   this is a list of characters in the legacy of kain series of video games, created and produced by game developers crystal dynamics and silicon knights. the franchise, which comprises five action-adventure gamesâblood omen: legacy of kain (1996), legacy of kain: soul reaver (1999), soul reaver 2 (2001), blood omen 2 (2002), and legacy of kain: defiance (2003)âtakes place in the fantasy land of nosgoth, and follows the protagonist, kain, a vampire destined to preserve the balance of the world. he and raziel, the series' secondary playable character, are supported by a variety of non-player characters and bosses. inspired by the literary style of playwright william shakespeare, silicon knights president denis dyack and writer ken mcculloch made an effort to subvert ideas of moral absolutism when conceiving blood omen: legacy of kain's main cast, feeling that the video game industry lacked a story addressing issues of good and evil, propaganda, and fate. crystal dynamics' amy hennig, who directed subsequent games, continued this trend in the sequels, aiming to avoid two-dimensional, uncomplicated characters. she felt it ideal to ensure that each one was given depth, flaws and realistic motives corresponding to their belief systems. legacy of kains roles were voiced by a range of veteran film, television and theater actors. both protagonists received positive critical and user reception, being regarded by publications as memorable and complex antiheroes. though individual coverage of the series' supporting characters was less extensive, commentators praised their collective story, motivations and visual design as compelling and well-conceived, and attributed acclaim to the ensemble voice cast as a whole.  ==concept and creation== when devising blood omens characters in 1993, director denis dyack, writer ken mcculloch, and the silicon knights team were heavily inspired by clint eastwood's 1992 western film, unforgiven. dyack appreciated its moral ambiguity: he said that "this movie was more about people then anything else. this movie was the ultimate definition of gray. there were no rea
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