Agronesia

After the announcement of Diablo 3, I got worked up to know more lore of the world of Diablo. Recently I finished reading “The Sin War: Birthright” which is written by Richard A. Knaak. Chronologically, it is the first among other novels.

It happens 3000 years before the events of Diablo I. The world of Sanctuary is actually created by angels and demons tired of the eternal war between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells. The first inhabitants of the world, called Nephalem, are actually “children” of angel and demon. They turned out to be more powerful than either of the parents, so the magical Worldstone was used to inhibit their power. The story in this book centers about the unleashing of this magical power inside Uldyssian ul-Diomed, first stimulated by a demon Lilith for her own purposes.

Some points of cultural interest:

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I missed the news a few days, but here it is… The sequel for one of the most lovable RPG game universe…

Diablo 3 (they even have gameplay videos!!!)

I remembered downloading the beta version of Diablo 2 and we can only play the barbarian in it. I’m sure Blizzard will make a Diablo 3 beta also :). Anyway, many people don’t like the cartoonish art direction. Those people conjured a more dark and gothic modified screenshots, and I must say that I very much prefer the dark ones (samples: 1, 2, 3).

Aaah, Diablo 2 was so ADDICTIVE, especially if played together with the /players 8 switch :)… (What I liked most is Sorceress using ice :))