Beta Key Contest #4
Welcome to week four of the DiabloFans Beta Key Contest! This week is going to be slightly different than the previous three weeks: this time we're doing a mini-writing contest. If any of you haven't seen already, there is an NPC in Diablo III named Binkles the Frog and we're dying to find out more about him! We want you to come up with his backstory, fit him into the Lore of the Diablo Universe, and simply tell us what in the world he is doing around Sanctuary.
We'll choose the best one or two entries week and they'll be granted a Diablo III Beta Key. In addition, the winning piece(s) will be placed on his wiki page permanently as his "fan lore." Submissions should be posted in this thread and you are allowed more than one entry if you'd like! You have until October 31st at midnight to get your submissions in.
Congratulations to Arvron for winning the third Beta Key caption contest.
The fountain was from a magical spring deep below the ground and even if the magic was weak after so many centuries , it granted extended healing and magical life to anyone exposed to it's water for a long period of time, that's why Deckard Cain was always near it and also enjoyed it's magical benefits having lived for so long...
When Tristram was overrun & destroyed by the hordes of evil, Binkles was picked up by a stranger who came trough a red magical portal during the battle to free Deckard Cain who was imprisoned and would not leave unless his pet frog was also taken to safety.
Binkles now roams sanctuary in an endless search for Deckard Cain.
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With nothing left to pass but this endless wretched haze,
A man stumbles through his painful remaining days.
When drink wasn’t enough to dilute his memory,
He turned to a magical item from a witches inventory.
Adria promised a clear mind and soul,
From a gift so magical to it was hard let go.
If he swallowed this runestone of unknown powers,
He would be rid of the nightmare of countless hours.
He took in this craft chased by the ale that now fails him,
Transmuted! Transformed! He gazed at a giant wooden limb.
No more painful images; no Butcher, no Lazarus, no more ‘stupid dogs’,
Farewell Farnham’s troubled mind and soul, goodbye wretched fogs.
From a face-full of painful, well-earned wrinkles,
Attuned was a worry free creature, happy to be called Binkles.
After Tyrael brought down his holy judgement upon the world stone, mount Arreat was destroyed into nothing more than a piteous and abyssal crater. Surprisingly, even with its surroundings incinerated, at the centre of the crater remained a small shining gem. Unlike his brothers,Diablo and Mephisto, Baal's soul stone was still intact. Even with his physical body destroyed, Baal still existed in the mortal plane due the very nature of the stone. However, to assert his evil will upon sanctuary once again, Baal needed a suitable vessel...
Years had passed by, until a frog came hopping to the epicentre of the crater. The frog mesmerised by the stone, almost drawn by its eerie yellowish glow, obediently swallowed it whole. With renewed demonic speed, the frog hopped away... it always hopped towards the east... hopping to find the next suitable vessel for the lord of destruction!
However, if you be true to da voodoo, it's been said dat you can summon da great Binkles in times of extreme danger and peril. He appears on da battlefield and when da fighting be over, disappears without a trace. If you eva be fortunate enough ta conjure up dis legendary creature, count your blessings for da voodoo bein' kind to ya dat day."
-Witchdoctor Master
born in a hollow log
but no one has seen him
for he was killed by a demon
and now haunts the new tristram bog
Call Diablo a girl and see what happens....nuff said!
Where an epic rap battle
is about to begin
Mayor Holus: “A weird looking amphibian in my town,
likely more troubles to give me a frown”
Binkles: “Yo yo dawg, I’m Binkles the frog
Checkin’ out New Tristram right out of my bog
By my yellow spots, I don’t mean any harm
Just seein’ if there’s some epic loot to farm
Mayor Holus: “Well, we don’t need you, a spotted pest,
I have 5 new heroes to do my behest”
Barbarian, Monk, and Wizard are three
Witch Doctor and Demon Hunter will make you flee
Witch Doctor: “Yo, I’m the ‘W’ ‘M’ to the magic finding ‘D’
Hailing all the way from jungles in Taganzie
Binkles, you’re just a tiny little guy
I summon three of you with a mighty cry
Binkles: “Dude, I’m a frog and you summon toads,
Get out of my sight and hit the road.
Can’t tell the differences, it’s even in my name,
Idiot, have fun surviving Diablo endgame.”
Demon Hunter “Binkles, what could you possibly do to a foe,
Have you seen my legendary long bow?
It’s cool shelf bro, using bombs and a crow.
I’ma kill all the demons, just so you know
Binkles: “Cool shelf? The old meme, cool shelf?
Seriously, you ain’t nothing but a wannabe night elf
“If you think bows and pets are new and cool
go back to WoW you 12 year-old-tool.”
Wizard: “Arcane is the name of the game,
It’s the power behind my fame.
Haven’t heard of me, well that’s a shame
Haters, I’ll consume you all with lightning and flame”
Binkles: “Arcane is lame, a few sparkles and you’re out of power
Fool, you go out there and you won’t last an hour.
Being green ain’t easy but it’s where it’s at.
You got no parlor trick that can compete with that!”
Monk: “Holy crit! Yeah, I’m in the room
The most disciplined Sanctuary toon
My bo staff and shukos will spell your doom
My auras heal but you’d be dead too soon”
Binkles: “I hear you call down pillars of the church?
But you’re skillz aren’t awesome, it leaves you in a lurch.
Double dotted forehead and shining scalp, it’s so bright
Give your bo staff back to Napoleon Dynamite.
Barbarian: “I defeat enemies with pure brute strength, you see,
Your rhymes are good but they can’t defeat me.
My biceps make demons cower and ladies swoon,
I’ll slam my hammer and send you to the moon.”
Binkles: “You can’t rap battle with me, I invented hip-hop.
Ribbit! Magic Finder, you know I won’t stop.
You might be best moon physics at item farming
But give me and kiss and we’ll see whose prince charming.”
The sun now set on the battle, with Binkles the victor
Looks like he’s a New Tristram permanent fixture.
Where an epic rap battle
is about to begin
Mayor Holus: “A weird looking amphibian in my town,
likely more troubles to give me a frown”
Binkles: “Yo yo dawg, I’m Binkles the frog
Checkin’ out New Tristram right out of my bog
By my yellow spots, I don’t mean any harm
Just seein’ if there’s some epic loot to farm
Mayor Holus: “Well, we don’t need you, a spotted pest,
I have 5 new heroes to do my behest”
Barbarian, Monk, and Wizard are three
Witch Doctor and Demon Hunter will make you flee
Witch Doctor: “Yo, I’m the ‘W’ ‘M’ to the magic finding ‘D’
Hailing all the way from jungles in Taganzie
Binkles, you’re just a tiny little guy
I summon three of you with a mighty cry
Binkles: “Dude, I’m a frog and you summon toads,
Get out of my sight and hit the road.
Can’t tell the differences, it’s even in my name,
Idiot, have fun surviving Diablo endgame.”
Demon Hunter “Binkles, what could you possibly do to a foe,
Have you seen my legendary long bow?
It’s cool shelf bro, using bombs and a crow.
I’ma kill all the demons, just so you know
Binkles: “Cool shelf? The old meme, cool shelf?
Seriously, you ain’t nothing but a wannabe night elf
“If you think bows and pets are new and cool
go back to WoW you 12 year-old-tool.”
Wizard: “Arcane is the name of the game,
It’s the power behind my fame.
Haven’t heard of me, well that’s a shame
Haters, I’ll consume you all with lightning and flame”
Binkles: “Arcane is lame, a few sparkles and you’re out of power
Fool, you go out there and you won’t last an hour.
Being green ain’t easy but it’s where it’s at.
You got no parlor trick that can compete with that!”
Monk: “Holy crit! Yeah, I’m in the room
The most disciplined Sanctuary toon
My bo staff and shukos will spell your doom
My auras heal but you’d be dead too soon”
Binkles: “I hear you call down pillars of the church?
But your skillz aren’t awesome, it leaves you in a lurch.
Double dotted forehead and shining scalp, it’s so bright
Give your bo staff back to Napoleon Dynamite.
Barbarian: “I defeat enemies with pure brute strength, you see,
Your rhymes are good but they can’t defeat me.
My biceps make demons cower and ladies swoon,
I’ll slam my hammer and send you to the moon.”
Binkles: “You can’t rap battle with me, I invented hip-hop.
Ribbit! Magic Finder, you know I won’t stop.
You might be best at moon physics and item farming
But give me and kiss and we’ll see whose prince charming.”
The sun now set on the battle, with Binkles the victor
Looks like he’s a New Tristram permanent fixture.