Gemino

"Oh, do not fret for me. The cold is merciful, for it relieves our pain and numbs us before it leads us to our deaths. Perhaps the Miracle the others spoke of has come to me, here in this iron tomb, lengthening distress more and more..."

This mysterious character, **Gémino**, is a prisoner inside a metal statue in the snowy hills of Where Olive Trees Wither. It's assumed that he was put here by members of the Church as punishment for some criminal act.

Upon speaking with him for the first time, he will ask the Penitent One to fetch him the sacred olive oil used by the sisters of the Convent of Our Lady of the Charred Visage. He will then gift Golden Thimble, which is used to carry the oil. The sacred olive oil can be found in a chalice after the boss room of Our Lady of the Charred Visage. The oil cannot be collected without the **Golden Thimble**. After **Gémino** dies, a blooming bed of flowers and the Frozen Olive can be found where **Gémino** was standing.

**Gémino's** quest has three potential outcomes, depending on when the quest is completed.

* If **Gémino** is brought the oil before he is fully entombed, an entrance to Engracia's tomb will be revealed nearby. Placing the Dried Flowers Bathed in Tears upon the coffin will cause it to open, and jumping into it will lead down into the tomb where the Saeta Dolorosa can be found. Reload the area to find a bed of blooming flowers and the Frozen Olive where **Gémino** once stood.
	+ This is only possible if the Penitent One first speaks to **Gémino** and then goes on to defeat Our Lady of the Charred Visage, without killing any other boss in between.
* If **Gémino** is entombed by the time he is given the oil, he will be frozen after reentering the area and the Frozen Olive can be found at his feet. The tomb and prayer Saeta Dolorosa can be accessed using the Linen of Golden Thread.
	+ This triggers if the Penitent One speaks to **Gémino** to get the thimble, but then defeats another boss before defeating Our Lady. Optional bosses like the Amanecias do not count towards this failure state.
* If the Penitent One enters Where Olive Trees Wither but doesn't speak to **Gémino** at all before defeating two main bosses, Gémino will die offscreen, making the sidequest is unavailable. You can no longer get the Golden Thimble.

Oh, do not fret for me. The cold is merciful, for it relieves our pain and numbs us before it leads us to our deaths.
Perhaps the Miracle the others spoke of has come to me, here in this iron tomb, lengthening distress more and more...
To a promised land you direct your march, to the place where the frozen and the burning embrace in communion...
Now, let my numbed arm become another branch of this withered olive tree.
 **Continuing to speak with him** | Let me ask of you the favour of bringing me a few drops of the oils that once came out of these icy olive trees, the ones that ended up scorching the faces of every pious person who ever reached the summit.
As my last wish, before it is too late for me, let me feel that pain.
 **Upon giving him the oil when he is alive** | I feel the boiling oil entering my frigid veins.
 **Upon giving him the oil when he is dead** | I feel the boiling oil entering my veins as it mixes with the frozen sap.
I can no longer hear the others, only the crunch of my bones, of my skin...

## Relevant Items Descriptions

As Gemino traversed the path of the Frozen Olive Trees with the rest of the damned, towards the terrible hollow metal statues where those that awaited would die abandoned, he stepped barefoot on a fallen olive that had not yet disappeared under the snow. Without drawing attention, he picked it up and squeezed it in his hands, knowing it would be the last thing he'd treasure.

## Trivia

* Gemino's appearance is inspired by Il Sodoma's painting *Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian.* It depicts Saint Sebastian, an early Christian martyr and saint, tied to a tree and pierced by arrows.