#eleath

Just to be clear, I didn't hate the game but I do see where it stumbles in places trying to implement it's new character and how time travel works, which given the decades since it's last entry and the fact its a whole new team involved who may not be as intimidalty knowledgeable of it as longtime fans is not totally unexpected.

This is just may attempt to see if I can't execute the ideas a little closer to the original quality the series.

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Eledith is just a childhood friend of Raziel's who knew him before he left to become a Sarafan squire. Years later they meet again when several people go missing in Thornlach, including her betrothed, Mathias, leading the Sarafan to arrive and investigate under the suspicion it is the vampires doing. Together they use their familiarity of the area to search for the possible vampire den and their victims, only to discover Mathias alive and well who explains the vampires hadn't kidnapped anyone, and weren't anymore a threat then humans pushed to desperation, and together they were building a secret haven in the mountains. Both are skeptical and think he might've been bewitched but they accept his invitation to see the haven for themselves, and while Eledith comes around, Raziel remains undecided, torn between his training as and his lingering affection for his home, in the end though blinded by piety, he chooses to expose the community to the Order allowing them all to be purged. For doing so he's commended by Malek personally, beginning his road to becoming an Inquisitor. Enraged by this betrayal, Eledith swears revenge upon Raziel accusing him of sacrificing his home for petty ambition in a confrontation amongst the burning haven, but she cannot best the knight, losing a hand to him. Left for dead by Raziel, she limps away and end up near Uschtenheim, where Janos Audron takes pity upon her and reluctantly gifts her vampirism which to save her life which Vorador disapproves of, but he abides by his sires decision and encourages her to regard the dark gift as an ascension, as well as instructing Eleath in her abilities and weaknesses and how vampires evolve over time.

Now empowered, she leaves in pursuit of revenge.

After she slaughters a camp of the order she's overcome with her newfound strength, but this revelling is interrupted by none other then Moebius. At first he tries to play his involvement as concern for the timestream, that if she does kill Raziel, destiny will be threatened, (a half truth because it's only the one his master desires that's in danger) but when she makes clear she isn't buying it for a second, he resorts to plan B.

Moebius: Tragically, fledgling, you too still have a meager if vital part to play yet, so I cannot be rid of you permanently. But, there are ways to... circumvent, such bothersome obstacles.

With that he unleashes a curse that untethered her from time, sending Eleath spiraling into a temporal vortex

Disoriented Eleath finds herself in Nosgoth's past during the Vampire/Hylden war and is found by the Hylden hybrid Ky'set'syk, who offers his aid to her to navigate her curse with an amulet and his power of foresight, having long known what will befall him when the pillars are raised. He explains to her he ultimately holds no loyalty to either side for ostracizing him, and wishes to pursuit his own aims free of their vendetta's, and sees a kindred spirit in Eleath even if all that aligns them is mutual self interest.

Before she is torn away again, Ky offers Eleath a concoction distilled from the essence of the yet untainted ancients of his era, that will not only accelerate Eleath's evolution but grant her reprieve form some of the Dark Gift's worse effects, restoring some of of the grace denied turned humans like her, manifesting as feathered wings.

An undefined amount of time later Eleath lands back in her own time, about a decade after the events at Thornlash and begins her hunt for Raziel anew, who has since silenced any doubt's about his actions to her horror and fury. But her attack fails when his fellow Inquisitors arrive, who hold Eleath off long enough for the curse to relapse.

Eleath: Have you no shame for what you've done, for condemning all who knew you to the flames? Even your own family were not spared that day.

Raziel: The Sarafan are my only family now. If you believe I would feel remorse for cleansing a corruption from this land, then you are as deluded as you are cursed, just like poor Mathias. Allow me to reunite you with him! (Later after she's gone)

Dumah: What new manner of scourge was that?

Raziel: Simply another lost soul damned by that fiend Janos. We should increase our patrols of his lair, if is siring anew, we'd best deal with him before another abomination is loosed upon us.

Eleath, now thrown into Nosgoth's ruined future after the fall of the Pillars, curses her condition for continuingly impending her revenge and is advised by Ky to seek out Kain, a vampire who had also suffered the brunt of Moebius' schemes.l and might be able to help her break the curse.

Under his guidance she seeks out Ariel's spectre who, fearing her memories are slipping away, asks Eleath to name what each of the Pillar's represent, as she does, Ariel recounts to her Kain's quest that ended the last guardians to purify them, only to refuse the final sacrifice -warning her to be weary of who she seeks.

Ariel: Since that treacherous hour, I have been forced to watch all of Nosgoth unravel. While he continues, unburdened, by the consequences of his selfish act. Be careful with him, you would not be the first ally he discarded.

Ky fills in the gaps in Ariel's knowledge to Eleath, that it was the Hylden, Hash'ak'kik who master minded the plot to tear down the pillars, and that he was just one of several Hylden lords, with the rest residing in a sealed off city they constructed in demon realm that offers a greater level of protection from thr realms corrosive effects. Something Hash was not afforded due to his many expeditions over the centuries.

Finding him in the ruins of Coorhagen, dispatching a holdouts of Neo-Sarafan who has fled Meridian, Eleath tells Kain of her plight and that they share a common enemy.

Kain: Ah Moebius. It has been centuries since I carved his head from his shoulders, but the Timestreamer's stench continues to foul my path.

Kain agrees to render her aide, having intended to uncover Moebius' secrets himself eventually, and together they breach the hidden chambers beneath the Oracle Caves, encountering sentinels from across history. After they're dispatched, Kain and Eleath begin exploring the Chronoplast, and she uses it's windows to see what became of Raziel, finding the moment his fate was sealed.

Moebius: This is a mistake. The Sarafan's methods may be extreme, but you must see how such things are necessary against such an invasive threat.

Balance Guardian: Had this been an isolated case I might've agreed, yet since Thornlach, dozens of communities have been put to the sword in less than a decade. The Brotherhood was created to be protector's to those who prey on mankind, not rivals.

Moebius: What you propose will only grant the Vampire scourge a reprieve to hide and repopulate. Heed the wisdom of your elders, Rosa, do not restrain their efforts.

Rosa: You are my senior as a guardian, Moebius, not in authority. You cannot decide such matters on your own, as Balance Guardian I must bring such concerns to the rest of the circle. If the Sarafan are not brought to heel, we may risk upending the very equilibrium we are charged with preserving... You are free to make your case at the gathering, less you'll be joining Mortanius in his usual absence this time.

Moebius: I shall.

Rosa: Then I will proceed without you. Our duty is to all of Nosgoth, Moebius, not our own desires. Remember that.

(Moebius silently glares as his fellow guardian leaves for the forthcoming gathering, as Raziel enters from the opposing entrance)

Raziel: You asked for me, my lord.

Moebius: Indeed. I fear my words have failed to convince my fellow guardians, my friend. It seems we shall need something more... drastic, to demonstrate why we require the Sarafan as it is.

Raziel: My brother's and I are ready for whatever task you require. You have always championed the brotherhood against whenever doubt has threatened us, we will gladly offer it in kind, if it will restore the Circle's confidence, and end this foolish talk of reformation.

Moebius: Distinction is the reward of the devoted and the daring, Raziel. So I can think of none better to put down our greatest foe. You are to go to Uschtenheim, and infiltrate the lair of Janos Audron. I have discovered he seeks to consort with a azure demon who will open the way into his cursed domain. My staff will be your salvation, take it, and once he has been pacified, carve out his heart and deliver it to me.

Raziel: With pleasure, lord Moebius. I've long awaited this day. His black heart will be yours before nightfall.

(Once he has left)

Mobius: You've served me well in life Raziel, but now, your true service will begin in death.

From there we see the Inquisitors assault and Janos' death, Eleath is outraged seeing such a merciless act performed upon one who had freely offered mercy to her as well as witnessing her revenge be stolen from her by a demon.

Ky informs her of the greater implications, that this act was timed to provoke Vorador's brutal retaliation on the circle and rid Moebius of his obstacles and bind Malek, but before they can get further into it Eleath's curse takes effect again. Kain's attention is drawn her way as this occurs, and he catches what she missed, the Sarafans burial.

Kain: (internally) Whatever doubts I held about my new companion vanished as quickly as she did. For I had felt the displacement that coincided with her disappearance before, when the blood soaked battleground that had been the ill-fated clash between armies of the Nemesis and the Last Hope, gave way to the green fields of decades prior.

Perhaps one day this Eleath's unpaved path would cross mine again, but for now I was drawn to the vision of the past she had sought. I had glimpsed only its conclusion before it faded away, but that momentary image offered the location of a Sarafan tomb, and a wicked thought began to form.

My previous compatriots had either abandoned or betrayed me upon my defeat at the hands of the Sarafan Lord. If I was to carve out the empire I desired, I would require subordinates stung to me with stronger binds...

After a plundering the tomb and raising his lieutenants, we see where Eleath landed, further in the future during the events of Soul Reaver in the territory of Turel. They briefly clash due to Turel's mistaking her for a Razielim due to his fading sight and having already heard Raziel has slain Melchiah and Zephon. During the battle Ky tells Eleath to use her amulet redirecting the temporal energy it has accumulated to hold the devolved Turel in place.

Learning from him what Kain did and Raziel's fall she demands to know where he is, and heads to Kain's retreat, allowing Truel to move again, but the temporal energies continue to pulse around him, and a portal opens nearby with a figure on the other side...

Azimuth: What a remarkable creature, it pulled the vortex form my intented destination, but this one, it will be of better use for the great Hash'ak'kik.

At Kain's Retreat, Eleath has another confrontation with Kain's brides, two powerful and loyal guardian of his sanctum, and defeats them only to see the elder Kain appear, already expecting her.

He informs Eleath that he has used his time with the Chronoplast well, and now understands much more then he did when they first met, and knows why she pursues Raziel, but that all of them, himself included have been set against one other by someone seeking to dominate Nosgoth's fate, and that she should consider the possibility that Ky'set'syk may have his own agenda as well, comparing it to his own experience with Mortanius. He may not have harboured any ill intent against him, but it didn't stay him from having Kain put to death.

While Eleath admits some of what he says holds merit, she still wishes to pursuit the one who robbed her of her vengeance, and demands Kain upholds his agreement to break her curse so she can be free to do so uninterrupted, at which point he reveals he already did while she was fighting the brides. Regaining some trust with this sct Kain, takes her back to the Chronoplast to send her into the past where she will find some answers, only once she's though the arch, the doors to the chamber open anew and Kain addresses the arrival...

Kain: At last... I must say I'm disappointed in your progress. I imagined you would be here sooner.

Eleath now finds herself in Nosgoth's past but not her era, and it's soon confirmed by a familiar face.

Vorador: I believed you perished in a foolhardy assault on the Sarafan. Yet here you are, changed but not aged as you rightfully should be. How it is that so?

Reunited with her sibling in blood, she tells Vorador all that has transpired only to find Vorador is no longer the proud and fierce she had met upon her resurrection, and he tells a story of his own.

Vorador: After my slaughter of the circle for what their dogs did to Janos, mankind in a rare moment of diligence, gave our kind a wide berth, and soon the Sarafan were but a memory - save one exception. The centuries since offered a period of relative calm and even a level of tolerance for our kind.

Then, twenty years prior a fledgling brazenly assassinated a young king in the northern lands, which spurred the cattle into frenzy before his blood ran cold. Now we are hunted anew, with vampires I have known for centuries being cut down in equal measure as newly turned fledglings. All guided by the same malicious hand that threatened us before, where Moebius failed with an order of fanatics, he has succeeded with a mob of fearful rabble.

Hearing Moebius name again, Eleath tells him of what she saw, how the Timestreamer had indirectly used him for his own ends. Enraged by this fact long hidden from him, Vorador joins Eleath in an assault to find the manipulator.

They managed to reach his lair and corner the man, Eleath's wings allowing her to evade his spells this time, but as they corner their prey, Moebius calls upon the Circle's watchdog, a polearm intercepts her strike and pushes her back, revealing Malek the Paladin. Using their rivalry Vorador draws his attention so Eleath can chase down the time guardian, but he evades her.

Regrouping with Vorador who assumes her he's well, as Malek has made a habit of challenging him since he was bound in armour, which Vorador occasional humours. But with his rage subsided Vorador returns to his malaise, with the knowledge his fate not his own having sunk in, and returns to his seclusion.

Seeing such a mighty figure so distraught shakes Eleath and she wonders if this quest is truly worth it. Ky encourages her to go on, revealing that it even if they could not defeat Moebius, he is but a pawn and it is his master who they must ultimately foil to regain control over their fate, and to do that they must find his Soul Reaver, the Azure demon.

Using the time streaming device, they go back to where it began her own era, but just after the death of the Inquisitors and finally she confronts Raziel as he breaks free of the spirit realm and learns at last who he is, and that he renounced his past self.

Elaleth: You truly remember nothing from your living life?

Raziel: No. Neither do I desire to ever recall that man or his deeds. Let his memory lay dead, buried along with the Sarafan who fashioned him.

Unknown to her however this distraction gives the Eldar a chance to pull Raziel back to the spirit world, and that with her interjection, she interrupted an attempt to retrieve him by a now enraged Kain.

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