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'''Tal Rasha''' was a powerful Horadric mage and leader of the [[Horadrim]] who sacrificed himself to forever encapsulate [[Baal]] in the dunes of [[Aranoch]].  ==Background==Tal Rasha led the campaign for hunting down and capturing the [[Prime Evil]] [[Baal]]. The [[Horadrim]] caught up with Baal near the desert city, [[Lut Gholein]], and although they where eventually able to subdue the demon, the [[Soulstone]] that was meant to imprison him shattered in the process. The remaining shards of the Soulstone still behaved as the original one, but were not big enough to contain the essence of Baal for very long.   Realizing that, Tal Rasha theorized that a mortal of strong will should be able to contain Baal within his own soul, dooming that man to wrestle with the demon for all eternity. Tal Rasha volunteered himself for the process, guided by the [[Archangel]] [[Tyrael]], his fellow Horadrim were led to a secret tomb, one of seven tombs located in the [[Canyon of the Magi]], there they had built a great binding stone, and chained their leader to it. After being bound to the stone, the fragment of the Soulstone containing Baal was pierced through the chest of Tal Rasha by the Archangel Tyrael, thus completing the prison.<br><br>  In [[Diablo II]] the [[Dark Wanderer]] and [[Marius]] find Tal Rasha's tomb. Tyrael stops the Wanderer from reaching Baal, however, Marius ends us removing the stone from Tal Rasha's chest and releases Baal. He is still in possession of Tal Rasha's body allowing him access to all of Tal Rasha's power and knowledge. At the End of Act V, Tal Rasha's body is destroyed.
In [[Diablo II]] the [[Dark Wanderer]] and [[Marius]] find Tal Rasha's tomb. Tyrael stops the Wanderer from reaching Baal, however, [[Marius]] ends us removing the stone from Tal Rasha's chest and releases Baal. He is still in possession of Tal Rasha's body allowing him access to all of Tal Rasha's power and knowledge. At the End of Act V, Tal Rasha's body is destroyed.<br><br>
==Diablo II==
In [[Diablo II ]] Act III a cinematic titled [[Mephisto's Jungle]] plays the arrival of the [[Dark Wanderer ]] and [[Marius ]] to [[Tomb of Tal Rasha|Tal Rasha's secret tomb ]] within the [[Canyon of the Magi]]. Below is the transcript of what happens:
'''Marius''': "My companion drew in the dank, cold air of the tomb. It seemed to...strengthen him. I stood in the doorway between light and dark, what was left of my sanity implored me not to enter. But that voice was just a whisper now. As we worked our way down deeper and deeper into the crypt, I began to see a change in my companion. He seemed to be gaining strength. I could hardly see in the gloom, but my companion seemed to know the way. We came at last to a great hall."<br><br>
'''Marius''': "What choice did I have? I ran."<br><br>
 
 
==Items==
A Diablo II item set is also named after him, {{iw|Tal_Rasha's_Wrappings Tal Rasha's Wrappings}}.
 
==References==
* [[Diablo II Manual]]
* [[Mephisto's Jungle]]
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