After many years of bloodshed, Bartuc was finally killed, during an epic-scale battle, by a group of people including his own brother [[Horazon]]. After this event, Bartuc's notorious armor was hidden away in a secret dungeon, protected by [[Horazon]]'s dark magic, where it lay quiet, waiting for it's next bearer, who eventually turned out to be a wandering tomb raider named [[Norrec Vizharan]]. The events following are presented in the first [[novel]] based on the Diablo Universe, [[Diablo: Legacy of Blood]].