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[[image:Leah-concept1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|An official still image from the cinematic trailer.]]
'''Leah''' is a young beautiful woman, daughter of [[Pablo DeSoto]], and friendly with . She appears to be [[Deckard Cain]]'s assistant in Diablo 3, who probably and will turn up likely appear as a game an [[NPC]]in the game.
Leah appears in and seems to narrate the Diablo III introductory cinematic trailer. (Confirmed when Blizzard released a wallpaper with her image on it, entitled "Leah." [[http://www.diii.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1149&cat=550]
Leah is referred to (not by name) in one of the writings of [[Abd al-Hazir]]. The narrator of those writings met Leahs' father, [[Pablo DeSoto]], in the village of [[Wortham]] while investigating the [[Gnarled Walker]]s. This encounter can be read about in the [[Writings of Abd al-Hazir: Entry no. 0020|20th entry]].
:''I likewise found it odd that there seemed to be only elderly people in the village, with the exception of one beautiful young woman whose father was quite insistent I keep my distance from her. Though he was rude on this point, I found him to be a rather sociable sort once convinced I was not interested in his daughter. He introduced himself as Pablo DeSoto''
==Spotted in the Game==
[[File:Leah-npc-ingame.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Leah concept art and in-game view.]]Leah was featured in an April Fool''I likewise found it odd that there seemed to be only elderly people s screenshot with the [[Archivist]]. She was not initially recognized in the villagescreenshot, with partially since she's facing away from the exception of one beautiful young woman whose father was quite insistent I keep my distance from camera, but her. Though he was rude on this point, I found him costume corresponds very well to be a rather sociable sort once convinced I was not interested the concept art of Leah seen in his daughterthe Blizzard Museum at BlizzCon 2009. He introduced himself as Pablo DeSoto''
A comparison of the images can be seen to the right, as posted in the news in September, 2009. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/npc-leah-spotted-in-game/]
==Speculation==
[[File:Leah-concept.jpg|thumb|400px|Leah in concept art.]]There was speculation going about that [[Leah]], the girl from the cinematic trailer, is actually the daughter of [[Pablo DeSoto]] mentioned in the lore, and in the writing's of [[Abd al-Hazir]] as presented on Blizzard's website. This was ultimately confirmed to be that. Other speculations include Leah being is the new narratorof the Diablo 3 introductory cinematic, [[Deckard Cain|Cain]]in which she appears, as a witness to the meteor crashing down through the Tristram Cathedral. It's not known if she'll be a major figure in the game's daughter plot, or apprenticewill even appear in the cinematic beyond her voice over role in the introductory movie. ==Media==
Leah has only been seen in ]http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=772&title=diablo-3-archivist-screenshot&cat=560 one screenshot] so far, but from that and other evidence it's assumed that she will appear in the game as an NPC. She has been seen in numerous cinematic images and pieces of [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1191&title=leah-concept-art&cat=509 concept art].