A Nearly twenty years ago, a number of Barbarians started roving the lands outside the Steppes, . They were prepared for war , and began seeking information regarding the recent activities of the [[Prime Evil]]s before the conflict that ended with the destruction of the [[WorldstoneDiablo]] and Mount Arreat. One particular Barbarian followed [[Diablo]] from [[Tristram]] to [[Lut Gholein]], [[Kurast]] and [[Hell]] itself to stop the [[Prime Evil]]s. By thenAs this hero began his final battle with Diablo, yet another Prime Evil, Diablo's older brother [http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Baal Baal] , had gathered his [[demon]]ic army, and set a laid siege upon to [[Bastion's Keep]], heading . Baal was headed for the [[Arreat Summit]] , and the Worldstone.

The After vanquishing Diablo, the unnamed Barbarian fought on and managed defeated to defeat Baal and save his homeland, only to learn from [[Tyrael]] that the Worldstone was corrupted corrupt and would have to be destroyed. Though he had won the battle, he had failed in his sacred charge to defend the Worldstone. The angel Tyrael's destruction of the Worldstone blasted Mount Arreat to rubble, destroying the remainder of Baal's army and saving but leaving the Barbarian lands from their invasionhomeland in ruin.

The relatively quick war between the swift and terrible battle with {{iw|Act_Five barbarians Diablo and the demonsBaal}} devastated the Barbarian culture. The Barbarians Children of Bul-Kathos gained their identity and cultural pride from protecting the Worldstone within Mount Arreat. To see it defiled by Baal and his minions, and then later destroyed, tore out the heart of these proud people. They abandoned their homeland and became nomadic, wandering the lands of [[Sanctuary]] and pitching themselves into fighting battle after battle in an effort to forget the pain of their shattered homeland.

He also mention mentions "rumors of monstrous things reported to resemble the barbarians in size and ferocity", reasoning that it might be barbarians who have fallen from the light, lost heart turned bad , or have even become demonic beings themselves.