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{{Classbox|gamecellpadding= Diablo III|portrait"2" width="250px" align="right" style= Barbarians.jpg<!"border-collapse: collapse; border: none; background: #2D0606; clear:left; margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-|portraitbottom: 5px; margin-width= 200pxleft: 10px; line-height: 10px; font->size: 10px;"<!colspan="2" style="text-align: center; line-height: 12px; font-size: 14px;"|'''[[Diablo III Class]]''' |name= -->|classtypecolspan="2" style= official"text-align: center;"|role= [[MeleeFile:Barbarians.jpg|200px]]|attrib-!colspan= "2" style="text-align: center; line-height: 14px; font-size: 16px;"| The Barbarian|-| [[StrengthSkills]], :| [[FuryBarbarian Skills]], |-| [[VitalityTraits]], :| [[LifeBarbarian traits]]<!|-- Class Skills -->|skilltree1= [[Battlemaster Skill TreeResource]]:|skilltree2= [[Berserker Skill TreeFury]]|skilltree3-! colspan= "2" | Common [[Juggernaut Skill Treebuilds]]:<!|-| colspan="2" | Unknown.|- ! colspan="2" |<center>Background </center>|-->|origin= Origin:| [[Bastion's Keep]], [[Mount Arreat]]|affiliation= -| Affiliation:| [[Children of Bul-Kathos]]|friends= -| Friends:| [[Druid]]s (distrust)|foes= -| Foes:| None known|}}
==Class Design==
The [[Diablo III]] Barbarian is an evolutionary improvement on the [[Diablo II]] Barbarian. He (or she) retains some of the same [[Barbarian Skills|skills]], such as [[Whirlwind]] and [[Leap Attack]], but has a variety of new skills to unleash on her enemies. One of the features of the class is also [[Fury]], which is an alternative [[resource pool|resource]] to [[mana]] for Barbarians. Instead of a globe of energy that needs refilling, it's a meter of the pure anger the Barbarian feels in combat, slowly building up as she deals or receives damage. Fury allows her to pull off extraordinary feats with skills that require Fury.
* [[Weak Spot]] -- Increases critical strike damage.
* [[Insane Courage]] -- Reduces damage taken by 10% when the Barbarian's health is below 50%.
==Background==
Lead by [[Bul-Kathos]], the tribes called "barbarians" by the people of the [[Western Kingdoms]] united and took upon themselves a sacred duty to protect [[Mount Arreat]] and its mystical secrets, until it was destroyed. They call themselves the [[Children of Bul-Kathos]].
The Children of Bul-Kathos developed a kinship with the land over the years, and learned to harness the primal energies in nature to enhance their own substantial physical prowess, popularly referred to as "[[fury]]". They also developed a spiritual strength that far surpasses most of the living and dead creatures found throughout Sanctuary. [[Ancient]] spirits even guarded the very gates to the [[Worldstone]] Keep.
In his personal history, the male Barbarian found in [[Diablo III]] defeated [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/{{iw|Baal Baal]}}, only to learn from [[Tyrael]] that the Worldstone had been corrupted and would have to be destroyed. The destruction of the Worldstone caused a shockwave so powerful it blasted Mount Arreat to rubble, destroying the remainder of Baal's army in the process, thus saving the Barbarian lands from its invasion. However the Barbarians found their sacred Mt. Arreat laid to complete waste, and the duty that had been theirs for generations was therefore broken.
[[Image:Map-arreatcrater2.jpg|left|thumb|Arreat Crater]]
* '''Read more about the Barbarian people and their history on the [[Children of Bul-Kathos]] article.'''* '''Read more about Barbarian cities in the [[Barbarian cities]] article.'''
===Female Barbarian's Story===
[[Image:Barb-f-pose1.jpg|thumb|125px|Female Barbarian.]]
Nothing is yet known about the female Barbarian's in-game character/plot story, except the Barbarian's going to be the only class in the game where the background story differs among genders.
As related [[Writings of Abd al-Hazir: Entry no. 0025|in entry #25 in the writings]] of Abd al-Hazir.
<blockquote><i>In my journey to catalogue the various denizens, civilizations, and fauna of our world, I have traveled far and wide, but never before have I been struck with such dismay as when standing upon the ramparts of the ancient fortress of Bastion's Keep. I came to see firsthand the barbarians, those near-legendary, immense, relentless, dual-wielding furies of combat dwelling upon their sacred Mount Arreat.
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Instead, I stand here looking at a mountain that has been torn asunder by some extraordinary force. The sight, I must confess, is incomprehensible. Yet what I see before me cannot be denied.
Though they were once misunderstood as simple, bloodthirsty invaders, the long and noble history of these proud people is now rightly acknowledged. And therein lies the greater tragedy here, for those of us familiar with the nobility of the barbarians remember too what they call their "vigil", the concept that lay at the very heart of their culture. 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.
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If there are any barbarians left alive, they must truly be without hope. Perhaps this is the genesis of the rumors of monstrous things reported to resemble the barbarians in size and ferocity, but that are in reality nothing more than unreasoning, inhuman beasts. Could the destruction of not only their home but also their very beliefs have actually brought this magnificent race so low? </i></blockquote>
You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:
* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]
* Barbarian [http://wwwdiablo.diiiincgamers.netcom/gallery/showgallerysearch.php?keywords=barbarian&cat=all560&x=0&siy=Barbarian Barbarian-specific gallery contents0 Act One screenshots]** Barbarian [http://wwwdiablo.diiiincgamers.netcom/gallery/showgallerysearch.php?sikeywords=barbarian&cat=561&x=0&y=0&limit=&thumbsonly=0&perpage=24&cat=546&ppuser=&thumbcheck=0&page=1&sortby=&sorttime=&way=&cat=546 Barbarian ScreenshotsAct Two screenshots].** Barbarian [http://wwwdiablo.diiiincgamers.netcom/gallery/showgallerysearch.php?sikeywords=barbarian&cat=509&x=0&y=0&limit=&thumbsonly=0&perpage=24&cat=563&ppuser=&thumbcheck=0&page=1&sortby=&sorttime=&way=&cat=563 Barbarian Concept ArtCharacter Artwork].** Barbarian [http://wwwdiablo.diiiincgamers.netcom/gallery/showgallerysearch.php?sikeywords=barbarian&cat=510&x=0&y=0&limit=&thumbsonly=0&perpage=24&cat=550&ppuser=&thumbcheck=0&page=1&sortby=&sorttime=&way=&cat=550 Barbarian Wallpapers].
