Jeane

Jeane (ジーン, Jīn) is a recurring character who appears in no less than eight games in the Suikoden series. Jeane is a hauntingly beautiful rune sage who never appears to age, giving rise to much speculation.

Biography
"A Rune Sage and an utter mystery."

- Jeane's Suikoden III profile

Jeane is a mysterious person about whom nothing is known, save for her occupation; she served as a rune sage at various points throughout history. She is incredibly beautiful and carries with her a peaceful grace that leads many people to be attracted to her. Her air of mystery is furthered by the fact that she never speaks about herself. It is even unknown if she is the same person in all her appearances throughout history or if there is some other explanation.

She was found working in a rune shop on Na-Nal Island during the Island Liberation War where many customers would come to the store merely to steal a glance at her. Once the Island Liberation Navy arrived on the island, she agreed to join the force and moved to the Headquarters Ship. There, her skill as a rune sage were only surpassed by her prowess as a magician and she fought on the front lines during the war.

Once the war ended, she disappeared, seemingly without a trace. Several years later, she would be found in the Kooluk city of Haruna, at the city's tavern. There, Jeane agreed to join Kyril's group after he fulfilled her request through the Quest Guild. She was friendly with several members of the group and even talked with Simeon several times.

Following the collapse of the Kooluk Empire, Jeane's whereabouts were unknown for many years afterwards. She would appear in the Queendom of Falena over a century later, although no one could confirm that she was the same person that had served in the Island Liberation War. During the Sun Rune War, she had just opened a rune store in Sol-Falena.

The Godwin Faction had previously contacted her, hoping for knowledge on both the Sun Rune and the Twilight Rune but she had rebuffed them. She would later agree to work with the Imperial City Recapture Army but her overall motivations remained a mystery. She was acquainted with Zerase and Eresh, two other powerful magicians who fought in the conflict.

Following the war, Jeane returned to her store in Sol-Falena for a time before leaving suddenly. She was seen again some years later in the Scarlet Moon Empire, where she was encountered by the Toran Liberation Army in the town of Antei working in a rune store. When its leader attempted to recruit her, she immediately agreed. The reasons behind her swift consent are unknown. She opened her store at Toran Castle and continued to attach and remove runes when requested. Sheena in particular was appreciative of her physical beauty.

Following the end of the Gate Rune War, Jeane returned to Antei to resume her occupation as rune mistress there.

However, Jeane evidently did not stay in Antei for long as she had soon opened a shop in Two River City in the City-State of Jowston. By the time of the Dunan Unification War, she was teaching at New Leaf Academy, leaving the store in the hands of her assistant, Yuri. Once Greenhill City fell to the Highland Army, Jeane returned to her Two River store, only to soon agree to join the New State Army. She served in a magic unit and specialised in lightning magic during the war.

Following the Dunan Unification War, she was said to have returned to Antei to resume her work once again, as enigmatic as ever.

By 475, Jeane had moved from Antei once again and was working at a rune shop at Brass Castle in the Zexen Federation. She would join move to Budehuc Castle, opening a store there, becoming part of the Fire Bringer during the War of the Champions. There, she remained shrouded in mystery with even Kidd unable to penetrate her secrets. Koroku could apparently ascertain something about her identity, however.

Following the war, Jeane returned to Brass Castle, continuing her work as a rune sage.

Personality and traits
Yuri noted that Jeane was prone to changing her mind quite easily.

Jeane was considered very attractive to a number of men. Stallion would often spend time running in circles in her store. Meanwhile, Richmond tried to find out more about the mysterious woman but failed, merely stating she was a "tough lady" and "one hell of a woman". Jeane appeared to know Raura very well, but how they know each other is unknown.