The New Age of Nosgoth

Beneath Meridian, in the secret meeting place of the Cabal, Kain met the few survivors of Vorador's vampiric brood and was shocked to see Vorador himself, who was in fact the leader of the group. Remarking upon the other's appearance, which was much frailer than remembered, Kain learned that Umah had once been Vorador's loyal human servant but was granted the dark gift as a reward for resurrecting him those many centuries ago. The passing of the blood did, however, take a toll upon him. Nonetheless, Vorador was seen as the leader amongst this group and Kain begrudgingly acknowledged this fact as the older vampire proceeded to explain everything Kain had missed during his long rest.

After Kain's defeat, the mystery man responsible styled himself as the Sarafan Lord and mobilized his forces to purge vampirekind from Nosgoth. Pursuant to this cause, the new Sarafan ushered in an industrial revolution, bringing grand technological advancement to Nosgoth and protection to its citizens. However, under the claim of operating for the greater good, they also imposed strict martial law upon the commonfolk. While most saw this as a necessary sacrifice for safety and peaceful life, some humans were less receptive to this burden.

Meanwhile, though many of Kain's old troops betrayed his cause and sided with the Sarafan Order to save themselves, the loyalists who survived gathered in secret tunnels beneath Meridian and coalesced into a resistance known as the Cabal. Joined by those humans who dissented against the Order's oppressive rule, this group operated in secret to damage the Sarafan grip upon Nosgoth, dispatching footsoldiers to various regions on assignments of infiltration, sabotage and slaughter. Unfortunately, by the time of Kain's return, the Cabal's ranks were reduced to a mere handful of vampires and a scattering of human contacts amongst the peasantry of Meridian - but they hoped to use Kain as a secret weapon to put a decisive end to the Sarafan Order once and for all.