This is a list of characters and associated tropes from a Legacy of Kain fanfiction called Drop a Stone. Be warned, unmarked spoilers are present.
Canon Characters
The titular character and the guy who the series revolves around. Not always the main protagonist though. Was killed as a nobleman and revived as a vampire, and when he came to revel in his new powers he decided to conquer the world. When he discovered the destiny that had been set up for him though, he decided to play a game of Gambit Roulette to try and Take a Third Option between the choice of ruling a dying world or dying himself to save it. In his arrogance though, he failed to realize that Screwing Destiny isn't as simple as he'd hoped.
- Cool Sword: Wields the material Soul Reaver, also known as just "The Reaver").
- White Hair, Black Heart: His transformation into a vampire turned his hair white, and thus his transformation from an unpleasant nobleman to a wicked vampire overlord begins. Bonus points for having a heart that is literally black: the Heart of Darkness
The other protagonist of the series besides Kain, he was Kain's right-hand man in his vampire empire, until he grew wings before Kain. Kain had Dumah and Turel toss him into the Lake of the Dead to burn forever, but he was saved by the Elder God, deformed but given new life as a wraith and a chance to avenge himself. However, Kain instead led Raziel on a trip through Nosgoth's bloody and complex history to make him see the bigger picture and the grander destinies they both deserve. Raziel discovers he has free will and so he alone has the power to change history, and in doing so he could bring about the doom of Nosgoth, or its salvation. Everyone knows it, and is trying to sway him into helping them more than their enemies – and unfortunately, he often falls for it.
- Amnesiac Dissonance: He has no memories of his life as a human when he's raised as a vampire. This turns out to be a plot point.
- Noble Demon: While Kain is only in it for himself, Raziel really does want to do the right thing, he just doesn't see the larger scheme of things and so doesn't know that "the right thing to do" is a very hard term to define in this series.
The Soul Reaver is a legendary Vampire weapon, forged in ancient times by Vorador at the command of the ancient Vampires. The sword drains the blood of its victims, and is originally known as simply "the Reaver", but at some point it gained the ability to devour souls, transforming it into the Soul Reaver. The blade houses a parasitic entity that has a semblance of sentience, causing the Reaver to act on its own accord at times. This parasitic entity is eventually freed as the sword's spectral half to be bonded to Raziel. The history of the blade connects it to many of the power struggles and gambits being played through history.
- And I Must Scream: The parasitic intelligence in the blade has been trapped in it for centuries verging on millennia. It is implied when Raziel purifies it at the end of Defiance and transfers its power to Kain, his future self in the blade is finally freed.
- Weapon Wields You: Sometimes the Soul Reaver does things Raziel does not necessarily want to do, and even when it doesn't exert direct influence, Raziel comments he can feel when the sword is compelling him to do something.
One of the Circle of Nine and a central antagonist, he controls time and thus can travel though time and see the past and future. He manipulated Kain in Blood Omen to further his agenda to exterminate all vampires, but was killed. He reappears later in the series, where it's revealed he had plans for Kain and Raziel in place that transcend his death.
- Arch-Enemy: To Kain.
- Fantastic Racism: He absolutely and completely hates vampires, especially Kain.
- Freudian Excuse: Kain discovers the reason for his hatred of vampires over the course of Defiance: When he was a child, he was kidnapped by vampires who knew he was to become the Guardian of Time, and wanted to turn him into a vampire so he would be better suited to his duties.
An ancient entity dwelling in Nosgoth's underground, he controls the Wheel of Fate, which controls the destinies and souls of all of Nosgoth. As such he naturally despises the immortal vampires, and revived Raziel as a wraith to wipe them out and allow the Wheel to turn freely. After Raziel begins pursuing Kain through time and comes to doubt if Kain needs to die, the Elder God tries to sway him back to this path.
- Eldritch Abomination: A classic example, he's an ever-changing mass of tentacles and eyes who exists outside the normal boundaries of space and time. Even his name is straight out of Lovecraftian mythos.
A high-ranking Vampire and the first human to be "blessed" with the dark gift from the Ancients. He's the one who forged the Soul Reaver for Janos Audron, though he doesn't know its true purpose. He prefers to remain absent from human affairs, as he considers them nothing but trouble, and fully embraces the idea that the vampires are superior beings.
- Back from the Dead: They never fully explain why he's alive in Blood Omen 2: chronologically his death during the events of Blood Omen still happens, as Defiance takes the time to demonstrate. Defiance was supposed to explain it, with some cut content indicating Kain (present version) would have revived him, but
it was left out. - Fully-Embraced Fiend: Especially in the first game. He represents what Kain might become if he fully embraces his curse and revels in his inhumanity.
The last Ancient Vampire and one of the highest-ranking of them, he is Vorador's sire and the one who commissioned the forging of the Soul Reaver. This also makes him the only person who understands its true purpose and thus the key to many mysteries. His heart, torn out of him centuries before Kain's birth, is known in legend as the Heart of Darkness, and is said to be able restore vampiric unlife.
- Anti-Hero: Janos is probably the only character in the series who is unambiguously good and is always portrayed as helpful, gentle, and wise. However, he's still a servant of the Elder God with the rest of his race, even if he doesn't realize it, which potentially casts a shadow on everything he does.
- Last of His Kind: He's the last Ancient Vampire.
- Real Men Love Jesus: Unfortunately, what he's really worshipping is an Eldritch Abomination masquerading as a god.
- Religious Bruiser: He prefers not to fight, but he can when needed. And like the rest of the Ancients, he is a devout follower of their God.
- Team Dad: Treats everyone, including Kain in Blood Omen 2, in a gentle and paternal manner.
- Token Good Teammate: Between Nosgoth being a Crapsack World and the series running on Black-and-Gray Morality, Janos is probably the only character that is truly "good" through and through. He has no hidden agenda, he doesn't manipulate anyone, he has no selfish or self-serving motivation or goal, doesn't hold any grudges against humans for their actions, whenever he's on screen he's polite and affable, and he plays it straight when Raziel demands answers from him.
- Vampire Vords: The only vampire to play this straight.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: In Blood Omen 2.
- Winged Humanoid: The defining trait of the Ancients.
“It was the vempari who might have fought until the last warrior fell. I cannot say what my people would do if released, but before the banishment, we were willing to negotiate peace as long as we didn’t have to submit to their god."
- Reluctant Mad Scientist: Or just possibly a regular Mad Scientist who came to regret his actions.
Major Characters
The "Stone" of Drop a Stone. Her main power is to break the rules of reality.
- Trappedin TV Land: She's from Earth.
Introduced in part 1. Sired by Vorador. Restorer of the Pillar of Conflict.
Introduced in part 1. Sired by Janos. Restorer of the Pillar of Nature.
Introduced in part 1. Original Vampire. Husband to Chixiksi.
Introduced in part 2. Uncursed Vampire. Mother to Catullus. Restorer of the Pillar of Dimension.
