Timelines/Fourth

Before Nosgoth's recorded history

 * At an indeterminate point in this era, an ancient, primitive cult commences its worship of the Elder God, building a statue representative of the god beneath the Swamp.


 * At an indeterminate point in this era, the Hylden give the primitive, cave-dwelling humans of Nosgoth "all that they [have]" (presumably, advancements in cultural and intellectual sophistication).


 * The ancient vampires, considered god-like and dominant over Nosgoth, ascribe to the doctrine of the Elder God, devoutly worshiping the Wheel of Fate.
 * The Hylden oppose the Elder God, and refuse to submit to the Wheel.


 * (Duration of ~1000 years) The vampire-Hylden war: The ancient vampires declare war upon the Hylden in their god's name, battling their foes in an apocalyptic conflict for domination of Nosgoth.
 * During or before the war, the Vampire Citadel is constructed.
 * Under the direction of the Builder, the Hylden construct the Device to house the Mass, intending to channel the Mass' mental energy through Nosgoth's cities and eradicate all non-Hylden life. Before the weapon and its essential conduits can be completed, the Builder is incarcerated in the Eternal Prison.
 * The Hylden record the events which precipitated the war on murals in what will become the Avernus Catacombs. The prophecies regarding the Scion of Balance, the vampire champion and the Hylden champion are presumably formulated.


 * The raising of the Pillars: The ancient vampires banish the Hylden race to the Demon Realm, and erect the nine Pillars of Nosgoth to secure this Binding. The Pillars are intrinsically tied to the spiritual and physical health of all Nosgoth.  The ancient vampires construct the Subterranean Pillars Chamber.
 * The summoning of the Guardians: The first Pillar Guardians are assembled at the Vampire Citadel, forming the Circle of Nine. The nine original Guardians swear to protect, represent and serve their individual Pillars. When a Guardian dies, the Pillars cull a successor, destined from birth to fulfill their role.
 * Defeated, the Hylden unleash a final retaliation against the ancient vampires, afflicting them with the blood curse. Sterile and immortal, the ancient vampires are divorced from their god and the Wheel of Fate, and are plunged into despair. Many are driven to madness, and resort to suicide.


 * Janos Audron significantly grows in renown. In future eras, he will become known as "the greatest vampire to have ever existed".


 * Vorador is born.


 * The forging of the Reaver: At the behest of Janos Audron, Vorador forges the Reaver blade.  Janos Audron is summoned to act as an honorary tenth Guardian - the keeper of the Reaver blade.
 * Vorador is sired as a vampire by Janos Audron, and becomes the first human in Nosgoth to whom the blood curse is passed. The curse is subsequently passed to more humans, in an attempt to prolong the vampires' bloodline and secure the Binding.


 * ("Thousands of years" before the pre-Blood Omen era) Presumably, the Air, Dark and Light Forges are constructed by the ancient vampires. They are sealed and forbidden to all but the prophesied bearer of the Reaver.   The aeries which will become Janos Audron's Retreat are also presumably constructed.


 * Over time, the ancient vampires begin to die out. As the members of the Circle of Nine perish, they are entombed in the Vampire Citadel. The Pillars begin to summon human Guardians. The ancient vampires begin to routinely abduct and adopt the human Guardians, turning them into vampires as they come of age.
 * Moebius and Mortanius are born. They are abducted by the vampires, and schooled in the prophecies of the Scion of Balance and the champions.
 * In the Vampire Citadel, the Elder God speaks to Moebius for the first time. Moebius begins his secret worship of the Elder, and obtains his staff.
 * The human Guardians' revolt: Through Moebius, the Elder God orchestrates a rebellion among the young human Guardians in defiance of their vampire masters. Moebius and Mortanius lead the revolt. Victorious, the Guardians of the human race claim full ownership of the Pillars.


 * The seminal events of vampire history are recorded in murals throughout the Vampire Citadel.


 * The ancient vampires' civilization crumbles. Their bloodline trickles away, until Janos Audron is left the sole surviving member of his original race. Humanity prospers as the vampires dwindle.


 * (Over further thousands of years subsequent to the ancient vampires' near-extinction) Over the millennia, Janos Audron continues to guard the Reaver alone, awaiting the arrival of the prophesied vampire messiah.

Post-Blood Omen era

 * (~0) The collapse of the Pillars: Kain refuses the sacrifice, establishing a throne at the ruined Pillar of Balance.
 * Janos Audron, possessed by the Hylden Lord, destroys Raziel at the Vampire Citadel and departs to opens the Hylden Gate. Raziel materializes within the Spirit Forge, trapped in the Spectral Realm.
 * The Elder God resurrects Moebius.
 * The elder Kain of the Blood Omen era awakens in the Demon Realm, and battles the native Demons to escape.
 * The Fall of the Spirit Forge: Kain slays Moebius in the Vampire Citadel's Spirit Forge, whose soul is then finally consumed by Raziel in the Spectral Realm. Using Moebius's corpse, Raziel enters the Material Realm and tricks Kain into impaling him on the Reaver blade. Raziel enters the Reaver and uses the Wraith Blade to heal Kain's soul of Nupraptor's corruption, ending the cycle of his destiny. Now cognizant of the Elder God, Kain battles it. The Elder God topples the Spirit Forge in an attempt to destroy Kain, but fails.
 * The Hylden Lord enters the Material Realm. Janos is imprisoned in the Device.


 * Demons become more commonplace in the Material Realm. Mutants begin to evolve in the swamp.


 * The Sarafan Stronghold is assaulted by demons. Moebius's mercenary army evolves into the demon hunters.


 * (~100) Raziel emerges from the pre-Blood Omen era, arriving in the Sarafan Stronghold. He discovers a statue commemorating Moebius, holding aloft the severed head of Vorador.
 * After discovering Moebius' statue, Raziel encounters an illusion posing as the spirit of Moebius, intended to influence him into destroying Kain.
 * Raziel encounters Ariel at the Pillars of Nosgoth, who laments Kain's decision and her own fate.
 * The elder Kain of the pre-Blood Omen era, spared by Raziel in this timeline, emerges in the past and pursues Raziel.
 * After speaking with Ariel, Raziel encounters the elder Kain outside the ruined aerie, who discusses the nature of paradoxes and the malevolent forces subverting their destinies before departing.
 * Raziel obtains the Air Reaver from the Air Forge, adjacent to the ruined aerie of Janos Audron's Retreat.
 * Using the time-streaming chamber in the swamp, Raziel time-travels back to Nosgoth's early history.


 * Vorador's resurrection: Vorador is resurrected by an unknown party.


 * ("Decades" prior to ~200) The War for Nosgoth: Vorador and the younger Kain create the Vampire Army, bent on conquering Nosgoth. The Hylden Lord forms the Sarafan order in response, seizing the city of Meridian.


 * Faustus, Magnus, Marcus and Sebastian are sired by Vorador or his direct descendants.


 * (~200) The Battle of Meridian: The Vampire Army is routed at Meridian. The Hylden Lord defeats Kain, throwing him off a cliff, claiming the Soul Reaver and leaving him for dead.


 * Faustus, Marcus and Sebastian join the Sarafan Order.


 * Vorador forms the Cabal. Kain's body is found by the Cabal and taken to Meridian.


 * (~400) Kain awakens in the Slums of Meridian.
 * Kain kills Faustus and meets with Vorador. In the Upper City, Kain kills Marcus and rescues Umah.
 * Kain infiltrates the Industrial Quarter and obtains the Nexus Stone, killing Sebastian.
 * After meeting with the Seer, Kain journeys to the Eternal Prison and slays the Builder and Magnus. Using the Builder's blood, Kain destroys the Mass. Janos Audron is freed from the Device.
 * The Destruction of the Hylden Gate: Kain kills Umah and infiltrates the Hylden City. Kain and Janos battle the Hylden Lord. Janos is cast into the Demon Realm. Kain destroys the Hylden Gate and kills the Hylden Lord.


 * (~500) The raising of the lieutenants: Kain infiltrates the Tomb of the Sarafan, raising the six Sarafan warrior inquisitors to act as his vampire lieutenants.

Soul Reaver era
(No later events in this timeline are covered in the series.)

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