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[[Image:Stash_chest.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The stash in-game.]]A '''Stash''' is a chest where a player can store [[items and gold]]. It is an important function in the Diablo franchise, since collecting items is a big part of each game. Characters can access their stashes from towns and cities in game, and there will be the stashes are shared stashes which make it easy to transfer items between all of the characters on in the same account (this does , unlike in Diablo II where each character had their own individual stash. It is important to note, however, that [[Hardcore]] characters do not allow sharing items share a stash with softcore characters on , nor can they trade between each other accounts).
==Shared Stash==
The reason for the development team adding in a shared stash is to prevent characters from [[mule|muling]] in drop games, where the [[battle.net]] servers may drop a player from a game, items may disappear, or a host of other issues. Put simply, it was not at all convenient or safe to trade items between characters on an account. Hence, the shared stash.
The stash is natively "unlocked" for the player. It doesn't have to be unlocked via a [[quest]] like the [[Cauldron of Jordan]] or the [[Nephalem Cube]]. It is available as soon as the player enters [[New Tristram]].
===Upgrading the Stash===
[[Image:Stash_pane.jpg|thumb|300px|left|The stash [[interface]].]]
The stash is shaping up as a promising [[gold sink]].
The player begins with 7x2 (14 squares) of inventory space, which is equivalent to seven pieces of larger gear, or [[items]] which only take up one inventory space, such as [[amulet]]s, or [[scroll]]s.
The stash can be upgraded in increments of 14 squares. As of the early weeks of the [[beta]] test, this cost around 2,500 gold, but it is unknown if this value will change, and if it scales with [[level]] (or with purchasing more space).
After the player has maxed out the first page of the stash, they will be able to purchase an entirely new tab for a very substantial gold cost. The tab begins the same as the natural stash: 7x2, and can be upgraded further.
The stash has five tabs in total, counting the first tab that the player receives for "free".
As the stash is shared, any character on the account has access to it, assuming that they are all either hardcore or softcore. Softcore and hardcore characters cannot trade items whatsoever. Yet, any character on a single account that peers into the stash will see the exact same items.
An additional feature, which was a pleasant surprise to some, is the ability to select which class to view the stash as. Selecting a different class will make the [[armor]] items appear different: each [[class]] has their own unique icons for armor.
==Previous Development==
* The following comments have been preserved for historical purposes, but the information may no longer be valid.
Finding and collecting items is a big part of the Diablo franchise, but storing and transferring those items has not always been easy. [[Jay Wilson]] spoke to this problem in BlizzCast Episode 5, August 2008. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzcast-episode-5-transcript/]
