Slums

The Slums were a playable location in Blood Omen 2, the oldest part of the City of Meridian, Chapter 1: Welcome to Meridian takes place entirely in the Slums.

Role
At the beginning of Blood Omen 2, Kain awoke in a building in the Slums, looked after by CabalVampireUmah. With Kain having lost much of his powers and abilities from Blood Omen, Umah used the narrow , darkened and Sarafan-neglected streets of the Slums to train Kain (during this 'tutorial', Umah would teach Kain about The Whisper , Basic Jumping, Floating , Feeding , Blood , Lore , Basic Combat and Kain's Fury and Mist Dark Gifts) progressing through the Slums, Kain would also encounter his first Ward Gate , Glyph magic and Glyphwrights.

Travelling towards Sanctuary (in The Lower City), Kain and Umah were split up when, shortly after passing the Slums Marketplace, they ran into a Sarafan Glyph guards who activated a Ward Gate, preventing access across the bridge to the Lower City and separating the two Vampires. Umah led the guard away, advising Kain to meet a Human Cabal Contact at the Grand Hotel, who would lead Kain to the Smuggler's Den where he would be able to find the Smuggler's Tunnel and a hidden entrance to the Lower City. As Kain left the Slums the Cabal Contact was killed by the hiding Faustus, who followed Kain to the Smuggler's Den.