The era before Nosgoth's recorded history is the earliest known period in Nosgoth's time-stream, spanning several thousand years before the Sarafan came into being. It is most notably characterized as the point at which the Pillars of Nosgoth, the Circle of Nine, and the Soul Reaver came into existence. This era has not been visited in the Legacy of Kain series, but some of its events are either described or depicted in murals seen in Soul Reaver 2, Blood Omen 2, and Legacy of Kain: Defiance.