In time, the people of Sanctuary forgot about the horrific battles that had
once ravaged their world, instead focusing on their own greed, their desire
for power. Of course, Sanctuary was not always peaceful. Only months
before, the three Prime Evils raged the land, corrupting harmless creatures
and turning them into voracious freaks of nature. Diablo, the Lord of
Terror, had been the first to escape.but he was destroyed under the
catacombs of Tristram. Or so everyone thought.
The hero who had killed Diablo's demonic body, had been corrupted by his evil mind, and drove the Heartstone into his head, to 'contain' Diablo in the mortal realm. Alas, he failed, and Diablo gained control.
The hero, who came to be known as the Wanderer, left Tristram.and in his wake, summoned demonic forces to destroy the town. Only one man survived, the last of the Horadric mages; Deckard Cain. While the Wanderer headed East, he corrupted the sacred monastery of the Rogues, who had been influential in Diablo's capture. He corrupted one of the Lesser Demons, Andariel, and sentenced the wretch to stand guard in the Monastery, so that he could not be tracked further.
New heroes set out to stop Diablo, following the errant wanderings of his mortal host. First to Lut Gholien, where Diablo freed his brother, Baal, then to Kurast, where the demon crossed into Hell. These heroes did slay the eldest demon, Mephisto, then plunged into Hell after the Lord of Terror, taking with them the Soulstone that held Mephisto's evil.
Eventually, the heroes slayed Diablo, destroying both his, and Mephisto's Soulstone on the Hellforge, but they could not rest for long; Baal was still running loose in Sanctuary, and he was headed for the sacred Mount Arreat, and the Worldstone inside. Baal, too, shared the fate of his brothers, but the Archangel Tyrael, guardian of the Worldstone, was forced to destroy it, as Baal's evil had already corrupted the stone.
The following events recite the horror that ensnared the world soon after the Worldstone was destroyed.
The hero who had killed Diablo's demonic body, had been corrupted by his evil mind, and drove the Heartstone into his head, to 'contain' Diablo in the mortal realm. Alas, he failed, and Diablo gained control.
The hero, who came to be known as the Wanderer, left Tristram.and in his wake, summoned demonic forces to destroy the town. Only one man survived, the last of the Horadric mages; Deckard Cain. While the Wanderer headed East, he corrupted the sacred monastery of the Rogues, who had been influential in Diablo's capture. He corrupted one of the Lesser Demons, Andariel, and sentenced the wretch to stand guard in the Monastery, so that he could not be tracked further.
New heroes set out to stop Diablo, following the errant wanderings of his mortal host. First to Lut Gholien, where Diablo freed his brother, Baal, then to Kurast, where the demon crossed into Hell. These heroes did slay the eldest demon, Mephisto, then plunged into Hell after the Lord of Terror, taking with them the Soulstone that held Mephisto's evil.
Eventually, the heroes slayed Diablo, destroying both his, and Mephisto's Soulstone on the Hellforge, but they could not rest for long; Baal was still running loose in Sanctuary, and he was headed for the sacred Mount Arreat, and the Worldstone inside. Baal, too, shared the fate of his brothers, but the Archangel Tyrael, guardian of the Worldstone, was forced to destroy it, as Baal's evil had already corrupted the stone.
The following events recite the horror that ensnared the world soon after the Worldstone was destroyed.