Quotes from the game Diablo --------------------------- THE GREAT CONFLICT Take heed and bear witness to the truths that lie herein, for they are the last legacy of the Horadrim. There is a war that rages on even now, beyond the fields that we know - between the Utopian Kingdoms of the High Heavens and the Chaotics Pits of the Burning Hells. This war is known as the Great Conflict, and it has raged and burned longer than any of the stars in the sky. Neither side ever gains sway for long as the forces of Light and Darkness constantly vie for control over all creation. -- THE WAGES OF SIN ARE WAR Take heed and bear witness to the truths that lie herein, for they are the last legacy of the Horadrim. When the Eternal Conflict between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells fall upon mortal soil, it is called the Sin War. Angels and Demons walk amongst humanity in disguise, fighting in secret, away from the prying eyes of mortals. Some daring, powerful mortals have even allied themselves with either side, and helped to dictate the course of the Sin War. -- THE DARK EXILE So it came to be that there was a great revolution within the Burning Hells known as the Dark Exile. The Lesser Evils overthrew the Three Prime Evils and banished their spirit forms to the mortal realm. The Demons Belial (The Lord of Lies) and Azmodan (The Lord of Sin) fought to claim rulership of Hell during the absence of the Three Brothers. All of Hell polarized between the Forces of Belial and Azmodan while the Forces of the High Heavens continually battered upon the very Gates of Hell. -- THE SIN WAR Many Demons travelled to the mortal realm in search of the Three Brothers. These Demons were followed to the mortal plane by Angels who hunted them throughout the vast cities of the East. The Angels allied themselves with a scretive Order of mortal magi named the Horadrim, who quickly became adept at hunting Demons. They also made many dark enemies in the Underworlds. -- THE TALE OF THE HORADRIM Take heed and bear witness to the truths that lie herein, for they are the last legacy of the Horadrim. Nearly three hundred years ago, it came to be known that the Three Prime Evils of the Burning Hells had mysteriously come to our World. The Three Brothers ravaged the Lands of the East for decades, while humanity was left trembling in their wake. Our Order - The Horadrim - was founded by a group of secretive magi to hunt down and capture the Three Evils once and for all. The original Horadrim captured two of the Three within powerful artifacts known as Soulstones and buried them deep beneath the desolate Eastern Sands. The Third Evil escaped capture and fled to the West with many of the Horadrim in pursuit. The Third Evil - known as Diablo, Lord of Terror - was eventually captured, his essence set in a Soulstone, and buried within this labyrinth. Be warned that the Soulstone must be kept from discovery by those not of the faith. If Diablo were to be released, He would seek a body that is easily controlled as he would be very weak - perhaps that of an old man or a child -- HALLS OF THE BLIND I can see what you see not. Vision milky, then eyes rot. When you turn they will be gone, Whispering their hidden song, Then you see what cannot be, Shadows move where light should be. Out of Darkness, out of mind, Cast down into the halls of the blind.