Sarafan priests

Sarafan Priests  , also known as Priests or Clergymen   , were an Enemy class encountered by Kain in Blood Omen 2 , they were seen exclusively in Chapter 4: the Upper City.

Sarafan Priests were Human clergymen controlled by Marcus using the Dark Gift Charm, which manifested as a bright pink/white glow surrounding their heads. The priests confronted Kain at Marcus' command and their presence could be used as an indicator of Marcus' proximity. The Priests wore white attire with a blue trim and blue hood and were armed with a Scepter in the shape of the Sarafan Order symbol, though some priests seen later in the chapter and in Marcus' Boss battle are also armed with crossbows.

The Priests were first encountered shortly after Kain entered the Upper City when a meeting with Marcus led to a chase to between the two vampires to reach the Bishop of Meridian. At the onset of the chase, Marcus summoned the charmed priests to impede Kain's progress through a series of underground chambers near Meridian Cathedral before he fled to the Bishop's Manor. When Kain returned to the cathedral at the end of the chapter, he was again confronted by the charmed priests in the graveyard area.

Their last appearance would be in Marcus' Boss Battle inside the cathedral itself, where Marcus summoned them on several occasions to assist in his fight with Kain, with Marcus initially calling upon them at the end of the first phase of the fight to cut the cathedral's bell rope (preventing Kain from ringing the bells and stunning Marcus). In the second and third phases of the battle Marcus summoned Sarafan Priests to directly battle Kain on the upper balcony level of the cathedral and in addition to their usual Scepter, they were also armed with a crossbow from which they shot dangerous fire arrows.