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This is the '''timeline''' of the Diablo Universe.
==App. 700==
Led by [[Azmodan]] and [[Belial]], many of the [[Hell]]s' lesser [[demon]]s rise up against the [[Prime Evil]]s in a rebellion that culminates in the [[Dark Exile]]. [[Diablo]], [[Mephisto]], and [[Baal]] are exiled to [[Sanctuary]] from the [[Burning Hells]].
==897==
The [[archangel]] [[Tyrael]] gathers together mortal heroes to create the [[Horadrim]]. He bestows the [[Soulstone]]s upon them and tasks them with tracking down and imprisoning the [[Prime Evil]]s.
==902==
[[Mephisto]] is captured near the jungles of [[Kehjistan]] and imprisoned under a [[Zakarum]] temple in what will eventually become [[Kurast]].
==903==
[[Baal]] is tracked to the desert near [[Lut Gholein]]. [[Tal Rasha]], the leader of the [[Horadrim]], sacrifices himself to capture Baal in a damaged [[Soulstone]].
==912==
[[Diablo]] is finally captured by a group of [[Horadrim]] monks led by [[Jered Cain]]. The monks bury Diablo's [[Soulstone]] near the river [[[Talsande]] in [[Khanduras]], and a [[Tristram Cathedral|Horadric monastery]] with a network of catacombs is built over the burial spot.
==918==
The town of [[Tristram]] is established around the [[Tristram Cathedral|Horadric monastery]].
==App. 1080==
The [[Tristram Cathedral|Horadric monastery]] in [[Tristram]] is abandoned.
==App. 1100==
The [[Horadrim]], with no quests left to undertake, fade into history and legend.
==1264==
* The eastern lord [[Leoric]] comes to [[Tristram]], declares himself its king, and converts the old, long-unused [[Tristram Cathedral|Horadric monastery]] to a [[Zakarum]] cathedral. His advisor, [[Archbishop]] [[Lazarus]], secretly releases [[Diablo]] from imprisonment.
* King Leoric descends into madness as he valiantly struggles to resist Diablo's possession.
==1265==
* Increasingly deranged, [[King Leoric]] begins imprisoning all who question his authority and executing them as traitors. He declares war on the kingdom of [[Westmarch]].
* [[Diablo]] kidnaps and possesses King Leoric's only son, Prince [[Albrecht]].
* [[Lachdanan]], captain of King Leoric's army, returns from the disastrous war with Westmarch and is forced to kill Leoric. The fallen monarch curses Lachdanan and his followers with his dying breath. Not long afterward, Lachdanan and the king's guards are attacked by Leoric, resurrected as the [[Skeleton King]], as they attempt to bury him.
* Archbishop Lazarus leads a group of villagers into the cathedral and abandons them to a bloodthirsty [[butcher]] demon. People begin fleeing [[Tristram]] in droves.
* A lone hero arrives in Tristram and defeats the bloated, fetid butcher demon.
* The hero kills Archbishop Lazarus and defeats the Skeleton King.
* Diablo is defeated by the hero, who then tries to contain Diablo within himself. Despite the hero's noble intentions, his valiant spirit quickly succumbs to Diablo's corruption. He becomes the [[Dark Wanderer]], leaving Tristram behind shortly before legions of foul demons attack and destroy the town and its inhabitants.
==1266==
* A group of heroes begins a quest to defeat [[Diablo]] and his brothers. The heroes defeat the demoness [[Andariel]] and journey east, following the [[Wanderer]].
* The demon lord [[Duriel]] is defeated within the tomb of [[Tal Rasha]]; it is discovered that [[Baal]] is already free from his [[Soulstone]].
* The [[Dark Wanderer]] completes his transformation into Diablo; [[Mephisto]] is destroyed beneath the jungles of [[Kurast]] by the band of heroes.
* Diablo is defeated. His Soulstone is destroyed, along with Mephisto's, upon the [[Hellforge]].
* Baal and his army march on [[Mount Arreat]].
* The heroes follow Baal to Mount Arreat for the final conflict between man and the last of the [[Prime Evil]]s. Although the heroes defeat Baal, his demonic army continues to advance.
* The [[archangel]] [[Tyrael]] discovers that Baal has succeeded in corrupting the [[Worldstone]] housed within Mount Arreat. Realizing that the Worldstone cannot be restored, Tyrael reluctantly destroys it. The resulting explosion destroys Mount Arreat, ravages much of the countryside, and decimates Baal's army.
==References==
* [http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/world/timeline.xml Blizzard Timeline page]
[[Category:Story]]
[[Category:Lore]]
==App. 700==
Led by [[Azmodan]] and [[Belial]], many of the [[Hell]]s' lesser [[demon]]s rise up against the [[Prime Evil]]s in a rebellion that culminates in the [[Dark Exile]]. [[Diablo]], [[Mephisto]], and [[Baal]] are exiled to [[Sanctuary]] from the [[Burning Hells]].
==897==
The [[archangel]] [[Tyrael]] gathers together mortal heroes to create the [[Horadrim]]. He bestows the [[Soulstone]]s upon them and tasks them with tracking down and imprisoning the [[Prime Evil]]s.
==902==
[[Mephisto]] is captured near the jungles of [[Kehjistan]] and imprisoned under a [[Zakarum]] temple in what will eventually become [[Kurast]].
==903==
[[Baal]] is tracked to the desert near [[Lut Gholein]]. [[Tal Rasha]], the leader of the [[Horadrim]], sacrifices himself to capture Baal in a damaged [[Soulstone]].
==912==
[[Diablo]] is finally captured by a group of [[Horadrim]] monks led by [[Jered Cain]]. The monks bury Diablo's [[Soulstone]] near the river [[[Talsande]] in [[Khanduras]], and a [[Tristram Cathedral|Horadric monastery]] with a network of catacombs is built over the burial spot.
==918==
The town of [[Tristram]] is established around the [[Tristram Cathedral|Horadric monastery]].
==App. 1080==
The [[Tristram Cathedral|Horadric monastery]] in [[Tristram]] is abandoned.
==App. 1100==
The [[Horadrim]], with no quests left to undertake, fade into history and legend.
==1264==
* The eastern lord [[Leoric]] comes to [[Tristram]], declares himself its king, and converts the old, long-unused [[Tristram Cathedral|Horadric monastery]] to a [[Zakarum]] cathedral. His advisor, [[Archbishop]] [[Lazarus]], secretly releases [[Diablo]] from imprisonment.
* King Leoric descends into madness as he valiantly struggles to resist Diablo's possession.
==1265==
* Increasingly deranged, [[King Leoric]] begins imprisoning all who question his authority and executing them as traitors. He declares war on the kingdom of [[Westmarch]].
* [[Diablo]] kidnaps and possesses King Leoric's only son, Prince [[Albrecht]].
* [[Lachdanan]], captain of King Leoric's army, returns from the disastrous war with Westmarch and is forced to kill Leoric. The fallen monarch curses Lachdanan and his followers with his dying breath. Not long afterward, Lachdanan and the king's guards are attacked by Leoric, resurrected as the [[Skeleton King]], as they attempt to bury him.
* Archbishop Lazarus leads a group of villagers into the cathedral and abandons them to a bloodthirsty [[butcher]] demon. People begin fleeing [[Tristram]] in droves.
* A lone hero arrives in Tristram and defeats the bloated, fetid butcher demon.
* The hero kills Archbishop Lazarus and defeats the Skeleton King.
* Diablo is defeated by the hero, who then tries to contain Diablo within himself. Despite the hero's noble intentions, his valiant spirit quickly succumbs to Diablo's corruption. He becomes the [[Dark Wanderer]], leaving Tristram behind shortly before legions of foul demons attack and destroy the town and its inhabitants.
==1266==
* A group of heroes begins a quest to defeat [[Diablo]] and his brothers. The heroes defeat the demoness [[Andariel]] and journey east, following the [[Wanderer]].
* The demon lord [[Duriel]] is defeated within the tomb of [[Tal Rasha]]; it is discovered that [[Baal]] is already free from his [[Soulstone]].
* The [[Dark Wanderer]] completes his transformation into Diablo; [[Mephisto]] is destroyed beneath the jungles of [[Kurast]] by the band of heroes.
* Diablo is defeated. His Soulstone is destroyed, along with Mephisto's, upon the [[Hellforge]].
* Baal and his army march on [[Mount Arreat]].
* The heroes follow Baal to Mount Arreat for the final conflict between man and the last of the [[Prime Evil]]s. Although the heroes defeat Baal, his demonic army continues to advance.
* The [[archangel]] [[Tyrael]] discovers that Baal has succeeded in corrupting the [[Worldstone]] housed within Mount Arreat. Realizing that the Worldstone cannot be restored, Tyrael reluctantly destroys it. The resulting explosion destroys Mount Arreat, ravages much of the countryside, and decimates Baal's army.
==References==
* [http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/world/timeline.xml Blizzard Timeline page]
[[Category:Story]]
[[Category:Lore]]