Obviously this is all spoilers. Here's a direct quote from Chris Metzen from the CE DVD, referring to Leah:
It's tragic what happens to her. But I think the truth of Leah is she's innately heroic. She's a good person. But this evil was rooted at a genetic level. And the turn that her life takes was inevitable to some great degree.
When ultimately her turn comes, it feels terrible. We want you to feel like you've been socked in the gut, like you know, "anyone but her". (sic)
Her spirits still out there somewhere. There's a good girl there that deserves to be saved and... brought back from the Abyss.
While we don't have any clue yet what subsequent chapters will be, ah couple clues (sic) [Metzen winks and smiles at the camera], I'd bet that we would chase that down. Because it feels right from a story level, and it feels right from a character level.
What do you make of this? For those people who thought it was cruel for Blizzard to introduce Leah, allow you to grow fond of her, then off her so fast in tragic fashion - how would you feel about a potential expansion story arc themed along the lines of finding her soul?
What potential stories do you think could lie ahead for Leah, should she be featured in future story direction as Metzen hints at?
And keep in mind: As fun as it sounds to simply say "yeah - lets find Leah" - we know that any future expansion must have a compelling conflict to frame a story against. So would does the conflict come from?
I'm feeling a Death Themed Expansion. We've been to Hell (twice), we've been to Heaven, now let's go to the netherworld, the next world, the hereafter, or wherever dead people go. Let's go accross a Styx like River on a Ferry,. Let's explore various places in a world of the Dead, whether it be the Greek Underworld, Valhalla, the Happy Hunting Ground, who knows? Let's save the souls of Leah, and Aiden and Albrecht while we're at it, and have Cain pull an ObiWan. Maybe meet a few others from the past. Oh, and let them rest in peace. I'd rather they stayed dead.
I'd bet on both Malthael (as the Angel of Death since Tyrael stole his chair) and Trag'oul as major players, even adversaries (both could have been sent over the edge by the destruction of the Worldstone).
As for a class, well, this would be an ideal situation to bring back the Necro, if that's an option, but if not (I really do think that the WD has kinda replaced it), I can think of a few different options. A Black Knight (cross between a Death Knight and a Paladin, a protector of the Dead), a Priest (Egyptian style, big into life and death magic, creates golems, heals, and can do both light and Dark, gets into contests with Moses).
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I'm feeling a Death Themed Expansion. We've been to Hell (twice), we've been to Heaven, now let's go to the netherworld, the next world, the hereafter, or wherever dead people go. Let's go accross a Styx like River on a Ferry,. Let's explore various places in a world of the Dead, whether it be the Greek Underworld, Valhalla, the Happy Hunting Ground, who knows? Let's save the souls of Leah, and Aiden and Albrecht while we're at it, and have Cain pull an ObiWan. Maybe meet a few others from the past. Oh, and let them rest in peace. I'd rather they stayed dead.
I'd bet on both Malthael (as the Angel of Death since Tyrael stole his chair) and Trag'oul as major players, even adversaries (both could have been sent over the edge by the destruction of the Worldstone).
As for a class, well, this would be an ideal situation to bring back the Necro, if that's an option, but if not (I really do think that the WD has kinda replaced it), I can think of a few different options. A Black Knight (cross between a Death Knight and a Paladin, a protector of the Dead), a Priest (Egyptian style, big into life and death magic, creates golems, heals, and can do both light and Dark, gets into contests with Moses).