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Gévaudan (ジェヴォーダン, Jevōdan) is a location in Jun Mochizuki The Case Study of Vanitas. It is a forested, mountainous province located in south-central France, a day's train ride away from Paris. The region's relevance mainly lies in it being the home of the infamous Beast of Gévaudan and the location where its many murders took place. Over a hundred women and children died to the Beast during the eighteenth century, but despite the efforts of both Vampires and the Catholic Church alike to stop it, they failed and the Beast faded into legend. Until the late nineteenth century when it emerged once again with newfound bloodlust.

News of the Beast's return come to Vanitas and Noé's doorstep from the information broken Dante, along with the rumor that it may be in truth a curse-bearing Vampire. As a result, the two decide to travel from Paris to Gévaudan in the hopes of unraveling the mystery surrounding the Beast and saving the curse-bearer in question.

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Saugues[]

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Saugues (ソーグ, Sōgu) is a small town in Gévaudan. Characteristic of being in the heart of a region such as Gévaudan, it is a quaint little village placed in a valley surrounded by mountainous regions with not much to its name. It is the settlement closest to the Silver Forest, which is infamous for harboring the "Silver Witch," and thus the inhabitants are rather insular in nature, with a tendency to be distrustful of newcomers. It is at this village that Vanitas, Noé, Dante, and Johann lodge and leave their luggage at while they investigate the Beast of Gévaudan incidents that have recently reemerged in the region.

Silver Forest[]

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The Silver Forest ( (しろ) (がね) (もり) , Shirogane no Mori) is a forest in the very heart of Gévaudan close to the village of Saugues. It is known for being the dwelling of the Beast of Gévaudan and the Silver Witch. Though it is thick and large and idyllic, it is not very remarkable, appearing as every other densely forested area in France. On the surface; however, any who traverse far enough into the thicket will find themselves swept into a blindingly heavy snowstorm regardless of season or previous weather. This is due to they effect of Chloé d'Apchier's Malnomen, which engulfs a massive space from her home in her castle to the depths of the Silver Forest in a closed world where her own memories play on constant repeat. Thus the majority of the Silver Forest is occupied by the force of her Malnomen, with an eternal winter and phantoms of those long dead, transforming it into a spectre of Chloé's own past perpetually haunting her.

It is in the Silver Forest where Vanitas, Noé, and their Dhampir comrades converge with the Chasseurs lead by Paladin Astolfo Granatum, and Jeanne as a Bourreau, in a violent encounter as all separate parties aim for the Beast of Gévaudan. The chaotic fight that ensues is disrupted by Naenia which causes all to become lost within the endless snowstorm of the Malnomen consuming the forest. Once Vanitas and Noé successfully save Chloé, the closed world dissipates and the Silver Forest returns to normal.

The Castle[]

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The Castle ( (しろ) , Shiro) is the residence in which Chloé d'Apchier has resided for all her centuries-long life. It is a large and expansive estate tucked within the mountains of the region; this, coupled with the World Formula-induced power to hinder recognition placed upon the Castle, means it is very difficult to find. This was done purposefully, for the Castle had been built by the Marquis d'Apchier during the late sixteenth century specifically to house and protect his hidden Vampire daughter Chloé, and their family's intensive research into the World Formula dedicated to turning her human. This isolated Castle is where Chloé spends her entire life. From her birth to her awakening as a Vampire, to the generations- and centuries-long pursuit of finding a "cure" for her Vampirism, to her growing isolation, to Chloé losing everything she loved, to the eventual realizing of her "revenge" that she sought against Gévaudan itself.

Château de Besques[]

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The Château de Besques (ベスク (じょう) , Besuku-jou) was the main residence of the House d'Apchier, separate from the Castle in which Chloé, the family's hidden Vampire, dwelled. Whereas the Castle in the mountains that housed Chloé and the World Formula research the family dedicated themselves to was deeply hidden to protect from outsiders, the Château de Besques in contrast is public and not nearly as isolated. It was located a significant distance away from the Castle and required a carriage ride to arrive to. A few times a year, Chloé would travel to the Château to visit and spend time with her family.

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The land of "Gévaudan" as portrayed in The Case Study of Vanitas does not truly cover what had been the real area of Gévaudan, as it includes some locations outside of the region. To avoid confusion in readers by including a large number of location names, Mochizuki made the decision to write about Gévaudan with the definition as "the area of damage inflicted by the Beast of Gévaudan."[1] However other specific location names are occasionally used; these include Clermont-Ferrand,[2] Mende,[3] Le Puy,[4] and Les Hubacs.[5]

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  • Gévaudan is directly based on the historical area of France that bears the same name. It has ceased to exist after the French Revolution.[6] Currently, the area that used to be Gévaudan now consists of the modern-day department of Lozère and part of Haute-Loire, as well as the Auvergne and south Dordogne areas of France.
  • The village of Saugues is based directly on the real life location of the same name.[7]
  • The d'Apchiers' Castle is based directly on its real life counterpart. The real Château d'Apcher was a feudal castle located in the town of Prunières, in the north of Gévaudan. It was the seat of the Marquis d'Apchier, one of the eight barons of Gévaudan. It was abandoned bit by bit during the 17th century.[8]
  • The Château de Besques is also based directly on its real life counterpart. It was the main residence of the Marquis d'Apchier,[9] being passed down to the last descendant of the famous Apchier family. It was eventually abandoned, falling into ruin and disappearing over the years.[10]

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Characters

Main: Noé ArchivisteVanitas
Dhampirs: DanteJohannRiche
Galerie Valentine: ManetNoxParks Orlok
Hôtel Chouchou: Amelia RuthFlute
de Sade: Antoine de SadeChryslerDominique de SadeLouis de SadeMurrThe TeacherVeronica de Sade
Oriflamme: August RuthvenJeanneLoki OriflammeLuca Oriflamme
Chasseurs: Astolfo GranatumCharlesGanoGeorgesMarcoMariaMiraOgierOlivierRoland Fortis
d'Apchier: Chloé d'ApchierJean-Jacques Chastel
Blue Moon: MikhailVanitas of the Blue Moon
Archiviste: Noé ArchivisteLady Archiviste
Charlatan: ChèvreMonsieur SpiderMoreauNaeniaPlague Doctor
The Vampire Senate: FaustinaLord BellatorLord PaldenceMarquis Machina
Others: Beast of GévaudanCatherineÉricFannyFredGillesLouiseMinaNoé's GrandparentsParacelsusThomas Berneux

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