His tale was one of vengeance and murder as he sought to seek out those who had killed him. Kain, once a human noble, was murdered one night and rather than having his soul pass on, was transformed into a vampire. The story of Soul Reaver begins at the very end of Blood Omen.
To further increase the hype for the next chapter in the Legacy of Kain series, Top Cow Productions released a Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver one-shot by Matt Hawkins, David Boller, and Matt Nelson that further detailed Soul Reaver's world. Released in 1999 by Crystal Dynamics, it served as a direct sequel to 1996's Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, showing players that the canonical ending to Blood Omen was one of utter ruination for its world of Nosgoth. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver was a dramatic and bold direction for the Legacy of Kain video game series.
