Tales of Sanctuary

Diablo: Tales of Sanctuary was published 2001 by Dark Horse containing three unique stories.

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Description

Grab your sword and follow us as we venture deep into the world of Diablo in Tales of Sanctuary. Collecting three stories of horror, adventure, and action featuring characters and creatures from the hit video game Diablo! Follow the Barbarian Renit and Necromancer Cairo as they search the fabled "Hand of Naz" in order to overcome a demon horde. Meet a Paladin named Hale as he fights an evil that will cause him to question the very nature of his existence. Witness the Druid Azgar as he fights to defend his village and the demons that lie deep within him! Illustrated by master comics artist Francisco Ruiz Battlegods Velasco, Diablo: Tales of Sanctuary will slake your thirst for adventure and leave you crying for more! [1]

Stories

Rage

Azgar trains with his father and brother Grey eventually trained to keep his village safe. Later he learns the spiritual ways of the Druid. He meditates after discovering the ability to shape-shift into a bear. One day he suddenly became a were-bear and went to the village attacking everything in sight. Unfortunately he also finds his younger brother and in blind rage attacks him. Once he realizes what he had done he fled the village in fear. Fear that he had killed his brother. Thankfully his brother was not killed, and Azgar continued to guard the village from afar.

Years later the minions of Baal came to the village and Azgar was summoned by a child to help protect the village. He goes and fights the masses as they began the assault. Azgar nearly was overcame by the massive horde of minions but Azgar shifted into his Were-bear form and laid waste to the demons. Sadly as he was about to win the last Minion stabbed Azgar in the heart from his back and he fell. Before he passed on he saw his little brother; eyes covered by cloth hiding the gruesome scar. he held his brother as he passed crying while speaking of his brother. Never blaming him for doing to him what had happened years before.

• Written by Dave Land
• Pencils by Francisco Ruiz Velasco
• Colors by Rulo Trevino

The Hand of Naz

The Barbarian Renit was on a quest of revenge for the deaths of his fellow kinsmen. He searches for the demon army that slew them and in an unlikely turn of events meets the Necromancer Cairo in the depths of some old Catacombs. When they meet she tells Renit a story of lies that she was an apprentice of a slain master and that she is of meager power and unable to avenge her brethen.

She shows him a tome featuring writings and a drawing of a gauntlet called the Hand of Naz. The wearer can summon a spectral army to do his or her bidding, and grant their darkest wish. Believing her lies and the story of the gauntlet Renit joins Cairo in her quest for the Artifact. Later they head to a demonic structure called the Castle of Kanemith. There they searched the castle slaying demons in their wake and found the tomb of Naz; where-in the artifact laid. When they removed the gauntlet a trap was sprung and undead poored into the room. Renit ran for the doorway leaving Cairo to die.

Later Renit summoned the spectral army and unleashed them upon the demons that destroyed his kinsmen destroying the demon army. Unknown to him; a ghost of Naz walked up and slew Renit where he stood. A time later Cairo found him and resurrected him. There after some talking he handed the artifact over to Cairo who smashed the gemstone on the gauntlet freeing the spectral army from its prison. After that the two parted ways.

• Written by Phil Amara
• Art by Francisco Ruiz Velasco

Tales of Sanctuary Characters

• Renit
• Cairo
• Hale
• Bay
• Azgar
• Grey
• Ahjad-Den

Locations

• Daken-Shar
• Castle of Kanemith