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"At once, the battlefield was gone. Where the ground was caked with blood and dirt, there was lush greenery. Where chaos reigned only moments before, this damning calm prevailed. Alas, it seemed I was stranded here - the Time Streaming Device lay in pieces at my feet."
―Kain[src]

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Historical Timeline[]

  • The necromancer Mortanius is possessed by a dark entity known as Hash'ak'gik. Their two wills struggle for dominance of Mortanius' body – at times Mortanius maintains control; at other times Hash'ak'gik manipulates him like a puppeteer.
  • Ariel – the Guardian of Balance – is murdered, apparently at Mortanius' hands. It is actually Hash'ak'gik – in the guise of Mortanius – who assassinates Ariel.
  • Ariel's murder drives her beloved, Nupraptor (the Guardian of the Mind) insane with grief. In his agony, he unleashes a telepathic assault that ripples across Nosgoth, infecting the other members of the Circle (who are all symbiotically connected) with his madness.
    • With the infection of Nupraptor's madness, the Circle – who, as the "Protectors of Hope" are sworn to preserve the land – are now poisoning the land with their deranged sorcery.
  • The human Kain is born – the son of one of Nosgoth's noble families. He is (unknowingly) marked from birth as Ariel's successor; it is his destiny to take her place as the Guardian of Balance.
  • The Pillars reflect their patrons' corruption, growing gray and corroded. For Nosgoth to be preserved, the infection must be eliminated – the entire Circle, now wholly corrupted, must die so that the Pillars may cull new successors, and the land may be healed.
  • The nobleman Kain departs from his home city of Coorhagen on a journey across Nosgoth.

Kain travels 50 years into Nosgoth's past
Kain assassinates the young King William the Just, who will become the Nemesis
Kain discovers another Time Streaming Device and returns to Nosgoth's present

The Corruption of the Pillars[]

  • Ariel, the Guardian of Balance, is murdered; the human Kain is born, destined to take her place
  • Ariel's murder triggers a chain of events, resulting in the corruption of the Circle, and the decay of the Pillars
  • the nobleman Kain is assassinated

  • The necromancer Mortanius is possessed by a dark entity known as Hash'ak'gik. Their two wills struggle for dominance of Mortanius' body—at times Mortanius maintains a modicum of control; at other times Hash'ak'gik manipulates him to do evil like a sinister puppeteer.
  • Ariel—the Pillar of Balance—is murdered, apparently at Mortanius' hands. It is actually (surprise!) Hash'ak'gik—in the guise of Mortanius—who assassinates Ariel.
  • Ariel's murder drives her beloved, Nupraptor (the Pillar of the Mind), insane with grief. In his agony, he unleashes a telepathic assault which ripples across the land of Nosgoth, infecting the other members of the Circle (who are all symbiotically connected) with his madness.
  • With the infection of Nupraptor's madness, the Circle—who, as the "Protectors of Hope" are sworn to preserve the land—are now poisoning the land with their deranged sorcery.
  • The human Kain is born—the son of one of Nosgoth's most noble families. He is (unknowingly to him) marked from birth as Ariel's successor; it is his destiny to take her place as the Pillar of Balance.
  • The Pillars reflect their patrons' corruption, growing gray and corroded. For Nosgoth to be preserved, the infection must be completely eliminated. How to do this? The entire Circle of Nine, now wholly corrupted, must die so that the Pillars may cull new successors from the populace, and the land may be healed with their purity.
  • The nobleman Kain departs from his home city of Coorhagen on a journey across Nosgoth.

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Preceded by:
Nosgoth's early history
History Nosgoth's historical eras
The history preceding Blood Omen
Followed by:
The events of Blood Omen
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