Oberon Geller

Dr **Oberon Geller** was a member of the Seven Seas Company and the person who took the Golden Idol away from the Monkey Paw Island commune.

## Biography

### The Overly Enthusiastic Card Game Tournament in the Yellow Lily

Oberon Geller invites Zubiri Kerra to a pajack tournament. In the first round, Zubiri defeats Bill Price, the best player in the Yellow Lily. Confounded that he could lose to a newcomer, Bill accuses Zubiri of cheating and attempts to rip off his ear. A chain reaction of deaths occurs, and Oberon shoots the final instigator dead, leading Zubiri to believe Oberon had saved his life. To honor the Lemurian "life for life" principle, Zubiri tells Oberon the secret of the rebirth ritual.

### The Unfortunate Accident at the Raja's Court

Oberon Geller establishes a connection to both descendants of Klusapur's raja - Anula Gamini and Tissa Gamini - by sending them poems with encoded messages that claim to help them become heir, both of them under the impression that they are the only one receiving the poems. Oberon orders Albert Cloudsley in Klusapur to place a bottle containing a venomous cricket into the mouth of a statue. He also sends poems to Anula and Tissa, instructing whichever one fails the testing procedure to fetch the cricket and throw it into the mechanism where the rebirth ritual will take place. When Anula passes the testing procedure and prepares to undergo the rebirth ritual, Tissa follows the instructions on the poem, sabotaging the rebirth ritual and killing Anula.

Oberon correctly assumes that the raja would blame Lemurian delegate Yupik Kerra for the murder of his daughter. However, he incorrectly assumes that the raja would honor the Lemurian "life for life" principle by ordering the death of Yupik's son Zubiri Kerra, permanently souring relations between Lemuria and Lanka and making it easier for the Seven Seas Company to engage in trade with Lanka. When Oberon learns that Zubiri lived, he realizes that Yupik must have satisfied the life for life principle by telling the raja the location of the Golden Idol, and hatches a plan to get that same information.

### In the Web of the Spider

To honor the life for life principle, and to honor Oberon Geller for saving Zubiri Kerra's life, Yupik Kerra meets with Oberon in the Titania Press to give him a map of Monkey Paw Island, marking the location of the Golden Idol. However, because he knew Oberon was responsible for sabotaging Anula Gamini's rebirth ritual, Yupik had warned Putra Sun prior that Oberon would be in the press. Putra sun plans to ambush Oberon as he exits, but Oberon is warned of the attack by an encoded message from Siva Udawatte. Oberon forces Yupik at gunpoint to switch clothing and wear a mask. Putra ambushes Yupik as he exits, mistakenly believing that he has captured Oberon. Meanwhile, Oberon leaves through the front door, kills Palace Guard Kirthi Bandara with an axe, and escapes with the map.

### The Less Than Amicable Departure of Two Explorers

Oberon Geller has Albert Cloudsley fund an expedition to Monkey Paw Island, under a contract stating that Oberon has rights to any golden statues found. After they arrive on the island, Oberon performs card tricks for the local villagers to convince them that he has the ability to read minds, hoping that his show of power will convince the villagers to let him confront the Tower Dweller and take the Golden Idol from it. Oberon and Albert destroy the Tower Dweller, but Lavu Mata has already taken the Golden Idol. In a tunnel where Lavu is apprehended, Oberon takes Kula Stirna as a hostage until he is given the Golden Idol. He destroys a stone bridge and escapes with Albert.

### An Abrupt Termination of Contract

While Oberon is observing the weather with a spyglass, Albert pushes him off of a cliff and steals the Idol.

## Possessions

### An Abrupt Termination of Contract

* A scalpel
* A contract
	+ January 5, 1742 - Both parties agree to these terms for the expedition to Monkey Paw Island: - Albert Cloudsley has rights to two thirds of all valuables for funding the expedition. - Oberon Geller has rights to one third of all valuables and any golden statues found, for providing the map to the expedition site. - Doctor Oberon Geller - Esquire Albert Cloudsley
* A map of Monkey Paw Island
* A medicine bottle

### The Overly Enthusiastic Card Game Tournament in the Yellow Lily

* A blue rosette
* A name card
	+ Doctor Oberon Geller - Surgeon and hypnotherapist - Island of Lanka

* A loaded pistol
* An empty pistol
* A surgical kit
* A stiletto with a clean blade

### The Less Than Amicable Departure of Two Explorers

#### Part One

* A surgical kit
* A crayon
* A deck of blank cards
* A card with a picture of a flower
* A loaded pistol
* A contract
	+ January 5, 1742 - Both parties agree to these terms for the expedition to Monkey Paw Island: - Albert Cloudsley has rights to two thirds of all valuables for funding the expedition. - Oberon Geller has rights to one third of all valuables and any golden statues found, for providing the map to the expedition site. - Doctor Oberon Geller - Esquire Albert Cloudsley

#### Part Two

* A bag filled with golden coins and gems
* The Gold Idol
* A contract
	+ January 5, 1742 - Both parties agree to these terms for the expedition to Monkey Paw Island: - Albert Cloudsley has rights to two thirds of all valuables for funding the expedition. - Oberon Geller has rights to one third of all valuables and any golden statues found, for providing the map to the expedition site. - Doctor Oberon Geller - Esquire Albert Cloudsley
* A surgical kit
* A loaded pistol

## Quotes

* "Aaaah!" (An Abrupt Termination of Contract)
* "Let us leave this unsavory watering hole. You do not appear to have sustained any serious injury, but perhaps a stiff drink will help settle your nerves." (The Overly Enthusiastic Card Game Tournament in the Yellow Lily)
* "See, this is your picture! Mind-reading is just one of the many magical powers that I possess. Your so called Tower Dweller will have no chance against me and my compatriot." (The Less Than Amicable Departure of Two Explorers)
* "Ha, it works! It is amazing! Do not dare follow us, unless you want to witness more of my deadly powers! Albert, we are leaving!" (The Less Than Amicable Departure of Two Explorers)

## Trivia

* Oberon Geller's first name is an allusion to the literary character Oberon, King of Fairies, specifically his depiction in the Shakespeare comedy *A Midsummer Night's Dream*. The conflict of the play is driven by King Oberon's scheme to take a changeling from his wife Titania, similarly to how the conflict of the game is driven by Oberon Geller's scheme to take the Golden Idol from Lemuria.
	+ This parallel is further confirmed by the printing house in In the Web of the Spider being named the Titania Printing House.
	+ The depiction of Yupik Kerra as a butterfly in Oberon's comic to Putra Sun could be seen as a connection to Puck, a fairy servant to King Oberon who is often depicted as having wings reminiscent of butterfly wings.