Hello everyone!
For a while now people have requested if I could dive into any of the other blizzard
franchises out there, but the problem was always that i’m not familiar with their
lore.
Wouldn’t you know it, one of my guildies, the one and only Neviriah is really into Diablo
lore and together we made todays video for you.
In spirit of halloween and just because it’s fun to try out something new, we’re diving
into a little diablo origin story and hopefully we’ll do many more of these in the future.
If you want to check out more of Nevirias stuff, you can find her over on twitch where
she streams nearly every day, link to her channel in the description down below.
Right everyone I’m very excited about this lets get the story started...
At the beginning of all things there was a void.
No flesh.
No Rock.
No air, no light, no heat.
Not even darkness.
Absolutely nothing but a single, perfect pearl.
We don't know where this pearl came from or why it was there.
It just was.
We do know, however, that it was the Skatsimi sage „Lam Esen“, that has written down
part of this history.
Within this pearl lied the first being in creation.
A mighty and unfathomable spirit.
The first entity that ever existed.
Known as ANU, made of shining diamond.
ANU (which was often also refered to as „the diamond warrior“) was the sum of all things
combined; good and evil, light and dark, physical and mystical, joy and sadness and so on.
Within its eternal dream state, contained inside the perl, Anu reflected and considered
itself and all of its facets and sides.
Eventually seeking a state of total perfection and purity.
However, as an entity that was contained not only all of the light and good but also the
darkness and evil within,- it was impossible to just shove aside the bad and in doing so
become pure.
This means that in order to reach the state of purity and perfection that Anu was seeking,
Anu had to cast all evil away from itself.
Afterwards... all dissonance was gone.
At least for a while.
However, these cast-off aspects could not simply vanish or disappear into thin air.
The dark parts, the searing aspects of hate, evil, pride and everything that was, quite
literally, the „bad side“ of ANU, could not remain in a state of separation.
It was due to this fact, that those discordant parts then assmebled themselves into the dragon
that is now known as „Tathamet“.
This so called 'evil part of ANU' was truly a beast . The Dragon breathed unending death
and darkness from its seven devouring heads and was solely composed of Anu's bad parts.
The end sum o fthe whole became a singular evil – the PRIME EVIL, from which all vileness
would eventually spread throughout existence.
Although they were separate beings, both parts of this once mighty entity, were stuck together
within the Pearl's shadowed womb.
Forced to share their presence, they warred against each other in an unending clash of
light and shadow for countless ages.
The power of both entities was absolutely equal.
Neither ever gaining the upper hand.
Until one day, after a time unknown, their energies nearly spent after so many millenias
of battle, Anu and Tathamet delivered their final blows against each other.
^------------- In that moment, the energy that was unleashed
by their fury, ignited an explosion of light and matter so vast and terrible that it birthed
the very universe that is now known within the world of Diablo.
Everything there is to see, feel, hear.
Everything that is known and everything that isn't, was birthed into existence by the end
of this very battle between the diamond warrior Anu and the seven headed dragon Tathamet.
In the epicenter of that last final blow, lies Pandemonium.
Also known as: the scar of the universe's violent birth.
Within its center, the heart of creation can be found.
A massive jewel that is known as the Eye of Anu aka „The Worldstone“.
It is the foundation stone of all places and times, a nexus of realities and vast, untold
possibility.
The Name „Worldstone“ exists due to the jewel's ability to literally create worlds,
which we will cover in another video.
Although Anu and Tathamet are no more, their distinct essences permeated the universe and
became the bedrock of what we know to be the High Heavens and the Burning Hells.
Anu's spine spun out into the primordial darkness, where it slowed and cooled.
Over countless ages it formed into the Crystal Arch, around which the High Heavens took shape
and form.
And though Anu was gone, some resonance of it remained in the holy arch.
Spirits bled from it and formed shining Angels of Light and Sound.
These Angels then embodied the virtous apsects of what 'the One' had been.
Depending on the text, Anu was sometimes referred to as The One or The Diamond Warrior.
And just as heaven cooled in the spaces above, Tathamet's blackened, smoldering husk, - spiraled
into the lower darkness of reality.
From it's putrid flesh grew the realms of the Burning Hells.
The Dragon's seven severed heads arose as the seven Evils – the three strongest of
which would be known as the PRIME EVILS.
Along with their four lesser brethren, they would rule over the ravening, demonic hordes
that spawned like maggots from the desiccated cavities of the Burning Hells.
All of these moments would eventually lead to all of what we know now.
In time, many battles raged and thus came to be known as the Eternal conflict.
This however, is a story for another time.
Eventually we will talk about the Eternal conflict in more detail.
Not much more can be said of ANU and the seven-headed-dragon Tathamet.
Over millenia, many scholars have interpreted this history in various ways.
The existence of Anu is known to some humans, though interpretations differ.
Some of the more primitive cultures view the above tale as being absolutely true.
Other scholars and mystics take it as being an elaborate metaphor for good and evil and
the constant, warring dynamic seen among the forces of nature.
In some legacies it is also written that, when Anu died, it transcended into a benevolent
place beyond the universe.
A paradise of which nothing is known.
In this, our universe however, as it is known, it's legacy remained.
The eye of Anu, which would later be known as the Worldstone, remained at the center
of creation as the foundation of all places, times, and possibilities.
Furthermore, it is also believed by many scholars, that Archangels of the Angiris Council are
living embodiments of the virtues of Anu.
And although some aspects have changed for the angels, the beings Imperius, Tyrael, Auriel,
Itherael and Malthael represented Anu's virtues of valor, justice, hope, fate and wisdom respectively.
Zoltun Kulle once argued that it was humans, not angels, who were the true inheritors of
Anu.
His reason for said believe was that it was only when Anu rejected his darker half that
true evil and suffering was born.
In Zoltun's mind, unlike Anu, humanity had to embrace its inner demons and be all the
stronger for it.
Now... even within the game (especially diablo 3), there are some scenes, quests and even
items which still talk about ANU and the history of this world.
One example would be a Ring which can be found within Diablo 3.
Called: Rogar's Huge Stone.
Inside the History of Diablo, some believe that this Ring was fashioned from Anu's crystalized
blood.
Underneath the details of the item you can read the following:
The History of the Large Azure Gem set in this Ring is unknown.
Some scholars surmise it was crafted by the ancient Nephalem using techniques now lost,
while others believe it was fashioned from the crystallized blood of Anu himself.
Regardless of its origin, the gem acts as a lodestone for arcane power, drawing it in,
and then focuses it through its facets to heal the ring's wearer.
Another In-Game item, the Oculus Ring, makes a reference to „the one god“ in Diablo
3.
This is possbily also another reference to Anu.
There are many little details within the world of Diablo.
And once you get to know the story better, little hints here and there become more and
more interesting and fun to see.
Most of us only play the game for the grind, but once in a while you find an Item or shall
we say „Gem“ and it feels good to know what the meaning behind it is or where it
comes from.
The story of diablo is deep and there’s much, much more to talk about.
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below what you thought of this one.
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