Nupraptor was first to discover Ariel's corpse and suspecting the involvement of a 'traitor' guardian, Nupraptor descended into a grief-fuelled madness, which led him to turning his phenomenal psychic powers against the pillars and the guardians themselves - setting off the Corruption of the Pillars. The Cult of Hash'ak'gik seducing the Circle of Guardians behind the scenes, led to the Dark Entity being able to possess Death Guardian Mortanius and he was able to use the Necromancer's body to murder Ariel, stabbing her as she performed her duties. I, pure but insubstantial and Kain terribly real, but corrupted." ―Ariel - Listen ( file info) Nothing Left to Fear Īriel was born to serve the Pillars as Guardian of Balance at some point in the centuries of Nosgoth's early history and, along with the immortality gifted to her by her role Ariel's "magic influenced the regulation of the other magic in Nosgoth" and her magical prowess was only "rivaled that of her beauty".Īt some point, Ariel became romantically involved with fellow guardian Nupraptor ( Guardian of the Mind) and the two embarked on a controversial relationship, of which other guardians may have disapproved. All of Nosgoth lost Balance.Ĭonsider us now. When Nupraptor's poison seized Kain even in the safety of the womb, much more than just his destiny was lost. I alone was spared the descent into madness, and Kain alone was spared the pain of death. For I was newly dead, and beyond harm's reach. What destroyed the Circle could not touch me. Profile "Forever am I bound, hope abandoned, my spirit tethered to this place. She also appeared as a supporting character in both Soul Reaver 2, and in Legacy of Kain: Defiance, in which her spirit was finally restored, released from its eternal limbo, and consumed by the Wraith Blade. During the events of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, she fulfilled a similar role for Raziel, assisting him in his quest to destroy Kain and restore Nosgoth. After her death, Ariel's specter was bound to the corrupt Pillars of Nosgoth, which she haunted for many centuries afterward.Īs a specter, Ariel acted as a guide to Kain throughout Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, setting him on his pursuit to restore the Pillars, guiding him throughout, and eventually revealing his true role to him. When Ariel was murdered by the Dark Entity (who possessed Mortanius to commit the deed), the discovery of her corpse - led her lover, the Mind Guardian, Nupraptor to descend into madness, thus causing the corruption of the Pillars. She was Kain's immediate predecessor as the human Guardian of the Pillar of Balance. Ariel is a recurring character in the Legacy of Kain series, appearing in every title with the exception of Blood Omen 2.
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