Legacy of Kain Wiki:Sanctuary (Sarafan Stronghold)

"As I neared the Stronghold’s inner sanctum, a strange sensation crept over me – an indescribable feeling of displacement, a sense of vertigo as reality itself appeared to warp and bend around me. The disturbance seemed to emanate from the sanctuary’s furthest chapel. As I cautiously approached, the sense of dislocation intensified with each step."

- Raziel

Sanctuary was a significant area of the Sarafan Stronghold featured as a playable location in Soul Reaver 2 and Legacy of Kain: Defiance. Sanctuary appeared as a large cathedral-like room, with gated "inner sanctum" and chapel areas; which in various eras contained a mural depicting the death of Janos Audron, a chapel dedicated to the death of William and the entailing First paradox, a statue depicting the final victory of Moebius and his mercenary army or a modest chapel arrangement containing the first fragment of the Balance Emblem. Sanctuary was notably the site of Raziel's confrontations with Rahab, Dumah and Turel in Nosgoth's early history and the Second paradox in the Pre-Blood Omen era.

Connections
In Soul Reaver 2: In Legacy of Kain: Defiance:
 * The main entrance door connects to the "Strong6" antechamber (for Docks or "Strong5" Corridors).
 * A side entrance leads through a small passage into the Cloister.
 * The large gated entrance in the middle leads into the "Inner Sanctum" and William's chapel areas
 * A side entrance in the "Inner Sanctum" leads into a corridor and onto the Chapter House.
 * The main entrance door connects to the "Sanctuary Entrance" chamber and onto the Cloister.
 * The large gated entrance in the middle leads into the "Inner Sanctum" and former William's chapel areas.
 * A side entrance in the "Inner Sanctum" leads into a the "Chapter House Entrance" chamber and onto the Chapter House.
 * The opposite "Inner Sanctum" door leads into the "Dungeon Passage" and onto the "Dungeon".
 * An Upper level side door leads to the upper ""Chapter House Entrance" and onto the upper ''Chapter House.
 * The opposite upper door leads into the "Relic Room" (for Malek's Shield).