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The Demon Realm, or demon dimension, was a plane of existence within the reality of Nosgoth. It was a surreal, shadowy dimension, coterminous with the Material Realm and the Spectral Realm, and the native habitat of the Demons.

At the close of the vampire-Hylden war, the Ancient vampires magically banished the Hylden race there, erecting the Pillars of Nosgoth to sustain this Binding. Chaotic and ethereal, the Demon Realm was regarded by these post-banishment Hylden as a hated "place of evil", one which they suggested rendered its inhabitants "hideous" and "mad".

Unlike the Material and Spectral Realms, the physical laws unique to the Demon Realm have been largely unexplored. Though it was first referred to indirectly as one of many "other realms" in Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, its role in Nosgoth's mythology was not significantly expanded upon until Soul Reaver 2, Blood Omen 2 and Legacy of Kain: Defiance.

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The Demon Realm is only visited briefly in Legacy of Kain: Defiance, from Kain's point-of-view; Turel's Pit within Avernus Cathedral is the only area depicted in this plane. Aesthetically, it is portrayed as a warped, nightmarish reflection of the Material Realm (although this is confirmed to be only on "certain areas" like Avernus Cathedral), with heavy light bloom, the Spectral Realm's movement blur effects and thick hazes of bright, fluorescent mist rolling through the atmosphere. The Pit's geometry is sharply distorted out of shape in comparison to its Material Realm incarnation, and pulsing red cracks and seams exist in the earth which are not present in either of the other two parallel dimensions.

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The realm's physical laws regarding time and water are not explained in depth, but Kain - a Material being - was able to wield the Blood Reaver and drink from blood basins as he ordinarily would. Gravity functioned as normal, and the demons Kain battled did not avail of any special powers besides teleportation. Several disembodied Hylden voices taunted Kain through the ether, remarking that he was still "fair of form" and that "that will go first"; they assured him that "this realm will render you hideous". Judging from the various Hylden's comments, it seemed that the natural forces of the Demon Realm had a gradual, yet direct, negative or distorting effect on the mental health and physical composition of its denizens. Time in the Demon realm also seems to be different than in the material realm, as the Hylden Lord at the end of Blood Omen 2, comments to Kain that "our banishment in the Demon Dimension also ensures our immortality" (referring to the Hylden).

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The Hylden Realm is a demonic dimension that warps and distorts reality with chaotic energy. The Hyden tried and succeeded in carving out a niche that left a few of them unaltered. Using the Glyph network, they created order out of Chaos, even subjugating the native creatures there.. but it was very limited and at great cost. Eventually even their great magics would succumb to the demon dimension and warp. The Nexus stone and device were all part of their attempts to come over. The Demon Realm is not a mirror copy of the Material though, it just touches on it in certain 'weak points' like Avernus. It's not like the Spectral Realm.. it has its own areas, too and time passes differently there as well.
―Daniel Cabuco
"Blood Omen 2" at DCabDesing post by Divine Shadow

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