OK, after reading some of the proposed ideas, I've noticed a trend: most of the ideas concerning a storyline for Diablo 3 are focused around what happens *after* the events in Diablo 1, 2 and the Expansion. What I would be most interested in playing is a game that centers around events that happens *before*, even hundreds of years before the original games.
I have found many sources relating to Diablo history. For your reference, here are a few of them:
One idea I've had for a while, since reading some of the content on BlizzardUniverse.net, has been centered on the Sin war.
"The Great Conflict," as it is called, is the epic battle between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells. According to lore, man's emergence into the mortal realm brought about a new opportunity to both the Legions of the Light and the Armies of Darkness, for man had the ability to be swayed. They knew that wherever man's favor lies, so does victory. So the Great Conflict, at last, entered the mortal realm.
The Powers of Evil, now roaming the earth in disguise, search for influence. Upon discovering that mere persuasion couldn't bring about loyalty, the Demons began to use harsher methods of coercion... The Angels, outraged by this attempted "taming" of man also enter the mortal world disguised and vow to protect man from corruption. Those terrorized by the Darkness lucky enough to escape fled to sanctuary in the Light, while those who felt oppressed by the often strict practices harsh punishments of the Light were driven away to bolster the cause of the Darkness. Nearly all men were oblivious to the true identities of the Warriors of Light and Darkness, and those exceptional enough to know allied themselves out of free will.
[time passes]
A group of magi known as the Vizjerei form in the East. Two members of this powerful mage clan were Bartuc, the Warlord of Blood, and the Summoner, Horazon.
[time passes]
The Archangel Tyrael gathers wizards from the Eastern mage clans to form the Horadrim, one of whom is Jered Cain, the ancestor of the last Horadrim, Deckard Cain. Given the Soulstones and their secrets from Tyrael, the Horadrim set out to capture the Three Prime Evils, Diablo, Lord of Terror, Mephisto, Lord of Hatred, and Baal, Lord of Dectruction.
[time passes]
The Horadrim Capture Mephisto and Baal in two of the Soulstones, and pursue Diablo Westward. Capturing Diablo within the final Soulstone, the Horadrim buried it in a cave in the Western land of Khanduras. Afterwards, a great monastary was built to house the entrance to the cave, and the Horadrim protected the Soulstone from there. A series of catacombs was built beneath the monastary to house the remains of their dead. However, the Horadrim began to die out, and soon the monastary began to fall into ruins. The town of Tristram was built near the old Monastary.
[more time passes, the Zakarum religion gains power, King Leoric becomes corrupted, Diablo is unleashed... and so on, and so on]
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I always thought it would be incredibly cool to fight alongside the Vizjerei magi of the Horadrim order to seal the Prime Evils into the Soulstones (and Baal into Tal Rasha).
I realize that this is not really a storyline per se, but more of a platform to launch a storyline. My real interest lies in the rise and fall of the Horadrim order, and the rise of the Zakarum religion.
Please, comment on any of my ideas or my telling of some of the history, as any story needs to have consistency. Thank you all.
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"This place has been hallowed by the blood of thousands of champions of the Light, many of whom were mortal, like yourself." - The Archangel Tyrael
Also, I did read some other storyline ideas that involved two of the Lesser Evlis, Azmodan and Belial. Though I do not yet know very much about them, they have never made an appearance in either Diablo game. Plotlines involving these Lesser Evils could be possible, and very interesting.
I'd like to check what happened before in Diablo history. But all of the links were dead.
Though I could find the list of timeline in some personal blogs, there was no reference for it.
So I just can't believe they are reliable.
Can you please tell me the timeline(or where I could find the timeline) and who made that based on what?
My curiosity goes up with daily-changing teasers.. Thanks in advance!!
Why is it that so many threads are invisible, by the way? I know this and others are still on the site but just don't appear when I look at a sub-forum. Strange, this place.
But yeah, I'd totally get into a game that covered the Sin Wars; there is so much Blizzard can do with that era, including the binding of the Three, Tyrael bringing about the existence of the Horadrim. Maybe the separate clans begin to fight at the beginning and end, which could lead to some very interesting intrigue and geopolitics between them. Hey, maybe you could help negotiate peace between the warring clans. Y'know, get some non-linear storyline elements in there. That would be SO sweet.
And -- maybe this is just me -- but I'd love to see a town get destroyed. You know, a town that used to be a safe haven for the player, like Tristram in D1 or the Rogue Camp is D2. It's never ever safe after a certain point. Eventually it's wiped off the map due to the efforts of binding the Three. Hell yeah.
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Be it through hallowed grounds or lands of sorrow
All in the Forger's wake is left bereft and fallow
Is the residuum worth the cost of destruction and maiming;
Or is the shaping a culling and exercise in taming?
The road's goal is the dark Origin of Being
But be wary through what thickets it winds.
-Excerpt from the Litany of Residuum;
As Translated by He Who Brings Order
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I have found many sources relating to Diablo history. For your reference, here are a few of them:
- http://www.blizzarduniverse.net/diablo.php (BlizzardUniverse.net: very, very interesting)
- http://www.diabloii.net/generalinf/overview.shtml (Diabloii.net's history section, complete with a handy timeline )
- http://www.lunarfalls.com/Diablo/diablocast-index.html (A comprehensive look at the characters and story of the Diablo series)
- Diablo: Demonsbane (Robert B. Marks)
- Diablo: Legacy of Blood (Richard Knaak), The Black Road (Mel Odom), and The Kingdom of Shadow (Richard Knaak)
One idea I've had for a while, since reading some of the content on BlizzardUniverse.net, has been centered on the Sin war.
"The Great Conflict," as it is called, is the epic battle between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells. According to lore, man's emergence into the mortal realm brought about a new opportunity to both the Legions of the Light and the Armies of Darkness, for man had the ability to be swayed. They knew that wherever man's favor lies, so does victory. So the Great Conflict, at last, entered the mortal realm.
The Powers of Evil, now roaming the earth in disguise, search for influence. Upon discovering that mere persuasion couldn't bring about loyalty, the Demons began to use harsher methods of coercion... The Angels, outraged by this attempted "taming" of man also enter the mortal world disguised and vow to protect man from corruption. Those terrorized by the Darkness lucky enough to escape fled to sanctuary in the Light, while those who felt oppressed by the often strict practices harsh punishments of the Light were driven away to bolster the cause of the Darkness. Nearly all men were oblivious to the true identities of the Warriors of Light and Darkness, and those exceptional enough to know allied themselves out of free will.
[time passes]
A group of magi known as the Vizjerei form in the East. Two members of this powerful mage clan were Bartuc, the Warlord of Blood, and the Summoner, Horazon.
[time passes]
The Archangel Tyrael gathers wizards from the Eastern mage clans to form the Horadrim, one of whom is Jered Cain, the ancestor of the last Horadrim, Deckard Cain. Given the Soulstones and their secrets from Tyrael, the Horadrim set out to capture the Three Prime Evils, Diablo, Lord of Terror, Mephisto, Lord of Hatred, and Baal, Lord of Dectruction.
[time passes]
The Horadrim Capture Mephisto and Baal in two of the Soulstones, and pursue Diablo Westward. Capturing Diablo within the final Soulstone, the Horadrim buried it in a cave in the Western land of Khanduras. Afterwards, a great monastary was built to house the entrance to the cave, and the Horadrim protected the Soulstone from there. A series of catacombs was built beneath the monastary to house the remains of their dead. However, the Horadrim began to die out, and soon the monastary began to fall into ruins. The town of Tristram was built near the old Monastary.
[more time passes, the Zakarum religion gains power, King Leoric becomes corrupted, Diablo is unleashed... and so on, and so on]
----
I always thought it would be incredibly cool to fight alongside the Vizjerei magi of the Horadrim order to seal the Prime Evils into the Soulstones (and Baal into Tal Rasha).
I realize that this is not really a storyline per se, but more of a platform to launch a storyline. My real interest lies in the rise and fall of the Horadrim order, and the rise of the Zakarum religion.
Please, comment on any of my ideas or my telling of some of the history, as any story needs to have consistency. Thank you all.
Information about Azmodan and Belial:
Azmodan - http://www.lunarfalls.com/Diablo/charguide/characters-a.html#Azmodan
Belial - http://www.lunarfalls.com/Diablo/charguide/characters-ba-bl.html#Belial
Though I could find the list of timeline in some personal blogs, there was no reference for it.
So I just can't believe they are reliable.
Can you please tell me the timeline(or where I could find the timeline) and who made that based on what?
My curiosity goes up with daily-changing teasers.. Thanks in advance!!
http://www.diablofans.com/forums/showthread.php?p=215522#post215522
Why is it that so many threads are invisible, by the way? I know this and others are still on the site but just don't appear when I look at a sub-forum. Strange, this place.
But yeah, I'd totally get into a game that covered the Sin Wars; there is so much Blizzard can do with that era, including the binding of the Three, Tyrael bringing about the existence of the Horadrim. Maybe the separate clans begin to fight at the beginning and end, which could lead to some very interesting intrigue and geopolitics between them. Hey, maybe you could help negotiate peace between the warring clans. Y'know, get some non-linear storyline elements in there. That would be SO sweet.
And -- maybe this is just me -- but I'd love to see a town get destroyed. You know, a town that used to be a safe haven for the player, like Tristram in D1 or the Rogue Camp is D2. It's never ever safe after a certain point. Eventually it's wiped off the map due to the efforts of binding the Three. Hell yeah.
All in the Forger's wake is left bereft and fallow-Excerpt from the Litany of Residuum;
As Translated by He Who Brings Order