Lore: During the time of Baal's ascent to the worldstone, the barbarians of Harrogath continued to defend their town from General Shenk and his horde of minions. Catapults rained down on the battlefield and swarms of demons proved to be too much for the barbarians trying to make their way to top of the Bloody Foothills. After Baal's demise, the cursed worldstone was destroyed by Tyrael to protect mankind from the floodgates of hell. The worldstone was destroyed, but not completely. Unknown to Tyreal the shattered remains slowly made its way down the moutain towards the Bloody Foothills and Harrogath. The fallen barbarians, buried near Harrogath, were the first to come into contact with the shattered pieces of Baal's tainted worldstone. Their dead corpses became reanimated and renewed. Soaked with the evil intentions left by Baal, they rose from their graves. Their corrupted souls could not break free from the stone's haunting demands. They roam the lands killing all those in their way waiting patiently for their dark lord to rise again and command them.
Mechanics: Barbarians are known to fight even through impossible odds. Their fighting style is similar to that of their former selves with new abilities granted by the shattered worldstone. Their new demonized form allows for a higher threshold of pain along with a faster attack speed. The barbarians travel in groups, but are spread out to cover a large amount of terrain.
When one is in combat they have the ability to use Brethren Shout. This move teleports any nearby barbarian instantly to their location. The summoned Barbarian turns into a cloud of ash and transports to wherever it was called. It recontructs itself and immediately attacks.
Being from the cold mountaintops of Harrogath, the Barbarians are naturally immune to cold magic. The worldstone fragments enhance this natural immunity and grant the ability Cold Stare. This move slows down the target with an icy stab that makes it difficult for the opponent to get away.
The slowing effect of Cold Stare sets up his last ability that only triggers when the barbarian is the last left standing in his group. The barbarian will begin to charge up an extremely powerful slash, Demonic Overdrive. If not defeated quickly enough the barbarian will cause massive area damage along with a devastating curse debuff.
When a barbarian dies, its soul escapes from its foul body through whatever opening is the largest. So if he is cut in half then it will come from that wound. The body then turns to ash leaving only the armor. If killed with magic then he will drop to his knees and turn to ash allowing the soul to fly away and the armor to fall to the ground, empty.
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Lore: During the time of Baal's ascent to the worldstone, the barbarians of Harrogath continued to defend their town from General Shenk and his horde of minions. Catapults rained down on the battlefield and swarms of demons proved to be too much for the barbarians trying to make their way to top of the Bloody Foothills. After Baal's demise, the cursed worldstone was destroyed by Tyrael to protect mankind from the floodgates of hell. The worldstone was destroyed, but not completely. Unknown to Tyreal the shattered remains slowly made its way down the moutain towards the Bloody Foothills and Harrogath. The fallen barbarians, buried near Harrogath, were the first to come into contact with the shattered pieces of Baal's tainted worldstone. Their dead corpses became reanimated and renewed. Soaked with the evil intentions left by Baal, they rose from their graves. Their corrupted souls could not break free from the stone's haunting demands. They roam the lands killing all those in their way waiting patiently for their dark lord to rise again and command them.
Mechanics: Barbarians are known to fight even through impossible odds. Their fighting style is similar to that of their former selves with new abilities granted by the shattered worldstone. Their new demonized form allows for a higher threshold of pain along with a faster attack speed. The barbarians travel in groups, but are spread out to cover a large amount of terrain.
When one is in combat they have the ability to use Brethren Shout. This move teleports any nearby barbarian instantly to their location. The summoned Barbarian turns into a cloud of ash and transports to wherever it was called. It recontructs itself and immediately attacks.
Being from the cold mountaintops of Harrogath, the Barbarians are naturally immune to cold magic. The worldstone fragments enhance this natural immunity and grant the ability Cold Stare. This move slows down the target with an icy stab that makes it difficult for the opponent to get away.
The slowing effect of Cold Stare sets up his last ability that only triggers when the barbarian is the last left standing in his group. The barbarian will begin to charge up an extremely powerful slash, Demonic Overdrive. If not defeated quickly enough the barbarian will cause massive area damage along with a devastating curse debuff.
When a barbarian dies, its soul escapes from its foul body through whatever opening is the largest. So if he is cut in half then it will come from that wound. The body then turns to ash leaving only the armor. If killed with magic then he will drop to his knees and turn to ash allowing the soul to fly away and the armor to fall to the ground, empty.