Timeline key BK = Before Kain's birth. AK = After Kain's birth. Ancient history * The Ancient Vampires declare war upon the Hylden for defying the Wheel of fate. * The Hylden build the Device, a machine in which to house the Mass, a creature that they intend to use in order to wipe out the vampires. It requires a network throughout Nosgoth, but the network is not completed. * The Ancient Vampires create the Pillars of Nosgoth, resulting in the creation of the Circle of Nine, and the banishment of the Hylden to the Demon Realm. * As revenge for their banishment, the Hylden cast a curse upon the vampires, making them immortal and sterile. The Elder God turns his back on the vampires due to their immortality. Some of the vampires commit suicide to reunite with their God. * Janos Audron sires the first created vampire, Vorador. Vorador is made to forge the Blood Reaver. * Due to Vampires no longer being born, humans are chosen as their replacements for the Circle. Once the humans come of age they are made into vampires. * Mortanius and Moebius rebel against their Vampire masters using a staff which disables vampiric abilities. Original timeline 520BK * Raziel is born. 500BK * Wraith Raziel meets Janos Audron in his Aerie. The Sarafan use the staff to disable Janos, and tear out his heart. Wraith Raziel chases them back to the Sarafan stronghold. * Vorador takes revenge upon the Sarafan for killing his master by slaughtering six of the Circle of Nine. He then humiliates Malek by defeating him in battle. * Wraith Raziel kills the Sarafan, including his Sarafan self, using the Blood Reaver. * Raziel is pulled into the Blood Reaver, creating the Soul Reaver * As punishment for failing to protect the Circle of Nine, Mortanius fuses Malek's soul to his armour for eternity. 20BK * Kain sees Moebius give William the Just the Soul Reaver. Kain then challenges William the Just to battle, but loses. He then returns to 30AK. 0AK * Raziel meets Kain at the Pillars of Nosgoth. * Ariel, the current Balance Guardian is murdered by Mortanius. Kain is born. * Nupraptor, the Guardian of the Pillar of Mind and Ariel's lover, finds her corpse. Suspecting treachery from within the Circle, and mad with grief, Nupraptor uses his psychic link to the other Guardians to drive them mad, including the newborn Kain. * The Pillars of Nosgoth become black and corrupted. * Raziel, after talking to Vorador and finding murals prophecising the Vampire Messiah, returns to the Sarafan Stronghold. Raziel confronts Kain within William the Just's tomb. * Raziel is unable to resist the pull of the Reaver, and murders Kain. * Raziel travels to 100AK 30AK * Kain the Nobleman is murdered by bandits, and offered a chance of revenge by Mortanius. Kain accepts, and is turned into a vampire. * Kain hunts down the bandits, and murders them. He is told that the bandits were being controlled by the Circle of Nine, and so he goes on a quest for vengeance against them. * Kain murders Nupraptor at his Keep, Bane and DeJoule at Dark Eden. Vorador removes Malek's helmet from his armour, essentially killing him. * Kain kills Azimuth, and locates a Time Streaming Device. He forges an alliance with King Ottmar of Willendorf, and takes him to war against the armies of the Nemesis. This is the Battle of the Last Stand. King Ottmar gets killed on the battlefield, and Kain uses the time streaming device, travelling to 20BK. 100AK * Raziel activates some temporary forges, is taunted by an illusion of Moebius, and sees more murals. * Raziel travels to 500BK. 500AK * Kain resurrects the Sarafan Priests Raziel, Turel, Dumah, Rahab, Zephon, and Melchiah as vampires, turning them into his lieutenants. 1500AK * Raziel shows his wings to Kain. Kain tears out Raziel's wings, and has him thrown into the Lake of the Dead. 2500AK * Raziel gets resurrected in the Spectral Realm and, coerced by the Elder God, kills Melchiah, Zephon, Rahab and Dumah. * Raziel confronts Kain in the Chronoplast chamber, and chases him through the portal, arriving in 0AK. Alternate Reality 1 - Death of William the Just 520BK * Raziel is born. 500BK * Wraith Raziel meets Janos Audron in his Aerie. The Sarafan use the staff to disable Janos, and tear out his heart. Wraith Raziel chases them back to the Sarafan stronghold. * Vorador takes revenge upon the Sarafan for killing his master by slaughtering six of the Circle of Nine. He then humiliates Malek by defeating him in battle. * Wraith Raziel kills the Sarafan, including his Sarafan self, using the Blood Reaver. * Raziel is pulled into the Blood Reaver, creating the Soul Reaver. * As punishment for failing to protect the Circle of Nine, Mortanius fuses Malek's soul to his armour for eternity. 20BK * Kain sees Moebius give William the Just the Soul Reaver. Kain challenges William the Just to battle, and wins, breaking William's Soul Reaver in half. He then returns to 30AK. 0AK * Raziel discovers the broken Soul Reaver in William the Just's tomb. The Wraith Blade drains Raziel in order to renovate the blade, which makes the Wraith Blade become completely aroused and ravenous. * Raziel meets Kain at the Pillars of Nosgoth. * Ariel, the current Balance Guardian is murdered by Mortanius. Kain is born. * Nupraptor, the Guardian of the Pillar of Mind and Ariel's lover, finds her corpse. Suspecting treachery from within the Circle, and mad with grief, Nupraptor uses his psychic link to the other Guardians to drive them mad, including the newborn Kain. * The Pillars of Nosgoth become black and corrupted. * Raziel, after talking to Vorador and finding murals prophecising the Vampire Messiah, returns to the Sarafan Stronghold. Raziel confronts Kain within William the Just's tomb. * Raziel is unable to resist the pull of the Reaver, and murders Kain. * Raziel travels to 100AK. 30 AK * Kain the Nobleman is murdered by bandits, and offered a chance of revenge by Mortanius. Kain accepts, and is turned into a vampire. * Kain hunts down the bandits, and murders them. He is told that the bandits were being controlled by the Circle of Nine, and so he goes on a quest for vengeance against them. * Kain murders Nupraptor at his Keep, Bane and DeJoule at Dark Eden. Vorador removes Malek's helmet from his armour, essentially killing him. * Kain kills Azimuth, and finds a Time Streaming Device. He forges and alliance with King Ottmar of Willendorf, and takes him to war against the armies of the Nemesis. This is the Battle of the Last Stand. King Ottmar gets killed on the battlefield, and Kain uses the time streaming device, travelling to 20 BK. * Kain returns to find that William's death has provoked a genocidal war against vampires lead by Moebius. * Moebius executes Vorador. * Kain kills Moebius, then returns to the Pillars. Mortanius kills Anacrothe, then transforms into a monster due to his being possessed for so long by the Hylden Lord. * Kain kills Mortanius, and learns that he is the Balance Guardian. Kain refuses to sacrifice himself to restore balance, and the Pillars collapse. 100 AK * Raziel activates some temporary forges, is taunted by an illusion of Moebius, and sees more murals. * Raziel travels to 500BK. 500AK * Kain resurrects the Sarafan Priests Raziel, Turel, Dumah, Rahab, Zephon, and Melchiah as vampires, turning them into his lieutenants. 1500AK * Raziel shows his wings to Kain. Kain tears out Raziel's wings, and has him thrown into the Lake of the Dead. 2500AK * Raziel gets resurrected in the Spectral Realm and, coerced by the Elder God, kills Melchiah, Zephon, Rahab and Dumah. * Raziel confronts Kain in the Chronoplast chamber, and chases him through the portal, arriving in 0AK. Alternate Reality 2 - Raziel Spares Kain 520BK * Raziel is born. 500BK * Wraith Raziel meets Janos Audron in his Aerie. The Sarafan use the staff to disable Janos, and tear out his heart. Wraith Raziel chases them back to the Sarafan stronghold. * Vorador takes revenge upon the Sarafan for killing his master by slaughtering six of the Circle of Nine. He then humiliates Malek by defeating him in battle. * Wraith Raziel kills the Sarafan, including his Sarafan self, using the Blood Reaver. * Raziel is pulled into the Blood Reaver, creating the Soul Reaver. * As punishment for failing to protect the Circle of Nine, Mortanius fuses Malek's soul to his armour for eternity. 20BK * Kain sees Moebius give William the Just the Soul Reaver. Kain challenges William the Just to battle, and wins, breaking William's Soul Reaver in half. He then returns to 30AK. 0AK * Raziel finds the broken Soul Reaver in William the Just's tomb. The Wraith Blade drains Raziel in order to repair the blade, which makes the Wraith Blade become fully aroused and ravenous. * Raziel meets Kain at the Pillars of Nosgoth. * Ariel, the current Balance Guardian is murdered by Mortanius. Kain is born. * Nupraptor, the Guardian of the Pillar of Mind and Ariel's lover, finds her corpse. Suspecting treachery from within the Circle, and mad with grief, Nupraptor uses is psychic link to the other Guardians to drive them mad, including the newborn Kain. * The Pillars of Nosgoth become black and corrupted. * Raziel, after talking to Vorador and finding murals prophecising the Vampire Messiah, returns to the Sarafan Stronghold. Raziel confronts Kain within William the Just's tomb. * Raziel, in order to defy fate, manages to spare Kain from his death. * Raziel travels to 100AK. 30 AK * Kain the Nobleman is murdered by bandits, and offered a chance of revenge by Mortanius. Kain accepts, and is turned into a vampire. * Kain hunts down the bandits, and murders them. He is told that the bandits were being controlled by the Circle of Nine, and so he goes on a quest for vengeance against them. * Kain murders Nupraptor at his Keep, Bane and DeJoule at Dark Eden. Vorador removes Malek's helmet from his armour, essentially killing him. * Kain kills Azimuth, and finds a Time Streaming Device. He forges and alliance with King Ottmar of Willendorf, and takes him to war against the armies of the Nemesis. This is the Battle of the Last Stand. King Ottmar gets killed on the battlefield, and Kain uses the time streaming device, travelling to 20 BK. * Kain returns to find that William's death has provoked a genocidal war against vampires lead by Moebius. * Moebius executes Vorador. * Kain kills Moebius, then returns to the Pillars. Mortanius kills Anacrothe, then transforms into a monster due to his being possessed for so long by the Hylden Lord. * Kain kills Mortanius, and learns that he is the Balance Guardian. Kain refuses to sacrifice himself to restore balance, and the Pillars collapse. 100 AK * Raziel activates some temporary forges, is taunted by an illusion of Moebius, and sees more murals. * Raziel travels to 500BK. 500AK * Kain resurrects the Sarafan Priests Raziel, Turel, Dumah, Rahab, Zephon, and Melchiah as vampires, turning them into his lieutenants. 1500AK * Raziel shows his wings to Kain. Kain tears out Raziel's wings, and has him thrown into the Lake of the Dead. 2500AK * Raziel gets resurrected in the Spectral Realm and, coerced by the Elder God, kills Melchiah, Zephon, Rahab and Dumah. * Raziel confronts Kain in the Chronoplast chamber, and chases him through the portal, arriving in 0AK. Alternate Reality 3 - Kain Spares Raziel 520BK * Raziel is born. 500BK * Wraith Raziel meets Janos Audron in his Aerie. The Sarafan use the staff to disable Janos, and tear out his heart. Wraith Raziel chases them back to the Sarafan stronghold. * Vorador takes revenge upon the Sarafan for killing his master by slaughtering six of the Circle of Nine. He then humiliates Malek by defeating him in battle. * Wraith Raziel kills the Sarafan, including his Sarafan self, using the Blood Reaver. * Kain manages to pull the Blood Reaver from Raziel, sparing him from his fate. Kain tries to warn Raziel not to resurrect Janos Audron. * Raziel remains in the spectral realm until 30AK. * As punishment for failing to protect the Circle of Nine, Mortanius fuses Malek's soul to his armour for eternity. 470BK * Kain confronts Moebius in the Sarafan Stronghold, so he can find out where Raziel is. * Kain heads to the Vampire Citadel, and sees numerous murals depicting a battle between the Vampire Messiah and the Hylden Champion. * The Elder God, claiming to be the Oracle of the Ancient Vampires, sends Kain to 30AK. 20BK * Kain sees Moebius give William the Just the Soul Reaver. Kain challenges William the Just to battle, and wins, breaking William's Soul Reaver in half. He then returns to 30AK. 0AK * Raziel finds the broken Soul Reaver in William the Just's tomb. The Wraith Blade drains Raziel in order to repair the blade, which makes the Wraith Blade become fully aroused and ravenous. * Raziel meets Kain at the Pillars of Nosgoth. * Ariel, the current Balance Guardian is murdered by Mortanius. Kain is born. * Nupraptor, the Guardian of the Pillar of Mind and Ariel's lover, finds her corpse. Suspecting treachery from within the Circle, and mad with grief, Nupraptor uses is psychic link to the other Guardians to drive them mad, including the newborn Kain. * The Pillars of Nosgoth become black and corrupted. * Raziel, after talking to Vorador and finding murals prophecising the Vampire Messiah, returns to the Sarafan Stronghold. Raziel confronts Kain within William the Just's tomb. * Raziel, in order to defy fate, manages to spare Kain from his death. * Raziel travels to 100AK. 30AK * Kain the Nobleman is murdered by bandits, and offered a chance of revenge by Mortanius. Kain accepts, and is turned into a vampire. * Kain hunts down the bandits, and murders them. He is told that the bandits were being controlled by the Circle of Nine, and so he goes on a quest for vengeance against them. * Kain murders Nupraptor at his Keep, Bane and DeJoule at Dark Eden. Vorador removes Malek's helmet from his armour, essentially killing him. * Kain kills Azimuth, and finds a Time Streaming Device. He forges and alliance with King Ottmar of Willendorf, and takes him to war against the armies of the Nemesis. This is the Battle of the Last Stand. King Ottmar gets killed on the battlefield, and Kain uses the time streaming device, travelling to 20BK. * Raziel escapes from the Elder God. Using the souls of the Vampire Guardians of the Pillars, he imbues the Wraith Blade with permanent elemental powers. * His search for the Heart of Darkness takes him to Avernus Cathedral, where he finds some undergrounds tunnels. Within these tunnels he sees murals of the Hylden Champion, and wanders which side he is actually meant to represent. * Raziel kills Turel, who was possessed by Hylden and being worshipped as Hash'Ak'Gik. * Kain rushes to Avernus to talk with Raziel, but they end up fighting. Raziel rips the Heart of Darkness from Kain's chest, and throws him into an open portal. * Raziel returns to Vorador's mansion to find that Moebius has caught Vorador and is going to execute him. * Using the Heart of Darkness, Raziel resurrects Janos Audron, who is also confused as to Raziel's role. Janos teleports them both to the Vampire Citadel, and tells Raziel to activate the forge at its centre. * Kain returns to find that William's death has provoked a genocidal war against vampires lead by Moebius. * Moebius executes Vorador. * Kain kills Moebius, then returns to the Pillars. Mortanius kills Anacrothe, then transforms into a monster due to his being possessed for so long by the Hylden Lord. * Kain kills Mortanius, and learns that he is the Balance Guardian. Kain refuses to sacrifice himself to restore balance, and the Pillars collapse. * Raziel, having activated the forge that calls the souls of every Balance Guardian to it, and having purified the Wraith Blade, returns to Janos. * As the Pillars collapse, the Hylden Lord possesses Janos Audron. He then defeats Raziel. * Raziel's soul returns to the forge, and the Elder God resurrects Moebius, telling him to return to the forge. * Kain wakes up in the Demon Realm, but escapes. He returns to the Vampire Citadel, and goes to the forge. * Kain kills Moebius, again. Raziel reaves Moebius' soul, killing him for good. Realising his destiny, he possesses Moebius' corpse, and is impaled upon the Blood Reaver by Kain. * Raziel goes into the Blood Reaver, creating the Soul Reaver, and sentencing himself to thousands of years of torment. * The Wraith Blade disperses into Kain, purifying him of all corruption, allowing him to see the Elder God, and freeing itself from thousands of years of torment. * Kain defeats the Elder God, and leaves. 100AK * Raziel activates some temporary forges, is taunted by an illusion of Moebius, and sees more murals. * Raziel travels to 500BK. 200AK * Kain, using an army created by Vorador, tries to take over Nosgoth. The Sarafan/Hylden Lord defeats Kain, putting him into a coma for 200 years, and steals the Soul Reaver. 400AK * Kain wakes up from his coma. He destroys the Mass using its creator's blood, and rescues Janos who had been used as food for it. * Janos gets thrown into the Demon Realm by the Hylden Lord. Kain kills the Hylden Lord, closes the gate to the Hylden world, and takes back the Soul Reaver. 500AK * Kain resurrects the Sarafan Priests Raziel, Turel, Dumah, Rahab, Zephon, and Melchiah as vampires, turning them into his lieutenants. 1500AK * Raziel shows his wings to Kain. Kain tears out Raziel's wings, and has him thrown into the Lake of the Dead. 2500AK * Raziel gets resurrected in the Spectral Realm and, coerced by the Elder God, kills Melchiah, Zephon, Rahab and Dumah. * Raziel confronts Kain in the Chronoplast chamber, and chases him through the portal, arriving in 0AK.
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