Ariel (Legacy of Kain)
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Ariel is a video game character in the Legacy of Kain series. Throughout the series, she has been voiced by Anna Gunn. Early in the production of Blood Omen, Ariel was known as "Adonathiel."
Ariel served as the Guardian of the Pillar of Balance for about 470 years, from after Vorador's assault on the Circle until her murder at the hands of Hash'ak'gik. Her murder was the linchpin in the downfall of Nosgoth. Upon finding her body, Ariel's lover, Nupraptor the Mentalist, fell into madness, which he psychically inflicted upon all the other members of The Circle of Nine.
Shortly after her death, Ariel came to haunt at the Pillars of Nosgoth. She guided Kain in his quest as a fledgling vampire, hiding from him that fact that he was destined to be her replacement as Guardian of the Pillar of Balance and the fact that he would have to sacrifice himself to restore the land. After Kain refused the sacrifice, Ariel continued to haunt the Pillars, and would presumably do so forever.
Ariel did receive salvation when Raziel baptized his wraith blade in the purifying essence of Ariel and all of her predecessors as Balance Guardian. This sacrifice, in addition to Raziel's, granted Kain purified sight and a Soul Reaver of uncorrupted power.
| Preceded by Mortanius (Death Guardian) |
Leader of The Circle of Nine (title usually falls to the Balance Guardian by default) c500 BBO - 30 BBO |
Succeeded by Mortanius (Death Guardian) (Circle later destroyed by Kain) |
| Legacy of Kain series |
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| Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain | Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver | Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 | Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain | Legacy of Kain: Defiance |
| Major Characters |
| Kain | Raziel | Moebius | Elder God | Mortanius | Hash'ak'gik | Ariel | Vorador | Janos Audron |
| The Circle of Nine |
| Nupraptor the Mentalist | Malek the Sarafan | Bane the Druid | Azimuth the Planer | Dejoule the Energist | Anacrothe the Alchemist | Moebius the Timestreamer | Mortanius the Necromancer | Ariel of the Balance |
| Kain's Lieutenants |
| Raziel | Turel | Dumah | Rahab | Zephon | Melchiah |
| The World of Nosgoth |
| Pillars of Nosgoth | Lake of the Dead | Nosgoth timeline | Soul Reaver | Ancients | Hylden | Material Realm | Spectral Realm |
