Industrial Quarter

The Industrial Quarter is a playable location in Meridian, seen in Blood Omen 2. Chapter 6: The Nexus Stone takes place in the Industrial Quarter (as well as being briefly featured in Chapter 4: The Upper City).

Role
The Industrial Quarter is the area of Meridian with the heaviest concentration of factories and industrial development, it was a "heavily guarded fortress" that was populated by various Sarafan-affiliated troops and Industrial workers (there were no 'ordinary' NPC's as the Industrial Quarter was not a residential area.)

The Industrial Quarter was first mentioned by Umah at the beginning of Chapter 3:The Lower City, as she was sent to investigate it, whilst Kain made his way to Sanctuary. Once Kain arrived at Sanctuary, an injured Cabal Vampire stumbled in, warning Vorador that Umah had discovered some vital information in the Industrial Quarter, before she was captured by the Sarafan Order and was taken to the Sarafan Keep for execution. Kain was dispatched to rescue Umah from the Sarafan Keep and found that Umah had discovered the Nexus Stone being used in the Industrial Quarter (as a gateway to the Device ). Finding that the Nexus Stone could neutralise the effects of the Soul Reaver blade (and that the Sarafan Lord had used the Nexus Stone against Kain in their battle 400 years previously) Kain was soon set to enter the Industrial Quarter and retrieve the Nexus Stone for himself.

In Chapter 6, Advised by Vorador that The Nexus Stone was kept in The Main Factory beyond the Dam, Kain stole into in the Sea Buggy , a 'Workers Commons', and proceeded to pass the Workers area until he reached the factory complex. Kain was able to pass through several manufacturing areas until he was able to ride a Gondola over the Dam to reach the exterior of the Main Factory. Passing through several 'factory' and mine areas, Kain was able to reach the central area of the Main Factory, where he discovered the Nexus Stone and defeated Sebastian in a Boss battle (see also Sebastian (boss)), gaining the Dark GiftBerserk. Upon removing the Nexus Stone from the machinery, the factory began to explode and Kain unconscious body was thrown from the wreckage, where he was recovered by a Cabal Vampire and returned to Sanctuary.