This is the thread in which I'm going to write my Diablo 2 story. I have no idea how much I'll write every day, but don't expect too much from me, it's hard for me to write longer texts. The parts will come up here when they are done. All comments are welcome as long as they are helpful in some way. Chapters: Prologue - The Tale of The Druids Chapter 1 - The Sightless Eye Chapter 2 - The Secret of the Vizjerei Chapter 3 - The Infernal Gate Chapter 4 - Enter Hell Chapter 5 - The Harrowing Important note: I am still sick, so I haven't done any more on this for a while.... Updates: 2008-01-22 - created thread, the prologue is up 2008-02-02 - added "I'm still sick" message
Prologue: The final battle between Sanctuary, the world of men, and the demons of the Burning Hells was near. Uileloscadh Mór, as it was called in the tongue of the druids, had been the key factor in the break between the them and their barbarian cousins so many years ago. For how could the mear mastery of swords and spears be enough to defend the world against the innumerable demons of Hell? Only through oneness with nature itself can we fight back against the coming darkness. That had been the reason for Fiacla-Géar to say farewell to Bul-Kathos, the great and ancient king of the Barbarian tribes. He then gathered together a small group consisting of the tribes' greatest warrior-poets and shamans and lead them into the mysterious forests surrounding the area known as Scosglen. There Fiacla-Géar and his people created the Druid Colleges; huge mortar-less stone towers, covered in vines and safely hidden beneath the leafy canopies of the dense forests. They have dwelt there ever since, forging a new way of life for themselves. They created a new culture and language, cutting themselves off from their Barbarian cousins and their ways. Here, in preparation for the impending conflict, Fiacla-Géar developed the Caoi Dúlra, a way of living that holds harmony with the natural elements of the world, its various plants and animals, as the heart of its most intrinsic beliefs. It was through this way that the Druids learned to bond with the natural entities of Sanctuary, to talk to the plants and animals, and these beings taught them all the secrets of the natural world. They taught them methods to call animals from far away, how to summon sentient plants from the earth, ways to change their own forms to share the strengths of their animal cousins, even, to a limited extent, techniques to control the weather. At the center of the legendary Túr Dúlra, the greatest of all the Druid Colleges, stands the magnificent oak Glór-an-Fháidha. This tree is the most revered source of the Druids guidance and teachings. Under its branches the druids of Scosglen have been honing not only their powerful arsenal of natural magic, but also the martial skills they have retained from their Barbarian forefathers. They have done this because they believe themselves to be the world's last line of defense when the time of the great conflict comes, a time which now is at hand. When Diabo, the Lord of Terror, broke forth from his inprisonment and made his lair beneath the village of Tristram, the Druids lashed out in fury at the insurgence of the denizens of the Burning Hells, and at the Leathdhiabhala, demonic corruptions of the very creatures they have vowed to defend. Uileloscadh Mór, the final battle between man and demon has come, and the Druids have emerged from their forests, marching toward their final stand against the minions of Chaos.
