The Old Ruins

The Old Ruins are located within Act I. This is what remains of Tristram from Diablo II.

Contents

Areas and Dungeons within The Old Ruins

• Dark Cellar

Access to Levels

• Old Tristram Road

Quests

• The Fallen Star

Lore Entries

• Cain's Old Journal - Part 1,2
• Despina's Journal
• Gillian's Diary - Part 1,2
• Lost Journal
• Old Diary
• Old Tristram Journal

Common Monsters

• Quill Fiend
• Risen
• Walking Corpse
• Wretched Mother

Special Monsters

The following Unique and Champion monsters can but won't always appear in the Fields of Misery.

• Wretched Queen

Checkpoint Location

Checkpoints are respawn points. Players who die appear back at the last checkpoint they reached.

• Just inside the gate of the Ruins on The Fallen Star Quest.

Waypoint Location

Waypoints are special plates on the ground that form a network of jump points allowing players to instantly teleport between.

There is a Waypoint just in front of the gate onto the Old Tristram Road situated at the east of the ruins.

Quotes

• Barbarian: "Old Tristram. Diablo himself once walked this place."
• Demon Hunter: "Old Tristram... Diablo's evil still lingers here."
• Monk: "The ruins of Old Tristram. The shadow of Diablo still hangs over this place."
• Witch Doctor: "Old Tristram. Diablo's evil lingers everywhere here."
• Wizard: "Old Tristram. Diablo himself once walked this place."

• Enchantress: "There is much to lament in this tragedy."
• Scoundrel: "Was it the perpetual darkness or the endless mobs of risen dead that gave you that idea?"
• Templar: "This village surrendered to evil and paid the price."

• Leah: "Here, let me open the gate."

Gallery

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  Old Ruins Entrance

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  Cain's cage destroyed

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  Wretched Queen Quest mob & Waypoint