Cathedral

The Cathedral (also Tristram Cathedral) is older than Tristram itself, with a long Horadric heritage, and a terrifying history.

Menecing Cathedral

Cathedral location

Areas and Dungeons within Cathedral

• Leoric's Passage
• The Royal Crypts
• The Cathedral levels 1-4

Access to Levels

• Cathedral Garden
• Old Tristram Road

Quests in Cathedral

• Legacy of Cain
• Reign of the Black King

Events and Bounties in Cathedral

• The Cursed Court
• Kill Merrium Skullthorn level 2

Common Monsters found in Cathedral

• Carrion Bat
• Dark Cultist
• Fiend
• Grotesque
• Harvester
• Necromantic Minion
• Ravenous Dead
• Risen
• Servant of Jondar
• Skeletal Archer
• Skeletal Shieldbearer
• Skeleton
• Tomb Guardian
• Unburied
• Walking Corpse

Special Monsters found in Cathedral

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

• Bellybloat the Scarred - Superunique Grotesque, target of the bounty Kill Bellybloat the Scarred
• Jondar - Human found on level 3. Part of the Reign of the Black King quest and is instrumental in obtaining the Templar
• Lloigor the Crazed - Human occasionally-encountered on the level 4
• Merrium Skullthorn - Superunique Skeleton, also target of bounty Kill Merrium Skullthorn

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 Cathedral:

Quest: The Legacy of Cain

• Entrance to Cathedral - level 1
• End of Cathedral - Level 1 at entrance to Leoric's Passage

Quest: Reign of the Black King

• Inside the entrance of the Cathedral, Level 2 from Leoric's Passage.
• Inside the entrance of the Cathedral, Level 3.
• Entranceway to Cathedral, Level 4, after accepting the help of the Templar after killing Jondar.
• Inside the entrance of Cathedral, level 4.

Bounties in Cathedral

The following Bounties can appear in Cathedral when playing in Adventure Mode:

• The Cursed Court

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 Cathedral appears on Level 3.

Lore Entries Found in Cathedral

• Lachdanan's Scroll - Part 1 - 5 - (required for A Quick Study achievement)
• Grotesque

Associated Achievements

Cathedral is in some way involved in the following achievement(s).

Name	Points	Description	Banner

<achievement type="single">Thorough Investigation</achievement>

History

20 years ago, under the Tristram Cathedral lied Diablo, who was put there after being captured by the Horadrim. Over the centuries, Tristram developed near the Cathedral. There were no issues for a long time, until the capital of Khanduras was placed right in Tristram. The Archbishop Lazarus was drawn to Diablo's soulstone, and corrupted by its power. Diablo also attempted to control King Leoric. He failed, but broke the king's mind in the process. He instead had Lazarus bring the king's son Albrecht down into the depths of the Cathedral. In the course of Diablo I, Aidan purged the Cathedral of evil, and defeated diablo. It was plundered several times, but nothing of import happened until the Fallen Star crashed down upon it. The impact raised tons of dead, including Leoric himself. The Nephalem defeated the undead, rescued Cain, who was trapped within, defeated Leoric for the third time in history, and brought the Stranger (Tyrael) out. Nothing else has happened, yet.

Gallery

The Cathedral as seen in Diablo I.

Cathedral D3 concept art.

Cathedral in the cinematic.

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  Cathedral interior

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  Cathedral exit

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  Cathedral interior

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  Cathedral interior

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  Cathedral interior

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  Entrance

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  Falling star (meteor)

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  ...Tumbling down

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  Impact imminent

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  Meteor impact

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  Meteor "crater"

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  Tristram dungeon

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  Cannibal's Lair

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  Dungeon interior

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  Dungeon exit

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  Pre-alpha version of the Cathedral from 2012 GDC.

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  Pre-alpha version of the Cathedral from 2012 GDC.

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  Pre-alpha version of the Cathedral from 2012 GDC.