So, basically i'm at chapter 13 (the last One) with Kain in the Vampire Citadel, and right here, there's a tome, or this Is what It has to be... Is It a bug? because i followed a collectibles guide and right there, an arcane tome have to appear but it's not spawned to me
Hey guys! since my theory behind the Lost city Is kinda weird, because i learned that the illustrations of that "skull-dressed" figure Is an early concept of the Hylden champion about the ancient profecies, i decided to fly down with the big theories and start to do theories starting by the beginning of these ideas. For this, now i start making the theory behind a possibile early concept of the Hylden lore, that is possibile that comes From Blood Omen 1, and this Is so cool to notice.
Let me first explain that, seeing what i learned, the "final" Hylden lore and concept started From Ross, that created the Hylden concept that we know today. So, before of that, they probably started From BO1 imagining a concept and a lore of a possible enemy of the Vampires, then, from a "Rudimental" idea (the skull-weared race) then we earned the today story of them.
So: Let's start From Blood Omen 1.
In the Lost City there's a Temple (the only One) that has Demons inside and also a "ritual" , i actually think that Is a ritual, but i don't have the real facts for confirm that.
This weird ritual Is made with a Skull, really the same of the Ancient profecy illusttation in Soul Reaver 1, an Heart (possible a vampire Heart?) and legs of a slaughtered person ( seems human, but who knows?)
Is interesting to notice that If Is like i said, we have a "sacrifice" or whatever Is that, with all three known races in Nosgoth, Hylden, Vampires and Humans... i don't know why, but Is kinda cool.
So...my question Is... Is the tileset of the Skull in the Lost City in BO1 an early concept of the head of an Hylden? if yes, why whe see an Hylden in this city? Why and what is this sort of ritual? and... why we have Demons in that Temple? maybe we can confirm Is a ritual by the fact we see Demons inside, and maybe Is a ritual From AN early concept of Hash'Ak'Gik story...but who knows!
First of all, i know the other theory behind a possible Ancient Vampires building of the Lost City, and it can be possible, but...
My current theory is this: The Lost City reveals a third facet of Nosgoth. Perhaps that 'Lost' label refers to the disappearance of another race that once inhabited Nosgoth but has since vanished.A few details led me to this conclusion. First, there are the snake symbols, which we also see in Soul Reaver 1 in one of the many block puzzle rooms (though I can’t recall exactly where). A very similar detail is the mirrored snake symbol; looking at the photo I’ve attached, there’s a wall carving that seems to represent exactly that, especially given the heavy serpentine imagery in the area.Another point of interest is the specific sacrifice found inside one of the temples in the Lost City. Alongside a half-dismembered body and a heart(?), there is a skull that perfectly matches the two images from SR1—the only difference being that the rest of the body is neither winged nor snake-like.However, the clincher—beyond the snakes and the specific skull detail—is the depiction of a werewolf (circled in red) on the same mural where the snakes appear. It’s worth noting that the Lost City contains both actual wolf-men and this recurring serpent iconography."