![]() No one in the game is a pure “good” or “evil” character. It’s this attention to the game’s lore and character development that made Blood Omen such a blast to play. Dyack wanted to create a character that was morally ambiguous, which up until that point, video games really had no protagonist that was made up of these shades of grey. Lastly, and particularly for Kain, Dyack drew upon Clint Eastwood’s character of William Munny from Unforgiven. Other novels included Brian Lumley’s Necroscope series and Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth. Dyack states the first influence was Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time novel series, which featured a “complex and compelling” storyline which Dyack wanted to emulate. Originally conceived by Silicon Knights president Denis Dyack and art director/writer Ken McCulloch as “The Pillars of Nosgoth” in 1993, Blood Omen drew upon several influences to shape what would become its grey morality and its multilayered protagonist. Kane is then tasked with restoring balance to Nosgoth by killing the sorcerers, thereby allowing new guardians to take their place. The Pillars are the health of the world, which have become corrupted due to the Circle of Nine having been driven insane. He soon learns about the Circle of Nine, a group of sorcerers who protect and represent the Pillars of Nosgoth. After killing his assassins, Kain seeks to reverse his condition. After being assassinated by a group of bandits, Kain accepts a deal with the necromancer Mortanius, who resurrects Kain as a vampire to exact his revenge. Which, if you’ve played the game, you know is a damn shame.įor those who walked in late, Blood Omen takes place in the land of Nosgoth, and centres on a nobleman named Kain. Released 25 years ago today in 1996, Blood Omen not only gave us a memorable anti-hero in Kain and unveiled the world and rich lore of Nosgoth to players for the first time, but it also ended up in legal purgatory that has left it to be largely forgotten by the mainstream. To aid in the slaughter of his enemies, Kain may equip different weapons and armor, each with its own unique properties.As popular as Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver was during the PlayStation’s heyday, its predecessor in Blood Omen almost never gets mentioned. As the enemies are slain in front of him, Kain may drink their blood to restore his health, which is always trickling away, representative of his insatiable craving. Kain is also fixated on murder and is a master of several ways to kill and destroy his opponents. However, he is able to obtain several cursed abilities and spells such as being able to transform into a bat, wolf, and even a cloud mist respectively, as well as learning the ability to disguise himself from creatures of weaker mind. As a vampire, Kain is able to withstand sunlight, but is harmed by water. The fate of Nosgoth may hang on Kain decisions.īlood Omen: Legacy of Kain is a top-down game where the player controls the vampiric Kain. She informs Kain of his relation to the Pillars and that the only way for him to restore the balance is to seek out each guardian and kill them. At the Pillars, Kain meet Ariel - a former guardian of the the Pillar of Balance, now a spirit after being murdered by an unseen assailant. These pillars, the center of the world and balancing the forces, have become corrupted and the Circle members been driven mad. Mortanius is of the Circle of Nine, the guardians of the Pillars of Nosgoth. However, Mortanius and other forces seek to use him a tool in a greater plot. Stronger and faster than a human being, coupled with a thirst for blood that must be satisfied regularly, he is able to dispatch his killers quickly. Kain is returned in the form of a vampire and yearns to exact vengeance on those who had killed him. ![]() The nobleman Kain has been slain by a group of bandits and in his death, he is revived by the necromancer, Mortanius for his own ends. ![]()
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