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).

The Industrial Quarter is the area of Meridian with the heaviest concentration of factories and industrial development, it 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 (presumably as a gateway to the Device or Hylden City). 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.