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The Book of Cain is a book detailing the history, cosmology and lore of the Diablo universe, written through the eyes of Deckard Cain. The book is intended to explain and elaborate on the lore behind the games, which according to Chris Metzen had over the years been worked on by so many different writers and teams that it was a mess.
It expands the lore with a creation myth, information about the origins of the High Heavens and Burning Hells, a detailed account of the Sin War and profiles on the major characters of the universe including the Angiris Council and Great Evils. It also explains the history of Sanctuary in greater detail.
Table of Contents[]
The Dawn
- 9: Anu and the Dragon
- 13: The Eternal Conflict
The Burning Hells
- 19: Realms of Evil
- 21: The Prime Evils
- 23: Diablo, the Lord of Terror
- 25: Baal, the Lord of Destruction
- 26: Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred
- 29: The Lesser Evils
- 31: Duriel, the Lord of Pain
- 32: Andariel, the Maiden of Anguish
- 35: Azmodan, the Lord of Sin
- 37: Belial, the Lord of Lies
- 39: Conclusions
The High Heavens
- 41: The Angiris Council
- 42: Imperius, archangel of Valor
- 45: Tyrael, archangel of Justice
- 47: Auriel, archangel of Hope
- 48: Itherael, archangel of Fate
- 51: Malthael, archangel of Wisdom
Monuments of Wonder
- 53: The Silver City
- 54: The Crystal Arch
- 56: The Diamond Gates
Sanctuary, the Mortal Realm
- 59: Inarius and the Worldstone
- 61: The Creation of Sanctuary
- 62: Rise of the Nephalem
- 67: The Purge
Ancient History
- 69: The Birth of Civilization
- 71: Sanctuary Revealed
- 76: The Sin War
- 82: The Mage Clan Wars
- 86: The Aftermath of the Mage Clan Wars
- 86: The Dark Exile
- 88: The Hunt for the Three
- 94: The Hunt for Zoltun Kulle
- 95: The Rise of the Zakarum
Modern History
- 101: The Darkening of Tristram (Diablo I)
- 111: The Dark Wanderer (Diablo II)
- 125: The Lord of Destruction (Diablo II: Lord of Destruction)
Sanctuary: Lands and Cultures
- 131: The Deserts of Aranoch
- 132: The Dreadlands
- 134: Ensteig
- 137: Ivgorod
- 138: Kehjistan
- 140: Khanduras
- 140: Scosglen
- 141: The Skovos Isles
- 142: The Torajan Jungles
- 144: Westmarch
- 144: Xiansai
Gallery[]
Tyrael and Tal Rasha