[[File:Heretics abode door-abode2.jpg|thumb|350px|Entering the shackin New Tristram.]]The Heretic's Abode is a new area added to the game in [[Patch 1.0.5]], as part of the [[Infernal Machine]] event. It is unchanged in the updated Infernal Machine in [[Reaper of Souls]], though in RoS players must open 4 portals within.
The Abode is a single room in a gloomy house, accessed from a boarded up shack in New Tristram, located right behind the Healer. There are no monsters or other events in the house, but it is the only place from which players can activate the [[Portal Device]] and create a red portal to the [[Realm of Discord]], [[Realm of Chaos]], or [[Realm of Turmoil]], and [[Realm of Fright]] (RoS only) where Ubers must be battled and the the various demonic organs can *may* be found.
Players must In Diablo 3 vanilla players had to be on the final quest in Act One, with the NPC offering caravan passage to Act Two, in order for the Heretic's Shack to be accessible. This quest status is no longer required in D3v2 or RoS. Note that Heretic's Abode and all related Infernal Machine activities are [[Torment-only]] in D3v2, and can not be done on any lower difficulty.
==Obtaining a Hellfire Ring==
Creating a [[Hellfire Ring]] requires multiple steps, and differs slightly between Diablo 3 and Reaper of Souls. Refer to the [[Infernal Machine]] article for full details, but briefly:
# Obtain the three keys and the {{Template:Infernal Machine plan for the Blacksmith.## The [[Key of Destruction]] will drop from [[Odeg the Keywarden]] in Act I - Fields of Misery## The [[Key of Hate]] will drop from [[Sokahr the Keywarden]] in Act II - Dahlgur Oasis## The [[Key of Terror]] will drop from [[Xah'Rith the Keywarden]] in Act III - Stonefort## The Blacksmithing Plans will drop from [[Nekarat the Keywarden]] in Act IV - Silver Spire Level 1# Craft three keys, one of each, into the [[Portal Device]].# Activate the Portal Device inside of the [[Heretic's Abode]] to create a red portal to one of the three Realms:## The [[Realm of Discord]]. Battle [[King Leoric]] and [[Maghda]] for a chance to obtain the [[Writhing Spine]].## The [[Realm of Chaos]]. Battle [[Ghom]] and [[Rakanoth]] for a chance to obtain the [[Devil's Fang]].## The [[Realm of Turmoil]]. Battle [[Siegebreaker_Assault_Beast|Siege Breaker]] and [[Zoltun Kulle]] for a chance to obtain the [[Vengeful Eye]].# Take the three demonic organs to Haedrig and craft them into a Hellfire Ring.machine walkthrough}}
Note that steps 1-3 must be repeated multiple times, since you must create at least three red portals to obtain all three demonic organs. Furthermore, unless you are playing on Monster Power 10, the keywardens do not always drop keys and the uber bosses do not always drop the demonic organs.
[[File:Infernal machine portal.jpg|center|thumb|700px|Creating a red portal inside the Heretic's Abode.]]
