

The stage is set for an epic battle between the forces of good and evil, where the player's heroic intervention will be paramount in deciding the destiny of Sanctuary.

Now, the resilient Barbarian inhabitants of Mount Arreat stand as the last line of defense, charged with the sacred duty of protecting the Worldstone from Baal's malevolent grasp. With the Soulstone in his possession, Baal raised an unholy army and launched a merciless assault on Mount Arreat, aiming to seize control of the Worldstone, a source of immense power and pivotal to the fate of Sanctuary. A portal opens, leading to Harrogath, a mighty stronghold nestled in the frigid Barbarian Highlands on Mount Arreat's northern slopes.Īs the Act IV finale revealed, while Diablo and Mephisto, two of the Prime Evils of Hell, were defeated and their Soulstones destroyed at the Hellforge, their cunning brother, Baal, had retrieved his own Soulstone from Marius, the narrator. There, you encounter the Archangel Tyrael, who urgently summons you. Having triumphed over Diablo in Act IV, your journey takes a momentous turn as you return to the Pandemonium Fortress.
