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'''Deckard Cain''' returns in Diablo III, and reprises his role as an advisor and lore-master for the player. How could he not? Cain is ''the'' essential [[NPC]] in the Diablo universe. As a wise sage and the last of the [[Horadrim]], Cain has played an important part in both [[Diablo 1]] and [[Diablo 2]] games. This old, classic Diablo character will definitely ask you to stay a while and listen.
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==Cain in Diablo III==
{{Charbox
|portrait= Cain-concept1.jpg
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|chartype= main
|title= Horadrim Descendant
|gender= Male
|race= Human
|status= Alive
|occupation= Scholar
|affiliation= [[Horadrim|The Horadrim]]
|friends= [[Leah]]
|foes= [[Prime Evil]]s
|location= [[Tristram]] (presumed)
|categories= [[Category:Deckard Cain]]
}}[[Image:Npc-cain01.jpg|thumb|Cain in-game.]]Cain appears as an [[NPC]], but it's not known if he'll pick up where he left off in [[Diablo II]]; following your character from town to town and offering item identifications and quest/plot info. He did not appear in the [[BlizzCon 2008]] demo. He was seen previous to that, in the [[gameplay video]] from [[WWI 2008]]. In that video the [[Barbarian]] and [[Witch Doctor]] rescue Cain from a horde of monsters in the dungeons beneath the Tristram cathedral, and return him safely to town where [[Leah]] is worried about him.
There is mention of Deckard Cain on the [http://www.diablo3.com main page] of the official page:
==Cain's Personality==
[[Jay Wilson]] spoke about Cain's personality in an interview from Blizzcon [[BlizzCon 2008 ]] [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/blizzcon-press-conference-with-jay-wilson/]. According to Jay, Deckard is darker and more somber this time. It's been twenty years since the events in Diablo II, and Cain's spent that time questing for more ancient knowledge, and trying to warn his fellow citizens that the danger is not past. No one listens, people don't want to believe or think about such things, and Cain's grown increasingly desperate. He's now a tragic, reclusive figure.
==Cain's Background==
Cain is the last in a long line of the [[Horadrim]] brotherhood, and he was told the stories of the brave Horadrim by his mother [http://www.diablowiki.net/Deckard_Cain%27s_Journal]. He is not a warrior mage, but is more of an archivist and loremaster, who does what he can to fight against evil by sharing the knowledge he's accumulated over a lifetime of researching the demons that menace the land of Sanctuary. Cain is well known to the forces of Heaven, and has interacted with the [[Tyrael|Archangel Tyrael]] on numerous occasions.
==Previous Appearances==
Read about Cain's character, the quests he gives, and see all of his dialogue in the earlier games in the series.
* {{iw|D1_NPCs#Deckard_Cain Cain in Diablo I}}.
==Media==
==Trivia==
Back in [[Diablo II]], a special rap was made by the voice actor, [[Michael Gough]]. It is actually made by [[Blizzard]].
* [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gMAbNFptzAA Deckard Cain Rap]
==References==
* [[Deckard Cain's Journal]]
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