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The '''Druids''' for of [[Sanctuary]] fought bravely in the war against [[Diablo]] and his minions, but are not going to be presented as playable [[class]] in [[Diablo III]].

==Background==In the ancient tome of the Druids are interlinked with , the [[Scéal Fada]] ("Long Story"), it is written that [[Bul-Kathos]], the great and ancient king of the Barbarian tribes, had a mysterious but trusted confidant, who was only referred to as [[Fiacla-Géar]] ("Sharp-Tooth"). This man is sometimes described as Bul-Kathos's close friend, and at other times, he is referred to as his brother. Whatever the source of their relationship, their bond was strong, and together they shared the secrets of the ancients: of the mysteries below the peaks of [[Mount Arreat]], of the venerated task put to their people to protect those mysteries, and of the prophecies regarding the dark times ahead. They both agreed that, in order to fulfil their sacred trust, their people must devote themselves to nothing save that charge. However, they disagreed on exactly how the people could best do this. Bul-Kathos believed that only by bringing the tribes together and training them in strict martial discipline could the tribes faithfully concentrate on their goal for generations to come, known as the [[Children of Bul-Kathos]] - the [[Barbarian]] cultures.  Fiacla-Géar, on the other hand, believed that only through obtaining a spiritual oneness with the land they had sworn to protect could the people truly appreciate the importance of their role. Both agreed the other's philosophy had merit, and so around the time Bul-Kathos united the tribes, but separated many centuries agoFiacla-Géar gathered together a small group consisting of the tribes' greatest warrior-poets and shamans and mysteriously retreated into the forests surrounding the area known as [[Scosglen]]. After   Some sources mention that this separation happened around the time of the terrible [[Mage Clan Wars]], and that the Druids were exiled to banished by their Barbarian brothers. Both stories could well be true, and the separation of the two people being under an agreement with the two brothers, but also happening at the same time as fear of the corruption of magic had spread among the noble warriors.  ===Scosglen and the Druids===They ended up in the harsh wilds beyond of [[Scosglen]] where [[Fiacla-Géar]] and his people created the first of the [[Druid College]]s, 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, vowing not to return to the [[Northern Steppes|Steppes]] of Mt. Arreat until the time of the [[Uileloscadh Mór]], ("Great Holocaust") between the men of the world and the [[demon]]s of the [[Burning Hells]].  Here, in preparation for the impending conflict, he taught his people the [[Caoi Dúlra]] ("Way of Nature"), a harmony with the natural elements of the world, its plants and animals, as the heart of its most intrinsic beliefs, for they are the personification of the very world that the Druids have sworn to protect. Not only was Caoi Dúlra the basis for their homelandsystem of values, but through its study and practice, the Druids learned to bond with the natural entities of Sanctuary. This bonding was so absolute that eventually they discovered how 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.  This form of magic also seemed to be lacking the corrupting aspects that Arcane and Demonic magic holds, one of the greatest fears of the Barbarians.

The Druids who inhabit At the northern forests of [[ScosglenTúr Dúlra]] developed their magic independently from ("Tower of Nature"), the greatest of the eastern Druid Colleges, stands a great tree [[mage clansGlór-an-Fháidha]]("Glory of the Oak"). This tree is the most revered source of the Druids guidance and teachings. They served as Under its branches, for centuries, the warrior-kings Druids of Scosglen have been honing not only their tribespowerful arsenal of natural magic, usually living apart but also the martial skills they have retained from their people in massive stone towers that were covered with vines and ivyBarbarian forefathers. As masters They have done this because they believe themselves to be the world's last line of defence when the natural worldtime of the great conflict comes, a time they were able to control living creatures believe is at hand. Lashing out in fury at the recent insurgence of denizens of the [[Burning Hells]], and at the [[Leathdhiabhala]] ("Half-Demons"), demonic corruptions of the very forces creatures they have vowed to defend, the Druids have, at last, emerged from their forests, marching toward their final stand against the minions of nature[[Chaos]].

 Also, one that isn't mentioned on this lexicon: [[Dubhdroiacht ]] - demonic magic, literally Black Magic (Dubh Draiocht). 

A map of [[Sanctuary]] was given as part of the pre-release information about diablo iii[[Diablo III]], and at the time it came out I didn't look at it much. A few months later I came back to it however, and although [[Túr Dúlra]] is mentioned on the map the spelling has been changed. For a moment I wondered if they'd decided to make the spelling look older (as would befit druids) or changed the name for a particular reason... The new spelling was "Tur Dura" and other than trying to use an adjective in a noun genitive that would translate most easily as either "Tower of Durability" or "Tower of Dourness"... Perhaps they were trying to give a hint about the fate of the druids!  Unfortunately when I went to check the map online I saw that the spelling had been changed back to it's original form from Diablo 2 since my personal copy of the map was made. (Actually the new version said Tūr Dūlra, but I think that's just the Diablo font.) - So the Blizzard team were probably just lax... Or were they?! Either way it's nice to see that Túr Dúlra is still a landmark in the Sanctuary of Diablo 3. Who knows it might even be a visitable location like the glowy places on that map! Perhaps all this Druidic will come in handy yet afterall.

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