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LOCATION The Ancients were worshippers of The Elder God , and believed his doctrine of a Pre-fated world in which all souls go through a purifying cycle of birth, death, and rebirth under the supervision of the Elder God. The Ancients eventually tried to convert the other chief race on Nosgoth at the time, the Hylden , to their religion, starting a war that proved devastating for both races. To end the war, the Ancients banished the Hylden to the Demon Dimension and raised the Pillars Of Nosgoth to seal the passages between the two realms. Before the banishment could be completed, however, the Hylden cursed their enemies in their final act before fading into obscurity. The Ancients were afflicted with sterility, a thirst for human blood and a weakness to light and water, but the true curse of their new existence was their new-found immortality. The Elder God, ever requiring more souls to feed his Wheel of Fate, despised and condemned the now immortal Vampires/Ancients, and many of their number slew themselves in anguish. A few remained, chiefly the nine Guardians of the Pillars, as the Pillars required accomplished magicians to tend to them if the Hylden were to stay banished. As more Ancients succumbed to despair, and their race dwindled, the Pillars began selecting human guardians for themselves, forcing the Ancients to infect humans with their curse to keep the binding strong. However, some of the human Guardians opposed this ritual. In the end, Mortanius and Moebius , revolted against the vampiric members of the Circle of Nine (another name for the Pillar Guardians) and overthrew them, forming the order of the Sarafan . The Ancients and their history slowly died out over the ages, and the only one to survive long enough to be seen in the games was the secret Tenth Guardian of the Pillars, Janos Audron , who specifically guarded the blade destined to be used by the Messiah-like figure most Ancients believed would come to restore them and ultimately vanquish the Hylden. Janos would be the sire of Vorador , and the blade would be known as the Soul Reaver , wielded by Kain and, later, Raziel. The Ancients prophecised the existence of three figures: The Scion of Balance, the Vampire Messiah, and the Hylden Champion. The Vampire Messiah and the Hylden Champion are both representations of benefitted the Hylden in the end, while killing Turel , a vessel for their possession, did not). The Scion of Balance represents Kain , once he has been purified of all corruption by the Vampire Messiah, who is destined to return The Pillars to Vampire rule. The fanbase is currently split upon whether or not Kain as the Scion of Balance has Free Will - the developers have yet to make it crystal clear. |
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