Wheel of Fate

-"You must understand that all living creatures are bound to one predestined path. We are all shackled-" -"To the Wheel of Fate. Believe me, I know that even better than you do."
 * Kain and Raziel

The Wheel of Fate is a prominent plot element throughout the series. It is an inexorable cycle of birth, death, and reincarnation to which all living creatures in Nosgoth are compelled. The Wheel describes the paths that one will follow in life, and will compel them to follow it; as such, no one in Nosgoth truly possesses free will, except for Raziel, who's resurrection as a Wraith has rendered him exempt from this cycle. Additionally, as vampires are immortal, their souls do not spin with the Wheel, though they do not have true free will either.