Termogent Forest


 * The black forest reigned here, its kingdom rarely invaded by those that live in the light.


 * - Kain

The Termogent Forest, (alternatively Termagant Forest), also known as the Black Forest, was a massive swamp filled forest that lay north east of the Pillars of Nosgoth. The marshland was filled with crumbling ruins that indicate a town or fortress once stood there. The ruins held many secrets, weapons, powers and even a Time Streaming Chamber. At the forest's western edge lay the Lake of the Dead. Notably the ancient vampire Vorador made his home within the swamp. Vorador's Mansion stood at the centre of the Termogent Forest, the path leading there marked by the Ignis Fatuus, skull shaped torches that glow with green energy.

The Termogent Forest appeared in the games Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Soul Reaver 2 and Defiance. Visited by both Kain and Raziel.

Much of the history and timeline of the forest is unknown, by the time of Blood Omen the forest was already an overgrown marsh. Vorador was known to lurk amongst the ruins during the time of Kain's birth and the corruption of the Pillars, his Mansion was visited by both Kain and Raziel some thirty years later. Raziel briefly passes through the forest a century after the Pillars have fallen. At some point during Kain's reign the forest is obliterated and only a desolate wasteland remains, there is no evidence of the forest's existence left during the time of Soul Reaver.

The ruins scattered throughout the forest contained many secrets. As a fledgeling vampire Kain discovered the Flame Sword hidden within one of the ruins and obtained the Blood Gout and Control Mind powers from others. Later (or perhaps earlier) Raziel discovered a Time-Streaming chamber within one of the ruins.

Trivia
Deleted content from Soul Reaver 2 included further ruins hidden in the trees above the swamp.

Kain comments on Vorador's peculiar choice of home; vampires such as Kain and Vorador were extremely susceptible to the caustic effects of water – the swampland was a deadly place for a vampire.