I've been meaning to ask, I'm very curious about your The Corpse & the Spider fic, does it require knowing Blood Omen 2 and Defiance beforehand to read it? The nightmare of wanting to check out people's cool fanwork but not being caught up with a franchise is real.
This is a very important question, it’s probably the biggest question for those that see my posts about it but haven’t really delved into C&S.
The Corpse and the Spider began as a legacy of kain fic, set in nosgoth during the Vampire Empire era.
Over time it has become its own thing. We’re no longer in Nosgoth, though there are the rules I grew up with that apply to Vampires.
Tl;Dr: You do not need to know anything about the Legacy of kain lore or games. No characters from this series are talked of or take part in C&S
Water is still fatal.
some sunlight exposure is bearable to older vampires, to fledglings it is still fatal.
At the moment I have 4 main locations the story is planned to go:
The Vampire city (Still yet unnamed at the moment. It is presided over by a council, which is presided over by a group of lords, similar to how the UAE joined together.)
The Necropolis, The vampires here are more akin to european folklore vampires, where corpses are possessed. These vampires are not accepted in the Vampire city and are looked upon as lesser beings.
The Human City Cathborough, Humans are at the point in their technology where the industrial revolution started but did not fully take off- Marion will explain more when we go there
Khol, The volcanic mountain in the north, A group of vampires have been working on hollowing out the mountain and harnessing the geothermal power to expand their enclosed, subterranean city. This is where Oyul and Britol, the Engineers come from.
I adore being asked about it, i’ve been working on C&S for two or so years and it’s still taking shape, so any questions usually wind up helping me flesh something out somewhere.
Thanks for the ask!
You can begin Chapter 1 of The Corpse & the Spider Here
