
And that Raziel, is the demise of Nosgoth. It is this soul that animates the corpse you ‘lived' in. I am the hub of the Wheel, the origin of all Life, the devourer of Death." ―The Elder God - Listen ( file info) The Echoes of a Tortured Mind "The birth of one of Kain's abominations traps the essence of life. Profile "I am the Engine of Life, the source of Nosgoth's very existence.

However, Raziel later accused the Elder God of merely being a parasite on the Wheel, not its hub. By the conclusion of Legacy of Kain: Defiance, he is regarded as the cause of "all of the conflict and strife throughout history", and as the central antagonist of the series as a whole.ĭepicted as a sentient, writhing mass of tentacles and eyes dwelling deep below the land of Nosgoth, the Elder God claimed to be the hub of the Wheel of Fate, the preternatural cycle of birth, death and rebirth to which all souls were drawn. Though initially a mysterious benefactor and ally to Raziel, the Elder God's portrayal becomes increasingly malicious as the series progresses.
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The Elder God is a major character in the Legacy of Kain series, first introduced in Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, and returning in Soul Reaver 2 and Legacy of Kain: Defiance.
