The Old Ruins

The Old Ruins map

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

Common Monsters

• Quill Fiend
• Risen
• Walking Corpse
• Wretched Mother

Special Monsters

The following Superunique monsters can but might not always appear in The Old Ruins:

• Wretched Queen

Checkpoints

Checkpoints are respawn points. Players who die appear back at the last checkpoint they reached. Players can also leave the game and resume at the last checkpoint at a later date. In effect they are a 'save game' feature. The following Checkpoints appear in The Old Ruins

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

Waypoint

Waypoints are special plates on the ground that form a network of jump points allowing players to instantly teleport between them. The nearest waypoint for The Old Ruins appears just in front of the gate onto the Old Tristram Road situated at the east of the ruins.

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

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