Dark Eden is an area of Nosgoth seen in Blood Omen , It is North of the Oracle's Cave and is the most Northerly point of Nosgoth seen in the series.
Dark Eden's dome from afar
Kain first spotted Dark Eden by the monstrous dome of energy rising from it's tower, shortly after he left Vorador's Mansion . He was able to enter the area either by using Bat Form or continuing up the trail North passed Uschtenheim . It is filled with the grotesque creatures crafted by the madness of the corrupt pillar gaurdians Dejoule , Bane , and Anacrothe . A magical barrier surrounds all of Dark Eden, twisting anything alive inside into mutated monsters, curiously though, it did not effect Kain, who was supposedly "twisted enough".
Kain was eventually able to enter the Tower at the heart of Dark Eden, which was bigger inside than out. He was able to gain the Flesh Armor and the Spirit Death spell before he was able to confront the three guardians. Upon seeing Kain, Anarcrothe summoned Malek and fled, to counter this Kain used the signet ring to summon Vorador and chased Bane and Dejoule to a battle outside. After defeating the Sorcerers he returned to find the remains of Malek.
A nearby Moon Gate led to the Lightning Spell.
Notes
Dark Eden's magical barrier was noted by Kain to be expanding and would have likely consumed all of Nosgoth had Kain not destroyed the circles sorcery. Given their visual similarity, it is possible that the potential future seen from the eye sockets of Nupraptor's Retreat was due to the expansion of Dark Eden.
On his way to the tower, Kain passes the ruins of a human settlement, these ruins are never named and have never reappeared in any other games
Dark Eden has a significant amount of magma and lava, particularly around the tower. Due to the appearance of Magma around the Smokestack in pictures released from the Original Soul Reaver Storyline , it was initially assumed that Turel's Clan Territory was sited in Dark Eden, maps of the locations in Soul Reaver disprove this however.
The Contents of the tower (particularly the chemicals and laboratory equipment)seem to indicate that Dark Eden is Anacrothe's fortress. If so he would become the second guardian in a row that whose territory Kain had visited and who had escaped. It is unknown where Bane and Dejoule's strongholds were.
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