Upper City

The Upper City is a playable location in Meridian featured in Blood Omen 2. Most of Chapter 4: A Question of Faith takes place in the Upper City.

Kain first entered the Upper City on the advice of Vorador, seeking to find the Bishop of Meridian (who knew a secret entrance to the Sarafan Keep which would enable Kain to save Umah ). Unfortunately Kain was to run into Marcus, who used his Dark Gift , Charm , to read Kain's thoughts and discover about the Bishop. Kain followed Marcus around the Upper City, to the Bishop's Manor and back to the Cathedral, where Kain battled Marcus for the Bishop's life.

Visually the Upper City was another upgrade from the Lower City; as the name implied the main occupants of the Upper City were the nobility of Meridian, meaning that NPCs became well dressed and better spoken (though Thugs and Thieves could still be found in back alleys), the roads were now wide and well maintained and used by several carriages (though no horses were seen). The architecture of the Upper City was Georgian and was decked in ornate fencing and visual splendour. Sarafan banners, symbols and flags were all over the Upper City and the 'Golden Eagle' Sarafan Symbol was given particular prominence. Statues and water features were also seen throughout the area.