Rahabim

The Rahabim are a clan of vampires in Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. They are the descendants of the lieutenant Rahab.

The primary territory of the Rahabim is the Drowned Abbey and they are also encountered around the Water Glyph altar inside the Human Citadel.

As with all the clans seen in Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, the Rahabim are split into two distinct active types: the older, stronger and more evolved adult Rahabim, and the younger, weaker and less evolved fledgling Rahabim. They are also encountered in their inactive pupating state.

Role
The Rahabim clan are the masters of the waters of Nosgoth. They were “devastated even by the feeble rays of Nosgoth’s sun”, but managed somehow to ”overcome their vulnerability to water”, thus making them predators both on land and the sea.

They were the only vampires in Nosgoth to withstand the acidic touch of water effortlessly, which gave them a bigger freedom of movement during hunting. Their swimming skills developed far beyond human capabilities as they could glide in water with ease with swimming movements resembling a fish or a snake.

Daniel Cabuco described their adaption to water as the following proces: "As for spare time, Rahabim would have been trying to overcome their weakness to water by trying to improve the time they could spend in contact with it. Perhaps drinking blood at the same time the water burned them so their systems could heal and slowly, painfully adapt."

As primarily sea based creatures, their movements are a bit slower on land, however their bite is just as deadly and they can also utilize their spitting attack as well. The spitting attack comes from their mouth and is described as "a foul water bubble" which is deadly to all besides the Rahabim. However, they cannot shoot in steep angles upward or downward. When fully submerged, they will mostly – if not always – use their biting attacks. When prey is at a distance on land, they will attempt to shoot it down instead of closing the distance (this behaviour is similar to a archerfish as described by Daniel Cabuco).

Their territory is the Drowned Abbey. It is of human origin which served as a sanctuary in the past. It is unknown when the humans abandoned the area, when was it drowned, or when the Rahabim took over, but the central chapel served as a personal chamber for Rahab. It is further implied with yet officially unsupported claims that the Abbey belonged to the possession of the Turelim for a period of time, due to wall murals possibly signifying their conquest outside on the walls of Rahab’s chamber, and – in the beta version of the game – the sighting of a dead and burned Turelim under water in the constrictable drill chamber. It is a possibility that after the Abbey was drowned by water, the Turelim withdrawn and Rahab with his clan took over the area instead.

The clan pupating method was observed in the form of a seemingly algae covered webby cocoon latched to the water floor with a sleeping sphere in it. It was tied or anchored to the ground with a thread like substance which was strong enough to withold the pupating pod against the underwater currents. Some more vigilant individuals could ambush from this state, like all other seen pupating methods.

The lead artist of the Legacy of Kain series, Daniel Cabuco, described Rahabim´s role as "artisans, explorers, special forces". It is likely they have been used as scouts to spy on the humans in the Human Citadel, as one fledgling Rahabim is found by Raziel in the water reservoir of the City.

Membership and forces
Along with clan leader Rahab, two types of Rahabim vampire were seen in Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: Fledglings and Adults.

FLEDGLING RAHABIM

Fledgling Rahabim are a type of enemy in Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. They are vampires and the descendants of the lieutenant Rahab. They are the younger, less evolved members of Rahab's clan, in contrast to adult Rahabim.

The difference between fledgling and adult Rahabim, aside from their possible strength, is purely aesthetic. These younglings are devoid of their later earned jewelry and bodily decorations. Both fledgling and adult Rahabim retained their heightened sensitivity to sunlight.

ADULT RAHABIM

Adult Rahabim are a type of enemy in Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. They are vampires and the descendants of the lieutenant Rahab. They are the older, more evolved members of Rahab's clan, in contrast to fledgling Rahabim.

The difference between fledgling and adult Rahabim, aside from their possible strength, is purely aesthetic. These older individuals have somehow acquired jewelry and display some obscure bodily figure decorations, either like tattoos or as a natural evolution of their skin to appear more dangerous. Both fledgling and adult Rahabim retained their heightened sensitivity to sunlight.

Appearances

 * Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver