1. The Ambush at Coorhagen

"I am Kain. Born of patrician blood, I spent my youth in the pursuit of privilege. But fate had a different design. The night was cold in Coorhagen, the tavern doors closed behind me, and the stench of iron and ambush filled the air. Vae Victis... woe to the conquered." Through the fog of the northern land, Assassin blades in a ruthless hand. No mercy shown to a traveling lord, My lifeblood spilled on the freezing board. The cold steel pierced through my beating heart, Tearing my mortal world apart. Left in the dirt where the shadows lie, A proud young noble destined to die! "Do not fear the dark, young nobleman. The grave is but a gateway. Take this blade, embed the hatred in your soul, and rise to strike down those who drew your blood!" I woke in the flames of the underworld core, Chained to the bedrock of an endless war! Mortanius smiled through the shadow and bone, Offering vengeance from his obsidian throne. I did not care about the price of the deed, I only cared for the murderers to bleed! The black heart pulses, the contract is signed, Leaving the light of humanity behind! Vae Victis! The blood is the life! I rise from the ashes of murder and strife! No longer a mortal, no longer a man! A sovereign of shadow in a dying land! The Pillars of Nosgoth! Beginning to fall! Hear the dark Lord of the Vampires call! Returned to the world in a tattered shroud, The hunt has begun, I am fiercely proud. The local assassins are screaming in fright, As my claws tear through the fabric of night! I drink from their veins, I feast on their breath, I am the cure and I am the death! The curse of the Scion is pumping inside, There is no holy temple where cowards can hide! "At first, I thought it was a cure I sought. But as the warm crimson liquid flowed down my throat, I realized the truth. Vampirism is not a disease... it is a supreme state of being!" Vae Victis! The blood is the life! I rise from the ashes of murder and strife! No longer a mortal, no longer a man! A sovereign of shadow in a dying land! The Pillars of Nosgoth! Beginning to fall! Hear the dark Lord of the Vampires call! "My vengeance was swift... but the hunger remained. The Pillars of Nosgoth were weeping, corrupted by madness. And my journey into the black heart of this world... had only just begun."