Diablo 2

 

We Begin!

after previous events, in the world of

Sanctuary,

where Prince Aidan of Khanduras, son of

King

Leoric, defeated the demon Diablo, and

then

attempted to contain Diablo's essence

within

his own body.

Afterward, Aidan became corrupted by

Diablo's

spirit, and is now known as the "Dark

Wanderer",

causing more demons to enter the world

around

him and wreak havOc.

An Adventurer who passes through a

Rogue Encampment

hears these stories of destruction, and

attempts

to ascertain the source of the evil,

discovering

it involves the seven "Great Evils" of

Hell.

Soulstones, which are magical stones

created

by the archangel Tyrael to contain the

Souls

of demons, were originally intended to

imprison

the Prime Evils: Diablo, Lord of Terror,

Baal,Lord of Destruction, and Mephisto, Lord

of

Hatred, after they were banished to the

mortal

realm by the Lesser Evils: Andariel,

Maiden

of Anguish, Duriel, Lord of Pain, Belial,

Lord of Lies, and Azmodan, Lord of Sin.

With Diablos corruption of the Soulstone

he's imprisoned in, he is able to control

the Wanderer and is attempting to free

his

two brothers, Baal and Mephisto.

Baal, contained within a Soulstone driven

into the ancient mage Tal-Rasha's body,

was imprisoned in a tomb near the desert

city

of Lut Gholein, while Mephisto was

imprisoned

in the jungle city of Kurast.

The Wanderer is accompanied by a drifter

named

Marius, who follows him on his journey to

these locations, with the Adventurer

trailing

close behind.

The Adventurer travels into the ruins of

Tristram,

a small town in Khanduras destroyed by

Diablo'sinfluence and demons, to rescue Deckard

Cain,

a member of an ancient order of mages

known

as the Horadrim, formed and tasked by

Tyrael

to protect Sanctuary from demons.

The Wanderer orders Andariel to corrupt

the

Sisters of the Sightless Eye, a group of

Rogues,

and take over their monastery.

The Adventurer encounters Andariel in

the

lowest depths of the monastery,

surrounded

by her minions, and kills her, before

continuing

to follow the Wanderer eastward.

In Lut Gholein, the Adventurer discovers a

Horadric Scroll in the city's sewers, which

Cain deciphers, providing knowledge

regarding

Baal, Tal-Rasha's Tomb, and the Horadric

Staff that can be used tO gain access to

it

After searching the desert, the Adventurer

acquires the two pieces of the Horadric

Staff:

the Amulet of the Viper from the Claw

Viner

With Diablo's corruption of the Soulstone

he's imprisoned in, he is able to controlthe Wanderer and is attempting to free

his

two brothers, Baal and Mephisto.

Baal, contained within a Soulstone driven

into the ancient mage Tal-Rasha's body,

was imprisoned in a tomb near the desert

city

of Lut Gholein, while Mephisto was

imprisoned

in the jungle city of Kurast.

The Wanderer is accompanied by a drifter

named

Marius, who follows him on his journey to

these locations, with the Adventurer

trailing

close behind.

The Adventurer travels into the ruins of

Tristram,

a small town in Khanduras destroyed by

Diablo's

influence and demons, to rescue Deckard

Cain,

a member of an ancient order of mages

known

as the Horadrim, formed and tasked by

Tyrael

to protect Sanctuary from demons.

The Wanderer orders Andariel to corrupt

the

Sisters of the Sightless Eye, a group of

Rogues,

and take over their monastery.

The Adventurer encounters Andariel inThe Adventurer encounters Andariel in

the

lowest depths of the monastery,

surrounded

by her minions, and kills her, before

continuing

to follow the Wanderer eastward.

In Lut Gholein, the Adventurer discovers a

Horadric Scroll in the city's sewers, which

Cain deciphers, providing knowledge

regarding

Baal, Tal-Rasha's Tomb, and the Horadric

Staff that can be used to gain access to

it

After searching the desert, the Adventurer

acquires the two pieces of the Horadric

Staff:

the Amulet of the Viper from the Claw

Viper

Temple, and the Staff of Kings from the

Maggot

Lair, along with the Horadric Cube from

the

Halls of the Dead, an artifact capable of

transmutina obierts nlaced within it and

two brothers, Baal and Mephisto.

Baal, contained within a Soulstone driven

into the ancient mage Tal-Rasha's body,

was imprisoned ina tomb near the desert

city

of Lut Gholein, while Mephisto was

imprisonedThe Wanderer is accompanied by a drifter

named

Marius, who follows him on his journey to

these locations, with the Adventurer

trailing

close behind.

The Adventurer travels into the ruins of

Tristram,

a small town in Khanduras destroyed by

Diablo's

influence and demons, to rescue Deckard

Cain,

a member of an ancient order of mages

known

as the Horadrim, formed and tasked by

Tyrael

to protect Sanctuary from demons.

The Wanderer orders Andariel to corrupt

the

Sisters of the Sightless Eye, a group of

Rogues,

and take over their monastery.

The Adventurer encounters Andariel in

the

lowest depths of the monastery,

Surrounded

by her minions, and kills her, before

continuing

to follow the Wanderer eastward.After searching the desert, the Adventurer

acquires the two pieces of the Horadric

Staff:

the Amulet of the Viper from the Claw

Viper

Temple, and the Staff of Kings from the

Maggot

Lair, along with the Horadric Cube from

the

Halls of the Dead, an artifact capable of

transmuting objects placed within it, and

uses the Cube to re-assemble the pieces

into

the Horadric Staff.

With the Staff complete, the Adventurer

searches

the desert for the entrance to Tal-Rasha's

Tomb, but the Wanderer and Marius

arrive there

first.

Just before the Wanderer can remove

Baal's

Soulstone from Tal-Rasha's body, Tyrael

appears to stop him, and the two begin

fighting.

Baal, having corrupted Tal-Rasha's body,

tricks Marius into removing his

Soulstone,freeing him, and Tyrael commands

Marius to

take Baal's Soulstone into Hell, where it

can be destroyed upon the Hellforge.

The Adventurer locates the Tomb

entrance,

and upon opening it with the Staff,

encounters

and defeats Duriel, before freeing Tyrael,

who was imprisoned within by the

Wanderer

and Baal before they left together in

search

of Mephisto.

The Adventurer continues to follow their

trail