Vasserbünde

The town of Vasserbünde with Nupraptor's Retreat in the background
The town of Vasserbünde with Nupraptor's Retreat in the background
The gypsy camp south of Vasserbünde
The gypsy camp south of Vasserbünde

Vasserbünde featured in Blood Omen. It was a large settlement located just to the east of Nupraptor's Retreat. Kain commented that its past glory was "now stained and faded". It had a few businesses. These were Capt'n Bitter's Sudz (a tavern), the Chopping Block (a butcher shop), and the Village Smithy.[1]

The townspeople regarded Nupraptor as a lunatic, but they appeared to fear his magic. They had stories to tell about pilgrims who went into Nupraptor's Retreat, never to return, and Nupraptor's terrified servants.[2,3,4]

To the south of Vasserbünde, Kain encountered a gypsy camp, the first of many in that game. He remarked that the gypsies were not to be trusted completely - saying "most of their babble should be taken with a pinch of salt" - but they occasionally had information that was useful. The Vasserbünde camp did have something else of worth besides their rumours and superstition. One tent held Kain's Disguise Form. Once he acquired this, he could make himself appear like a human peasant. The form prevented him being attacked, and allowed him to converse with people.[5]

Further Observations

In 2010, years after Blood Omen's release in 1996, a unreachable secret area was discovered in that game. It was found by fans working on the Blood Omnicide external link project.[6,7]

The secret area can be accessed from Capt'n Bitter's Sudz in Vasserbünde, using cheats applied to the PC version of Blood Omen. The area contains the HCMS Bitter, a pirate ship! See the Blood Omen: HMCS Bitter page external link at The Lost Worlds for more details.[7]

References

  1. [BO1] Kain: "Vasserbünde lay, its glory now stained and faded, a faithful child in the looming shadow of Nupraptor's Retreat."
  2. [BO1] Vasserbünde inhabitant: "Something's not right. The pilgrims go in, but I ain't never seen one come out!"
  3. [BO1] Vasserbünde inhabitant: "The mage is insane, I tell you! Insane! Listen, can't you hear him cackling to himself?"
  4. [BO1] Vasserbünde inhabitant: "Nupraptor had servants. One day, one escaped the keep and stumbled into our village. Mad, he was! And his skin and hair, white as a sheet! Scared out of his wits!"
  5. [BO1] Kain: "The gypsies - purveyors of distrust and superstition. Most of their babble should be taken with a pinch of salt, since the gypsies often tinker with weary travelers' minds ... However, a few gypsies have something interesting to say."
  6. Blood Omnicide external link
  7. The Blood Omen: HMCS Bitter page external link at The Lost Worlds

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