Seth Carus

Seth Carus
Production article
Game(s)	Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (1996) Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (1999)

Seth Carus was credited as "Lead Designer" and for "Revised In-Game Script" in Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, and for "Original Game Concept" and "Design & Layout" in Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.^{[Blood Omen][Soul Reaver]} He worked for Crystal Dynamics.

Carus, Amy Hennig, and Arnold Ayala were the three individuals recognized for creating the character of Raziel.^{[SegaWeb-SR1-Int]}

See also

• Seth Carus portfolio

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Production Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain Team Silicon Knights (Denis Dyack · Darren Cranford · Kevin Gordon · Ken McCulloch · Scott Collie · Scott Derby · Ryan Andrews · Tony Ascroft · Clint Green · Clint Lipczyinski · Andrew Bates · Rick Goertz · Doug Tooley · Armando Marini · Albert Alejandro · Jack Meier · Ted Traver · Ross Cutler · Mike Tweedle) · Crystal Dynamics (Seth Carus · Riley Cooper · Jason Epps · Rodney Rapp · Josh Rose · Eric Simonich · Caroline Trujillo · Jaime Wojick · Jim Curry · Scott Steinberg · Sheatiel Sarao · Amy Hennig · Lyle Hall · Joshua Marks · Mark Wallace · Jeff Zwelling · Jonathan Miller · Adrian Longland · Sean Vikoren · Mark Miller · Alex Ness · Rich Krinock · Steve Papoutsis · Tony Borba · Jeremy Bredow · Mike Brown · Chris Bruno · Ed Chennault · Rolef Conlan · Scott Crisostomo · Joe Damon · Kris DeMartini · Doug Leslie · Craig Locicero · Scott Matt · Bret Robbins · Jason Sinclair · Sam Villanueva · Pat Walsh · Jeff Wilkinson · Rosaura Sandoval · Jon Horsley) · Activision (Henry Siegel · Marc Metis · Jason Kay) · Tom Carey · John Mitterer · Coffee Guy · Belinda M. Van Sickle · Bobby Kotick · Mitch Lasky · D. G. Chichester · Steve Henifin · Scott Shelly · Outpost Studios (Dave Nelson) · Jim Lebrecht · Earl Vickers · Todd Bonzung · Maddy Bascom · Semi Logic Entertainments (Tim Ryness · Kevin M. Kutsch) Cast Simon Templeman · Tony Jay · Paul Lukather · Anna Gunn · Richard Doyle · Neil Ross Influences Aleister Crowley · Dracula · Elric of Melniboné · Necroscope · The Pillars of the Earth · The Wheel of Time · Unforgiven · William Shakespeare Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Team ? Cast Michael Bell · Tony Jay · Simon Templeman · Neil Ross · Anna Gunn · Richard Doyle Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver comic Top Cow (Matt Hawkins · David Boller · Matt Nelson · Richard Bennett Lamas · David Wohl · Joe Benitez · Matt Nelson · Joe B. Weems V) · Eidos Interactive Soul Reaver 2 Team ? Cast Michael Bell · Simon Templeman · Richard Doyle · René Auberjonois · Paul Lukather · Anna Gunn Blood Omen 2 Team ? Cast Simon Templeman · Earl Boen · Liz Ward-Land · Paul Lukather · Nick Jameson · Nick Guest · Philip Proctor · Rodger Bumpass · René Auberjonois · Al Laurie · B. J. Ward · Frank Welker · Jane Carr Legacy of Kain: Defiance Team Crystal Dynamics (Amy Hennig · Jason Bell · Scott Krotz · Hong Park · Jurjen Katsman · Riley Cooper · John Dumala · Mike Ellis · Richard Lemarchand · Kyle Mannerberg · Daniel Cabuco · Jacob Wendler · Jennifer Fernández · Stephane Gaudette · Kory Heinzen · Isabelle Lemay · Jim Hedges · Kurt Harland · Mike Peaslee · Matthew Guzenda · Rosaura Sandoval · Treanor Brothers Animation · Ranjeet Singhal · Kristoffer Larson · Carol Wolf · Gordon Hunt · Kris Zimmerman · Salami Studios AP · GlyphX · Chris Bruno · Moore Design Group · Picture Plane Imaging · Eclipse Advertising · Michael Gonos · Billy Mitchell · Sam Newman) · Eidos Interactive · Nixxes Software · Ritual Entertainment Cast Michael Bell · Simon Templeman · Tony Jay · Richard Doyle · René Auberjonois · Paul Lukather · Anna Gunn · Alastair Duncan · Gregg Berger · B. J. Ward · Phil Proctor

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain Series Games Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (1996) Demos The Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain PC demo Manuals The Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain manual · Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain—Official Game Secrets History Eras Nosgoth's early history · The history preceding Blood Omen · The events of Blood Omen · The era following Blood Omen Events The vampire purge · The slaughter of the Circle · The age of the Sarafan · The assassination of William the Just · The seduction of the Circle · The corruption of the Pillars · The Battle of the Last Stand · The collapse of the Pillars Timelines The first timeline · The second timeline Paradoxes The first paradox Characters Major characters Kain · Mortanius · Vorador · Ariel · Moebius · Malek · William the Just · Bane · Azimuth · DeJoule · Nupraptor · Anarcrothe · Ottmar · Elzevir · The Unspoken Minor characters The martyred Guardian of Dimension · The martyred Guardian of Nature · The martyred Guardian of Balance · The martyred Guardian of Energy · Irmok · The Catatonic Servant Girl · The Courtier · The Princess · The Leader · List of Blood Omen minor characters Other characters Janos Audron · Vorador's mystery woman Locations Major locations The Pillars of Nosgoth (Blood Omen) · Nupraptor's Retreat · Malek's Bastion · The Oracle's Cave · Vorador's Mansion · Dark Eden · Avernus Cathedral · Willendorf City Overland The Overland · The Cemetery · The Lake of Tears · Nachtholm Cove · The Lake of the Dead · The Termogent Forest · The Lake of Serenity · The Land of the Nemesis · HMCS Bitter · The Lake of Lost Souls · The Plains of Blood Villages Ziegsturhl · Nachtholm · Steinchencröe · Vasserbünde · Coorhagen · Uschtenheim · Avernus · Willendorf · Stahlberg Dungeons Kain's Mausoleum · The Light Dungeon · The Energy Bolt Dungeon · The Wolf Form Dungeon · The Repel Dungeon · The Bone Armor Dungeon · The Inspire Hate Dungeon · The Stun Dungeon · The Mist Form Dungeon · The Lost City · The Blood Gout Dungeon · The Control Mind Dungeon · The Flame Sword Dungeon · The Dark Eden Castle · The Lightning Dungeon · Heaven · The Avernus Catacombs · Hell · The Spirit Wrack Dungeon · The Provincial Mines · Elzevir the Dollmaker · The Stronghold of William the Just Minor locations The Sarafan Stronghold · The Underworld Other locations The Great Southern Lake Mythology Narrative The ancient tongue · Arcane symbols · The blood curse · The Blood Omen epigraph · Blood script · Faeries · Grand Guignol · Hash'ak'gik · The Ignis Fatuus · The Plague · The Unspoken · Vae victis Inhabitants Races Humans · Vampires (Vampires (second generation)) · The Hylden Creatures Animals · Blobs · Constructs · Demons · Mutants · Revenants · Specters · Undead · Werewolves · Wraiths Factions The agents of the Elder God (The ancient, primitive cult) · The Circle of Nine (The Circle of Nine (Dark Eden)) · The gypsies · The Hash'ak'gik cult Kain's assassins · The Legions of the Nemesis · The Lion Throne (The Army of the Last Hope) · The Sarafan Walkthrough Welcome to Hell · Seeking Revenge · Nupraptor · The Hunt for Malek · Find the Oracle · Vorador's Mansion · Threaten the Circle · Defeat Azimuth · Ottmar's Daughter · Stranded in Time · The Vampire Purges · To the End Terms Barrels · Bat beacons · Blood fountains · The blood vial · Boulders · Chairs · Cheats · Chests · The Dark Diary · The day/night cycle · Feeding · Fire · Floor buttons · The full moon · Gaseous flowers · Ghosts · Ice · The inventory screen · Iron chests · Lava · Levers · Magic energy · Moon gates · Permeable barriers · Poison · Prestige · Rain · Rotating axes · Save altars · Secrets · Shooters · Snow · Spike plants · Spike pits · Spiked balls · Spiked posts · Spiked walls · Spinning blades · Spirit forges · Standing stones · The status box · The status screen · Straw · Swamp · Switches · Teleporters · Toxic ooze · Trees · Ugly statues · Vista points · Vortexes · Wall buttons · Warped precipitation · Water · The world map Items Blood types Red blood · Black blood · Blue blood · Green blood Armor The Iron Armor · The Bone Armor · The Chaos Armor · The Flesh Armor · The Wraith Armor Weapons The Iron Sword · The Spiked Mace · The Axes · The Flame Sword · The Soul Reaver Objects The Heart of Darkness · Anti-Toxin · Flay · The Pentalich of Tarot · Implode · Font of Putrescence · Energy Bank · Slow Time Power-ups Blood beakers · Blood vials · Magic energy · Magic spheres · Rune triangles Tokens Nupraptor's Head · Vorador's Signet Ring · Bane's Antler Headdress · DeJoule's Insulating Cloak · Malek's Helmet · Azimuth's Eye · Elzevir's Doll · Time-streaming devices · Moebius's Hourglass · Anarcrothe's Alchemical Scales · Mortanius's Death Orb Minor items Vorador's sword · Malek's armor · Malek's pike · The Death's Head mask · Souls · The battered shield · The broken mirror · The goblet · The guillotine · The newly-crafted shield · The shotgun · The vampire hunters' banner · Moebius's Staff Abilities Innate abilities Blood drinking · Combat Forms Bat Form · Wolf Form · Disguise Form · Mist Form · Beguile Spells Sanctuary · Light · Energy Bolt · Repel · Inspire Hate · Stun · Incapacitate · Blood Gout · Control Mind · Blood Shower · Spirit Death · Lightning · Spirit Wrack Enemies Enemies The Army of the Last Hope · Blobs · Brides · Brigands · City guards · Demons · Dolls · Ghosts · Gypsies · Laborers · The Legions of the Nemesis · Liches · Mages · Mutants · Necromancers · Pipers · Sarafan · Shadows · Shopkeepers · Skeletons · Vampire hunters · Wenches · Werewolves · Will-o-wisps · Wolves · Zombies NPCs Chained prisoners · Sleeping villagers · Villagers Bosses Nupraptor · Malek · Bane · DeJoule · Azimuth · Elzevir · Ottmar · William the Just · Moebius · Kain · Mortanius · The Unspoken Production Team Silicon Knights (Denis Dyack · Darren Cranford · Kevin Gordon · Ken McCulloch · Scott Collie · Scott Derby · Ryan Andrews · Tony Ascroft · Clint Green · Clint Lipczyinski · Andrew Bates · Rick Goertz · Doug Tooley · Armando Marini · Albert Alejandro · Jack Meier · Ted Traver · Ross Cutler · Mike Tweedle) · Crystal Dynamics (Seth Carus · Riley Cooper · Jason Epps · Rodney Rapp · Josh Rose · Eric Simonich · Caroline Trujillo · Jaime Wojick · Jim Curry · Scott Steinberg · Sheatiel Sarao · Amy Hennig · Lyle Hall · Joshua Marks · Mark Wallace · Jeff Zwelling · Jonathan Miller · Adrian Longland · Sean Vikoren · Mark Miller · Alex Ness · Rich Krinock · Steve Papoutsis · Tony Borba · Jeremy Bredow · Mike Brown · Chris Bruno · Ed Chennault · Rolef Conlan · Scott Crisostomo · Joe Damon · Kris DeMartini · Doug Leslie · Craig Locicero · Scott Matt · Bret Robbins · Jason Sinclair · Sam Villanueva · Pat Walsh · Jeff Wilkinson · Rosaura Sandoval · Jon Horsley) · Activision (Henry Siegel · Marc Metis · Jason Kay) · Tom Carey · John Mitterer · Coffee Guy · Belinda M. Van Sickle · Bobby Kotick · Mitch Lasky · D. G. Chichester · Steve Henifin · Scott Shelly · Outpost Studios (Dave Nelson) · Jim Lebrecht · Earl Vickers · Todd Bonzung · Maddy Bascom · Semi Logic Entertainments (Tim Ryness · Kevin M. Kutsch) Cast Simon Templeman · Tony Jay · Paul Lukather · Anna Gunn · Richard Doyle · Neil Ross Gallery Audio Music ("song00" · "song01" · "song02" · "song03" · "song04" · The Nightmare Begins · Dark Castle · Blood Is Good · "song08" · "song09" · Approach Of The Vampire) · Voiceover Documents The Lost Worlds documents Images Screenshots · Cinematic stills · Graphics · Items images · Maps · Sprites · Tiles · Activision images · Crystal Dynamics images · Dark Chronicle images · Nosgothic Realm images · Silicon Knights images · The Lost Worlds images · Twitter images Videos YouTube videos Archive Transcripts Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain transcript

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Series Games Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (1999) Demos The Lighthouse demo · The Fire Glyph demo · Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver - Quest for Melchiah Manuals The Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver manual · Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: Prima's Official Strategy Guide · Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver - Das Offizielle Lösungsbuch Comics The Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver comic (1999) History Eras The history preceding Blood Omen · The events of Soul Reaver Events Raziel's execution · Raziel's resurrection Timelines Timelines (The second timeline) Characters Major characters Raziel · The Elder God · Kain · Melchiah · Zephon · Rahab · Dumah · Ariel · Moebius · The Tomb Guardian Minor characters Turel · List of Soul Reaver minor characters Other characters "astat" · "babar" · Malek · Mortanius · Nupraptor · "stnglph" · Vorador Locations Major locations The Underworld · The Lake of the Dead · Raziel's Clan Territory · The Necropolis · The Sanctuary of the Clans (The Pillars of Nosgoth (Soul Reaver)) · The Silenced Cathedral · The Tomb of the Sarafan · The Drowned Abbey · Ash Village · The Oracle's Cave · The Chronoplast Overland The Overland Villages The City Dungeons The Force Glyph Altar · The Stone Glyph Altar · The Sound Glyph Altar · The Fire Forge · The Water Glyph Altar · The Fire Glyph Altar · The Sunlight Glyph Altar Minor locations The Smokestack · Nupraptor's Retreat · The Sarafan Stronghold · The Time Streaming Device (The Sarafan Stronghold) Inhabitants Races Humans · Vampires (Vampires (events of Soul Reaver)) Creatures Animals · Reavers · Sluagh · Specters · Wraiths Factions The agents of the Elder God · The Circle of Nine · Kain's empire (The Council · The Dumahim · Kain's lieutenants · The Melchahim · The Rahabim · The Razielim · The Turelim · The vampire worshippers · The Zephonim) · The vampire hunters (events of Soul Reaver) Walkthrough Vampire Scourge · Underworld · Raziel's Clan Territory · Necropolis · Melchiah · Soul Reaver · The Silenced Cathedral · Zephon · Tomb Of Sarafan · The Drowned Abbey · Rahab · Ruined City of the Dumahim · Dumah · Oracle's Cave · Showdown With Kain Force Glyph · Stone Glyph · Fire Glyph · Sound Glyph · Sunlight Glyph · City Life And Death Terms The Abyss · Ariel's platform · Bells · Blocks · Cheats · The Chronoplast visions · Constrict objects · Doors · The Elder God's platform · Eldritch energy recharges · Feeding · Fire · Force fields · The health coil · Health recharges · Levers · Permeable barriers · Planar portals · Pupating Melchahim · Pupating Rahabim · Pupating Zephonim · Rotatable and movable objects · Revived vampires · The ring menu · Scalable walls · Sealed doors · The soul altar · Sunlight · Switches · Telekinetic breakables · Teleportation · Updrafts · Wall spikes · Warp gates · Water · Wheels Items Weapons Claws · "catpipe" · "cstaff" · "hubstaff" · "lstaff" · "lukpoon" · "pipestk" · "prong" · "staff" · "stake_f" · "stake_l" · "stake_r" · "stdaluk" · "stdcath" · "stdorac" · "stdskin" · "stdtomb" · "stnaff" · "gong" · "hndtrch" · "boldasc" · "boldasd" · "boldase" · "boldasf" · "urnx" · "urny" · "urnz" · "walbose" Reavers The Wraith Blade · (The Spectral Reaver · The Material Reaver · The Fire Reaver) Essential items Souls (Melchiah's soul · Zephon's soul · Rahab's soul · Dumah's soul) · Eldritch energy · Eldritch energy power-ups · Health power-ups · The telekinetic force projectile relic Minor items Claws · The Soul Reaver · Vorador's Signet Ring · Blue blood · Red blood · Crossbows · Flamethrowers · Knives · "stick" · The vampire hunters' banner · The Ariel Reaver · The Kain Reaver · Moebius's Staff Other items Nupraptor's Head Abilities Innate abilities Combat · Crouching · Gliding · Shifting · Sneaking · Soul devouring Earned abilities Phasing through gates · Scaling walls · Telekinetic force projectiles/Reaver bolts · Swimming · Constricting Glyphs Glyphs (The Shift Glyph · The Force Glyph · The Stone Glyph · The Sound Glyph · The Water Glyph · The Fire Glyph · The Sunlight Glyph) Enemies Enemies Adepts · Adult Dumahim · Adult Melchahim · Adult Rahabim · Adult Turelim · Adult Zephonim · Fledgling Dumahim · Fledgling Melchahim · Fledgling Rahabim · Fledgling Turelim · Fledgling Zephonim · Novitiates · Sluagh · Vampire hunters (crossbow) · Vampire hunters (flamethrower) · Vampire wraiths NPCs Villagers Bosses Melchiah · Kain (Pillars) · Zephon · The Tomb Guardian · Rahab · Dumah · Kain (Chronoplast) Production Team ? Cast Michael Bell · Tony Jay · Simon Templeman · Neil Ross · Anna Gunn · Richard Doyle Gallery Audio Music (Cathedral · Drowned Abbey · Necropolis · Ozar Midrashim · Pillars · Ruined City · Sound Glyph · Spectral Underworld · Sunlight Glyph · The City · Turel Clan · Underworld · Underworld Lt) · Voiceover Documents Manual.pdf Images Screenshots · Cinematic stills · Bitmaps · Texture maps · Arnold Ayala images · Boyd Lake images · Brett Hartshorn images · Casto Vocal images · Daniel Cabuco images · Dave Reyes images · Eidos Interactive images · Freddie Lee images · GlyphX images · Nosgothic Realm images · Robert Chang images · Stephen Trusty images · The Lost Worlds images · Soul Reaver comic images Videos YouTube videos Archive Transcripts Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver transcript