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.

At the beginning of Blood Omen 2, Kain awoke in a building in the Slums, looked after by Cabal Vampire Umah. 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 Gates , Glyph magic and Glyphwrights.

Travelling towards Sanctuary (in The Lower City), Kain and Umah were split up when they ran into a Sarafan Glyph Guard, who activated a Ward Gate, 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 a hidden entrance to the Smuggler's Den. As Kain left the Slums the Cabal Contact was killed by the hiding Faustus, who followed Kain to the Smuggler's Den.