geist learned how to create illusions, including the type. Geist decided to throw away his past. With the help of a hacker, Geist had most of the records pertaining to him outside of the Sith Order destroyed. He then developed his signature illusion, in which making his flesh appear metallic and faceless.

Ascension to Marauder and Death of Lebon Schwarz
"It's not that I tricked you, it's just that I know things are shaky between us and thought it would be best to end things with a 'bang.'"

- Geist Weiss after Lebon's lightsaber explodes.

After a few years, Geist obtained the attention of a Sith Lord named Darth Kayos. She was interested in taken the raising alchemist under her wing in attempt to win more influence in the. While she could have just taken Geist under her tutelage, she decided to add to insult against Lebon, an alchemist who had once been her studnet but had left her for Darth Crysis years ago. Kayos promoted Geist to Marauder, making him an equal to Lebon.

Lebon didn't take the news well. He had planned on using Geist to raise to the mantle of Dark Master. With Geist gone, his scheme was thwarted. A sore loser, Lebon sought revenge. He could not take on Kayos directly, so he went after Geist. Pretending to want to meet with Geist one last time before Geist left for the Emperor's Fist, Lebon tricked Geist into meeting with his old instructor at Lebon's private temple on Yavin IV. However, Geist had sensed the deceit and laid a trap of his own. Geist gave Lebon a lightsaber infused with Sith Alchemy as a parting gift, claiming it had been enhanced to overcome any normal lightsaber. Lebon accepted it, the gift boosting his confidence.

Geist and Lebon talked for a while. When Geist went to leave, Lebon ignited the ligthsaber Geist had given him, hoping to use the added properties to overcome Geist and slaughter the former apprentice. However, Geist had lied about the lightsaber. With Lebon's mind focused on the betrayal to come, he had overlooked the sabotage done by Geist. When the lightsaber was ignited, it was rigged to explode, incinerating Lebon's left hand and most of his arm. In pain, Lebon struggled to reach his lightpike. However, his dominant hand was gone and thus was in a disadvantage. The Givin attempted to defeat Geist but was outmatched by Geist, who used an assortment of illusions and doppelgangers to confuse Lebon. Geist finally used the Force to dislodge a stone block from the temple's structure and crushed the Givin's head, killing the alchemist.

Geist would later use Lebon's temple as a base of operations when on Yavin IV.

Chaotic Years Under Kayos
"There is no will of the Force. The universe is chaos. Life is made of random actions that create who we are. Beings cannot be harmonious with one another because they are, in essence, animalistic creatures driven by instinct. Do not avoid this. Use chaos to further your aims and your powers, for chaos brings darkness to existence."

- Lesson from the Dark Jedi of the Bogan, which Kayos was fond of.

Darth Kayos was a known rival of Darth Judicar, though Judicar didn't acknwoledge it. Kayos, for years, had been working to undermine Judicar and become the apprentice to the Dark Lady of the Sith. She had put her hands into warriors and sorcerers, even alchemists. However, all of the Sith she attempted to sway to her tended to either die in service or betray her, such as Lebon Schwarz had done. This time, Kayos hoped to prevent the same happening to Geist. During Geist's first week on the Emperor's Fist, Kayos kept a close eye on him. However, as time passed, her fears began to lessen.

Geist was trained harshly, as to be more useful to Kayos. His main areas of focus were alchemy and sorcery. While under Kayos, Geist began training acolytes himself. His most prominent was Sia Zle'tey, a male Twi'lek. Zle'tey would later work alongside Geist in several projects.

Two years into Kayos' training, the Dark Lady of the Sith, Darth Aevulus, presented Geist with a project idea. Kayos accepted the challenge for Geist, hoping to use this chance to gain prestige in Aevulus' eyes.

Origin of Sin
"Our experiments are going better than hoped. The children we've warped have been most interesting test subjects. Earlier today, #8 managed to drain the life of one of the prisoners you sent us. #3 and #17 have shown great usage of Force Horror; however, they have little control, affecting one of our researchers. I'd appreciate it if you could send your apprentice, Darth Judicar, to inspect the place and make sure everything is going how you want it to."

- Barrel's report to Aevulus

Aevulus had tasked Geist with researching the mind and deveoping a way to brainwash young children so that they would become ideal Sith soliders. Geist was brought to Lacrima, which would be the site of the project. The project was to be dually run by Geist and the space station's director, Barrel. Geist did not go alone. Darth Kayos came to supervise Geist's progress and Sia Zle'tey came to assist.

Geist found the mind an interesting thing, finding it amusing to see how amplyifying certain emotions would have drastic effects. One of Geist's focuses was sin, how different emotions related to them. The project would later be named Project Saligia, after the acronym of Geist's seven theoretical ideal archetypes: Superbia, Avaritia, Luxuria, Invidia, Gula, Ira, and Acedia.

Emotions weren't the only subject of Geist's research; so were memories. Aevulus, like many Sith before her, wanted immortality and the most successful of attempts were Dark Transfers. She believed that if the person's memories were altered to replicate that of herself, she'd be able to succeed in overcoming the person's will and take over that person's body; Geist would dub these brainwashed people as 'Sinners'. Geist tried this theory out by brainwashing subjects into thinking they were Geist Weiss or Sia Zle'tey.

End of Saligia and Death of Darth Kayos
Aevulus wanted to see the fruits of their research so Geist and Kayos brought one of the 'Geist' Sinners to. Aevulus was impressed, and ordered the project to be moved on to the next phase, which involved Kayos attempting Dark Transfer on a 'Kayos' Sinner.

However, when journeying back, it was learned that an accident had occured on the Lacrima while Kayos and Geist had been away. A Sinner known as #17 had caused massed hysteria on the space station using. The staff had gone berserk, killing each other, including Dr. Barrel. Even worse, a pair of Jedi, Elk and Augustus Primus Leonus, had infiltrated the place shortly afterwards, killing Zle'tey and freeing #17.

Geist scrapped Project Saligia publically, but secrely worked on it on the side, taking all the data that was salvageable from the Lacrima and brought it to one of Geist's hideouts.

Ever since Aevulus had assigned Geist to the project on Lacrima, Darth Kayos had been one of its greatest champions. With the fall of Project Saligia, she became the laughing stock of the Sith Lords; even her lover, Darth Oseth, was beginning to doubt her. Kayos decided she'd make Geist her scapegoat. However, Geist was cunning and would not go down easily, so she schemed to have Geist killed. First, she sabotaged the Teta's Pride, causing it to explode, killing one of Geist's apprentices but failing to eliminate its intended target. She then sent an assassin, who was later found floating in one of the reflecting pools on Yavin IV.

One of Geist's rivals, Xezgul Azool, contacted Darth Kayos with information that Geist would be leaving for the Emperor's Fist aboard a space yacht alone. Kayos secretly boarded the ship, determined to kill Geist after liftoff and destroy the ship, making it seem like Geist had been lost in space; normally she'd have tried to kill him publically, but she wanted to hide her involvement.

The ship took off, but Kayos had not felt anyone board. A doppelganger appeared in the form of Azool. However, she discovered that it was not the real one. Geist had disguised himself as the Falleen Marauder and had tricked Kayos into boarded a ship remotely controlled by himself and rigged to explode. However, Geist did not have the dentonator. Instead, Geist had given it to Darth Oseth. Oseth had been told that he could either not push the button or dentonate the explosives. Oseth chose to activate the bomb, believing if a Sith Lord could be tricked so easily, they deserved to die, even if she was his mistress.

Christian Shepherd and the Skeith Centrality
"Only by learned both the light and dark sides of the Force may we find perfect harmony in which the galaxy may be led into an utopia of peace, with no fighting, no manipulating. The Force users are the key to paradise, and it is our job to teach them the necessary tools for achievement."

- Christian Shepherd

When Project Saligia was in its prime, Darth Kayos had nominated Geist Weiss as a candidate for Sith Lord, hoping to have Geist as an ally in the Dark Council. Years before, Darth Crysis had nominated Geist due to his abilities. When Geist had tricked Kayos onto that ship and led to her death, Geist had earned Oseth's nomination. With three nominations from three Sith Lords, Geist was in a position to possibly become a Sith Lord. With Kayos' death, there was an open seat in the Dark Council, thus improving Geist's odds. However, when the chance came, Geist declined. He was motivated by his work, his 'art', and believed that as a Sith Lord, he'd have less time to work on his 'art'.

The declination was a shock to the Sith community. No one had ever declined a chance to raise to the rank of Sith Lord. Yet Geist had done just that. Some Sith viewed this as weakness and tried to have eliminated. After a few attempts on his life, Geist decided it was time to take a break from exposure to the Sith.

Geist traveled to the, a territory of space neutral of both Sith and Galactic Alliance. What Geist noticed was that there was no dominant Force school in the Centrality, thus deciding to create a school of his own, with the goal of using it as a front for a Sith recruitment operation. Geist created the persona Christian Shepherd and founded the Skeith Centrality, declaring himself Skeith Scivinir, to mirror the Centrality's. Skeith's main headquarters was the Sanctuary on, where Geist had hidden the remnants of Project Saligia. As to coincide with the Centrality's stance, officially, the Skeith Centrality was neutral, teaching both the Light and Dark Sides of the Force. In reality, once students' had graduated, if they were practioners of the Dark Side of the Force, Christian would shepherd them to the Sith. If they were practioners of the Light Side of the Force, Christian would secretly wisk them off to the Sanctuary's basement, where they would be used as subjects for Saligia experiments.

The disappearing students did manage to arouse suspicions after a while. Christian made speeches, claiming they had been eradicated by the Jedi. The Jedi's Prime Envoy, Galak Avara, denied these claims and suggested Sith involvement. However, Christian had won the support of the people of the Centrality with his sob-story lies and propaganda that the Jedi's request to investigate the matter was denied. Christian pretended to carry out an investigation and claimed that the trail went cold once the missing students had reached Alliance space.

Bezhevy Tsviets and the Order of Luminado
"Just as there are many shades of white and black, there are many shades of grey. My grey is just a little... darker."

- Bezhevy Tsviets

As Christian Shepherd, Geist's life was easy. Faking a chronic illness, Christian rarely was seen in public, allowing Geist to go on adventures and pursue work on projects. Geist had put Project Saligia on standby due to the recent commotion strung by Avara, so Geist was able to go and study Sith and Jedi ruins, visiting from Conscio to Ilum.

While in the Unknown Regions to explore in order to study, and if possible, copy, the  in the Temple of the Ancients, Geist kept a disguise, as to prevent outsiders from discovering his true agenda, guised as a Force user specializing in archaeology. No authority discovered his true identity or his alter persona, Christian Shepherd.

He kept to himself, rarely making contact with others, except to refuel. However, at a shadowport called Gambler's Paradise, he encountered a Force sensitive named Kale Vanguard. Kale seemed to be seeking something. Force sensitive, the human was like a beacon to Geist, who was using the disguise "Bezhevy Tsviets", former Force Sensitive Mandalorian-turned self-exiled archaeologist. Geist had chosen the name after a former Alderaanian noble family, the House of Tsviets, whom perished when the First Death Star destroyed Alderaan.

Geist, or rather, Bezhevy Tsviets, decided to follow Kale. Kale ended up discovering an abandoned ship called the Luminous. Kale managed to fly the Luminous to a nearby planet where Bezhevy 'ran into him again'. Bezhevy showed great interest in this find and helped Kale crack the databases. The duo learned about the Luminado Mercenaries, a group of grey Force users who had operated during the Great Hutt Wars. It had been started by a man named Lane Benadaro and was later run by Sakaki Uchiwa. Kale liked the ideas of the Luminado, but disliked the credit-mongering, viewing that as barbaric. He wanted to start an order based off these ideals, the Order of the Luminado.

And Bezhevy was only so willing to help out with that. Bezhevy first saw this as a chance to corrupt Kale and others to the Sith, but Kale unintentionally thwarted this scheme. Kale wanted students of the newly created Order of the Luminado to be allowed to learn both the Dark Side and Light Side of the Force, similar to the Skeith Centrality. However, in order to prevent one side from dictating the entire order, two Grand Masters would be chosen to lead, one for each side of the Force. Kale was proficient in the Light Side and took its helm as his own. Kale was no fool, and realized that Bezhevy lingered closer to the Dark Side and requested Bezhevy be the second Grandmaster, the master of the Dark Side for the Luminado. The basis of having two Grandmasters was to balance power and prevent one side to corrupt the entire order. Bezhevy accepted, seeing this as an oppurtune chance to still secretly recruit people to the Sith.

The Bezhevy disguise continued to work, hiding his true identity from the new recruits that came. However, Kale began to suspect a farce in regards to Bezhevy but did nothing about it.

Return to Sith Space
"Arrogance spawns from being beings of a higher plain, but we must remember that the Jedi teeter on this plain too, and even those without the Force, through sheer ability, luck, or numbers can present a danger to even a Sith."

- Geist Weiss

Almost a decade since he left Sith space after orchestrating Darth Kayos' death and declining the promotion to Sith Lord, Geist returned to Sith space. There had been major changes since he had been there. Darth Crysis had moved off to Yaga Minor, with Darth Proelium replacing her as the master of the Ziost academy. Darth Oseth had obtained a new mistress and had gained influence over Kayos' old network of contacts. Chief amongst these changes was Darth Judicar's succession over Aevulus as Dark Lord of the Sith. Judicar would promote Geist to the rank of Master since the alchemist didn't wish to become a Sith Lord.

What Geist cherished was that due to his work with the Skeith Centrality and the Order of Luminado, his reputation had been partially restored in the eys of his peers. Geist would train numerous acolytes, including Immanuel Kant and Zergo Vourin. He also worked on a few alchemy projects with fellow alchemists Xezgul Azool and Makkun Telkanin.

Dark Heart
"It would adviseable not to pick fights so early and with too many people. Fight too much and eventually you'll bite more than you can chew."

- Geist Weiss warns Makkun Telkanin

While on Korriban, Geist encountered Makkun picking a fight with two acolytes, Andraste and Gabriel. When tensions grew and more acolytes showed up, Geist attempted to intervene. However, Makkun, blinded by rage, attacked Geist, causing Geist to defend himself. Azool had been watching from a distance and used this as an excuse to attack Geist, forcing him to abandon the duel with Makkun, who was too busy fighting the acolytes. The two alchemists fought and after a failed counter, Geist was electrocuted by Azool, barely managing to disperse most of the damage.

Luckily for Geist, Darth Vereor intervened, stopping the two alchemists from killing each other, claiming both were too valuable to kill each other. However, the Barabel Sith Lord allowed the acolytes to continue their assault against the third alchemist, the one who had initiated the fight. Combined attacks by Andraste, Gabriel, Inquitious, and Andelka succeeded in defeating Makkun. An acolyte named Fawn feasted on Makkun's body but it was not until Gabriel shoved his training lightsaber down Makkun's throat did the alchemist die. Vereor executed Fawn shortly aftewards and forced the group to disperse.

Aftershock
"The Jedi believe they need to lower themselves to the level of normal people. However, we Sith know we are better than others and it is our duty to prove it. You wish to lead but be wary. If others deem you a threat, they may try to eliminate the competition."

- Geist Weiss to Zergo Vourin

Geist Weiss was troubled. Usually when people had tried to take his life, he had been prepared and sometimes even had traps waiting. However, Azool's betrayal had taken Geist by surprise and if Vereor hadn't intervened, Geist believed he would have persihed in that duel.

In order to get some distance between himself and Azool, Geist returned to Yavin IV for a time, where he continued Immanuel Kant and Zergo Vourin's training. Lebon Schwarz's temple would become Geist's base of operations.

The duel with Azool had shown Geist that his combat skills severely lacked in skill. If he wanted to survive another encounter, he'd need to improve his skills. Over the next few weeks, Geist studied new techniques and trained with his lightsaber. One day Geist encountered a Nikto named Iso-Lur Gama who was experimenting with a Force technique unknowingly. Geist recognized it as. Over the course of a week, Geist helped Iso-Lur learn how to use Spear of Midnight Black while Geist studied how to use it himself.

Preparations for War
"This is why dictators get into trouble. Somes fear doesn't always work."

- Geist Weiss

For decades, the Sith Empire had been preparing to wage war against the Galactic Alliance. Darth Judicar had met with the Chiss leader in order to make a non-aggression treaty so that both party's attention could be on the Galactic Alliance and the increasingly powerful Mandalorians.

However, the Galactic Alliance had sensed tensions raising and were preparing for war themselves. A Force Vision forewarned Jhon Cordatus that the Sith would soon begin. The Jedi warned the Galactic Congress and warmachines were ordered.

However, the Sith were still busy. Sith agents were secretly infiltrating Alliance space. Geist Weiss was one of the spies, using his Christian Shepherd persona to meet with the leader of Konstellan in hopes of adding an Imperial garrison on the planet. However, halfway into their negociations, war broke out in the battle. Alliance forces, aided by the Kushari Federation, had started an invasion in attempt to topple the dictator.

In a measure of good faith, Geist contacted the nearby Imperial garrison and requested reinforcements on behalf of the Konstellan dictator. Geist himself went onto the battlefield to contest with the enemy forces.

Genocide of Muunilinst
"I want failure to be kept at a minimum. Let the units know that retreat is understandable, but surrendering or giving up is not. If they require to retreat, then they better call for reinforcements so they can take another stab."

- Lucifel to Geist

It was learned that the rebels who had aided in the ambush at Lehon, where Darth Judicar would be upsurped by his apprentice, Darth Exodeus, contained soldiers from Muunilinst. Investigations revealed the Muuns had given ships to the Imperial Knights for their operation. For this treachery, Exodeus ordered the annihilation of the planet's population.

Aboard Grand General Lucifel's flagship Seraphim, Geist Weiss aided in locating the Muuns that had survived the initial bombardment. His efforts led to the genocide of the entire planet save for one, which would be rescued by Lucifel and another Sith.

Personality and traits
"The principle of betrayal has corroded over the ages. It was originally intended to demolish weak fools who gained powers, putting the most fit into power. However, the Sith corrupted this philosophy and foolishly believed it to be easy steps to advance in power. If one is leading the Sith into glory and prosperance, there is no reason to betray them."

- Geist Weiss

Geist Weiss' force sensitivity and his talent with it led to the alchemist to develop a superiority complex over non-Force sensitives and some of the lower-ranked Force users, though Geist tends to hide this. When he was young, Geist loved art, admiring the art collections of the Weiss family and the Es Cade family. This would later be demonized by Lebon into a passion, an obsession, for Geist. Where many saw talent and weakness, Geist began to see beauty and ugliness. Fearful that someone may consider him ugly, Geist developed his signture illusion of making his body appear metallic and faceless. Protective of his own life, Geist prefered to avoid combat and would use illusions to distract and confuse his opponents rather than confront them himself. Unlike most Sith, Geist prefered not betraying everyone in order to gain more power, as shown with even going to the extend of denying a promotion that he had earned by eliminating Darth Kayos.

Powers and abilities
"If I have a passion, it is one of art. Sith alchemy has always been used by short-sighted fools only thinking of making bigger and bigger monsters and disgusting undead. Imbeciles! Why neglect quality for quantity? Size over efficiency? Everything I create is of beauty. While some disagree, there is no other truth than one you build for yourself."

- Geist Weiss

Geist Weiss, from the moment he discovered his Force sensitivity, was talented with the Force. The Marauder was most famous for his usage of Sith Alchemy and illusions, such as Dopplegängers. He was also a notable user of telekinesis, using it to float or levitate the White Coffin, which he tended to use as storage, a prison, or a panic room.

While Geist's usage of the Force was impressive, his combat skills were not. He had learned Form II: Makashi, but his skills were unimpressive that most Marauders could defeat Geist in melee combat. Geist also employed Dun Möch during combat.

Behind the Scenes
"Woudn't want to mess with him."

- Katz

Geist Weiss was created by Dmitri Valentine, known as his username Weiss, for the Fifth Timeline "Legacies" for TheStarWarsRP.com on July 20, 2011. He was initially made as a possible Sith Lord but was later lowered to Marauder. His Sith Lord name would have been "Darth Weiss", named after "vice".

Dmitri Valentine created Geist Weiss to be the first of a series of characters based off the Seven Deadly Sins. Weiss (pronounced "vice") was themed after pride; Geist's ideal archetype copy of himself was Superbia, Latin for "pride". This is mocked by the persona Christian Shepherd, since Christian shepherds theologically herd people to enlightment and virtue.

Geist is German for "ghost" while Weiss is German for "white", the opposite of his first master, Lebon Schwarz, whose name comes from the German words for "body" and "black", respectively. The White-Black theme is also present against the escaped Sinner rescued by Augustus Primus Leonus, #17 who goes by the name Nero di Lacrima, whose first name is Italian for "black". In the creation of the name of the Luminado Grandmaster, Dmitri Valentine chose Bezhevy Tsviets, which translates as "grey colors" in Russian.