Diablo: Demonsbane

Diablo: Demonsbane was the pioneer of the Diablo Series books on 2000 by author Robert B. Marks (of Garwulf's Corner fame). This was formerly published as an ebook when the market was still young. Thus the sales on the ebook was only within hundreds.

Diablo: Demonsbane was reprinted on paper as one of four books within the Diablo Archive (July 2008) shortly after the official announcement of Diablo 3.

Description

Since the beginning of time, the angelic hosts of the High Heavens and the demonic hordes of the Burning Hells have been locked in a struggle for the fate of all creation. That struggle has now come to the mortal realm...and neither Man nor Demon nor Angel will be left unscathed....

What was to have been a victorious last stand against the demonic invasion of Entsteig has instead become a massacre. Only Siggard remains, a warrior unable to remember the final hours of the battle, driven by the carnage he experienced and the void in his mind to avenge those slain by the army of darkness. As he hunts the demon lord who butchered everything dear to him, Siggard also pieces together the truth of that terrible battle...and finds that his nightmare is only just beginning.

An original tale of swords, sorcery, and timeless struggle based on the bestselling, award-winning M-rated electronic game from Blizzard Entertainment. Intended for mature readers.

Scriptures

The following scriptures are found throughout Diablo: Demonsbane at the beginning of each chapter.

Holy Scriptures of Zakarum

And the hosts of Hell looked upon man, and swore vengeance for their defeat by the Vizjerei.

“No more will these creatures deny us,” swore the Prime Evils, “for we are greater than
they.” And thus began the Sin War.
—The Holy Scriptures of Zakarum

Lamentations

Alas, mourn for the open road!
For where there was once wonder and mystery,
Now there is mistrust and death.
—Jiltarian of Khanduras, Lamentations

Tenets of Zakarum

Do not embrace hatred, for it can breed only destruction.
Embrace love instead, for those who love can change the world itself.
—Gesinius of Kehjistan,Tenets of Zakarum

The Words of Horazon

How can I possibly stay? I have seen my own brother die before the gates of my city, possessed by darkness.

I have seen all that I know changed beyond recognition. I must leave, for my soul is empty of all but sorrow.
—Velinon the Archmage, The Words of Horazon

The Lay of Arkaine

Arkaine spoke, opened his word-hoard,
“Fate will always aid when one’s bravery holds,
and when one’s cause is great and just.”
—The Lay of Arkaine

Holy Scriptures of Zakarum 2

Cherish all of Mankind, for Man has as much of the divine as the Archangels themselves.
But unlike the Heavenly spirits, Man must overcome his failings, and chief amongst them
is pride.
—The Holy Scriptures of Zakarum

Godfrey Questions

What is bravery? Are those who fight in a hopeless cause brave, for they die for their
beliefs? Are those who run from death brave, for it is easier to die than live? Or is
bravery instead pushing aside one’s fear to do what is necessary, be it to live or die?
—Godfrey of Westmarch, Questions

Sayings of the Northmen

It is possible to have freedom, and it is possible to have peace.
It is rare to have both.
— Dil’Gerran of Kehjistan, Sayings of the Northmen

Godfrey Quotations

To fight the battle is easy.
To wait for it to begin is terrifying.
—Godfrey of Westmarch, Quotations

The Craft of War

Always respect the purity of battle. For only in the heat of combat are all pretenses of
nobility and quality stripped away, replaced by survival and death.
—Leoric of Khanduras, The Craft of War

Philosophies

While an army can accomplish more than one man, there are times when an individual
can achieve that which a legion cannot.
—Tobarius of Kehjistan, Philosophies

Tenets of Zakarum 2

Who can see the plans of Heaven or Hell?
Do not seek to know the unknowable, for fate will
reveal all when the time is right.
—Gesinius of Kehjistan, Tenets of Zakarum