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[[Image:Mon-wood-wraith1.jpg|thumb|150px|left]]'''Gnarled Walkers''' are [[Demons]].
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'''Gnarled Walkers''' are entities that have taken the appearance of trees to prey on living entities in the physical realm.
  
The only type of this [[monster]] yet seen is called the [[Wood Wraith]], but they are called Gnarled Walkers in the concept art, and that seems a more likely name for the entire monster type.
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Gnarled Walkers are [[Demon]] [[monster]]s.
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==Diablo III Monster==
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}}The only type of this [[monster]] yet seen is called the [[Wood Wraith]], but they are called Gnarled Walkers in the concept art, and that seems a more likely name for the entire monster type.
  
 
Gnarled Walkers are not just living, Ent-like trees, but are demonic, possessed um... trees.  From the concept art they look to be things, mad plants, rather than individual entities. They do not have faces, and they are not bipedal bodies formed from wood. They are literally demonic trees, soulless and mindless and deformed by the dark magics that have animated them.
 
Gnarled Walkers are not just living, Ent-like trees, but are demonic, possessed um... trees.  From the concept art they look to be things, mad plants, rather than individual entities. They do not have faces, and they are not bipedal bodies formed from wood. They are literally demonic trees, soulless and mindless and deformed by the dark magics that have animated them.
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In combat they are strictly [[melee]] fighters, using their bulk and power to deal heavy damage to any targets they can reach.
 
In combat they are strictly [[melee]] fighters, using their bulk and power to deal heavy damage to any targets they can reach.
  
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==Lore==
 
The official site has [http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/world/bestiary/gnarledwalker.xml some background information on Gnarled Walkers], from which the following excerpt is taken:
 
  
:''According to [[Master DeSoto]], the [[Festering Wood]] derives its name from the fact that everything in it seethes and roils with evil intent: even the ground itself has been known to rise up and devour a person. When pushed further in regards to the [[gnarled walker]]s specifically, he pontificated at length as to their true nature. He maintained they are vile mystical creatures from another realm who can only sustain their existence in our world by sapping life energy from men or animals. These heinous beings have shifted their appearance to that of trees, thereby luring their prey close so as to consume it whole and enrich their reserves of dark power. These beastly things move ponderously, and some are known to exude a foul stench that poisons their victims. Master DeSoto is certain the origin of the walkers, and of the Festering Wood itself, can be traced to the foul doings of [[necromancer]]s, who he claims are responsible for much of the evil that has befallen our world. He expounded in full to me his theory that the "whole Diablo incident", as he called it, was tied up in their dark arts as well.
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===Known Gnarled Walker Subtypes===
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* [[Gnarled Walker]] (unconfirmed)
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* [[Wood Wraith]]
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The [[Festering Wood]] derives its name from the fact that everything in it seethes and roils with evil intent: even the ground itself has been known to rise up and devour a person. The Gnarled Walkers are vile mystical creatures from another realm who can only sustain their existence in our world by sapping life energy from men or animals. These heinous beings have shifted their appearance to that of trees, thereby luring their prey close so as to consume it whole and enrich their reserves of dark power. These beastly things move ponderously, and some are known to exude a foul stench that poisons their victims. Master [[Pablo DeSoto|DeSoto]] is certain the origin of the walkers, and of the Festering Wood itself, can be traced to the foul doings of [[Necromancer]]s, who he claims are responsible for much of the evil that has befallen our world, but this opinion might not be related to reality, as he also blames Necromancers for "the whole Diablo incident".
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==Media==
 
==Media==
[http://www.diii.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=all&si=gnarled-walker See screenshots and concept art of Gnarled Walkers] in the Image Gallery.
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You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:
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* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]
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* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=all&si=gnarled-walker Gnarled Walker gallery search]
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Image:Mon-wood-wraith1.jpg|Gnarled Walker concept art. Scary, isn't it?
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[[Image:Mon-wood-wraith-concept.jpg|center|frame|Wood wraith concept art. Scary, isn't it?]]
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==Related Links==
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* [[Pablo DeSoto]] - A human [[NPC]] that hates Gnarled Walkers (and [[Necromancers]]).
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==References==
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* [[Writings of Abd al-Hazir: Entry no. 0020]]
  
  
 
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Revision as of 17:17, 8 January 2009

Gnarled Walkers are entities that have taken the appearance of trees to prey on living entities in the physical realm.

Gnarled Walkers are Demon monsters.

Diablo III Monster

Diablo III Monster [e]
Mon-wood-wraith-concept.jpg
Gnarled Walker
Classification: Demons
Monster Family: Gnarled Walker
Role: Tank, Damage
Monster Stats
Norm/Night/Hell/Inferno
Life: Unknown
Mana: Unknown
Armor: Unknown
Resistance: Unknown
Offence
Norm/Night/Hell/Inferno
Armament: Branches
DPS: High
Low Damage: Unknown
High Damage: Unknown
Range: Melee
Speed: Slow
Movement: Slow
Monster Modifiers
None
Spells/Abilities
None
Found In
Leoric Highlands
Festering Wood

The only type of this monster yet seen is called the Wood Wraith, but they are called Gnarled Walkers in the concept art, and that seems a more likely name for the entire monster type.

Gnarled Walkers are not just living, Ent-like trees, but are demonic, possessed um... trees. From the concept art they look to be things, mad plants, rather than individual entities. They do not have faces, and they are not bipedal bodies formed from wood. They are literally demonic trees, soulless and mindless and deformed by the dark magics that have animated them.

In combat they are strictly melee fighters, using their bulk and power to deal heavy damage to any targets they can reach.



Known Gnarled Walker Subtypes



Background

The Festering Wood derives its name from the fact that everything in it seethes and roils with evil intent: even the ground itself has been known to rise up and devour a person. The Gnarled Walkers are vile mystical creatures from another realm who can only sustain their existence in our world by sapping life energy from men or animals. These heinous beings have shifted their appearance to that of trees, thereby luring their prey close so as to consume it whole and enrich their reserves of dark power. These beastly things move ponderously, and some are known to exude a foul stench that poisons their victims. Master DeSoto is certain the origin of the walkers, and of the Festering Wood itself, can be traced to the foul doings of Necromancers, who he claims are responsible for much of the evil that has befallen our world, but this opinion might not be related to reality, as he also blames Necromancers for "the whole Diablo incident".




Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:


Related Links


References