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==Story==
The Barbarian character himself is the same individual from [[Diablo II]]. 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, leaving a giant crater (called [[Arreat Crater]] destroying the remainder of Baal's army and raining rocks saving the Barbarian lands from their invasion. Twenty years later, when Diablo III takes place, the Barbarian lands are largely deserted, and death down on the Barbarian only remains of Mt. Arreat, formerly the symbol of the landsand 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.
The plot information on [http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/characters/barbarian.xml Blizzard's Barbarian page] drives this point home, and sets the stage for the story we'll 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.
::''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?
Still, looking at the [[gameplay video]] from [[WWI 2008]], they do seem to manage to give a very powerful impression of the Barbarian. Too bad we do not know the level of that character.
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