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The '''Barbarian''' is a [[melee]]-oriented class witth with great physical powers, and uses [[fury]] instead of [[mana]] as a [[resource pool]]. See a full listing of the [[Barbarian Skills|Barbarian's skills]].
The Children of Bul-Kathos have developed a kinship with the land and have learned to harness the primal energies in nature to enhance their own substantial physical prowess, simply called "[[fury]]".
A number of Barbarians started roving the lands outside the Steppes, prepared for war and seeking information regarding the activities of the [[Prime Evil]]s before the conflict that ended with the destruction of the Worldstone and Mount arreatArreat.
In his personal history the Barbarian defeated [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Baal Baal], only to learn from [[Tyrael]] that the Worldstone was corrupted and would have to be destroyed. The destruction of the Worldstone blasted Mount Arreat to rubble, destroying the remainder of Baal's army and saving the Barbarian lands from their invasion.
[[Image:Map-arreatcrater2.jpg|left|thumb|Arreat Crater]]
Twenty years later, when [[Diablo III]] takes place, the Barbarian lands are largely deserted, and the only remains of Mt. Mount Arreat, formerly the symbol of the lands and the source of the Barbarians' spiritual strength, is a huge crater.
More than the physical damage, the events detailed in {{wl|[http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Act_Five Act Five of Diablo II]}} devastated the Barbarian culture. The Barbarians gained their identity and cultural pride from protecting the Worldstone within Mount Arreat. To see it defiled by Baal and his minions, and then destroyed, tore out the heart of these proud people. They abandoned their homeland and became nomadic, wandering the lands of [[Sanctuary]] and pitching themselves into battle after battle in an effort to forget the pain of their shattered homeland.
[[Abd al-Hazir]] visited the Barbarian lands and wrote about his experiences and observation in the [[Writings of Abd al-Hazir: Entry no. 0025|25th entry]] of [[Writings of Abd al-Hazir|his writings]]. It sets the stage for the story we'll will learn when playing the game.
::''The Barbarians consider it their sworn duty to protect [[Mount Arreat]] and the mysterious object within. They believe that if they fail to uphold their duty to the great mount, or are not given a proper burial upon its slopes, they will be denied a true warrior's death, and their spirits shall roam the land without honor for all eternity.
===Female character Story===
[[Image:Barb-f-pose1.jpg|thumb|125px|Female Barbarian.]]
The female Barbarian is identical in ability to the male, but her origin story is a bit different. She's is younger and is not a female version of different from the same individual who defeated Baal in Diablo 2. She's is a new warrior, one who was motivated to go forth into battle since the men weren't were not getting the job done.
Image:Barb-concept1.jpg|Male Barbarian in battle.
Image:Barbarians.jpg|Male and female barbs.
Image:Barb-f-pose1.jpg|Female ingame in-game barb.
Image:Barb-1.jpg|Male ingame barb.
Image:Barb-concept2.jpg|Male Barb attack.
