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THE REALMS BEYOND
All praises to  Diablo - Lord of Terror  and survivor of the  Dark Exile.When he awakened from his long slumber,  my lord and master spoke to me  of secrets that few mortals know. He told me the  Kingdoms of the  High Heavens and the  Pits of the Burning Hells  engage  in an eternal war. He  revealed  the powers that have brought this discord to the realms of man. My lord has named the battle for this world and all who exist here the Sin War.

THE SIN WAR
Many  demons  traveled  to  the mortal  realm  in  search of the Three Brothers.
These  demons  were  followed  to the mortal plane  by  angels  who  hunted them throughout the vast cities of the East.  The  angels  allied  themselves  with a secretive order  of mortal magi named the Horadrim,  who quickly became adept at hunting demons. They also made many dark enemies in the underworlds.

THE TALE OF THE HORADRIM
Take heed  and bear witness to the truths that lie herein, for they are the last legacy of the Horadrim.  Nearly  three  hundred  years ago,  it came to be known that  the three prime evils of the  Burning  Hells  had mysteriously come to our world.  The Three Brothers  ravaged  the lands  of the east  for decades,  while humanity was left trembling in their wake.Our order - the Horadrim - was founded by a group of secretive  Magi to hunt down  and capture the three evils once and for all.
The  original Horadrim captured two of the three within powerful artifacts known as Soulstones and buried them deep bneath the desolate eastern sands.  The third evil  escaped capture and fled to the west with many of the Horadrim in pursuit.
The third evil - known as Diablo, the Lord of Terror - was eventually  captured, his  essence  set  in  a  Soulstone and buried within this labyrinth.
Be warned  that  the Soulstone  must be kept from discovery  by those not of the faith.  If  Diablo  were  to be released,  he  would  seek a body that is easily controlled as he would be very weak - perhaps that of an old man or a child.

THE WAGES OF SIN ARE WAR
Take heed  and bear witness to the truths that lie herein, for they are the last legacy of the Horadrim.  When  the eternal conflict between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells falls upon mortal soil,  it is called the Sin War.  Angels and
Demons  walk  amongst humanity in disguise, fighting  in  secret,  away from the prying eyes of mortals. Some daring, powerful mortal have even allied themselves with either side, and helped to dictate the course of the Sin War.


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11.  L I B R A R I E S
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BOOK I : OF HEAVEN AND HELL

THE GREAT CONFLICT
Since the beginning,  the forces  of Light and Darkness  have engaged in an eternal war : The Great Conflict,  whose  victor  will rise from the apocalyptic ashes  to hold sway  over  all  creation.  To this end,  the Angels  of the High
Heavens adhere  to strict militaristic disciplines  Seraphim warriors  strike at the enemies of Light  with swords  imbued with righteous wrath and justice.  The
Angels believe that only  absolute discipline  can properly restore order to the myriad realms,  while  the demonic  denizens  of  the  Burning Hells  hold  that absolute chaos is the true nature of all things.
The battles of the  Great Conflict  rage across both time and space,  often infringing upon the very fabric of reality itself.  From the Crystal Arch at the very heart of the High Heavens to the arcane  Hellforge of the  Underworld,  the warriors  of these eternal realms  journey  to wherever their timeless  conflict carries them. The legendary deeds of the heroes of the realms beyond elicit both veneration and insight.
The greatest of these heroes was Izual, lieutenant to the Arch-Angel Tyrael and  bearer of the Angelic  Runeblade  Azurewrath.  He once led  a fierce attack upon the Hellforge as the creation of the dark demonblade Shadowfang was nearing completion.  His quest  was to destroy both  wielder  and weapon - a charge that he was destined never to complete. Izual was overcome by the  legions  of  chaos and,  tragically,  was  lost  to the Darkness.  His fate  stands as testament to the fact that  Angels and Demons  alike shall fearlessly enter into any domain - so long as their hated enemies dwell within.
Although  the  Great  Conflict  burned hotter  and  longer  than any of the stars in the sky, neither side could gain dominion over the other for long. Both factions sought some way to turn the tides of the war to their favor.  With  the ascension of Man and his mortal realm, the Great Conflict ground to a mysterious halt. Both armies paused in a breathless stalemate, waiting to see to whose side
Man would eventually turn.
Mortals had the unique ability to choose between Darkness and Light, and it was held  that  this would be  the deciding factor  in the outcome  of the Great
Conflict. Thus, the agents of the nether-realms descended to the mortal realm to vie for the favor of Man...

THE SIN WAR
The coming  of the  Great Conflict  to the mortal realm is known as the Sin
War.  Angels  and  Demons,  disguising  themselves  while traveling amongst men, attempted  to secretly  lure mortals  to their respective causes. Over time, the forces of Darkness  discovered  that mortals  responded much more to brute force than  to subtle coercion,  and so  began to terrorize Man  into submission.  The
Angels  fought to defend humanity  against this demonic oppression,  but all too often their austere methods  and severe punishments succeeded only in alienating those whom they sought to protect.
The violent battles  of the Sin War  occurred often,  but  they were seldom witnessed  by the prying eyes of Man. Only a few  "enlightened" souls were aware of the supernatural beings that walked amongst the huddled masses  of  humanity.
Powerful  mortals  arose  and  accepted  the challenge  of the Sin War,  allying themselves  with  both sides  in the  Great  Conflict.  The  legendary deeds  of these  great mortal warriors  served to earn both the respect and hatred  of the netherworlds. Although lesser demons  kneeled before those possessing power  and strength, they  also  cursed  the very existence  of mortal man.  Many  of these fiends believed  that  the deadlock brought  about by the emergence of Man was a perverse offense to their "higher" role in the great scheme of things.
This jealousy of Man led to harsh, atrocious acts of violence by the demons against  the mortal  realm.  Some men  learned  of this deep hatred  and used it against the denizens of the Underworld. One such  mortal, Horazon  the Summoner, delighted in summoning demons and then breaking them to his will. Horazon, along with  his brother  Bartuc,  were members  of the Eastern mage clan  known as the
Vizjerei.  This mystic clan  studied the ways of demons and had catalogued their lore for generations. Empowered by this knowledge,  Horazon was able to take the work of the Vizjerei and pervert it for his  demented purposes.  The denizens of
Hell sought revenge against this bold mortal,but Horazon managed to keep himself well protected within his arcane sanctuary.
Bartuc,  the  brother  of Horazon,  was  eventually  lured  to the side  of
Darkness.  He  was  granted  exceptional  strength  and  longevity,  and  fought alongside the legions of Hell against the cursed  Vizjerei,  and eventually  his own brother  during  the Sin War.  Although  Bartuc  was renowned   amongst  the warriors  of many realms,  his dominance  in battle  came with a terrible price.
An insatiable lust for mortal blood pervaded his every thought and deed.  Bartuc soon became as fond of bathing in the blood of his enemies as he did of shedding it, and in time he came to be known only as the Warlord of Blood.

THE DARK EXILE
"Seven is the number of the powers of Hell, and Seven is the number of the Great Evils."

Duriel, the Lord of Pain

Andariel, the Maiden of Anguish

Belial, the Lord of Lies

Azmodan, the Lord of Sin

These  are  the  true names  of the  lesser of the  Great Evils.  For  ages uncounted  each  have ruled over  their own domains  within  the  Burning Hells, seeking  absolute  dominion  over  their  infernal brethren.  As the Lesser Four continuously  vied  for the control  of those forces  that  dwelled within their realms, the Greater Three held absolute power over the whole of Hell. The Lesser
Four used dark and evil measures in their quest for power, and herein begins the legend of the Exile.

Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred

Baal, the Lord of Destruction

Diablo, the Lord of Terror

These are the Prime Evils  of  Hell  that  wielded  their  power as a dark, sovereign  triumvirate.  The  Three  Brothers  ruled  over  the  Lesser Four  by brutal force and malicious cunning. Being the eldest and strongest of the Evils, the Three Brothers were responsible for countless victories  against  the armies of the Light.  Although they never held sway over the High Heavens for long, the
Three were justly feared by enemies and subjects alike.
With  the ascension of  Man  and the subsequent  standstill  of  the  Great
Conflict, the Three Brothers began to devote their energies to the perversion of mortal souls.  The Three  realized  that Man  was the key to victory  in the war against Heaven,  and thus  altered their rigid agendum  that they had propagated since the Beginning. This change caused many of the Lesser Evils to question the authority  of the Three, and so  brought about  a great rift  between  the Prime
Evils and their servitors.
In  their ignorance,  the   Lesser Evils  began to believe that  the  Three were afraid to continue the war with Heaven.  Frustrated by the cessation of the war,  Azmodan and Belial  saw the situation  as  their chance  to overthrow  the
Prime Evils  and  take control of Hell  for themselves. The two demon lords made a pact  with their minor brethren,  assuring them  that  the wretched  plague of humanity would not deter  the ultimate victory of the sons of Hell.  Azmodan and
Belial  devised a plan to end the stalemate,  achieve victory in the Sin War and ultimately ride the bloody crest  of the  Great Conflict  straight into the very arms of Armageddon.  Thus, a great revolution was set into motion as all of Hell went to war against the Three Brothers...
The Brothers  fought with all  of the savagery  of the Underworld,  and  to their credit,  annihilated a third of Hell's  treacherous legions.   In the end, however,  they were overcome by the Horned Death led by the traitors Azmodan and
Belial. The Prime Evils, weakened and bodiless were banished to the mortal realm where Azmodan hoped that  they would remain trapped  forever.  Azmodan  believed that with the Three set loose upon humanity,  the Angels would be forced to turn their  focus  upon  on  the mortal plane - thus  leaving  the  Gates  of  Heaven abandoned  and defenseless. Those few demons who still pledged allegiance to the
Three Brothers  fled the wrath of Azmodan  and  Belial, escaping to the realm of
Man to seek out their lost Masters.
As the warfires died out upon the battlefields of Hell,  Azmodan and Belial began to argue over which of them held the higher authority. The pact  that they had made quickly fell to ashes  as the two demon lords took up arms against each other.  The legions of Hell  that remained were polarized behind either warlord, launching themselves into a bloody civil war  that has lasted to this day...

THE BINDING OF THE THREE
In the ancient days,  before  the rise  of the  Western Empires,  the  dark and  terrible entities known as the Three Evils were exiled to the world of Man.
These  eternal entities  wandered  throughout  the waking world and fed upon the lusts of men,  leaving  chaos  and  attrition in their wake.  The  Evils  turned father against son  and  prompted  many great nation into brutal and petty wars.
Their  Exile from Hell  left them  with an insatiable hunger  to bring suffering and pain  to all  who would not kneel  before them,  and  so  the Three Brothers ravaged the lands of the Far East for countless centuries.
Eventually,  a secretive order of mortal magi  was gathered together by the enigmatic Arch-Angel Tyrael.  These sorcerers were to hunt  the Three Evils  and put an end to their vicious rampage. The order, known as the Horadrim, consisted of wizards  from  the diverse  and numerous  mage-clans  of the East.  Employing disparate   magical  practices  and  disciplines,   this   unlikely  Brotherhood succeeded in capturing  two of the Brothers within  a powerful artifacts  called
Soulstones.   Mephisto  and  Baal,   trapped   within  the  swirling,  spiritual constraints  of  the Soulstones,  were  then  buried  beneath  the dunes  of the desolate Eastern Sands.
The powers of  Hatred and wanton Destruction seemed to diminish in the East as a nervous peace  began  to settle over the land.  Yet,  for  many decades the
Horadrim continued their grim search for the third Brother,  Diablo.  They  knew that if  the Lord of Terror  was  left untamed  there could never be any lasting peace within the realm of humanity.
The Horadrim  followed  in  the wake  of terror  and  anarchy  that  spread throughout  the Western lands.  After  a great battle which claimed the lives of many brave souls, the Lord of Terror was captured and imprisoned within the last of the Soulstones  by a group of Horadrim monks led by the  Initiate Jered Cain.
These  monks  carried  the cursed stone  to the land of Khanduras  and buried it within  a secluded cave  near the river Talsande.  Above this cave  the Horadrim constructed  a great Monastery  from which they could continue  to safeguard the
Soulstone.  As  ages passed,  the Horadrim constructed  a network  of  catacombs beneath  the Monastery  to house  the earthly remains  of  the martyrs  of their
Order.
Generation  passed  in Khanduras,  and  the numbers of the Horadrim  slowly dwindled.  With no quests left to undertake,  and too few sons  to sustain their guardianship,  the once powerful Order  faded  into obscurity.  Eventually,  the great Monastery  that  they had built  fell to ruins as well.  Although villages grew and thrived around the shell of the old Monastery, no one knew of the dark, secret passageways  that  stretched  into the cold earth beneath it.  None could have dreamed of the burning red gem that pulsed within the labyrinth's heart...


BOOK II : THE RETURN OF TERROR

THE LANDS OF KHANDURAS
Years  after  the last  of the Horadrim  had died,  a great  and prosperous society grew in the lands of the West.  As time wore on,  many  Eastern pilgrims settled  in the lands  surrounding Khanduras  and  soon  establish  small,  self contained  kingdoms.  A few  of  these kingdoms  bickered  with  Khanduras  over holdings of  property or routes of trade.  These  squabbles  did little to upset the lasting peace of the West,and the great Northern kingdom of Westmarch proved to be  a strong ally  of Khanduras as the two lands steadily engaged in ventures of barter and commerce.
During  this time,  a bold,  new  religion  of the Light  known as  Zakarum began  to  spread  throughout  the kingdom of Westmarch  and  into  many  of its northern  principalities.  Zakarum, founded in the Far East,  implored followers to enter into the Light and forsake the darkness that lurked within their souls.
The people of Westmarch  adopted the statues of Zakarum  as their sacred mission in the world.  Westmarch began to turn towards its neighbors,  expecting them to embrace this  "New Beginning"  as well.  Tensions rose  between  the kingdoms of
Westmarch  and  Khanduras  as  the priests  of Zakarum  began  to  preach  their foreign dogma whether they were welcomed or not.
It  was  then  that  the  great northern lord Leoric came unto the lands of
Khanduras and,  in the name of Zakarum,  declared  himself King,  Leoric  was  a deeply religious man  and  had brought  many Knights and Priests  with him  that comprised his Order of the Light.Leoric and his trusted advisor, the Arch Bishop
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