Forgotten Tombs

Mob map from now defunct Diablo3Fans.net

The Forgotten Tombs are part of the catacombs the hero who killed Diablo in Tristram went through. They can be reached from the Tristram Cathedral just like in the original game, through the whole the meteorite created when it hit the cathedral.

The Forgotten Tombs lead out to the Leoric Highlands.

Relation to Diablo I

These dungeons are said by the D3 Team to be a re-interpretation of the old dungeons underneath Tristram. The Forgotten Tombs are part of the labyrinth of the first game, only with updated graphics for the new millennium, including new and old enemies. Classics like Skeletons, Zombies etc returns, but new enemies like Ghouls and Grotesques have started invading the tombs.

Forgotten tombs map

We only have one map of the forgotten tombs, from the WWI 2008 gameplay trailer. Mind you this is a dungeon that is subject to randomization, and will be different every time you try it. For the purpose of previewing how it CAN look, you can see the map on the right.

Art Controversy Start

The rich colour palettes of the dungeon helped spur the art controversy of some especially avid Diablo I/II fans.

Zombies assemble in the forgotten Tombs.

Berserkers waiting to maim and kill.

Development

The Forgotten Tombs was the first "dungeon-like" environments that Blizzard shown for Diablo 3. The first view of it was not random, but in the final game it will be.