The backlash to the Immortal announcement was immediate and ferocious, across social media and in person. It was spellbinding in its unmitigated awfulness. In my eleven years of writing for Blizzard Watch and its predecessor, I’ve never seen anything like what happened at BlizzCon yesterday. Principal game designer Wyatt Cheng, tasked with sharing his vision of a Diablo game that he’s assuredly worked very hard on, was almost in tears by the end of his presentation. Formed from flesh of the rapacious souls who sought to claim the stone's power, the Glacial Colossus serves as its guardian.The scene was heartbreaking for pretty much everyone involved: fans, guests developers from NetEase, and Blizzard staff alike.

Within the Cavern of Echoes lies a stone that emanates a creeping chill: the Iceburn Tear. The Lord of Destruction would have razed all humanity from Sanctuary if not for the Archangel Tyrael’s sacrifice.

One of the three Prime Evils and corruptor of the Worldstone, Baal revels in absolute annihilation whether he incites or inspires it. The Fahiran dynasty lasted generations before dissidents shattered Fahir’s scepter-the symbol of his power-and the Shassar Sea became, by all accounts, impossible to rule. His empire was marked by the grisly sacrifice of blood relatives, and cursed longevity rituals for the benefit of aristocrats and the king, who presented himself as a living deity. The undying monarch Fahir dominated Shassar long before it became a wasteland. When her wickedness was ended, she was interred in the castle's tower, for she could not be truly killed. As she grew older, she bathed in the blood of hundreds of captives to retain her ebbing youth. The Countess was raised in an isolated, forested castle in Khanduras. The horrors he committed in life would be rivaled only by those in his death should his restless spirit and his undead army return to Sanctuary… Haunted CarriageĪdventurers traveling through Ashwold Cemetery are sure to become well-acquainted with the haunted carriage, which is said to carry the souls of the dead. The Mad King Leoric was driven to madness by Diablo, Lord of Terror. Strange creatures and ancient apparitions come to life in Diablo Immortal.

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