Jacob

“*Who's there?! It's 4 a.m.!*”
― First quote by Jacob
“*There is... It is cold. Yes. Cold. Don't worry. Gloomville is the nearest city - it takes two hours to get there. House is just cold, pleade bring some firewood from the barn, I'll turn the light on there. Take some and come back, i'll be inside, making some coffee.*”
― Jacob explaining the situation with the mansion
“*She drowned. In a lake. And my wife, Emily, lost her life trying to save the girl. And since then the girl's spirit relentlessly struggles to find peace.*”
― Jacob about Diana event

## Jacob Carlyle

Jacob as he appears in the second cutscene

## Physical description

### Gender

Male

**Jacob Carlyle** (born 1939) is one of two secondary protagonists (second being Agatha) in Spirit Seasons: Little Ghost Story. He is a former servant of Baker family and current owner of the Blindhill Place, althrough he lives in his Servant house. He is a widower of Emily Carlyle, who drowned in a lake in 1999. They apparently have no children.

## Appearance and character

   Jacob is an old man with long grey hair. He always wears a white shirt, dark green vest, tie, brown pants, black boots and a brown coat. He also has to bring a walking stick with him, as he apparently has walking problems due to old age. His hands are somewhat darker than his face, but that may be a texturing mistake.

As told in the recommendation letter, Jacob is "an excellent butler, he speaks three languages, handles horses perfectly, and knows all the secrets of hunting and fishing". He is afraid of ghosts and probably likes magic, as we can see different bookpages around the house. The old man is also keen on reading, as his room contains many shelves full of books.

## Biography

Little is known about Jacob's early biography. Jacob was born in 1939, according to his age in the police report, which makes him age 72 at the time the game takes place (the year 2011). He married Emily some time before the Bakers moved into a Blindhill Place. After that, Jacob and Emily applied to the agency "Joy in the House", where they were hired as Cristopher Baker's servants. Few years later Baker concluded an employment contract with the Carlyles and transfered them their own house near his mansion.

In November 1997, Christopher and Mary Baker died in a serious car crash. Their dauther, Agatha, became an orphan, and Jacob with Emily tried to take care of her, but this was in vain. Agatha didn't want to talk or even somehow interact with them. Jacob got tired of that and threw Agatha's favourite doll, Diana, into the lake, which led to the death of Agatha and Emily in September 1999. Jacob was left as the only occupant of the mansion. Since that and until the game ends, Agatha's ghost was haunting Jacob as a revenge for the doll and the girl's death.

### In game

When the player knocks in the main door, Jacob comes out to see who is there. He tells the player to find some firewood in the Old Barn and bring it into the house while he will be "making some coffee". After the player fell in the basement, Jacob probably was haunted by Agatha's ghost. He ran to the Library and enclosed himself with a magic circle.

The player meets Jacob again in the morning, the latter was still in the library at the moment. Jacob tells player that Agatha was haunting him every day since her death. He asks the player for help in order to get rid of the ghost. After the protagonist writes the spell, Jacob opens a secret passage to the Sitting Room.

Third meeting of two characters again occurs in the library. The player now has some "questions" to the Jacob, who is trapped in the magic cocoon. The player makes another spell, freeing Jacob. The old man tells that he did not kill Agatha since he has no motive to do it. Then, he again opens the passage and tells the player to find Bakers last will in their bedroom. After he finds it, Jacob says that they (with Emily) were doing everything to raise Agatha, but failed. He offers the protagonist to explore the girl's bedroom more closely. After the exploration he says that he wants to go back and change everything in order to prevent Agatha's death, but sadly, he can't. He is last seen during the final choice scene. Jacob continues to defend himself, saying that he wants to live the rest of his life normally.

### Fate

The player has to choose one of the endings: Agatha's or Jacob's. If he chooses the earlier one, Jacob will be arrested and given several years in jail. He will have a heart attack 6 months later and will be released early for house imprisonment. Nothing more is known about him after that.

If the player chooses Jacob's ending, the old man will burn the video tape and his diary. He also will nail the doll to the wall and make some strange ritual on it.

## Relations

### Emily

Jacob and Emily loved each other very much. He was very upset after her death. Emily's grave looks clean compared to the rest of them and has a bent down fence, indicating that Jacob often visits this place.

### The Bakers

Jacob, along with Emily, was a servant of Baker family. They probably had good relationship, as Christopher even allowed the Carlyles to live in their small house.

### Agatha

Jacob and Agatha were each other's enemies. Agatha hates him mainly because Jacob threw out her doll Diana. They had quarrels long before that. Jacob states that he tried everything to raise the girl, but she completely ingnored him and Emily, only playing and talking with the doll. His diary, however, says the opposite: he damned Agatha and called her ugly.