Geth's History
Geth ruled the Mephidross from the throne in the Vault of Whispers, owing his power to having control over the only Vampire in the Dross. This would eventually, however, lead to his downfall. One of his many subjects, a man named Yert, ended up allying with
Glissa Sunseeker during her trip into the Dross. She slaughtered Yert's Reaper, a very powerful zombie, and then felt sorry when he broke down crying as a result. He agreed to help her achieve her goals so long as she would help him get a new zombie to control. Geth, angered at Glissa's impertinence, ordered his pet vampire to attack, which she defeated after grievously wounding it. With no choice, Geth told Glissa what she wanted to know which got her to leave more quickly. Unfortunately, the vampire's wounds were severe and only an extensive feeding would save it. So Yert was fed to the vampire, ensuring the traitor's death. He did not stay dead, unfortunately, and rising as a vampire himself he overthrew Geth after beheading him. Geth, however, managed to preserve his head as a Lich and agreed to help Glissa acquire the Shield of Kaldra from the new vampire scourge that was sweeping the Dross from his former throne. In exchange for his help though, he wished them to help him acquire a new body. After Karn's return to Mirrodin, Geth became one of the guardians of the Mirari and was placed upon a Memnite which would serve as his new appendage.
It was revealed that, after Glissa Sunseeker disappeared following the events of Fifth Dawn, Geth returned to the Mephidross in his new state, where he struggled to recover control over the nim. During this time, the Phyrexian corrosion of Mirrodin began in earnest, and Geth was offered a new, Phyrexian body - arachnoid, repulsive and unnaturally strong. Using this power, he wiped out contenders to the Vault of Whispers, claiming it back as his own. At first he rested in Ish Sah, controlling the black lacuna, biding his time and learning about the Phyrexian invaders.
He would eventually throw his lot in with with Sheoldred's Black faction of the Phyrexians, having his body completed except for his head. With this newfound power, he rose to immense prominence and became one of the Seven Steel Thanes.
Geth had begun to make contracts with various aspirants throughout Phyrexia, those who had not been fully compleated or whose compleation had gone wrong, offering them protection and safety in exchange for service. Atraxa eventually sent the Phyrexian angel Ixhel to assassinate Geth. When Ixhel confronted Geth, he sowed doubts in her about her place in Phyrexia, and after a short fight, Ixhel decapitated him. Ixhel, feeling a strange affinity with Geth despite her contempt of him, killed one of Geth's underlings named Belaxis and used his and Geth's bodies to create a new Phyrexian creature named Vishgraz. Ixhel presented Vishgraz to Atraxa, but Atraxa, disgusted that Ixhel had thought for herself in making Vishgraz rather than remaining obedient to her will, told her to get rid of Vishgraz. Vishgraz retained Geth's personality and memories. Ixhel abandoned Vishgraz in the Dross Pits, and although she felt a strange desire to stay with him, she did not.
