The Nine serve and protect the pillars of Nosgoth... Duh! After Vorador infiltrated, Malek, (Defender of the circle) was damned and his soul was fused to a set of magical armor for eternity. A few hundred years later, Ariel was murdered and Nupraptor went mad, which corrupted the minds of the nine. It was at this point where the pillars of Nosgoth decayed. At this point, Kain was born. I thought we all knew this!!??