Mexico is a beautiful place, but it’s also full of darkness. Our story takes place during a war, and today…things aren’t all that different.
Every day, we are pushed to make worse and worse decisions by our environment. And each one of them can scar us for life.
However, our scars don’t define us.
Most of us still have a choice. And choosing to be good in a violent world is never easy… But it is still possible to redeem ourselves.
Objective: Avenge the death of her family.
Character Arc: She’ll learn that violence only breeds violence. The best she can do is let go and live her life to the fullest.
She comes from the same bloodline as Teo. Her family used to protect a piece of the Codex, until they were killed by Timotheus. He would have killed her too, had his gun not jammed. She has sworn to kill him with the same bullet that was meant for her.
To survive, she learned to steal and con her way out of bad situations. However, she hasn’t killed anyone. In Teo, she’ll find the loving father that she lost. He’ll train her and help her hone her skills as a gunslinger.
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Objective: Recover the Codex to redeem his mistakes.
Character Arc: Recovering the Codex won’t make up for his mistakes, but helping those in need will.
An immortal Aztec warlock born during the Spanish Conquest. His mother turned him into a GEIST to protect the Codex, but he failed to do so and fled. Teo avoids transforming, as it fills him with bloodlust.
For centuries, he has wandered the world, avoiding his responsibility to find the Codex. After learning that it is still out there, Teo seizes the opportunity to redeem himself for his biggest mistake.
Objective: Recover the Codex to bring his family back from the dead.
Character Arc: He’ll understand that nothing can’t bring them back and that his quest has only led him to more misery. Timotheus was an occultist researcher during The Great War.
He found a piece of the Codex Borgia while trying to create a super soldier. He created the first GEIST, but the artifact took the lives of his wife and daughter as a sacrifice.
Showing these creatures to his hire-ups got him a trip to Mexico to find the rest of the Codex. The Mexican government thought he was hiring mercenaries, though in reality he is just searching for the Codex. If the legend is true, he might bring his family back from the dead.
Character Arc: Nahual from Conquista’s Teotihuacan (5 years). Born from an Aztec mother and a Spanish father. When his mother saw the danger of the incoming Spaniards, she put a spell on him that allows him to transform into a wolf like creature that everytime that kills someone, he absorbs his life spawn but also their demons and remembrance of their sins. (he becomes the portal to the Underworld).
Objective: To protect the town that has given him a second chance.
Character Arc: Bernard will die a martyr; he’ll die for his cause.
Bernard sailed to America to escape from a life of poverty in the UK. On that ship, he met the immortal Teo. The two became friends, and Teo even saved his life at one point. Once they arrived to America, the two friends parted ways. Bernard was ready to leave his old life behind and turn into a new man. Unfortunately, he found a worst faith in the New World. Desperate to eat, he became a ruthless outlaw murdering and stealing on the Mexican-American border. But after being left for dead by his “crew,” he was saved by a Jesuit priest. Slowly, he started to change. Instead of killing natives, he started to learn from their culture. Today, he has become a priest himself and is willing to die for the town that gave him a second chance at life.
Character Arc: The heir of a wealthy family, Alexander Hermann, lost it all when his Polished mother abandoned him and stole his inheritance. From a life of riches to rags, Alexander's hatred against foreigners grew. His racism finally made him join the Labor Party, where he met Timotheus and his Zuberwaffen.
Desperate to make a change, he volunteered himself to be turned into a super soldier under the Project Panzer experiment, which was sort of successful. Alexander lost his mind; the only thing he could feel now was hate. He is an unreasonable beast that will destroy anyone that’s not of the Aryan race—the perfect soldier.
We’ll focus on some parts of the Aztec myth to avoid overwhelming our audience with lore and history. Here’s all you need to know:
Nahuales/GEISTS are half-human, half-monster creatures that can transform at will. They aren’t immortal, but they extend their lifespans by consuming mortal souls. When they do, they also absorb their sins and regrets. GEISTS can sense nearby pieces of the Codex.
The Codex Borgia is a real ancient ritual artifact. In our show, it can create more GEISTS. However, it requires a blood sacrifice to do so.
It was torn to pieces to keep the Spanish from seizing it. When all the pieces are together, the holder will be able to open a portal between worlds. If that happens, creatures from Hell will roam the Earth.
GEIST takes place on an alternate Earth. Magic is real, and has therefore advanced technology. World War I drove the world into developing weapons far too powerful for their time.
It also pushed governments to find unique ways to merge magic and technology. After the War, that research continued. The Germans made progress with an Aztec artifact called the Codex Borgia.
Pieces of the Codex Borgia are scattered across the Jalisco highlands in Mexico. Right now, the country is fighting the Cristero War, a war for freedom of religion.
Winner of one of the most prestigious writing scholarships in Mexico, the FONCA scholarship. A master of horror thanks to his podcast Psicofonías.
Emmy award-winning writer. Along with Caroline, he developed Hasta que te conocí, a bioshow that won him an Emmy.
Emmy award-winning writer. She has developed and written scripts for Televisa, Warner and Turner.
Winner of Pixelatl’s Ideatoon, Karen has solid experience with animation. She has won the most renowned screenwriter’s scholarships in Mexico (IMCINE and FOCINE) multiple times.
An award-winning Mexican composer currently touring with Ximena Sariñana, one of Mexico’s most famous folk singers. Lulú will bring Mexico’s rich musical tradition to life.
Emmy award-winning musician. Rich has the experience and knowledge to direct a project of this magnitude.