The Treachery of Faustus

Accompanying Umah while he regained his bearings upon the world, Kain learned that the new "Sarafan Order" had taken over Nosgoth in his absence, purging vampirekind from the land just as the original Order had done in the time of Kain's old mentor, Vorador. During Kain's travels with Umah, the two became separated by defensive barriers formed of lethal glyph energy, one of the new defenses that the Sarafan had installed throughout the capital city. Forced to discern the hidden location of the Cabal sanctuary for himself, Kain cooperated with a number of human Cabal sympathizers to discover the resistance hidden beneath an unassuming curio shop.

To reach this shop, however, Kain had to detour through Meridian's seedier districts full of smugglers and criminal thugs. Along the way, he was unknowingly followed by an old aquaintance down into the tunnels that would bring him to his destination. This acquaintance soon obstructed Kain's progress, revealing himself as the vampire Faustus, once a legionnaire in Kain's army who immediately offered his services to the enemy when the tide of battle turned in their favor.

Called out on this cowardice, Faustus showed neither shame nor regret in playing for the 'winning side' and gleefully assaulted his former leader. After a protracted battle during which he was badly scorched by fire, Faustus was defeated and his blood drained, gifting Kain with a heightened muscular strength which enabled leaps over vast distances no common mortal might cross.