Posts Tagged ‘Sanctuary’

The Barbarian and Cain of Diablo III

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

I've seen the conversation between Deckard Cain and the Barbarian character when you meet him in the cathedral and save him from the skeleton king and they dont seem to know each other. Isnt the barbarian character the same one from D2? To be more specific, Cain says “Thank you, but why did you save me?”its like “i dont even know you.. why would you save me?”i know its the same conversation with all the other characters but i think that the one with the barbarian should be different. they have history, after all.
From the dialogue we seen at Blizzard Worldwide Invitational '08 Paris verses the current one seen in Beta… Looks like Blizzard sadly that interesting storyline concept between Cain and the Barbarian male who survived the harrowing events of D2/LOD and the 20 years until D3's time been scrapped.
I think he's referring to Barbarians left in their homeland after the Worldstone's destruction, but they didn't undergo the same horrific quest in averting the schemes of Hell/Prime Evils directly. Sure the greater poplcat would bear of other terrible scars from Baal's assault but no Blizzard said we would encounter (mad?) members of the old gang from D2/LOD through our quest across Sanctuary. A D3 parallel to the fates D1 classes: the Rouge (Blood Raven) and the Mage (The Summoner). Gotta confirm it though.
A D3 parallel to the fates D1 classes: the Rouge (Blood Raven) and the Mage (The Summoner). Gotta confirm it though.The problem with that sir, is that in D1, there was only 1 hero. then that hero became the Dark Wanderer. D2 had a group of heroes that may/may not be insane (crazy) bosses or just NPC's. You can't parallel the D1 Rouge to Blood Raven and the D1 Mage to The Summoner because they never faced Diablo. Only one who faced Diablo was yourself which could have been the rouge, mage, or warrior, which then led to being the Dark Wanderer. As I see it though, the Barbarian was the only one of those heroes to survive the D2 story. (sorry if my ideas are repeating I'm a bit tired right now.)

What Became of Adria the witch from D1?

Monday, December 5th, 2011

In beta videos it is Clear that Leah thinks her father is a “great warrior who died when tristram fell”. The timeline doesn't quite add up for that.I think there's quite a bit of merit to this. Based on Adria's journal, we know that “Aiden” came to her for guidance on what “lurked in his trouble heart”. Considering that “Aiden” left Tristram just before the demons showed back up, it's a safe bet to say that we know the actual name of the Dark Wanderer. “Aiden” is also very close to Adria, based on the fact that he would even discuss with her the darkness growing inside him. It's completely possible that “Aiden” is actually Leah's father. The bit about him dieing while fighting demons would be true, the man himself would have been destroyed once Diablo fully consumed him and possessed his body.
Were the nephelem born just from Lillith and Inarius? Or did other angelic and demonic refugees do the dirty two step and make little nephies?If i were to push the issue, I could mention things such as demonic concentration in regards to leah. Humans as of D3 are essentially imbred nephelem. Despite the fact the PC's are nephelem, would they be as (potentially) powerful as Bul-Kathos or Rathma? The Diableah thing could also play into blizzard's favor in regards to the 20 year gap without demonic or angelic presence. She could easily be turned into a convenient macguffin for the Triune to get a hold of to resurrect Diablo. As far as I know, Leah will be the only Nephelem/Prime Evil coupling in Diablo lore. I say that because Lillith isn't even considered a lesser evil– despite the fact andariel, her daughter, is. The relevancy of the lesser/prime descriptor depends whether it is a measure of intrinsic or political power within the burning hells.However, I embrace the concept of making Leah a keystone to the plot. I would be pissed if they turn her into an new and improved meatstone for manifesting Diablo back into sanctuary.
I'm definitely not keen on the concept of Leah being Diablo 3rd/4th possessed mortal. Nor her speculated King Leoric linage making her a possible Princess Leah or Queen Leah of Khanduras. Though I'm sure through “Uncle” Deckard's upraising Leah won't be prune young adult to claiming such monarchy ambitions… Maybe she could become a respected towns leader of New Tristram and admired figure across Sanctuary, but I pray she'll never be embrace or made into royalty.

Is it possible the destruction of the Worldstone made humans stronger?

Friday, November 4th, 2011

Will humans become stronger or weaker? How does its destruction relate to keeping it hidden from the immortal sides? Will humans split into two factions, supporting both heaven and hell? Will heaven leave them be even if they get so powerful that they become a sincere threat to everything else? The destruction of Diablo’s soulstone banished him into the immortal plane of existance, but with the Worldstone gone, could he go back? I can think up so many more questions which in high probabability I will get no answer from until Blizzard continues the series. “Inarius thought the nephalem a disease, a disgrace to what he was. To him, we should have never been. He only agreed to consider our fate as opposed to erasing us from existence because of the protests of the others. I feel that he would have yet chosen to follow through with his original intention if not for my mother murdering the other refugees. That act altered everything. Had Inarius exterminated us afterward, then he would have been all alone, something which even he could not stand. Yet, the notion of the nephalem disgusted him and that is why he took the Worldstone—which had been created in great part as a manner by which to hide Sanctuary from the eyes of the High Heavens and the Burning Hells—and altered its resonance.”
“What it means is thus; in addition to secreting this realm, the Worldstone also began a steady and subtle dampening process. Each succeeding generation of nephalem became far less powerful than the previous, until, in very short order, those next born were bereft of any ability. Soon, only a few from the first generation—myself and Bul-Kathos, to name the obvious—survived. The gifts—or curse—of our forebears was forgotten. Inarius began reshaping Sanctuary to his satisfaction…and to his iron rule.”
Uldyssian could feel the Worldstone’s radiance and did not doubt that it had the ability to utterly
smother his powers. Yet, why was it not doing so now?
“Clearly, my mother altered the resonance of the Worldstone again, so that now its effect is minimal and limited more or less to Mount Arreat, if that. Even in its presence, you were able to overcome it. With the Worldstone no longer a hindrance, the natural process enabling the nephalem powers could now flourish. You are the result of that…the first, anyway.”
The more he stood near it, the more Uldyssian sensed the Worldstone’s emanations. He imagined them a thousand times greater…no, a thousand thousand times. What Rathma had said made more sense. With such mighty forces sweeping over Sanctuary, his kind would surely never have come into existence. Only Lilith’s interference had changed that.



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