Eventually, a secretive order of mortal magi was gathered together by the enigmatic [[Archangel|Arch-Angel]] [[Tyrael]]. These [[sorcerer]]s were to hunt the Three Evils and put an end to their vicious rampage. The order, known as the [[Horadrim]], consisted of wizards from the diverse and numerous [[mage clan|mage-clans]] of the East. Employing disparate magical practices and disciplines, this unlikely Brotherhood succeeded in capturing two of the Brothers within powerful artifacts called [[Soulstone]]s.  [[Mephisto]] and [[Baal]], trapped within the swirling, spiritual constraints of the Soulstones, were then buried beneath the dunes of the desolate [[Aranoch|Eastern Sands]].