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−	'''Queen Asylla''' was the wife of [[Leoric|the Mad King Leoric]]. She was beheaded by the [[Lazarus|Archbishop Lazarus]] under the watchful eye of Leoric himself.
−	The Diablo III development team likely added her into the game as a full-fledged [[NPC]] to not only propel the player forward through the narrative, but to also provide more context into the world of [[Sanctuary]] and to enrich the character of Leoric himself, and the (often convoluted) relationship he had with Lazarus and the subjects of his kingdom.	+	'''Queen Asylla''' ({{wl|[http://diablonut.incgamers.com/npc/202892-queen-asylla db]}}) was the wife of [[Leoric|the Mad King Leoric]]. She was beheaded by the [[Lazarus|Archbishop Lazarus]] under the watchful eye of Leoric himself.
−	Queen Asylla is a good example of the team's focus on delivering a much more realized narrative for players, and also reinforces their design philosophy of "play, don't tell" which is a riff off of the old golden rule of writing, which is "show, don't tell".	+	[[File:Queen_alyssa.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Queen Asylla]]]]
−	Asylla is instrumental in the earlier parts of Diablo III where she gives the player a quest that sends them further along the road to putting an end to the Skeleton King.	+	The Diablo III development team likely added her into the game as a full-fledged [[NPC]] to not only propel the player forward through the narrative, but to also provide more context into the world of [[Sanctuary]] and to enrich the character of Leoric himself, and the (often convoluted) relationship he had with Lazarus and the subjects of his kingdom.
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−	==Lore==
−	Queen Asylla is new to the Diablo franchise. Any scenes with her in the game are based upon the events preceding those of Diablo I, namely the fall of the mad king, the influence of [[Diablo]] himself, and the actions of Archbishop Lazarus. Even within the [[Diablo_I_Manual|Diablo I manual]], which was rich with writing and [[lore]], she isn't mentioned.
−	Asylla appears in spectral form as a [[quest]]-giver NPC brandishing her own head, giving the player her blessing to free the souls of six of her subjects who died under the dark reign of Diablo within the [[Tristram]] [[Cathedral]]. Shortly before the player leaves the torture chambers, they may stumble upon a scene featuring Leoric standing by as Asylla is strapped into a guillotine and beheaded by Lazarus.	+	She greets you as you enter [[The Cursed Hold]] and tasks you with freeing the spirits of her imprisoned subjects so that they may rest in peace.  There is an achievement ([[Cursed Captives]]) to be earned if you do this within two minutes.
−	==The Road to the Mad King==
−	[[Image:Queen_alyssa.jpg|left|frame|Queen Asylla at the entrance of the torture chambers.]]	+	The next time you come across her you will witness how she came to lose her head.
−	Upon entering the torture chambers, the player will see the spectral queen waiting for them with a quest to give. She gives a short speech upon interaction:
−	::''Finally, someone to help my people. Guilty of nothing, save being loyal to me, they were cursed to be held in these cells beyond their natural lives. My blessing will allow you to free them from their long torment.''	+	==Quests and Events==
−	This quest is one of an unknown amount, all chained together tasking the player to ultimately defeat the Skeleton King. The portion that Asylla gives the players tasks them with releasing six tormented souls within the torture chambers in order to summon [[the Warden]] and take his key. The warden cannot be summoned until Queen Asylla's quest is completed.	+	{{Template:Npc quest event}}
		+	* [[The Imprisoned Angel]] quest
		+	* [[Cursed Captives]] event
−	[[Flux]] spoke of the Queen and her quest in a hands-on report from [[BlizzCon 2010]]<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/hands-on-from-blizzcon-quests-and-dungeons/P2/ Hands-On Page 2] - diii.net, December 17, 2010</ref>:
−	::The player appeared in a narrow hallway, immediately before the spectral form of Queen Asylla. Talk to the hand, Baby!	+	==Lore==
−	::Well, listen to the hand, since she talked from her head. Her body remained immobile and floating, like a post, but as you walked past her she turned, always holding the head towards you, while she gave her little quest speech.	+	[[File:Queen asyllas death.png|thumb|right|250px|Queen Asylla's execution]]Queen Asylla is new to the Diablo franchise. Any scenes with her in the game are based upon the events preceding those of Diablo I, namely the fall of the mad king, the influence of [[Diablo]] himself, and the actions of Archbishop Lazarus. Even within the [[Diablo_I_Manual|Diablo I manual]], which was rich with writing and [[lore]], she isn't mentioned.
−	::The quest was simple; you had to move through the fairly huge dungeon and find the six prisoners, then click them to set them free.  The only difficulty for this was the size of the dungeon. It was quite large, but easy to move around since the passages were wide, straight, and regular.	+	Asylla appears in spectral form as a [[quest]]-giver NPC brandishing her own head, giving the player her blessing to free the souls of six of her subjects who died under the dark reign of Diablo within the [[Tristram]] [[Cathedral]]. Shortly before the player leaves the Hold, they may stumble upon a scene featuring Leoric standing by as Asylla is strapped into a guillotine and beheaded by Lazarus.  Watch the whole scene and a page from [[Lazarus's Grimoire]] will drop.
−	::The whole dungeon was shaped like a square, with clusters of jail cells in each corner, and paths along the perimeter, with two crossing straight through the center. That’s where the final battle of the demo took place, where the Warden appeared. Prior to fighting the Warden (who spawned once you reached the center of the dungeon, after freeing all six ghosts) players had to find the ghosts, which required you to run through pretty much the whole dungeon. I did that level 8 or 10 times, though I only had time to finish it 4 or 5 of those, and there was no predictability to the location of the ghosts. Sometimes you’d get 2 or 3 in the lower right corner, where you started off the level; other times there were none nearby, and the others were scattered through all the rest of the huge level.  IOW, the random ghost location program was working very well.
−	::The spirits were easy to spot, since they showed up on the mini-map. You see one to the right, and a larger view can be seen here.  Actually getting to them once you’d spotted them wasn’t always easy; the cell blocks were miniature mazes, with bars you could see and shoot through on all sides (this area was very easy for the Demon Hunter and Wizard), but with only one doorway per cell. So you’d spot the green circle (or two right beside each other; I guess that way the ghosts of Asylla’s servants had each other to complain to through all eternity) but still have to spend some time running around to the other side of the cell block, then winding through two or three cells to reach the ghostly servant.	+	*[[Queen Asylla's Journal]] - (required for [[A Quick Study]] achievement)
		+	*[[A Page From Lazarus's Grimoire]] - (required for [[Taking Notes]] achievement)
−	==Media==
−	<youtube>yMjknAZtztQ</youtube>	+	==Associated Achievements==
−	==References==	+	{{Template:Associated Achievement}}
		+	{{achievement header}}<achievement type="single">Cursed Captives</achievement>
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Latest revision as of 03:50, 9 March 2013

Queen Asylla (db) was the wife of the Mad King Leoric. She was beheaded by the Archbishop Lazarus under the watchful eye of Leoric himself.

The Diablo III development team likely added her into the game as a full-fledged NPC to not only propel the player forward through the narrative, but to also provide more context into the world of Sanctuary and to enrich the character of Leoric himself, and the (often convoluted) relationship he had with Lazarus and the subjects of his kingdom.

She greets you as you enter The Cursed Hold and tasks you with freeing the spirits of her imprisoned subjects so that they may rest in peace. There is an achievement (Cursed Captives) to be earned if you do this within two minutes.

The next time you come across her you will witness how she came to lose her head.

Quests and Events[edit | edit source]

Queen Asylla is involved in the following Quests, Events and Bounties:

• The Imprisoned Angel quest
• Cursed Captives event

Lore[edit | edit source]

Queen Asylla is new to the Diablo franchise. Any scenes with her in the game are based upon the events preceding those of Diablo I, namely the fall of the mad king, the influence of Diablo himself, and the actions of Archbishop Lazarus. Even within the Diablo I manual, which was rich with writing and lore, she isn't mentioned.

Asylla appears in spectral form as a quest-giver NPC brandishing her own head, giving the player her blessing to free the souls of six of her subjects who died under the dark reign of Diablo within the Tristram Cathedral. Shortly before the player leaves the Hold, they may stumble upon a scene featuring Leoric standing by as Asylla is strapped into a guillotine and beheaded by Lazarus. Watch the whole scene and a page from Lazarus's Grimoire will drop.

• Queen Asylla's Journal - (required for A Quick Study achievement)
• A Page From Lazarus's Grimoire - (required for Taking Notes achievement)

Associated Achievements[edit | edit source]

Queen Asylla is in some way involved in the following achievement(s).

Name	Points	Description	Banner

<achievement type="single">Cursed Captives</achievement>