| “ | Memories are like a brick wall, they are a reminder of what the greatest cities once were. But parts can be damaged, lost or replaced. I cannot let those bricks erode into dust. | ” |
–Deja Vu | ||
| “ | Hiissssssss.... | ” |
–Nostalgia, in response | ||
| Deja Vu | |
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 Deja Vu and her pet snake Nostalgia at Xmas. | |
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Age |
No one was polite enough to ask |
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Gender |
Female |
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Occupation |
Story Writer |
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Relatives |
Nostalgia (Pet Snake) |
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Religion |
Unimportant |
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Alignment |
Chaotic Neutral |
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What do you do? |
I help the troubled forget |
Deja Vu is a woman who most people seem to recognize but don't know why. She is a master of memories and specializes in magic's that effect the mind. She travels the world in search of people who wish to forget, or change someone else's memories. She is always accompanied by her pet snake Nostalgia.
Appearance
Deja Vu looks like a regular 60 year old woman, hardly recognizable in a street unless your looking for her. She has short grey hair which is often tied back with a ribbon or chopsticks. Her skin is very pale and she usually wears a set of old loose robes. Her eyes have no pupils and her face bares distinct red markings that seem to change every few years. She is often accompanied by her pet snake Nostalgia, who is usually hidden from view but likely on her person. Nostalgia has a white snakeskin hide that has distinctive red markings all over. It is roughly 5ft long and bears red reptilian eyes.
People often forget the finer details of Deja Vu's appearance, it fact most people can barely remember what she looks like at all.
Personality
Deja Vu comes across as a caring individual who always has time to listen, no matter how long the story. She is also willing to help people, provided they pay the price. Deja Vu only cares about 2 things, recording history and making sure it carries on. She may actively seek out individuals and try to manipulate their lives so that they'll seek her out for help. In exchange for her services she asks that she can peer through your memories and copy the ones equal to the worth of the job. She stores these memories in orbs which she keeps at her home. Those wanting to relive their memories can travel there where Deja Vu has a device that can project the memories of the orbs as a 3D projection, she could also be persuaded to sell the device should someone offer enough memories.
Her goal is to have the complete history of Gielinor recorded in the form of memories, her collection of orbs is massive and stretches far underground. It contains the memories of numerous species from numerous locations from numerous times. As well as helping people deal with their past, she can also help them look into their future. She claims that through the examining the past, you gain the knowledge to know how future events turn out. Those who attempt to assault or kill her often find themselves in the middle of nowhere suffering from severe amnesia, whilst those who attempt to steal memories from her, often find themselves disappearing from history all together.
History
Deja Vu's history is almost unknown, she boasts no family or place of origin and will rarely discuss herself. However should someone dig deep enough they'd be able to find something. Unfortunately for her she can only remove peoples memories, not what they write down. Therefore there are many pieces of literature that bear mention to her, one as early as the 3rd age. One serious researcher did manage to find enough information to provide an accurate history of the woman.
Report on the Entity known as Deja Vu (Also known as the RED V paper) Vol 1 - Anonymous
"This is the Bio of the entity known as Deja Vu, due to lack of evidence a lot of this is conjecture but I believe this to be the most accurate of any Bio's. I first met Deja Vu in a bar in the seedy side of Varrock, she was determined to avoid speaking about herself claiming 'The author of a story doesn't talk about themselves in the middle of a story", never the less the subject moved onto history. She knew little of the first age and her most affluent area of time was the late 2nd age, this leads to the conclusion that she was likely born around that time. Her storys tended to revolve around the ancient gods empire and life in the capital. I am unsure where this capital lies, but should this city be found then perhaps it can shed some light on to her story."
RED V paper Vol 2 - Anonymous
"Its been some time since I updated this report but that is because I have so little information to go on. I'll attempt to describe Deja Vu as best as I can. She seems to be interested in memories, particularly those of humans. Memories can be used as a currency with her, I've heard tales a prince once asked her to make his father forget he had an older brother, then the next day he found himself first in line to the throne. The name of the prince and King change depending on which tavern your in when you hear it. But one part is always the same, people in the castle started to suffer from short term memory loss for almost 5 years, apparently this was Deja Vu collecting on what she was owed. I was told that if I wished myself to want to forget something with all my heart, then I would find her. That's how I met her the first time, I have no recollection of what it was I wanted to forget, perhaps it best I didn't learn."
RED V paper Vol 3 - Anonymous
"Success! The digsite project just east of Varrock has stumbled upon the remains of a lost empire. There might be something there that can tell us about her, I hope by next time I write this I will have the information I need. Anyway I'll talk about what she looks like. She looks like a completely ordinary old hag, you wouldn't look twice at her if you passed her in the street. Its only when you speak to her face to face you realize she's not that normal looking. She appears to have no pupils but her vision is fine, she also bears distinctive red markings along her face. They appeared to resemble some kind of wound with a sword but they look like no scar I've seen. She also carries a Snake with her, this snake appears to live inside her robes, however its unlike any snake I've ever met, its eyes are bright red, and its skin is white with red markings. I am hoping to publish the next volume In the following year. Saradomin guide me."
RED V paper Vol 4 - Anonymous
"Balderdash! To think they would not let me access the dig site. Why should I have to take this stupid exam, who cares how rocks should be handled when important relics lie waiting for me to discover them! They tell me that even if there was a census of the old city, it would most like have rotted away, but I will not give up. I have contacts in the museum, they shall help me find what I'm looking for. In any case, I met up with a man at a tavern, an old war hero or so he claims, his breath smelt strongly of alcohol. His story of a giant snake bringing his memories to life may have sounded bonkers to most, but I knew there was truth behind these claims. He told me of a cave, a few miles into the middle of nowhere. Inside there are few rooms but 1 of those rooms, he claims, is a mile long, and stretching for miles underground, filled to the brim with orbs, each with different coloured mist inside. He says he remembers coming in with a buddy of his, but something happened and now he's the only one who seems to remember him. He later revealed this buddy was actually his wife, and that none of his family, nor the priest who married them, could remember a wedding. The plot thickens."
RED V paper Vol 5 - Anonymous
"My diligence paid off. A hooded gentleman offered to speak with me in exchange for *Document faded*, the tower wouldn't miss it anyway. He claims to know of this 'woman' known as Deja Vu. Apparently she was a scholar at a city called 'Sentry's Tent', the name is probably the etymology of the actual settlements name, which I believe to be where the ill educated dig site is located. Apparently her research into something or someone was becoming dangerous and an individual, he described as a god or god like figure cursed her to forever roam the earth collecting memories for him. The man never mentioned how he came by this information but asked for an additional fee afterwards, it was worth it though. Now I plan to present this to some wizards of high esteem at the tower, this is my first step on the way to the top."
RED V paper Vol 6 - Anonymous
"How dare they mock me! They laughed at my research and story claiming no such magic existed. Even 'him' who shared my views before now laughed at me. They were considering suspension from the tower due to mental instability, me! They call me insane whilst that Traiborn sprouts his nonsense about Thingummywhats! Though an idea was proposed that could explain her longevity, she could be more than 1 person, that would also explain another thing I encountered, in that apparently the markings on her face change every few decades. This means she could have an apprentice or even a cult following her. I have decided to investigate this cult for myself."
RED V paper Vol 7 - Anonymous
"Some might call this risky, but I write this report whilst in the presence of Deja Vu herself. I am in her 'lair', I will now describe the surroundings in great detail. The base is underground but surprisingly airy and well lit, there is a room directly opposite the entrance which is apparently her study. I went in while she wasn't looking, there are maps and diagrams and timelines everywhere, countless books some scrawled out with red ink I can clearly see the word 'LIES' written across it. In the corner is some sort of tank filled with water, inside is an egg with red markings around it, it looks like the Snakes habitat. The corner holds a pile of ashes, they were cold when I felt them, which may suggest she doesn't clean much, which is strange because the rest of the place is spotless.
As I walked out the door I saw the snake, I'd thought it was a draft excluder at first. It hissed and slithered off towards another room. I followed it and I entered a room which held a device, it was intricate and delicate, made of wood, glass, metal and some unknown materials. As I looked at it I felt myself trying to recall when I'd began this endeavor, as I turned round she was there, an orb in her hand, with a maroon coloured mist in it. She was expressionless as she placed it in the machine. It whirred into life and I found myself in my study, looking at myself writing the first of my reports. There 'she' was, looking over my shoulder. She explained to me that my efforts where pointless, the knowledge of her past rotted away along with the brains of the people she once knew. A plan hatched in my head, I write this now in a corner, if that drunk was to be believed then behind that curtain I will find the answers I'm looking for.
RED V paper Vol 8 - Anonymous
"What's happening? Why is everything I'm thinking being scribed onto this scroll. Did I do this? Quickly I need to ignore this and escape. I'll simply use this to write my next report. The drunk was right, but I couldn't believe it myself. Rows upon rows of shelves each with orbs on them, they appeared to go on for miles. I was correct in thinking they were in date order, some had labels on the shelves, some with dates on, they got earlier and earlier as I went further down the lines of shelves. At the end I found a few, fairly worn out orbs. They had to have been her first memories or the memories of those she first knew. I'm now running back, all I have to do is keep running in a straight line. What was that! Shit! I thought something moved right in front of me, I'm running out of breath. I'm sure there was a ladder here, or it might have been stairs. Maybe it was further on. The shelves with the weird glass things on no longer have those colours in them. Now there's none at all, no shelves no.. no... nothing. What use to be there? What do I even do with these things? I feel there important, that a woman was important. My head. No! I need to remember. Deja Vu! Deja Vu! This orb is important. Deja Vu! With it you'll become famous. Everyone will know the name... No! No! No! What was it! No, name isn't important, I can look it back up at the... the..., no matter. Anyone will recognize where I'm from thanks to these robes. Deja Vu! Important, must leave!
No must rest! Feeling tired! Just getting more and more lost, I think. These things, these transparent things with the colours in them. They're the only source of light in this endless darkness. What was that! I felt something cold touch the back of my legs. Deja Vu! Important, must leave! What!?! If they're that important I can trade them for safety. Here, on this shelf they're here. Deja Vu! Life is important! Must leave! Deja Vu! What's is that, its like piercing red eyes. I'm dreaming. No, Deja Vu! Deja Vu! Its coming closer! Deja Vu! Deja Vu! What do you mean remove from the story. Arrghh! Deja Vu! No! Deja Vu! Please! Deja...
RED V Paper Sidenote - Apprentice Chrone
"This compilation of papers, amongst what I estimate to be thousands of papers is what I'm stuck with seeing as somehow I ended up apprentice to no one. They told me I had an apprentice booked a few weeks ago, now I'm tasked with cleaning an old office they decided to clear out. I was told it had been unused for years but everything seems so new. This report piqued my interest and I thusly decided to publish it. I hope this shows my ability to sort and diligence to search for all relative material. If you are reading this and are impressed by my work, please be sure to recommend this to one of the senior wizards. Regards Apprentice Chrone.
Trivia
- The Idea for Deja Vu was originally proposed on the RSRP wiki forums.
- Deja Vu's pet snake 'Nostalgia' often makes cameo appearances in Wheres Wally (Wheres Waldo) books, often mistaken for Woofs tail.