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*At an indeterminate point in this era, an [[ancient, primitive cult]] commences its worship of the [[Elder God]], building a statue representative of the Elder beneath the [[Swamp (location)|swamp]].<ref name="GreatestHits">{{Icon-Eidos}} [http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?t=272 Chris@Crystal's Greatest Hits] at the Eidos Forums (by Divine Shadow)</ref>
 
*At an indeterminate point in this era, an [[ancient, primitive cult]] commences its worship of the [[Elder God]], building a statue representative of the Elder beneath the [[Swamp (location)|swamp]].<ref name="GreatestHits">{{Icon-Eidos}} [http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?t=272 Chris@Crystal's Greatest Hits] at the Eidos Forums (by Divine Shadow)</ref>
   
*The '''[[Vampire-Hylden war]]''': The [[Ancient vampires]] battle an [[Hylden|inhuman enemy race]] in an apocalyptic war for domination of [[Nosgoth]].{{Ref|SR2-C2}}{{Ref|SR2-C3}}
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*The '''[[Vampire-Hylden war]]''': The [[Ancient vampires]] battle an [[Hylden|inhuman enemy race]] in an apocalyptic war for domination of [[Nosgoth]].{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/2}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/3}}
   
*The '''[[Genesis of the Pillars]]''': The ancient vampires erect the nine [[Pillars of Nosgoth]] to banish their enemies. The Pillars are intrinsically tied to the spiritual and physical health of all Nosgoth.{{Ref|SR2-C3}}{{Ref|BO1-C9}}<ref name="Timeline">{{Icon|DC}} [http://www.dark-chronicle.co.uk/sr2/timeline.php Soul Reaver 2: Historical Timeline] at Dark Chronicle (by Marie Tryhorn)</ref><ref name="PreTimeline">{{Icon|NR}} [http://nosgoth.yuku.com/reply/50801/GLoK-Interviews-with-Amy-Hennig#reply-50801 GLoK Interviews with Amy Hennig] at Nosgothic Realm (by Raziel Fan), post #5 (by RazielFan)</ref> The ancient vampires construct the [[Legacy of Kain Wiki:Subterranean Pillars Chamber|Subterranean Pillars Chamber]].{{Ref|SR2-C2}}
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*The '''[[Genesis of the Pillars]]''': The ancient vampires erect the nine [[Pillars of Nosgoth]] to banish their enemies. The Pillars are intrinsically tied to the spiritual and physical health of all Nosgoth.{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/3}}{{Ref|Blood Omen/9}}<ref name="Timeline">{{Icon|DC}} [http://www.dark-chronicle.co.uk/sr2/timeline.php Soul Reaver 2: Historical Timeline] at Dark Chronicle (by Marie Tryhorn)</ref><ref name="PreTimeline">{{Icon|NR}} [http://nosgoth.yuku.com/reply/50801/GLoK-Interviews-with-Amy-Hennig#reply-50801 GLoK Interviews with Amy Hennig] at Nosgothic Realm (by Raziel Fan), post #5 (by RazielFan)</ref> The ancient vampires construct the [[Legacy of Kain Wiki:Subterranean Pillars Chamber|Subterranean Pillars Chamber]].{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/2}}
   
*The ancient vampires are afflicted with a predatory [[blood curse|blood-thirst]].{{Ref|SR2-C2}}
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*The ancient vampires are afflicted with a predatory [[blood curse|blood-thirst]].{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/2}}
   
*The '''[[summoning of the Guardians]]''': The first [[Circle of Nine]] are assembled, 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.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C9}}<ref name="CircleRules">[http://web.archive.org/web/20080925175614/http://www.eidosinteractive.co.uk/gss/soulreaver2/locations.html The Pillars] at the ''Soul Reaver 2'' official site</ref>
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*The '''[[summoning of the Guardians]]''': The first [[Circle of Nine]] are assembled, 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.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/9}}<ref name="CircleRules">[http://web.archive.org/web/20080925175614/http://www.eidosinteractive.co.uk/gss/soulreaver2/locations.html The Pillars] at the ''Soul Reaver 2'' official site</ref>
   
 
*'''The [[forging of the Reaver]]:''' The [[Soul Reaver|Reaver]] is forged.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="VoradorReaver" group="annotation">Vorador's birth and turning is positioned after the forging of the Reaver in the version of Nosgoth's chronology released with September 2000's ''[[wikipedia:Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine|Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]]'' (covering the second timeline), despite the ''Legacy of Kain: Defiance'' (fourth timeline) revelation that Vorador himself forged the Reaver.</ref>
 
*'''The [[forging of the Reaver]]:''' The [[Soul Reaver|Reaver]] is forged.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="VoradorReaver" group="annotation">Vorador's birth and turning is positioned after the forging of the Reaver in the version of Nosgoth's chronology released with September 2000's ''[[wikipedia:Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine|Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]]'' (covering the second timeline), despite the ''Legacy of Kain: Defiance'' (fourth timeline) revelation that Vorador himself forged the Reaver.</ref>
   
*[[Janos Audron]] significantly grows in renown, and ultimately becomes known as ''"the greatest [[vampires|vampire]] to have ever existed"''.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-Misc}}
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*[[Janos Audron]] significantly grows in renown, and ultimately becomes known as ''"the greatest [[vampires|vampire]] to have ever existed"''.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/Miscellaneous}}
   
 
*[[Vorador]] is born.<ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="VoradorReaver" group="annotation"/>
 
*[[Vorador]] is born.<ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="VoradorReaver" group="annotation"/>
   
*Vorador is sired by Janos Audron, and becomes a [[Vampires (second generation)|vampire]].<ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|SR2-C3}}<ref name="VoradorReaver" group="annotation"/>
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*Vorador is sired by Janos Audron, and becomes a [[Vampires (second generation)|vampire]].<ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/3}}<ref name="VoradorReaver" group="annotation"/>
   
*<font color="9AA9FE">(''"Thousands of years" before the [[History preceding Blood Omen|history preceding ''Blood Omen'']]'')</font> Presumably, the [[Dark Forge (Soul Reaver 2)|Dark]] and [[Light Forge (Soul Reaver 2)|Light]] Forges are constructed by the ancient vampires. They are sealed and forbidden to all but the prophesied bearer of the Reaver.{{Ref|SR2-C3}}{{Ref|SR2-C2}}
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*<font color="9AA9FE">(''"Thousands of years" before the [[History preceding Blood Omen|history preceding ''Blood Omen'']]'')</font> Presumably, the [[Dark Forge (Soul Reaver 2)|Dark]] and [[Light Forge (Soul Reaver 2)|Light]] Forges are constructed by the ancient vampires. They are sealed and forbidden to all but the prophesied bearer of the Reaver.{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/3}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/2}}
   
*The ancient vampires' civilization crumbles. Their bloodline trickles away, until Janos Audron is left the sole surviving member of his original race.{{Ref|SR2-C3}}{{Ref|SR2-C3}}
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*The ancient vampires' civilization crumbles. Their bloodline trickles away, until Janos Audron is left the sole surviving member of his original race.{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/3}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/3}}
   
*During this era, [[Moebius]], the Guardian of [[Time]], and [[Mortanius]], the Guardian of [[Death]], are presumably born.<ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="Players">{{Icon|DC}} [http://www.dark-chronicle.co.uk/resources/bo1_faq/faqchars.htm The Players] at [http://www.dark-chronicle.co.uk/resources/bo1_faq/faqtoc.htm SK: The Complete Guide To Legacy of Kain] (archived at Dark Chronicle)</ref>{{Ref|DEF-C9}}
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*During this era, [[Moebius]], the Guardian of [[Time]], and [[Mortanius]], the Guardian of [[Death]], are presumably born.<ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="Players">{{Icon|DC}} [http://www.dark-chronicle.co.uk/resources/bo1_faq/faqchars.htm The Players] at [http://www.dark-chronicle.co.uk/resources/bo1_faq/faqtoc.htm SK: The Complete Guide To Legacy of Kain] (archived at Dark Chronicle)</ref>{{Ref|Defiance/9}}
   
 
====[[Nosgoth's early history|<font color="#3D54CC">Nosgoth's early history</font>]]====
 
====[[Nosgoth's early history|<font color="#3D54CC">Nosgoth's early history</font>]]====
 
'''(Span of ~450 years)'''
 
'''(Span of ~450 years)'''
*At indeterminate points before or at the start of this era, the [[humans|human]] Guardians of [[Martyred Guardian of Balance|Balance]], [[Malek|Conflict]] ([[Malek]]), [[Martyred Guardian of Dimension]], [[Martyred Guardian of Energy|Energy]], [[Martyred_Guardian_of_the_Mind|the Mind]], [[Martyred Guardian of Nature|Nature]] and [[Martyred Guardian of States|States]], who will actively serve during Vorador's later attack on the Circle of Nine, are born.<ref name="GreatestHits"/>{{Ref|BO1-C1}}{{Ref|SR2-C1}}
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*At indeterminate points before or at the start of this era, the [[humans|human]] Guardians of [[Martyred Guardian of Balance|Balance]], [[Malek|Conflict]] ([[Malek]]), [[Martyred Guardian of Dimension]], [[Martyred Guardian of Energy|Energy]], [[Martyred Guardian of the Mind|the Mind]], [[Martyred Guardian of Nature|Nature]] and [[Martyred Guardian of States|States]], who will actively serve during Vorador's later attack on the Circle of Nine, are born.<ref name="GreatestHits"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/1}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/1}}
   
*At an indeterminate point before or during this era, [[Hash'ak'gik cult|a small cult]] devoted to [[Hash'ak'gik|a mysterious god]] - connected to tales of human [[Possession (Defiance)|possession]] - begins operating.{{Ref|BO1-C9}}
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*At an indeterminate point before or during this era, [[Hash'ak'gik cult|a small cult]] devoted to [[Hash'ak'gik|a mysterious god]] - connected to tales of human [[Possession (Defiance)|possession]] - begins operating.{{Ref|Blood Omen/9}}
   
*Nosgoth's vampire population increases, incurring the attention of the Circle.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C6}}
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*Nosgoth's vampire population increases, incurring the attention of the Circle.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/6}}
   
*Headquartered at the [[Sarafan Stronghold]], the Circle of Nine forms and sponsors the monastic [[Sarafan]] brotherhood to counter the vampire menace. Malek serves as its leader and general.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C5}}{{Ref|BO1-Prima}}<ref name="BO2-QA-IGN">{{Icon-IGN}} [http://ps2.ign.com/articles/098/098609p1.html Interview With a Vampire: Blood Omen 2] at IGN (by Douglass C. Perry)</ref>
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*Headquartered at the [[Sarafan Stronghold]], the Circle of Nine forms and sponsors the monastic [[Sarafan]] brotherhood to counter the vampire menace. Malek serves as its leader and general.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/5}}{{Ref|Blood Omen strategy guide}}<ref name="BO2-QA-IGN">{{Icon-IGN}} [http://ps2.ign.com/articles/098/098609p1.html Interview With a Vampire: Blood Omen 2] at IGN (by Douglass C. Perry)</ref>
   
*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~30-40 years before ~0)''</font> The human [[Raziel]] is born.<ref name="GreatestHits"/><ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|SR1-C6}}
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*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~30-40 years before ~0)''</font> The human [[Raziel]] is born.<ref name="GreatestHits"/><ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Soul Reaver/7}}
**<font color="9AA9FE">''(During the same approximate timeframe)''</font> The humans [[Dumah]], [[Melchiah]], [[Rahab]], [[Turel]] and [[Zephon]] are born.<ref name="GreatestHits"/><ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|SR1-C6}}
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**<font color="9AA9FE">''(During the same approximate timeframe)''</font> The humans [[Dumah]], [[Melchiah]], [[Rahab]], [[Turel]] and [[Zephon]] are born.<ref name="GreatestHits"/><ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Soul Reaver/7}}
   
*Dumah, Melchiah, Rahab, Raziel, Turel and Zephon join the Sarafan, and are trained to be devoutly loyal to the Circle of Nine.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|SR1-C6}}{{Ref|BO1-C5}}
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*Dumah, Melchiah, Rahab, Raziel, Turel and Zephon join the Sarafan, and are trained to be devoutly loyal to the Circle of Nine.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|Soul Reaver/7}}{{Ref|Blood Omen/5}}
**The six become the leading [[Sarafan commanders|commanders]] of the brotherhood.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|SR1-C6}}{{Ref|BO1-C5}}
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**The six become the leading [[Sarafan commanders|commanders]] of the brotherhood.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|Soul Reaver/7}}{{Ref|Blood Omen/5}}
   
*'''The [[vampire purge]]''': The Sarafan wage war on Nosgoth's vampires. Malek leads the brotherhood to many victories, killing thousands of the vampire race. Several of Vorador's friends, lovers and vampire children are slain, but he and Janos Audron elude their attacks.{{Ref|SR2-C3}}<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="Players"/>{{Ref|SR1-C6}}{{Ref|BO1-C5}}{{Ref|BO1-C6}}{{Ref|SR2-C0}}
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*'''The [[vampire purge]]''': The Sarafan wage war on Nosgoth's vampires. Malek leads the brotherhood to many victories, killing thousands of the vampire race. Several of Vorador's friends, lovers and vampire children are slain, but he and Janos Audron elude their attacks.{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/3}}<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="Players"/>{{Ref|Soul Reaver/7}}{{Ref|Blood Omen/5}}{{Ref|Blood Omen/6}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/Prologue}}
   
*Janos Audron is murdered by the Sarafan. His heart, the [[Heart of Darkness (artifact)|Heart of Darkness]], is ripped from his chest and later pronounced a relic.<ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="BO1-Misc"/>{{Ref|SR2-C1}}
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*Janos Audron is murdered by the Sarafan. His heart, the [[Heart of Darkness (artifact)|Heart of Darkness]], is ripped from his chest and later pronounced a relic.<ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/Miscellaneous}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/1}}
   
*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~0)''</font> The '''[[slaughter of the Circle]]:''' Vorador fights back against the human Circle of Nine for their sponsorship of the Sarafan, infiltrating the Sarafan Stronghold and killing the Balance, Dimension, Energy, Mind, Nature and States Guardians. He battles, defeats and humiliates their protector, Malek.<ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C5}}{{Ref|BO1-C6}}{{Ref|SR2-C1}}
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*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~0)''</font> The '''[[slaughter of the Circle]]:''' Vorador fights back against the human Circle of Nine for their sponsorship of the Sarafan, infiltrating the Sarafan Stronghold and killing the Balance, Dimension, Energy, Mind, Nature and States Guardians. He battles, defeats and humiliates their protector, Malek.<ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/5}}{{Ref|Blood Omen/6}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/1}}
**Six new Guardians are born (variously [[Anarcrothe]], [[Ariel]], [[Azimuth]], [[Bane]], [[DeJoule]] and [[Nupraptor]], or unseen predecessors to them).<ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C9}}{{Ref|BO1-C5}}
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**Six new Guardians are born (variously [[Anarcrothe]], [[Ariel]], [[Azimuth]], [[Bane]], [[DeJoule]] and [[Nupraptor]], or unseen predecessors to them).<ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/9}}{{Ref|Blood Omen/5}}
 
**Dumah, Melchiah, Rahab, Raziel, Turel and Zephon die in combat.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>
 
**Dumah, Melchiah, Rahab, Raziel, Turel and Zephon die in combat.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>
   
*In [[Avernus Cathedral]], Mortanius punishes Malek for his failure, fusing Malek's [[souls|soul]] to a suit of magical armor. Malek is condemned to serve as the unliving Ward of the Circle.<ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C5}}{{Ref|BO1-C1}}<ref name="BO1-Prima"/>
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*In [[Avernus Cathedral]], Mortanius punishes Malek for his failure, fusing Malek's [[souls|soul]] to a suit of magical armor. Malek is condemned to serve as the unliving Ward of the Circle.<ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/5}}{{Ref|Blood Omen/1}}{{Ref|Blood Omen strategy guide}}
   
*The corpses of the six martyred Sarafan commanders are interred in the [[Tomb of the Sarafan]].<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|SR1-C6}}
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*The corpses of the six martyred Sarafan commanders are interred in the [[Tomb of the Sarafan]].<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Soul Reaver/7}}
   
*The ongoing vampire purges force Vorador into hiding. He becomes lost to Nosgoth, ensconsing himself in [[Vorador's Mansion|his mansion]] in the [[Termogent Forest]].<ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="Players"/>{{Ref|BO1-C6}}
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*The ongoing vampire purges force Vorador into hiding. He becomes lost to Nosgoth, ensconsing himself in [[Vorador's Mansion|his mansion]] in the [[Termogent Forest]].<ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="Players"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/6}}
   
*<font color="9AA9FE">''(Long before ~450)''</font> The Sarafan disband, and their crusade ceases.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|SR1-C1}}
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*<font color="9AA9FE">''(Long before ~450)''</font> The Sarafan disband, and their crusade ceases.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|Soul Reaver/1}}
   
 
====[[History preceding Blood Omen|<font color="#338033">Pre-Blood Omen era</font>]]====
 
====[[History preceding Blood Omen|<font color="#338033">Pre-Blood Omen era</font>]]====
 
'''(Span of ~50 years)'''
 
'''(Span of ~50 years)'''
*<font color="9AA9FE">''(Years before ~0)''</font> [[William the Just]] is born. At a young age, he inherits rulership of [[Land of the Nemesis|a kingdom in northern Nosgoth]].{{Ref|SR2-C5}}
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*<font color="9AA9FE">''(Years before ~0)''</font> [[William the Just]] is born. At a young age, he inherits rulership of [[Land of the Nemesis|a kingdom in northern Nosgoth]].{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/5}}
   
*Moebius attempts to rally the [[Villagers (Blood Omen)|villagers]] loyal to William, and secures an audience with the king.{{Ref|BO1-C10}}
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*Moebius attempts to rally the [[Villagers (Blood Omen)|villagers]] loyal to William, and secures an audience with the king.{{Ref|Blood Omen/10}}
   
*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~0)''</font> [[Second timeline#Blood Omen era|<font color="#A83636">→</font>]] Using his [[time-streaming devices|time-streaming device]], [[Kain]] departs the [[Events of Blood Omen|events of ''Blood Omen'']], emerging here, nearly 50 years in the past.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C10}}{{Ref|SR2-C1}}
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*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~0)''</font> [[Second timeline#Blood Omen era|<font color="#A83636">→</font>]] Using his [[time-streaming devices|time-streaming device]], [[Kain]] departs the [[Events of Blood Omen|events of ''Blood Omen'']], emerging here, nearly 50 years in the past.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/10}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/1}}
**Kain travels to William's kingdom, intending to kill William on advice from the Oracle (Moebius).{{Ref|SR2-C1}}
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**Kain travels to William's kingdom, intending to kill William on advice from the Oracle (Moebius).{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/1}}
**In the [[stronghold of William the Just]], Kain watches as Moebius provides William with the [[Soul Reaver]] and other weapons, and warns William of a vampire sent to slay him.{{Ref|BO1-C10}}
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**In the [[stronghold of William the Just]], Kain watches as Moebius provides William with the [[Soul Reaver]] and other weapons, and warns William of a vampire sent to slay him.{{Ref|Blood Omen/10}}
**[[File:Wiki-Icon-BO1.png|16px|link=Stranded in Time|Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Chapter 10: Stranded in Time]] The [[first paradox|<font color="#FFFF00">'''first paradox'''</font>]]: Kain attempts to slay William in battle. Both combatants are armed with incarnations of the Soul Reaver.{{Ref|BO1-C10}}{{Ref|SR2-C5}}
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**[[File:Wiki-Icon-BO1.png|16px|link=Stranded in Time|Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Chapter 10: Stranded in Time]] The [[first paradox|<font color="#FFFF00">'''first paradox'''</font>]]: Kain attempts to slay William in battle. Both combatants are armed with incarnations of the Soul Reaver.{{Ref|Blood Omen/10}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/5}}
**[[File:Wiki-Icon-BO1.png|16px|link=Stranded in Time|Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Chapter 10: Stranded in Time]] Kain succeeds in slaying William, and drinks his [[Red blood|Blood]]. Kain's Soul Reaver breaks William's in the battle. After being discovered as the assassin, Kain finds a second time-streaming device, and returns to his own time in the Blood Omen era.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C10}}{{Ref|SR2-C5}} [[Second timeline#Blood Omen era|<font color="#A83636">→</font>]]
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**[[File:Wiki-Icon-BO1.png|16px|link=Stranded in Time|Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Chapter 10: Stranded in Time]] Kain succeeds in slaying William, and drinks his [[Red blood|Blood]]. Kain's Soul Reaver breaks William's in the battle. After being discovered as the assassin, Kain finds a second time-streaming device, and returns to his own time in the Blood Omen era.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/10}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/5}} [[Second timeline#Blood Omen era|<font color="#A83636">→</font>]]
   
*Devastated by William's murder, the people of William's realm swear a vengeful covenant to their fallen king, promising to eradicate Nosgoth's vampires once and for all.<ref name="BO1-Misc"/>
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*Devastated by William's murder, the people of William's realm swear a vengeful covenant to their fallen king, promising to eradicate Nosgoth's vampires once and for all.{{Ref|Blood Omen/Miscellaneous}}
**Eventually, most of Nosgoth's human citizens ascribe to the same genocidal hatred of vampires.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|SR2-C1}}{{Ref|BO1-C11}}
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**Eventually, most of Nosgoth's human citizens ascribe to the same genocidal hatred of vampires.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/1}}{{Ref|Blood Omen/11}}
   
*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~10)''</font> Under Moebius's leadership, [[Vampire hunters (history preceding Blood Omen)|Vampire hunters]] is formally founded, operating from the former Sarafan Stronghold.{{Ref|SR2-C3}}{{Ref|SR2-C1}}
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*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~10)''</font> Under Moebius's leadership, [[Vampire hunters (history preceding Blood Omen)|Vampire hunters]] is formally founded, operating from the former Sarafan Stronghold.{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/3}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/1}}
**The mercenary army heads a renewed, highly-successful vampire purge. William's corpse is taken to the Sarafan Stronghold, and is beatified in [[Legacy of Kain Wiki:Sanctuary (Sarafan Stronghold)|a dedicated chapel]] with the broken Soul Reaver.{{Ref|SR2-C3}}<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|SR2-C1}}{{Ref|BO1-C11}}
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**The mercenary army heads a renewed, highly-successful vampire purge. William's corpse is taken to the Sarafan Stronghold, and is beatified in [[Legacy of Kain Wiki:Sanctuary (Sarafan Stronghold)|a dedicated chapel]] with the broken Soul Reaver.{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/3}}<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/1}}{{Ref|Blood Omen/11}}
   
 
*Mortanius is possessed by the [[Hylden Lord|Dark Entity]].<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="SKQ&A">{{Icon|DC}} [http://www.dark-chronicle.co.uk/resources/bo1_faq/faqmisc.htm Miscellaneous Questions & Answers] at [http://www.dark-chronicle.co.uk/resources/bo1_faq/faqtoc.htm SK: The Complete Guide To Legacy of Kain] (archived at Dark Chronicle)</ref>
 
*Mortanius is possessed by the [[Hylden Lord|Dark Entity]].<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="SKQ&A">{{Icon|DC}} [http://www.dark-chronicle.co.uk/resources/bo1_faq/faqmisc.htm Miscellaneous Questions & Answers] at [http://www.dark-chronicle.co.uk/resources/bo1_faq/faqtoc.htm SK: The Complete Guide To Legacy of Kain] (archived at Dark Chronicle)</ref>
   
*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~20)''</font> [[Second timeline#Soul Reaver era|<font color="#2A868C">→</font>]] The Elder Kain emerges from the [[Events of Soul Reaver|events of ''Soul Reaver'']], and makes his way to the Pillars, to await Raziel.{{Ref|SR2-C2}}{{Ref|SR2-C1}}{{Ref|SR2-C0}}
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*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~20)''</font> [[Second timeline#Soul Reaver era|<font color="#2A868C">→</font>]] The Elder Kain emerges from the [[Events of Soul Reaver|events of ''Soul Reaver'']], and makes his way to the Pillars, to await Raziel.{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/2}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/1}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/Prologue}}
**[[File:Wiki-Icon-SR2.png|16px|link=A Reaver in Time|Soul Reaver 2, Chapter 1: A Reaver in Time]] Moebius snatches Raziel from the [[time-stream]], and conveys him to the [[time-streaming chambers|time-streaming chamber]] in the Sarafan Stronghold. Moebius attempts to fuel Raziel's hatred for Kain and the vampires.{{Ref|SR2-C1}}
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**[[File:Wiki-Icon-SR2.png|16px|link=A Reaver in Time|Soul Reaver 2, Chapter 1: A Reaver in Time]] Moebius snatches Raziel from the [[time-stream]], and conveys him to the [[Time Streaming Device (The Sarafan Stronghold)|time-streaming chamber]] in the Sarafan Stronghold. Moebius attempts to fuel Raziel's hatred for Kain and the vampires.{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/1}}
**[[File:Wiki-Icon-SR2.png|16px|link=A Reaver in Time|Soul Reaver 2, Chapter 1: A Reaver in Time]] In [[Legacy of Kain Wiki:Sanctuary (Sarafan Stronghold)|William's chapel]], Raziel discovers the broken Soul Reaver, causing a [[Reaver-convergence]]. The [[Wraith Blade]] leeches Raziel's soul energy to restore the damaged physical sword. Raziel threatens Moebius with the Soul Reaver, but stays his hand, and leaves the reconstituted weapon behind.{{Ref|SR2-C1}}
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**[[File:Wiki-Icon-SR2.png|16px|link=A Reaver in Time|Soul Reaver 2, Chapter 1: A Reaver in Time]] In [[Legacy of Kain Wiki:Sanctuary (Sarafan Stronghold)|William's chapel]], Raziel discovers the broken Soul Reaver, causing a [[Reaver-convergence]]. The [[Wraith Blade]] leeches Raziel's soul energy to restore the damaged physical sword. Raziel threatens Moebius with the Soul Reaver, but stays his hand, and leaves the reconstituted weapon behind.{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/1}}
**[[File:Wiki-Icon-SR2.png|16px|link=A Reaver in Time|Soul Reaver 2, Chapter 1: A Reaver in Time]] Before leaving the Stronghold to meet Kain at the Pillars, Raziel encounters a mural recording the life of Janos Audron, demonizing him as a predator who terrorized [[Uschtenheim]]'s population.{{Ref|SR2-C1}}
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**[[File:Wiki-Icon-SR2.png|16px|link=A Reaver in Time|Soul Reaver 2, Chapter 1: A Reaver in Time]] Before leaving the Stronghold to meet Kain at the Pillars, Raziel encounters a mural recording the life of Janos Audron, demonizing him as a predator who terrorized [[Uschtenheim]]'s population.{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/1}}
 
**Possessing Mortanius's body, the Dark Entity murders Ariel. Kain, her successor as Guardian of [[Balance]], is born to an aristocratic family.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="SKQ&A"/>
 
**Possessing Mortanius's body, the Dark Entity murders Ariel. Kain, her successor as Guardian of [[Balance]], is born to an aristocratic family.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="SKQ&A"/>
**[[File:Wiki-Icon-SR2.png|16px|link=Decision at the Pillars|Soul Reaver 2, Chapter 2: Decision at the Pillars]] The '''[[corruption of the Pillars]]''': Nupraptor, Ariel's lover, finds her corpse and realises that Mortanius was responsible for her death. Overwhelmed with grief and suspicions of treachery, Nupraptor plunges into madness, unleashing a psychic onslaught directed at the entire Circle of Nine. Throughout all Nosgoth, the minds of the sensitive and intellectual are blasted by waves of hatred. The Circle is permanently left mentally corrupted, and the Pillars physically crack and corrode.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="Players"/>{{Ref|BO1-C2}} Raziel and the Elder Kain both witness this event from the Pillars' clearing.{{Ref|SR2-C2}}
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**[[File:Wiki-Icon-SR2.png|16px|link=Decision at the Pillars|Soul Reaver 2, Chapter 2: Decision at the Pillars]] The '''[[corruption of the Pillars]]''': Nupraptor, Ariel's lover, finds her corpse and realises that Mortanius was responsible for her death. Overwhelmed with grief and suspicions of treachery, Nupraptor plunges into madness, unleashing a psychic onslaught directed at the entire Circle of Nine. Throughout all Nosgoth, the minds of the sensitive and intellectual are blasted by waves of hatred. The Circle is permanently left mentally corrupted, and the Pillars physically crack and corrode.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="Players"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/2}} Raziel and the Elder Kain both witness this event from the Pillars' clearing.{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/2}}
**[[File:Wiki-Icon-SR2.png|16px|link=Decision at the Pillars|Soul Reaver 2, Chapter 2: Decision at the Pillars]] Using the Wraith Blade, Raziel unlocks the Subterranean Pillars Chamber for the first time in centuries, and discovers the ancient vampires' murals within. He meets the Elder God again, who insists that he destroy Kain and the vampires.{{Ref|SR2-C2}}{{Ref|SR2-C2}}
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**[[File:Wiki-Icon-SR2.png|16px|link=Decision at the Pillars|Soul Reaver 2, Chapter 2: Decision at the Pillars]] Using the Wraith Blade, Raziel unlocks the Subterranean Pillars Chamber for the first time in centuries, and discovers the ancient vampires' murals within. He meets the Elder God again, who insists that he destroy Kain and the vampires.{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/2}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/2}}
**[[File:Wiki-Icon-SR2.png|16px|link=Through the Swamp|Soul Reaver 2, Chapter 3: Through the Swamp]] In the Swamp, Raziel solves the Dark Forge to obtain the [[Dark Reaver (Soul Reaver 2)|Dark Reaver]], and meets Vorador. They discuss the vampire purges, the corruption of the Pillars, the Reaver, and Janos Audron.{{Ref|SR2-C3}}{{Ref|SR2-C2}}
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**[[File:Wiki-Icon-SR2.png|16px|link=Through the Swamp|Soul Reaver 2, Chapter 3: Through the Swamp]] In the Swamp, Raziel solves the Dark Forge to obtain the [[Dark Reaver (Soul Reaver 2)|Dark Reaver]], and meets Vorador. They discuss the vampire purges, the corruption of the Pillars, the Reaver, and Janos Audron.{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/3}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/2}}
**[[File:Wiki-Icon-SR2.png|16px|link=The Light Forge (chapter)|Soul Reaver 2, Chapter 4: The Light Forge]] On his return journey to the Stronghold, Raziel begins to denounce the Elder God. He solves the Light Forge, and obtains the [[Light Reaver (Soul Reaver 2)|Light Reaver]].{{Ref|SR2-C3}}{{Ref|SR2-C4}}
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**[[File:Wiki-Icon-SR2.png|16px|link=The Light Forge (chapter)|Soul Reaver 2, Chapter 4: The Light Forge]] On his return journey to the Stronghold, Raziel begins to denounce the Elder God. He solves the Light Forge, and obtains the [[Light Reaver (Soul Reaver 2)|Light Reaver]].{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/3}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/4}}
**[[File:Wiki-Icon-SR2.png|16px|link=A Fateful Meeting|Soul Reaver 2, Chapter 5: A Fateful Meeting]] The [[second paradox|<font color="#FF5000">'''second paradox'''</font>]]: At William's chapel, Raziel meets the Elder Kain, and takes up the Soul Reaver. A Reaver-convergence begins. Here, Raziel is destined to murder Kain.{{Ref|SR2-C5}}
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**[[File:Wiki-Icon-SR2.png|16px|link=A Fateful Meeting|Soul Reaver 2, Chapter 5: A Fateful Meeting]] The [[second paradox|<font color="#FF5000">'''second paradox'''</font>]]: At William's chapel, Raziel meets the Elder Kain, and takes up the Soul Reaver. A Reaver-convergence begins. Here, Raziel is destined to murder Kain.{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/5}}
 
***<font color="#338033">»»</font> '''''<font color="#FFFF00">This timeline is derailed and dies, spawning the altered [[third timeline]].</font>'''''<font color="#FFFF00"> [[Third timeline|<font color="#338033">»»»</font>]]</font>
 
***<font color="#338033">»»</font> '''''<font color="#FFFF00">This timeline is derailed and dies, spawning the altered [[third timeline]].</font>'''''<font color="#FFFF00"> [[Third timeline|<font color="#338033">»»»</font>]]</font>
 
**Raziel kills the Elder Kain with the Soul Reaver at the chapel, and history proceeds as normal.
 
**Raziel kills the Elder Kain with the Soul Reaver at the chapel, and history proceeds as normal.
   
*Ariel's [[specters|specter]] begins to haunt the Pillars of Nosgoth.{{Ref|SR2-C2}}<ref name="SKQ&A"/>
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*Ariel's [[specters|specter]] begins to haunt the Pillars of Nosgoth.{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/2}}<ref name="SKQ&A"/>
   
*The insane and deranged Guardians unleash their powers against Nosgoth, with malicious intent. Anarcrothe, Bane and DeJoule create the [[Dark Eden]]. Azimuth begins indiscriminately summoning malevolent demons and creatures in numerous cities, leaving the populace at their mercy. Nupraptor practices self-mutilation, sewing his own eyes and lips shut, and terrorizes pilgrims who journey to [[Nupraptor's Retreat|his retreat]] near [[Vasserbünde]].<ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="Players"/><ref name="SKPlot">{{Icon|DC}} [http://www.dark-chronicle.co.uk/resources/bo1_faq/faqplot.htm Legacy of Kain: The Plot] at [http://www.dark-chronicle.co.uk/resources/bo1_faq/faqtoc.htm SK: The Complete Guide To Legacy of Kain] (archived at Dark Chronicle)</ref><ref name="SR2Backstory">{{Icon|DC}} [http://www.dark-chronicle.co.uk/sr2/story.php Soul Reaver 2: Background Story] at Dark Chronicle (by Marie Tryhorn)</ref>{{Ref|BO1-C7}}{{Ref|BO1-C3}}
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*The insane and deranged Guardians unleash their powers against Nosgoth, with malicious intent. Anarcrothe, Bane and DeJoule create the [[Dark Eden]]. Azimuth begins indiscriminately summoning malevolent demons and creatures in numerous cities, leaving the populace at their mercy. Nupraptor practices self-mutilation, sewing his own eyes and lips shut, and terrorizes pilgrims who journey to [[Nupraptor's Retreat|his retreat]] near [[Vasserbünde]].<ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="Players"/><ref name="SKPlot">{{Icon|DC}} [http://www.dark-chronicle.co.uk/resources/bo1_faq/faqplot.htm Legacy of Kain: The Plot] at [http://www.dark-chronicle.co.uk/resources/bo1_faq/faqtoc.htm SK: The Complete Guide To Legacy of Kain] (archived at Dark Chronicle)</ref><ref name="SR2Backstory">{{Icon|DC}} [http://www.dark-chronicle.co.uk/sr2/story.php Soul Reaver 2: Background Story] at Dark Chronicle (by Marie Tryhorn)</ref>{{Ref|Blood Omen/7}}{{Ref|Blood Omen/3}}
   
*King [[Ottmar]] of [[Willendorf]] holds a contest to celebrate [[Princess|his daughter]]'s birthday, offering a royal favor to the creator of the finest doll in the realm. Among hundreds of submissions, Elzevir the Dollmaker (location)|Elzevir the Dollmaker entry is proclaimed the winner. [[Elzevir]] takes a lock of the Princess' hair in payment.{{Ref|BO1-C9}}<ref name="Warp">{{Icon-Eidos}} [http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=169 Warp's answers from Amy] at the Eidos Forums (by blincoln)</ref>
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*King [[Ottmar]] of [[Willendorf]] holds a contest to celebrate [[Princess|his daughter]]'s birthday, offering a royal favor to the creator of the finest doll in the realm. Among hundreds of submissions, Elzevir the Dollmaker (location)|Elzevir the Dollmaker entry is proclaimed the winner. [[Elzevir]] takes a lock of the Princess' hair in payment.{{Ref|Blood Omen/9}}<ref name="Warp">{{Icon-Eidos}} [http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=169 Warp's answers from Amy] at the Eidos Forums (by blincoln)</ref>
**Elzevir traps the Princess' soul in a [[Elzevir's Doll|burlap and silk doll]]. The Princess becomes lifeless, plunging Ottmar into despair.{{Ref|BO1-C9}}<ref name="Players"/><ref name="SKPlot"/><ref name="Warp"/>
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**Elzevir traps the Princess' soul in a [[Elzevir's Doll|burlap and silk doll]]. The Princess becomes lifeless, plunging Ottmar into despair.{{Ref|Blood Omen/9}}<ref name="Players"/><ref name="SKPlot"/><ref name="Warp"/>
   
*[[Coorhagen]], Kain's home city, is struck by the [[plague]].<ref name="SKPlot"/>{{Ref|BO1-C4}}
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*[[Coorhagen]], Kain's home city, is struck by the [[plague]].<ref name="SKPlot"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/4}}
   
*By now, the vampire race has been devastated by the crusades of Moebius's mercenary army, and Vorador is among the last survivors of his kind.{{Ref|BO1-C11}}
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*By now, the vampire race has been devastated by the crusades of Moebius's mercenary army, and Vorador is among the last survivors of his kind.{{Ref|Blood Omen/11}}
   
 
*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~50)''</font> Kain departs Coorhagen, embarking on a journey across Nosgoth.<ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="SR2Backstory"/>
 
*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~50)''</font> Kain departs Coorhagen, embarking on a journey across Nosgoth.<ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="SR2Backstory"/>
**Mortanius recruits [[Kain's assassins|a band of assassins]] to murder Kain.<ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C12}}
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**Mortanius recruits [[Kain's assassins|a band of assassins]] to murder Kain.<ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/12}}
**At night, Kain attempts to seek shelter at a tavern in [[Ziegsturhl]], but is denied entry. Forced to the road, he is slain by the hired assassins.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C1}}
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**At night, Kain attempts to seek shelter at a tavern in [[Ziegsturhl]], but is denied entry. Forced to the road, he is slain by the hired assassins.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/1}}
**Kain's body is interred in [[Kain's Mausoleum|his mausoleum]] in the [[Cemetery]].<ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C2}}
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**Kain's body is interred in [[Kain's Mausoleum|his mausoleum]] in the [[Cemetery]].<ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/2}}
   
 
====[[Events of Blood Omen|<font color="#A83636">Blood Omen era</font>]]====
 
====[[Events of Blood Omen|<font color="#A83636">Blood Omen era</font>]]====
 
'''(Span of ~1 year)'''
 
'''(Span of ~1 year)'''
*<font color="9AA9FE">''(During, or shortly before, ~0)''</font> Azimuth begins summoning and unleashing [[Demons (creatures)|Demons]] on [[Avernus]], setting the city on fire. Trade from Avernus to Vasserbünde ceases.<ref name="Players"/><ref name="BO1-Misc"/>{{Ref|BO1-C8}}
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*<font color="9AA9FE">''(During, or shortly before, ~0)''</font> Azimuth begins summoning and unleashing [[Demons]] on [[Avernus]], setting the city on fire. Trade from Avernus to Vasserbünde ceases.<ref name="Players"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/Miscellaneous}}{{Ref|Blood Omen/8}}
   
*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~0)''</font> In the [[Underworld (Blood Omen)|Underworld]], Mortanius offers Kain the opportunity to avenge himself. Kain hastily accepts, and is reborn as a vampire.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C1}}
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*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~0)''</font> In the [[Underworld (Blood Omen)|Underworld]], Mortanius offers Kain the opportunity to avenge himself. Kain hastily accepts, and is reborn as a vampire.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/1}}
**Kain awakes in his mausoleum, and kills his assassins near Ziegsturhl. Informed by Mortanius that the true culprits still live, and seeking a cure to his vampirism, he meets the specter of Ariel at the Pillars of Nosgoth, who instructs him to destroy the corrupt Circle of Nine and restore the Pillars.<ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C2}}{{Ref|BO1-C3}}
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**Kain awakes in his mausoleum, and kills his assassins near Ziegsturhl. Informed by Mortanius that the true culprits still live, and seeking a cure to his vampirism, he meets the specter of Ariel at the Pillars of Nosgoth, who instructs him to destroy the corrupt Circle of Nine and restore the Pillars.<ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/2}}{{Ref|Blood Omen/3}}
**Kain travels through [[Nachtholm]] and Vasserbünde, and infiltrates [[Nupraptor's Retreat]]. He beheads Nupraptor and returns [[Nupraptor's Head|the head]] to the Pillars. The [[Pillar of the Mind]] is restored.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C3}}
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**Kain travels through [[Nachtholm]] and Vasserbünde, and infiltrates [[Nupraptor's Retreat]]. He beheads Nupraptor and returns [[Nupraptor's Head|the head]] to the Pillars. The [[Pillar of the Mind]] is restored.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/3}}
**Passing through the plague-ridden Coorhagen, Kain travels to northern Nosgoth and flies to [[Malek's Bastion]]. He attempts to destroy Malek, but fails. Kain travels to the [[Oracle's Cave]] in search of a means to defeat Malek.<ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C5}}{{Ref|BO1-C4}}
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**Passing through the plague-ridden Coorhagen, Kain travels to northern Nosgoth and flies to [[Malek's Bastion]]. He attempts to destroy Malek, but fails. Kain travels to the [[Oracle's Cave]] in search of a means to defeat Malek.<ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/5}}{{Ref|Blood Omen/4}}
**Moebius, posing as the Oracle of Nosgoth, advises Kain to seek Vorador in the Termogent Forest.<ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="Players"/>{{Ref|BO1-C5}}
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**Moebius, posing as the Oracle of Nosgoth, advises Kain to seek Vorador in the Termogent Forest.<ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="Players"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/5}}
**Kain meets Vorador, who gives Kain [[Vorador's Signet Ring|his Signet Ring]].<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C6}}
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**Kain meets Vorador, who gives Kain [[Vorador's Signet Ring|his Signet Ring]].<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/6}}
**Kain travels to Dark Eden and kills Bane and DeJoule, while Vorador destroys Malek.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C7}}
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**Kain travels to Dark Eden and kills Bane and DeJoule, while Vorador destroys Malek.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/7}}
**Kain returns [[Bane's Antler Headdress]], [[DeJoule's Insulating Cloak]] and [[Malek's Helmet]] to the Pillars. The Pillars of [[Pillar of Conflict|Conflict]], [[Pillar of Energy|Energy]] and [[Pillar of Nature|Nature]] are restored.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C7}}
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**Kain returns [[Bane's Antler Headdress]], [[DeJoule's Insulating Cloak]] and [[Malek's Helmet]] to the Pillars. The Pillars of [[Pillar of Conflict|Conflict]], [[Pillar of Energy|Energy]] and [[Pillar of Nature|Nature]] are restored.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/7}}
**Kain journeys south through Avernus. In Avernus Cathedral, he discovers the Soul Reaver, and claims it for his own. With the Reaver, he slays Azimuth, and obtains the time-streaming device she stole from Moebius.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C8}}
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**Kain journeys south through Avernus. In Avernus Cathedral, he discovers the Soul Reaver, and claims it for his own. With the Reaver, he slays Azimuth, and obtains the time-streaming device she stole from Moebius.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/8}}
**Kain returns [[Azimuth's Eye]] to the Pillars. The [[Pillar of Dimension]] is restored.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C9}}
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**Kain returns [[Azimuth's Eye]] to the Pillars. The [[Pillar of Dimension]] is restored.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/9}}
**Moebius coerces Kain to travel back in time and assassinate William the Just. Kain utilizes the time-streaming device, departing for the pre-Blood Omen era.{{Ref|SR2-C1}} [[Second timeline#Pre-Blood Omen era|<font color="#338033">→</font>]]
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**Moebius coerces Kain to travel back in time and assassinate William the Just. Kain utilizes the time-streaming device, departing for the pre-Blood Omen era.{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/1}} [[Second timeline#Pre-Blood Omen era|<font color="#338033">→</font>]]
**[[File:Wiki-Icon-BO1.png|16px|link=The Vampire Purges (chapter)|Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Chapter 11: The Vampire Purges]] [[Second timeline#Pre-Blood Omen era|<font color="#338033">→</font>]] Having killed William the Just, Kain returns to the Blood Omen era to find that his own actions enabled the renewed vampire purge headed by Moebius. Traveling south of [[Stahlberg]], he watches as Moebius's mob publicly executes Vorador, the last vampire in Nosgoth (besides Kain).<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|SR2-C5}}{{Ref|BO1-C11}}
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**[[File:Wiki-Icon-BO1.png|16px|link=The Vampire Purges (chapter)|Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Chapter 11: The Vampire Purges]] [[Second timeline#Pre-Blood Omen era|<font color="#338033">→</font>]] Having killed William the Just, Kain returns to the Blood Omen era to find that his own actions enabled the renewed vampire purge headed by Moebius. Traveling south of [[Stahlberg]], he watches as Moebius's mob publicly executes Vorador, the last vampire in Nosgoth (besides Kain).<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/5}}{{Ref|Blood Omen/11}}
**[[File:Wiki-Icon-BO1.png|16px|link=The Vampire Purges (chapter)|Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Chapter 11: The Vampire Purges]] Fighting Moebius's mercenary army and illusory enemies conjured by Moebius, Kain defeats and beheads the Time Streamer.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C11}}
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**[[File:Wiki-Icon-BO1.png|16px|link=The Vampire Purges (chapter)|Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Chapter 11: The Vampire Purges]] Fighting Moebius's mercenary army and illusory enemies conjured by Moebius, Kain defeats and beheads the Time Streamer.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/11}}
**[[File:Wiki-Icon-BO1.png|16px|link=To the End|Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Chapter 12: To the End]] Kain travels to the Pillars at Mortanius's invitation. He witnesses Mortanius slay Anarcrothe in battle, then battles Mortanius himself. The Dark Entity emerges as Mortanius dies; Kain defeats it. He returns [[Moebius's Hourglass]], [[Anarcrothe's Alchemical Scales|Anarcrothe's Scales]] and [[Mortanius's Death Orb]] to the Pillars, and the Pillars of [[Pillar of Time|Time]], [[Pillar of States|States]] and [[Pillar of Death|Death]] are restored.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="SKQ&A"/>{{Ref|BO1-C12}}
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**[[File:Wiki-Icon-BO1.png|16px|link=To the End|Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Chapter 12: To the End]] Kain travels to the Pillars at Mortanius's invitation. He witnesses Mortanius slay Anarcrothe in battle, then battles Mortanius himself. The Dark Entity emerges as Mortanius dies; Kain defeats it. He returns [[Moebius's Hourglass]], [[Anarcrothe's Alchemical Scales|Anarcrothe's Scales]] and [[Mortanius's Death Orb]] to the Pillars, and the Pillars of [[Pillar of Time|Time]], [[Pillar of States|States]] and [[Pillar of Death|Death]] are restored.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/><ref name="SKQ&A"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/12}}
**[[File:Wiki-Icon-BO1.png|16px|link=To the End|Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Chapter 12: To the End]] The '''[[collapse of the Pillars]]:''' Ariel finally informs Kain that he is the Balance Guardian, and he is left with a choice: [[sacrifice]] himself to restore the [[Pillar of Balance]] and Nosgoth, or refuse the sacrifice and trigger the Pillars' total collapse. Kain chooses the latter option, electing to rule Nosgoth in its damnation.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C12}}{{Ref|SR1-C2}}{{Ref|SR1-C4}}
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**[[File:Wiki-Icon-BO1.png|16px|link=To the End|Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Chapter 12: To the End]] The '''[[collapse of the Pillars]]:''' Ariel finally informs Kain that he is the Balance Guardian, and he is left with a choice: [[sacrifice]] himself to restore the [[Pillar of Balance]] and Nosgoth, or refuse the sacrifice and trigger the Pillars' total collapse. Kain chooses the latter option, electing to rule Nosgoth in its damnation.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/12}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver/2}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver/6}}
   
 
====[[Era following Blood Omen|<font color="#7636A8">Post-Blood Omen era</font>]]====
 
====[[Era following Blood Omen|<font color="#7636A8">Post-Blood Omen era</font>]]====
 
'''(Span of ~500 years)'''
 
'''(Span of ~500 years)'''
*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~0)''</font> [[File:Wiki-Icon-BO1.png|16px|link=To the End|Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Chapter 12: To the End]] Embracing his vampirism, Kain rejoices, establishing a throne at the ruined Pillar of Balance.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|BO1-C12}}{{Ref|SR1-C2}}
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*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~0)''</font> [[File:Wiki-Icon-BO1.png|16px|link=To the End|Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Chapter 12: To the End]] Embracing his vampirism, Kain rejoices, establishing a throne at the ruined Pillar of Balance.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Blood Omen/12}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver/1}}
   
*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~500)''</font> The '''[[raising of the lieutenants]]:''' Kain infiltrates the Tomb of the Sarafan, raising the six Sarafan commanders to act as his [[Vampires (events of Soul Reaver)|vampire]] lieutenants. Raziel, Turel, Dumah, Rahab, Zephon and Melchiah are reborn in respective order.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|SR1-C6}}
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*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~500)''</font> The '''[[raising of the lieutenants]]:''' Kain infiltrates the Tomb of the Sarafan, raising the six Sarafan commanders to act as his [[Vampires (events of Soul Reaver)|vampire]] lieutenants. Raziel, Turel, Dumah, Rahab, Zephon and Melchiah are reborn in respective order.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Soul Reaver/9}}
   
 
====[[Events of Soul Reaver|<font color="#2A868C">Soul Reaver era</font>]]====
 
====[[Events of Soul Reaver|<font color="#2A868C">Soul Reaver era</font>]]====
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**The vampires begin to destroy Nosgoth's major human kingdoms. [[Vampire hunters (events of Soul Reaver)|Vampire hunters]] rise to counter their menace.<ref name="SR1Backstory"/>
 
**The vampires begin to destroy Nosgoth's major human kingdoms. [[Vampire hunters (events of Soul Reaver)|Vampire hunters]] rise to counter their menace.<ref name="SR1Backstory"/>
   
*<font color="9AA9FE">''(At an indeterminate point "centuries" before ~1500)''</font> In defiance of Kain's empire, human architects construct what will become the [[Silenced Cathedral]], in hopes of wiping out the vampire race by blasting a deadly hymn across Nosgoth.{{Ref|SR1-C5}}
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*<font color="9AA9FE">''(At an indeterminate point "centuries" before ~1500)''</font> In defiance of Kain's empire, human architects construct what will become the [[Silenced Cathedral]], in hopes of wiping out the vampire race by blasting a deadly hymn across Nosgoth.{{Ref|Soul Reaver/7}}
**At an indeterminate point during or after its construction, the vampires (chiefly Zephon and the Zephonim) slaughter the Cathedral's inhabitants and take it for their own.{{Ref|SR1-C4}}{{Ref|SR1-C5}}
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**At an indeterminate point during or after its construction, the vampires (chiefly Zephon and the Zephonim) slaughter the Cathedral's inhabitants and take it for their own.{{Ref|Soul Reaver/7}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver/8}}
   
*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~100)''</font> By now, the vampires consider humanity ''"tamed"'' and ''"thoroughly domesticated"''. At an indeterminate point, the [[Drowned Abbey|Abbey]] and the [[City]] become two of the last vestiges of safety for the human race in Nosgoth.<ref name="SR1Backstory"/>{{Ref|SR1-C7}}{{Ref|SR1-Misc}}
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*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~100)''</font> By now, the vampires consider humanity ''"tamed"'' and ''"thoroughly domesticated"''. At an indeterminate point, the [[Drowned Abbey|Abbey]] and the [[City]] become two of the last vestiges of safety for the human race in Nosgoth.<ref name="SR1Backstory"/>{{Ref|Soul Reaver/10}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver/Miscellaneous}}
   
 
*The [[Sanctuary of the Clans]] is constructed as a shrine around the Pillars of Nosgoth by slaves. The [[Smokestack]] is also built.<ref name="SR1Backstory"/>
 
*The [[Sanctuary of the Clans]] is constructed as a shrine around the Pillars of Nosgoth by slaves. The [[Smokestack]] is also built.<ref name="SR1Backstory"/>
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*Growing increasingly bored over time, Kain and the lieutenants pit the lesser vampires of the empire against each other for their own amusement. The [[Council]] is formally founded.<ref name="SR1Backstory"/>
 
*Growing increasingly bored over time, Kain and the lieutenants pit the lesser vampires of the empire against each other for their own amusement. The [[Council]] is formally founded.<ref name="SR1Backstory"/>
   
*<font color="9AA9FE">''(After the Blood Omen era, but prior to ~1000)''</font> The [[Abyss]] manifests in the [[Lake of the Dead]].{{Ref|SR1-C2}}{{Ref|BO1}}
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*<font color="9AA9FE">''(After the Blood Omen era, but prior to ~1000)''</font> The [[Abyss]] manifests in the [[Lake of the Dead]].{{Ref|Soul Reaver/2}}{{Ref|Blood Omen}}
**Kain's descendants utilize the Abyss as an execution ground for traitors and weaklings in their society.{{Ref|SR1-C1}}
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**Kain's descendants utilize the Abyss as an execution ground for traitors and weaklings in their society.{{Ref|Soul Reaver/1}}
   
*<font color="9AA9FE">''("Centuries" before ~1500, and before ~1000 at the latest)''</font> Kain finds the [[Chronoplast]] in the Oracle's Cave, and uses its mechanisms to discover his own future, Nosgoth's history, and the nature of time, destiny and [[free will]].{{Ref|SR2-C2}}{{Ref|SR1-C10}}{{Ref|DEF-Comic}}
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*<font color="9AA9FE">''("Centuries" before ~1500, and before ~1000 at the latest)''</font> Kain finds the [[Chronoplast]] in the Oracle's Cave, and uses its mechanisms to discover his own future, Nosgoth's history, and the nature of time, destiny and [[free will]].{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/2}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver/15}}{{Ref|Defiance comic}}
   
*<font color="9AA9FE">''("Centuries" before ~1500, and most likely before ~1000)''</font> Dumah and the Dumahim retreat into Nosgoth's northern wilderness. The mountain stronghold which will later become known as the [[Ruined City]] is constructed, and becomes home to the Dumahim.{{Ref|SR1-C7}}{{Ref|SR1-C8}}
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*<font color="9AA9FE">''("Centuries" before ~1500, and most likely before ~1000)''</font> Dumah and the Dumahim retreat into Nosgoth's northern wilderness. The mountain stronghold which will later become known as the [[Ruined City]] is constructed, and becomes home to the Dumahim.{{Ref|Soul Reaver/12}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver/13}}
   
*At an indeterminate point, Raziel and his clan establish a stronghold which serves as their [[Raziel's Clan Territory|clan territory]].{{Ref|SR1-C2}}
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*At an indeterminate point, Raziel and his clan establish a stronghold which serves as their [[Raziel's Clan Territory|clan territory]].{{Ref|Soul Reaver/3}}
   
*At an indeterminate point, the [[Priestess]] is born.{{Ref|SR1-Comic}}
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*At an indeterminate point, the [[Priestess]] is born.{{Ref|Soul Reaver comic}}
**At an indeterminate point, [[vampire worshippers]] begin to operate in Nosgoth under the leadership of the Priestess, and deify Kain.{{Ref|SR1-C1}}{{Ref|SR1-Comic}}{{Ref|SR1-Manual-US}}
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**At an indeterminate point, [[Worshippers|Vampire worshippers]] begin to operate in Nosgoth under the leadership of the Priestess, and deify Kain.{{Ref|Soul Reaver/1}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver comic}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver manual (US)}}
   
*Raziel surpasses Kain in stages of [[pupating|pupation]], growing bat-like wings.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|SR1-C1}}{{Ref|SR1-Comic}}
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*Raziel surpasses Kain in stages of [[pupating|pupation]], growing bat-like wings.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|Soul Reaver/1}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver comic}}
   
*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~1000)''</font> While [[blood drinking|feeding]] on a female, Raziel suddenly realizes his captive is not human. She reveals herself to be a [[construct of the elder gods]], and tells Raziel of his imminent destiny to be destroyed in the Abyss and reborn to exact revenge on Kain. Raziel slaughters the construct and burns her remains.{{Ref|SR1-Comic}}
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*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~1000)''</font> While [[blood drinking|feeding]] on a female, Raziel suddenly realizes his captive is not human. She reveals herself to be a [[construct of the elder gods]], and tells Raziel of his imminent destiny to be destroyed in the Abyss and reborn to exact revenge on Kain. Raziel slaughters the construct and burns her remains.{{Ref|Soul Reaver comic}}
**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Vampire Scourge|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 1: Prologue]] Kain and the Council meet at the Sanctuary of the Clans. Raziel reveals his wings, which are brutally ripped from his body by Kain.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|SR1-C1}}
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**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Vampire Scourge|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 1: Prologue]] Kain and the Council meet at the Sanctuary of the Clans. Raziel reveals his wings, which are brutally ripped from his body by Kain.<ref name="Timeline"/><ref name="PreTimeline"/>{{Ref|Soul Reaver/1}}
**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Vampire Scourge|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 1: Prologue]] '''[[Raziel's execution]]''': The members of the Council travel to the Lake of the Dead, where, on Kain's orders, Dumah and Turel cast Raziel into the Abyss. Turel assumes Raziel's former position as the empire's second-in-command.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|SR1-C1}}{{Ref|SR1-Manual-UK}}
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**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Vampire Scourge|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 1: Prologue]] '''[[Raziel's execution]]''': The members of the Council travel to the Lake of the Dead, where, on Kain's orders, Dumah and Turel cast Raziel into the Abyss. Turel assumes Raziel's former position as the empire's second-in-command.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|Soul Reaver/1}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver manual (UK)}}
   
*Whether eradicated by Kain or absented for other reasons, Raziel's clan ostensibly disappears from Nosgoth. Raziel's Clan Territory becomes derelict.{{Ref|SR1-C2}}{{Ref|SR1-C3}}
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*Whether eradicated by Kain or absented for other reasons, Raziel's clan ostensibly disappears from Nosgoth. Raziel's Clan Territory becomes derelict.{{Ref|Soul Reaver/3}}
   
*Nosgoth is increasingly wracked by cataclysms as a result of the Pillars' destruction and the vampires' practices, and its landscape becomes significantly warped over time. As part of these upheavals, the Abbey is drowned by deluges, and the Tomb of the Sarafan is exposed and becomes accessible.{{Ref|SR1-C6}}{{Ref|SR1-C2}}{{Ref|SR1-C7}}
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*Nosgoth is increasingly wracked by cataclysms as a result of the Pillars' destruction and the vampires' practices, and its landscape becomes significantly warped over time. As part of these upheavals, the Abbey is drowned by deluges, and the Tomb of the Sarafan is exposed and becomes accessible.{{Ref|Soul Reaver/10}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver/2}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver/9}}
   
*Kain's surviving lieutenants and their clans continue to devolve. They become practically unrecognizable as the centuries pass.{{Ref|SR1-C1}}{{Ref|SR1-C2}}
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*Kain's surviving lieutenants and their clans continue to devolve. They become practically unrecognizable as the centuries pass.{{Ref|Soul Reaver/1}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver/2}}
**Becoming increasingly ghoul-like to their own displeasure, Melchiah and the Melchahim relocate to the [[Necropolis]], and begin replenishing their ranks from the long-dead corpses therein.{{Ref|SR1-C3}}
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**Becoming increasingly ghoul-like to their own displeasure, Melchiah and the Melchahim relocate to the [[Necropolis]], and begin replenishing their ranks from the long-dead corpses therein.{{Ref|Soul Reaver/4}}
**Becoming increasingly spider-like, Zephon's body gradually becomes one with the Silenced Cathedral.{{Ref|SR1-C5}}
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**Becoming increasingly spider-like, Zephon's body gradually becomes one with the Silenced Cathedral.{{Ref|Soul Reaver/7}}
**Becoming increasingly piscatorial, Rahab and the Rahabim gradually overcome their natural vulnerability to water, gaining the ability to [[swimming|swim]]. They retreat from the surface to dwell in the [[Drowned Abbey]].{{Ref|SR1-C7}}
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**Becoming increasingly piscatorial, Rahab and the Rahabim gradually overcome their natural vulnerability to water, gaining the ability to [[swimming|swim]]. They retreat from the surface to dwell in the [[Drowned Abbey]].{{Ref|Soul Reaver/10}}
   
*<font color="9AA9FE">''("Centuries" before ~1500, but after ~1000)''</font> The vampire hunters launch a successful surprise attack on Dumah's mountain stronghold, decimating the Dumahim, and slaying Dumah himself.{{Ref|SR1-C8}}
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*<font color="9AA9FE">''("Centuries" before ~1500, but after ~1000)''</font> The vampire hunters launch a successful surprise attack on Dumah's mountain stronghold, decimating the Dumahim, and slaying Dumah himself.{{Ref|Soul Reaver/12}}
**Leaderless, the few surviving Dumahim are reduced to roving scavengers.{{Ref|SR1-C8}}
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**Leaderless, the few surviving Dumahim are reduced to roving scavengers.{{Ref|Soul Reaver/12}}
   
*Rahab is personally informed by Kain that he is destined to die at Raziel's hands.{{Ref|SR1-C7}}
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*Rahab is personally informed by Kain that he is destined to die at Raziel's hands.{{Ref|Soul Reaver/10}}
   
*<font color="9AA9FE">''(During, or shortly before, ~1500)''</font> Vampire hunters attack the Silenced Cathedral, and are repelled by the Zephonim. One makes it to Zephon's lair with a [[flamethrowers|flamethrower]], but is severed in half by Zephon.{{Ref|SR1-C5}}
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*<font color="9AA9FE">''(During, or shortly before, ~1500)''</font> Vampire hunters attack the Silenced Cathedral, and are repelled by the Zephonim. One makes it to Zephon's lair with a [[flamethrowers|flamethrower]], but is severed in half by Zephon.{{Ref|Soul Reaver/8}}
   
*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~1500)''</font> [[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Vampire Scourge|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 1: Prologue]] After suffering relentless agony in the Abyss, Raziel is resurrected as a wraith by the Elder God. Now the Elder's symbiotic agent, he is obliged to destroy Kain and his brethren in his quest for vengeance.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|SR1-C1}}
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*<font color="9AA9FE">''(~1500)''</font> [[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Vampire Scourge|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 1: Prologue]] After suffering relentless agony in the Abyss, Raziel is resurrected as a wraith by the Elder God. Now the Elder's symbiotic agent, he is obliged to destroy Kain and his brethren in his quest for vengeance.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|Soul Reaver/1}}
**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Underworld (chapter)|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 2: The New Nosgoth]] Guided out of the [[Underworld (Soul Reaver)|Underworld]] by the Elder God, Raziel explores the wasteland of Nosgoth. Beyond the Sanctuary of the Clans and the Abyss, he is enraged to discover his clan territory desolate, his clan apparently dead.{{Ref|SR1-C2}}
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**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Underworld (chapter)|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 2: The New Nosgoth]] Guided out of the [[Underworld (Soul Reaver)|Underworld]] by the Elder God, Raziel explores the wasteland of Nosgoth. Beyond the Sanctuary of the Clans and the Abyss, he is enraged to discover his clan territory desolate, his clan apparently dead.{{Ref|Soul Reaver/2}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver/3}}
**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Necropolis (chapter)|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 3: Necropolis]] Witnessing Melchahim murdering a human, Raziel pervades the Necropolis, and reaches Melchiah's lair. He kills Melchiah and devours his soul, attaining the ability to [[phasing through gates|phase through gates]].{{Ref|SR1-C2}}{{Ref|SR1-C3}}
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**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Necropolis (chapter)|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 3: Necropolis]] Witnessing Melchahim murdering a human, Raziel pervades the Necropolis, and reaches Melchiah's lair. He kills Melchiah and devours his soul, attaining the ability to [[phasing through gates|phase through gates]].{{Ref|Soul Reaver/4}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver/5}}
**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Soul Reaver (chapter)|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 4: The Pillars]] At the Elder God's urging, Raziel infiltrates the Sanctuary of the Clans, and encounters Kain awaiting him at the Pillars of Nosgoth. They battle, and Kain strikes Raziel with the Soul Reaver. The Soul Reaver shatters on impact. Satisfied at this outcome, Kain departs.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|SR1-C4}}
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**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Soul Reaver (chapter)|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 4: The Pillars]] At the Elder God's urging, Raziel infiltrates the Sanctuary of the Clans, and encounters Kain awaiting him at the Pillars of Nosgoth. They battle, and Kain strikes Raziel with the Soul Reaver. The Soul Reaver shatters on impact. Satisfied at this outcome, Kain departs.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|Soul Reaver/6}}
**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Soul Reaver (chapter)|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 4: The Pillars]] Raziel succumbs to his wounds and slips into the Spectral Realm, where he inextricably bonds with the spirit liberated from the Soul Reaver - the Wraith Blade. He meets Ariel, who agrees to conspire with him in ensuring Kain's destruction.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|SR1-C4}}
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**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Soul Reaver (chapter)|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 4: The Pillars]] Raziel succumbs to his wounds and slips into the Spectral Realm, where he inextricably bonds with the spirit liberated from the Soul Reaver - the Wraith Blade. He meets Ariel, who agrees to conspire with him in ensuring Kain's destruction.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|Soul Reaver/6}}
**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=The Silenced Cathedral (chapter)|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 5: Silenced Cathedral]] Raziel ascends the Silenced Cathedral and reaches Zephon's lair. Using the deceased vampire hunter's flamethrower and [["walbose"|Zephon's eggs]], he immolates Zephon. By consuming Zephon's soul, he gains the ability to [[scaling walls|scale walls]].{{Ref|SR1-C5}}
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**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=The Silenced Cathedral (chapter)|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 5: Silenced Cathedral]] Raziel ascends the Silenced Cathedral and reaches Zephon's lair. Using the deceased vampire hunter's flamethrower and [["walbose"|Zephon's eggs]], he immolates Zephon. By consuming Zephon's soul, he gains the ability to [[scaling walls|scale walls]].{{Ref|Soul Reaver/7}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver/8}}
**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Tomb Of Sarafan (chapter)|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 6: Tomb of the Sarafan]] Raziel infiltrates the Tomb of the Sarafan, and rediscovers the Council's forgotten heritage as the former leaders of the Sarafan brotherhood. Beneath the Tomb, he destroys the [[Tomb Guardian]] and obtains the [[telekinetic force projectiles|telekinetic force projectile]] ability.{{Ref|SR1-C6}}
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**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Tomb Of Sarafan (chapter)|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 6: Tomb of the Sarafan]] Raziel infiltrates the Tomb of the Sarafan, and rediscovers the Council's forgotten heritage as the former leaders of the Sarafan brotherhood. Beneath the Tomb, he destroys the [[Tomb Guardian]] and obtains the [[telekinetic force projectiles|telekinetic force projectile]] ability.{{Ref|Soul Reaver/9}}
**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=The Drowned Abbey (chapter)|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 7: Drowned Abbey]] In the Drowned Abbey, Raziel makes use of [[sunlight]] to destroy Rahab, and gains the ability to swim from devouring his brother's soul.{{Ref|SR1-C7}}
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**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=The Drowned Abbey (chapter)|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 7: Drowned Abbey]] In the Drowned Abbey, Raziel makes use of [[sunlight]] to destroy Rahab, and gains the ability to swim from devouring his brother's soul.{{Ref|Soul Reaver/10}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver/11}}
**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Ruined City of the Dumahim (chapter)|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 8: Ruined City]] Raziel reaches Dumah's throne room, and pulls the [["stake f"|stakes]] from Dumah's chest, reviving him. Luring Dumah to a Furnace, Raziel destroys him and devours his soul, attaining the [[constricting|constrict]] ability.{{Ref|SR1-C8}}
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**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Ruined City of the Dumahim (chapter)|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 8: Ruined City]] Raziel reaches Dumah's throne room, and pulls the [["stake f"|stakes]] from Dumah's chest, reviving him. Luring Dumah to a Furnace, Raziel destroys him and devours his soul, attaining the [[constricting|constrict]] ability.{{Ref|Soul Reaver/12}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver/13}}
**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Oracle's Cave (chapter)|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 9: The Oracle's Cave]] In pursuit of Kain, Raziel journeys through the Oracle's Cave and into the Chronoplast. He witnesses his own recent past and potential future in the [[Chronoplast visions]].{{Ref|SR1-C9}}
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**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Oracle's Cave (chapter)|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 9: The Oracle's Cave]] In pursuit of Kain, Raziel journeys through the Oracle's Cave and into the Chronoplast. He witnesses his own recent past and potential future in the [[Chronoplast visions]].{{Ref|Soul Reaver/14}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver/15}}
**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Showdown With Kain|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 10: Kain]][[File:Wiki-Icon-SR2.png|16px|link=Soul Reaver 2 prologue|Soul Reaver 2, Prologue]] Raziel reaches the heart of the Chronoplast complex, where Kain awaits. He battles, but fails to defeat, Kain, who activates the Chronoplast's portal, and passes through to the pre-Blood Omen era. Raziel follows.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|SR2-C0}}{{Ref|SR1-C10}} [[Second timeline#Pre-Blood Omen era|<font color="#338033">→</font>]]
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**[[File:Icon-SR1.png|16px|link=Showdown With Kain|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chapter 10: Kain]][[File:Wiki-Icon-SR2.png|16px|link=Soul Reaver 2 prologue|Soul Reaver 2, Prologue]] Raziel reaches the heart of the Chronoplast complex, where Kain awaits. He battles, but fails to defeat, Kain, who activates the Chronoplast's portal, and passes through to the pre-Blood Omen era. Raziel follows.<ref name="Timeline"/>{{Ref|Soul Reaver 2/Prologue}}{{Ref|Soul Reaver/15}} [[Second timeline#Pre-Blood Omen era|<font color="#338033">→</font>]]
   
 
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Known events

Before Nosgoth's recorded history

(Accountable span of several millennia; minimum of 3000 years)[annotation 1]

  • The summoning of the Guardians: The first Circle of Nine are assembled, 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.[2][3][Blood Omen/9][4]
  • The ancient vampires' civilization crumbles. Their bloodline trickles away, until Janos Audron is left the sole surviving member of his original race.[Soul Reaver 2/3][Soul Reaver 2/3]

Nosgoth's early history

(Span of ~450 years)

  • Nosgoth's vampire population increases, incurring the attention of the Circle.[2][Blood Omen/6]

Pre-Blood Omen era

(Span of ~50 years)

  • Devastated by William's murder, the people of William's realm swear a vengeful covenant to their fallen king, promising to eradicate Nosgoth's vampires once and for all.[Blood Omen/Miscellaneous]
  • The insane and deranged Guardians unleash their powers against Nosgoth, with malicious intent. Anarcrothe, Bane and DeJoule create the Dark Eden. Azimuth begins indiscriminately summoning malevolent demons and creatures in numerous cities, leaving the populace at their mercy. Nupraptor practices self-mutilation, sewing his own eyes and lips shut, and terrorizes pilgrims who journey to his retreat near Vasserbünde.[3][5][8][9][Blood Omen/7][Blood Omen/3]
  • King Ottmar of Willendorf holds a contest to celebrate his daughter's birthday, offering a royal favor to the creator of the finest doll in the realm. Among hundreds of submissions, Elzevir the Dollmaker (location)|Elzevir the Dollmaker entry is proclaimed the winner. Elzevir takes a lock of the Princess' hair in payment.[Blood Omen/9][10]
  • By now, the vampire race has been devastated by the crusades of Moebius's mercenary army, and Vorador is among the last survivors of his kind.[Blood Omen/11]

Blood Omen era

(Span of ~1 year)

Post-Blood Omen era

(Span of ~500 years)

Soul Reaver era

(Accountable span of ~1500 years)

  • (At an indeterminate point "centuries" before ~1500) In defiance of Kain's empire, human architects construct what will become the Silenced Cathedral, in hopes of wiping out the vampire race by blasting a deadly hymn across Nosgoth.[Soul Reaver/7]
    • At an indeterminate point during or after its construction, the vampires (chiefly Zephon and the Zephonim) slaughter the Cathedral's inhabitants and take it for their own.[Soul Reaver/7][Soul Reaver/8]
  • Growing increasingly bored over time, Kain and the lieutenants pit the lesser vampires of the empire against each other for their own amusement. The Council is formally founded.[11]
  • ("Centuries" before ~1500, and most likely before ~1000) Dumah and the Dumahim retreat into Nosgoth's northern wilderness. The mountain stronghold which will later become known as the Ruined City is constructed, and becomes home to the Dumahim.[Soul Reaver/12][Soul Reaver/13]
  • Whether eradicated by Kain or absented for other reasons, Raziel's clan ostensibly disappears from Nosgoth. Raziel's Clan Territory becomes derelict.[Soul Reaver/3]
  • Nosgoth is increasingly wracked by cataclysms as a result of the Pillars' destruction and the vampires' practices, and its landscape becomes significantly warped over time. As part of these upheavals, the Abbey is drowned by deluges, and the Tomb of the Sarafan is exposed and becomes accessible.[Soul Reaver/10][Soul Reaver/2][Soul Reaver/9]
  • Kain's surviving lieutenants and their clans continue to devolve. They become practically unrecognizable as the centuries pass.[Soul Reaver/1][Soul Reaver/2]
    • Becoming increasingly ghoul-like to their own displeasure, Melchiah and the Melchahim relocate to the Necropolis, and begin replenishing their ranks from the long-dead corpses therein.[Soul Reaver/4]
    • Becoming increasingly spider-like, Zephon's body gradually becomes one with the Silenced Cathedral.[Soul Reaver/7]
    • Becoming increasingly piscatorial, Rahab and the Rahabim gradually overcome their natural vulnerability to water, gaining the ability to swim. They retreat from the surface to dwell in the Drowned Abbey.[Soul Reaver/10]
  • ("Centuries" before ~1500, but after ~1000) The vampire hunters launch a successful surprise attack on Dumah's mountain stronghold, decimating the Dumahim, and slaying Dumah himself.[Soul Reaver/12]
    • Leaderless, the few surviving Dumahim are reduced to roving scavengers.[Soul Reaver/12]
  • Rahab is personally informed by Kain that he is destined to die at Raziel's hands.[Soul Reaver/10]
  • (During, or shortly before, ~1500) Vampire hunters attack the Silenced Cathedral, and are repelled by the Zephonim. One makes it to Zephon's lair with a flamethrower, but is severed in half by Zephon.[Soul Reaver/8]

(Total span of at least ~5500 years)[annotation 1]

Notes

See also

Annotations

  1. 1.0 1.1 Janos Audron reveals in Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2 that the Vampire-Hylden war lasted at least 1000 years, and states in Soul Reaver 2 that, ever since his race died out, he had been guarding the Reaver alone for "thousands of years" (minimum of 2000), accumulating to a minimum 3000 year span for the era before Nosgoth's recorded history. The remaining eras add up to roughly 2500 years. If both of Janos's estimates also apply to other timelines, this results in a calculable minimum total of 5500 accountable years of Nosgothic history.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Vorador's birth and turning is positioned after the forging of the Reaver in the version of Nosgoth's chronology released with September 2000's Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (covering the second timeline), despite the Legacy of Kain: Defiance (fourth timeline) revelation that Vorador himself forged the Reaver.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Template:Icon-Eidos Chris@Crystal's Greatest Hits at the Eidos Forums (by Divine Shadow)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 File:Wiki-Icon-DC.png Soul Reaver 2: Historical Timeline at Dark Chronicle (by Marie Tryhorn)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 3.37 3.38 3.39 3.40 File:Wiki-Icon-NR.png GLoK Interviews with Amy Hennig at Nosgothic Realm (by Raziel Fan), post #5 (by RazielFan)
  4. The Pillars at the Soul Reaver 2 official site
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 File:Wiki-Icon-DC.png The Players at SK: The Complete Guide To Legacy of Kain (archived at Dark Chronicle)
  6. Template:Icon-IGN Interview With a Vampire: Blood Omen 2 at IGN (by Douglass C. Perry)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 File:Wiki-Icon-DC.png Miscellaneous Questions & Answers at SK: The Complete Guide To Legacy of Kain (archived at Dark Chronicle)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 File:Wiki-Icon-DC.png Legacy of Kain: The Plot at SK: The Complete Guide To Legacy of Kain (archived at Dark Chronicle)
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:Wiki-Icon-DC.png Soul Reaver 2: Background Story at Dark Chronicle (by Marie Tryhorn)
  10. 10.0 10.1 Template:Icon-Eidos Warp's answers from Amy at the Eidos Forums (by blincoln)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 File:Wiki-Icon-DC.png Soul Reaver: Background Story at Dark Chronicle (by Marie Tryhorn)

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Preceded by:
The first timeline
Nosgoth's historical timelines
The second timeline
(spawned by the first paradox)
Followed by:
The third timeline
(spawned by the second paradox)