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[[File:Crypt of the skeleton king ma.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Crypt of the Skeleton King map]]]]The '''Cathedral Level 1{{PAGENAME}}''' is located within underneath [[Act IThe Royal Crypts]]. It is the stage for the first major boss battle with the infamous [[Skeleton King]]. Once entered it can not be left until the player or the king is dead.
==Access to Levels==Areas and Dungeons within the Crypt of the Skeleton King * [[Desolate Chamber]] ==Quests in {{PAGENAME}}== * [[Leoric's PassageReign of the Black King]]
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* [[Reign of the Black KingForgotten Soldier]]* [[SkeletonReturned]]* [[Skeleton King]] ==Special Monsters found in {{PAGENAME}}== {{Template:Special Monsters}}
*[[Skeleton King]]
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==Lore Entries Found in {{PAGENAME}}==
* [[Skeleton King]]
==Common MonstersQuotes==* [[Returned]]
Quotes said by classes or followers in this zone.
*[[Skeleton King]]: ''"You will never defeat me!"''
*[[Scoundrel]]: ''"Every king must surrender his crown one day. Remember that."''
*[[Templar]]: ''"You were defeated the moment you surrendered to madness!"''
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==Associated Achievements==
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{{achievement header}}<achievement type="single">Short Reign</achievement><achievement type="single">The Mad King's End</achievement><achievement type="single">The Mad King's End (Nightmare)</achievement><achievement type="single">The Mad King's End (Hell)</achievement><achievement type="single">The Mad King's End (Inferno)</achievement><achievement type="single">Instant Karma</achievement><achievement type="single">I'll Be Your Wingman</achievement><achievement type="single">Pink'D</achievement>
==History==
Leoric's most loyal knight, Sir [[Lachdanan]], finally led a revolt against the deranged tyrant, and after a pitched battle the King was cornered. His knights demanded explanations, but Leoric spit defiance to the end. Ultimately, Lachdanan was forced to commit regicide, plunging his sword through the King's heart. Bitter to the end, the dying Leoric called down a curse on his former servants, the power of which ultimately consumed them all.
Despite his madness, Leoric was given a royal burial, entombed beneath the Monastery in a special crypt. Diablo's growing power refused to let the king rest though, and the Lord of Terror was able to call Leoric back from the dead, granting his skeleton an unholy life and new powers. Leoric was unable to venture forth from his tomb, but he slay many adventurers who dared enter his lair, until he was finally dispatched by the hero who ultimately defeated Diablo, took the essence of the soulstone into his forehead, and became the [[Dark Wanderer]].
Leoric lay broken and still for two decades after those events, but rumour in [[New Tristram]] is that the Black King stirs, as evil men seek some sacred objects in the catacombs below the [[Cathedral]], and hope to call Leoric's spirit back to his bones, to join them in serving their unknown dark lords.
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File:Crypt of the skeleton king1.jpg|Warning from Leoric's ghost
File:Crypt of the skeleton king2.jpg|[[Returned]] blocking the gate
File:Crypt of the skeleton king3.jpg|Leoric's resting bones
File:Crypt of the skeleton king4.jpg|Leoric resurrected
File:Crypt of the skeleton king5.jpg|[[Forgotten Soldier]]s
File:Crypt of the skeleton king6.jpg|Raising more minions
File:Crypt of the skeleton king7.jpg|Massive melee strike
File:Crypt of the skeleton king8.jpg|Fierce knockback from Leoric
File:Crypt of the skeleton king8.jpg|Leoric defeated, hero rewarded
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