The vampire-Sarafan war was a conflict waged between two fledgling factions – Kain's vampire army, and the revived Sarafan order – in a latter iteration of the post-Blood Omen era. Precipitated by Vorador's resurrection and the rise of a new generation of vampires, it culminated in a battle at Meridian, where the Hylden Lord struck Kain down and routed the vampires. Both sides sought to rule Nosgoth for the benefit of their respective races.