Martyred Guardian of Balance

The martyred Balance Guardian was one of the Human Guardians of the Pillar of Balance, and a member of the Circle of Nine. She served the Pillars of Nosgoth during Nosgoth's early history, and presumably sponsored the Vampire purge led by the Sarafan. She was among the six Guardians murdered by Vorador in his Slaughter of the Circle at the Sarafan Stronghold. The Guardian first appeared as a minor character in Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, and indirectly returned in Legacy of Kain: Defiance.

Role
The Balance Guardian was one of six who fell to Vorador's fateful attack. She was among four Guardians seen using the viewing basin to observe and guide the Sarafan campaign, alongside the then-Energy Guardian, the Nature Guardian and another (an unidentified male). Of these four, she was the first to scream out for Malek's aid, and the third of Vorador's victims; after slaying the Nature Guardian, he turned on her and fired a Flay battle artifact which instantly killed her, blasting the flesh from her bloodied bones. She was succeeded - either directly, or later in Nosgoth's history - by Ariel. In the Blood Omen era, Moebius discussed the event with Kain, attributing the deaths to Malek's "vanity".

In the second timeline's pre-Blood Omen era, Moebius displayed to Raziel that, following her death, the Balance Guardian was beatified in a mural adorning one of the gathering-room's walls, as too were her five slain peers. Moebius had seemingly utilized their deaths, along with the deaths of the Sarafan warrior inquisitors and the more recent killing of William the Just, to help incite his Mercenary Army's "humble crusade" against Nosgoth's Vampires. Raziel could peruse her mural during his quest, which was still intact throughout the third timeline and the post-Blood Omen era (albeit faded and heavily-worn in the latter).

When Raziel stormed the Stronghold in Nosgoth's early history to avenge Janos Audron, his own attack on the Sarafan Warrior Inquisitors coincided with Vorador's assault on the Circle. He encountered Moebius, defended by Malek, shortly after infiltrating the building. There, the trio could hear the future martyrs' distant pleas for help - the Balance Guardian's, in particular - and Vorador's taunts; it was in fact Moebius himself, instructing Malek to "hold fast" against Raziel despite Malek's protestations, who had delayed the Paladin from saving the six Guardians.

Upon solving the Vampire Citadel's Spirit Forge in the fourth timeline, Raziel was met by the spirit of Ariel, now pure and undisfigured. The specter was in fact "united with the souls of [her] predecessors"; the Forge had "[summoned] the spirit of every Balance Guardian to itself", almost certainly including the martyred female Guardian. Ariel implored Raziel to "release us all", stating that "for this we were called". Raziel accepted the Spirit Reaver, imbuing the Wraith Blade with the spirits of the deceased Balance Guardians. It was later dispersed into Kain himself, thus cleansing him of Nupraptor's corruption and pivotally enabling him to see - and battle - the Elder God.

Appearances

 * Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
 * Soul Reaver 2 (depicted only)
 * Legacy of Kain: Defiance