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* RetiredBadass: [[spoiler:The innkeeper of the Under The Fat Goose Inn was once the strongest warrior of the Black Weald Company mercenaries, but left the group after they descended into murderous insanity during the Days of Ash and was forced to kill a good number of them when they burned an innocent village to the ground. In his questline, he's forced to take up his sword once more when the surviving members of Blackweald try to forcibly bring him back into the fold.]]
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* EyeScream: In the Kyovashad stockades, there is a man name Vilek who had his eyes plucked out of his head by a woman named Theya. She put his eyes on a necklace and, somehow, he is still able to see through the eyes despite them not being in his skull.
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* EyeScream: In the Kyovashad stockades, there is a man name Vilek who had his eyes plucked out of his head by a woman named Theya. She put his eyes on a necklace and, somehow, he is still able to see through the eyes despite them not being in his skull. You can get his eyes back for him and he pops them back in the sockets, at which point they catch fire due to Theya's infernal magic.
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* GreatOffscreenWar: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]]. Multiple paintings inside Cathedral-affiliated castles depict Knights Penitent fighting against Zakarum Crusaders, although the nature of this conflict is never explained.
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* GreatOffscreenWar: GrandTheftMe: A disembodied Vizjeri attempts to steal the Wanderer's body as a replacement, but is stopped either due to a malfunction in the spell or the Wanderer's will.
* GreatOffscreenWar:
** [[ImpliedTrope Implied]]. Multiple paintings inside Cathedral-affiliated castles depict Knights Penitent fighting against Zakarum Crusaders, although the nature of this conflict is neverexplained.explained.
** The Days of Ash was a period of time where the demon Astaroth and his minions ravaged Scosglen. Even decades later, reminders of that time are deeply painful and the site of Astaroth's defeat is a burning wasteland.
* GreatOffscreenWar:
** [[ImpliedTrope Implied]]. Multiple paintings inside Cathedral-affiliated castles depict Knights Penitent fighting against Zakarum Crusaders, although the nature of this conflict is never
** The Days of Ash was a period of time where the demon Astaroth and his minions ravaged Scosglen. Even decades later, reminders of that time are deeply painful and the site of Astaroth's defeat is a burning wasteland.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The Blackweald Company of mercenaries were hired to fight against Astaroth's demons during the Days of Ash, but what they witnessed broke them. They became obsessed with fire and tried to continue the Days of Ash by pillaging and burning towns.
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** Elias is pale, tall man, with thick black clothes and a lot of accessories, who serves Lilith.
** Prava is black, short woman, with thin white clothes, without any accessories, who serves Inarius.
** Prava is black, short woman, with thin white clothes, without any accessories, who serves Inarius.
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** Elias is a pale, tall man, with thick black clothes and a lot of accessories, who serves Lilith.
** Prava is a black, short woman, with thin white clothes, without any accessories, who serves Inarius.
** Prava is a black, short woman, with thin white clothes, without any accessories, who serves Inarius.
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* FailedState: Kehjistan was already struggling in ''III'', but a near constant demonic siege of the kingdom eventually led to Hakan II abandoning everything except Caldeum. The city's sacking likely means the end of Kehjistan as a single nation.
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** Zakarun crusaders in at least one Hawezar village attempted to burn the local witches due to perceiving them as evil. Unable to find the local witch, they began burning random villagers to death to scare them into compliance. After filling a mass grave, a villager finally caved and the witch Eriman was burnt at the stake, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero with dire consequences]].
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** Zakarun Zakarum crusaders in at least one Hawezar village attempted to burn the local witches due to perceiving them as evil. Unable to find the local witch, they began burning random villagers to death to scare them into compliance. After filling a mass grave, a villager finally caved and the witch Eriman was burnt at the stake, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero with dire consequences]].
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** Zakarun crusaders seeking to convert and "save" the residents of a Hawezar village burned the local witch Eriman. Doing so allowed the demon he had bound in his body to enact a ritual which destroyed the village and trapped its residents in perpetual agony.
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** Zakarun Zakarum crusaders seeking to convert and "save" the residents of a Hawezar village burned the local witch Eriman. Doing so allowed the demon he had bound in his body to enact a ritual which destroyed the village and trapped its residents in perpetual agony.
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* SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan: The witch Eriman sealed a powerful demon in his body to protect his village. When Zakarun crusaders burned him at the stake, the demon enacted a spell which destroyed the village and trapped the residents as ghosts while Eriman's body burned perpetually.
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* SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan: The witch Eriman sealed a powerful demon in his body to protect his village. When Zakarun Zakarum crusaders burned him at the stake, the demon enacted a spell which destroyed the village and trapped the residents as ghosts while Eriman's body burned perpetually.
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* GreatOffscreenWar: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]]. Multiple paintings inside Cathedral-affiliated castles depict Knights Penitent fighting against Zakarum Crusaders, although the nature of this conflict is never explained.
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* SwampsAreEvil: Hawezar is an exceptionally dangerous place to live. Aside from the insane cultists, venomous snakes, and Drowned, the swamp itself is partially sentient and hostile to everything other than itself. This most notably takes the form of the swamp's infection which slowly transforms its victims into parts of the swamp itself.
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* ContinuityNod: A side quest has a merchant reveal that as a young man he stalked a treasure goblin, hoping to use its portal to reach Greed's Domain as in ''VideoGame/DiabloIII''. Instead, the goblin knocked him out and stole his gold tooth.
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* FissionMailed: On acquiring [[spoiler:Elias's finger]], the Drowned Temple begins to fill with water. The player can make a dash for safety, but inevitably is swept away by the water and seemingly drowns, only to wake on the coast.
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* {{Superboss}}:
** Early in the game, the Butcher serves as a random form of this. It is significantly harder than any regular dungeon boss and can easily tear through an unsuspecting player, especially classes that rely on pets which it will ignore.
** The [[spoiler:Echo of Lilith]] is the only Uber boss of the game and is fought in the level 100 capstone dungeon. Taking what is already one of the hardest boss fights in the game and then ramping it up, she is widely acknowledged a the hardest fight in the game.
** Early in the game, the Butcher serves as a random form of this. It is significantly harder than any regular dungeon boss and can easily tear through an unsuspecting player, especially classes that rely on pets which it will ignore.
** The [[spoiler:Echo of Lilith]] is the only Uber boss of the game and is fought in the level 100 capstone dungeon. Taking what is already one of the hardest boss fights in the game and then ramping it up, she is widely acknowledged a the hardest fight in the game.
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* BossArenaUrgency: During the second phase of Lilith's fight, at health break points she marks a section of the arena and destroys it, progressively whittling it down to about a third of the initial size. This leaves less and less room to dodge her various area of attack spells later in the fight.
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* JustBeforeTheEnd: Sanctuary is in a major decline after Malthael's crusade. The mass death of much of humanity has caused many of the old kingdoms and institutions to collapse or lose most of their power. Survivors have fallen into a new dark age only worsened by the constant assault of demonic forces. The High Heavens have gone silent while the Prime and Lesser Evils are all free for the first time in centuries. Against this backdrop, Rathma's prophecy which foretells the end of Sanctuary is coming to pass.
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* BodyHorror: The swamp of Hawezar infects people, causing their flesh to bulge in enflamed pink pustules across their entire body. As the infection progresses, more and more of the body is converted into swamp.
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* BodyHorror: The swamp of Hawezar infects people, causing their flesh to bulge in enflamed pink pustules across their entire body. As the infection progresses, more and more of the body is converted into swamp. The final stage of the transformation has the person literally put down roots and become a small tree.
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** On completing a Nightmare Dungeon, the glyph upgrade altar spawns with a protective barrier which protects the player from any negative modifiers that might damage or interrupt them. This allows the player to review glyph upgrade options in peace.
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* MiniMecha: The Penitent Armor used by the Cathedral Knights is a massive combat golem powered and piloted by the human sacrifice sealed inside it.
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* PoweredByAForsakenChild: The Penitent Armor is a MiniMecha fielded by the Cathedral of Light. The interior is akin to an iron maiden, slowly killing the wearer in order to power the armor. The death of [[spoiler:Vigo]] implies many of the armors may be worn by other penitents who would otherwise have been sentenced to death.
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* SceneryGorn: The game has wonderfully detailed environments depicting a wide range of once-populated regions devastated by avalanches, fires, demons, bandits, and other mayhem. Even bastions of civilization are often festooned with gibbets, hanging bodies, and pyres built from human bodies.
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* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: In a nod to his infamous status as this in ''Diablo II'', [[spoiler:Duriel is once again this, encountered beneath Caldeum without in-game context or justification for his presence (a common guess is that Lilith got him to become a guard dog ala Baal back in ''II''. The player even wonders what the hell he is. Once defeated, no one comments on it or brings it up again.]]
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** The Butcher can randomly spawn in any dungeon, regardless of what other enemies are present. It will make a beeline straight for the Wanderer and attack relentlesssly until one of them dies, despawning if victorious.
** In a nod to his infamous status as this in ''Diablo II'', [[spoiler:Duriel is once again this, encountered beneath Caldeum without in-game context or justification for his presence (a common guess is that Lilith got him to become a guard dog ala Baal back in ''II''. The player even wonders what the hell he is. Once defeated, no one comments on it or brings it up again.]]
** The Butcher can randomly spawn in any dungeon, regardless of what other enemies are present. It will make a beeline straight for the Wanderer and attack relentlesssly until one of them dies, despawning if victorious.
** In a nod to his infamous status as this in ''Diablo II'', [[spoiler:Duriel is once again this, encountered beneath Caldeum without in-game context or justification for his presence (a common guess is that Lilith got him to become a guard dog ala Baal back in ''II''. The player even wonders what the hell he is. Once defeated, no one comments on it or brings it up again.]]
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Zakarun crusaders seeking to convert and "save" the residents of a Hawezar village burned the local witch Eriman. Doing so allowed the demon he had bound in his body to enact a ritual which destroyed the village and trapped its residents in perpetual agony.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: NiceJobBreakingItHero:
** Donan inviting the Cathedral of Light into Scosglen has led to many locals converting and turning their backs on the Old Ways. Unfortunately, this has resulted in the destruction or defacing of the wardstones which kept the khazra and other monsters at bay. Many villages are facing starvation because their fields have been overrun and the Cathedral is uninterested in defending them.
** Zakarun crusaders seeking to convert and "save" the residents of a Hawezar village burned the local witch Eriman. Doing so allowed the demon he had bound in his body to enact a ritual which destroyed the village and trapped its residents in perpetual agony.
** Donan inviting the Cathedral of Light into Scosglen has led to many locals converting and turning their backs on the Old Ways. Unfortunately, this has resulted in the destruction or defacing of the wardstones which kept the khazra and other monsters at bay. Many villages are facing starvation because their fields have been overrun and the Cathedral is uninterested in defending them.
** Zakarun crusaders seeking to convert and "save" the residents of a Hawezar village burned the local witch Eriman. Doing so allowed the demon he had bound in his body to enact a ritual which destroyed the village and trapped its residents in perpetual agony.
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* BurnTheWitch: It's standard protocol for the Cathedral of Light to burn the wicked (criminals, demons, and those [[DemonicPossession possessed]]) on a tall pyre, both to burn out their evil and to set an example to any would-be criminals of their own fate. It should also be noted that what constitutes a crime worthy of death isn't exactly strict or proportionate to the crime, such as one condemned prisoner who stole a loaf of bread.
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* BurnTheWitch: BurnTheWitch:
** It's standard protocol for the Cathedral of Light to burn the wicked (criminals, demons, and those [[DemonicPossession possessed]]) on a tall pyre, both to burn out their evil and to set an example to any would-be criminals of their own fate. It should also be noted that what constitutes a crime worthy of death isn't exactly strict or proportionate to the crime, such as one condemned prisoner who stole a loaf ofbread.bread.
** Zakarun crusaders in at least one Hawezar village attempted to burn the local witches due to perceiving them as evil. Unable to find the local witch, they began burning random villagers to death to scare them into compliance. After filling a mass grave, a villager finally caved and the witch Eriman was burnt at the stake, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero with dire consequences]].
** It's standard protocol for the Cathedral of Light to burn the wicked (criminals, demons, and those [[DemonicPossession possessed]]) on a tall pyre, both to burn out their evil and to set an example to any would-be criminals of their own fate. It should also be noted that what constitutes a crime worthy of death isn't exactly strict or proportionate to the crime, such as one condemned prisoner who stole a loaf of
** Zakarun crusaders in at least one Hawezar village attempted to burn the local witches due to perceiving them as evil. Unable to find the local witch, they began burning random villagers to death to scare them into compliance. After filling a mass grave, a villager finally caved and the witch Eriman was burnt at the stake, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero with dire consequences]].
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The priest of Nevesk serves as this for the Cathedral of Light as a whole. He summons the populace of a small town to service, all of whom file in obediently with smiles, and then immediately launches into a tirade about their sinfulness and lack of gratitude. This focus on hatred for humanity's imperfections defines their religion.
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* GoneHorriblyWrong: Cormond attempted to save his priest and mentor Varshan by drawing out Lilith's corruption with a Cage of Binding. Instead, the imperfect Cage caused Varshan to transform into the first Malignant who spread his plague to everyone he touched.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Zakarun crusaders seeking to convert and "save" the residents of a Hawezar village burned the local witch Eriman. Doing so allowed the demon he had bound in his body to enact a ritual which destroyed the village and trapped its residents in perpetual agony.
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* SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan: The witch Eriman sealed a powerful demon in his body to protect his village. When Zakarun crusaders burned him at the stake, the demon enacted a spell which destroyed the village and trapped the residents as ghosts while Eriman's body burned perpetually.
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* AmputationStopsSpread: The Drowned possess a necrotic venom that quickly spreads and destroys living flesh. The only way to save a victim is amputating the infected limb as [[spoiler:Lorath does with Neyrelle's hand]].
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* BodyHorror: The swamp of Hawezar infects people, causing their flesh to bulge in enflamed pink pustules across their entire body. As the infection progresses, more and more of the body is converted into swamp.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: During Act I, the map in Kor Valar shows the Cathedral positioning forces for the sacking of Caldeum in Act V.
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** Timue initially refuses to send the Wanderer to the [[spoiler:Tree of Whispers]] because she has seen the same tragedy play out countless times before. A bargain struck, a life lost, and Timue forgotten once her usefulness is at an end, all of which come to pass.
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** Timue initially refuses to send the Wanderer to the [[spoiler:Tree of Whispers]] because she has seen the same tragedy play out countless times before. A bargain struck, a life lost, and Timue forgotten once her usefulness is at an end, by Lorath and Neyrelle, all of which come to pass.
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* HistoryRepeats: [[spoiler:Just as Diablo 1 ended with Aiden becoming a hooded wanderer in possession of Diablo's soul stone, Diablo 4 ends with Neyrelle donning a hooded outfit and taking Mephisto's as far away as she can, her fate uncertain.]]
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* HistoryRepeats: [[spoiler:Just HistoryRepeats:
** Timue initially refuses to send the Wanderer to the [[spoiler:Tree of Whispers]] because she has seen the same tragedy play out countless times before. A bargain struck, a life lost, and Timue forgotten once her usefulness is at an end, all of which come to pass.
** Just asDiablo 1 ''Diablo'' ended with Aiden becoming a hooded wanderer in possession of Diablo's soul stone, Diablo 4 ''Diablo 4'' ends with Neyrelle [[spoiler:Neyrelle donning a hooded outfit and taking Mephisto's as far away as she can, her fate uncertain.]]
** Timue initially refuses to send the Wanderer to the [[spoiler:Tree of Whispers]] because she has seen the same tragedy play out countless times before. A bargain struck, a life lost, and Timue forgotten once her usefulness is at an end, all of which come to pass.
** Just as
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** Neyrelle doesn't have magical powers, but she still is a skilled fighter and [[spoiler:seals Mephisto in a soulstone.]]
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** Neyrelle doesn't have magical powers, only has a limited grasp of Horadric spells, but she still is a skilled fighter and [[spoiler:seals Mephisto in a soulstone.]]
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* ChekhovsBoomerang: Act 2 focuses on Lilith's attempt to acquire the [[spoiler:soulstone containing Astaroth's essence]]. Act 4 sees Lorath conclude the [[spoiler:soulstone]] is the Horadrim's best weapon against Lilith and it plays a critical role for the rest of the game.
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* WeWereYourTeam: Tyrael's departure broke the new Horadrim. Donan left to pursue family and other worldly matters, [[spoiler:Elias]] turned his back on the order because he felt they were not willing to do what was necessary to protect Sanctuary, and Lorath retreated to a hermitage.
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* CutsceneIncompetence: [[spoiler:Donan]] is a capable and experienced combatant who fights alongside the Wanderer against literal armies of demons. Yet he is badly wounded in a cutscene by a barely animate damned soul, [[spoiler:and dies from the resulting injury]].
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* DiesWideOpen: In the cinematic announcement trailer, the final shot of Symon is of his bloodless corpse suspended upside down, his face still frozen in a wide-eyed stare of mingled wonder and horror at the emergence of Lilith.
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** In the cinematic announcement trailer, the final shot of Symon is of his bloodless corpse suspended upside down, his face still frozen in a wide-eyed stare of mingled wonder and horror at the emergence ofLilith.Lilith.
** [[spoiler:Donan]] dies with his eyes open while talking to Lorath.
** In the cinematic announcement trailer, the final shot of Symon is of his bloodless corpse suspended upside down, his face still frozen in a wide-eyed stare of mingled wonder and horror at the emergence of
** [[spoiler:Donan]] dies with his eyes open while talking to Lorath.
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* UnwantedAssistance: The Zakarum Crusaders' venture into Hawezar is seen by this as the locals, who do not appreciate the crusaders' attempt to "stamp out evil" in the swamps.
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** The Zakarum Crusaders' venture into Hawezar is seen by this as the locals, who do not appreciate the crusaders' attempt to "stamp out evil" in theswamps.swamps.
** The Wanderer does not want [[spoiler:Mephisto]]'s help and tries to refuse it repeatedly, only accepting when they have no other choice.
** The Zakarum Crusaders' venture into Hawezar is seen by this as the locals, who do not appreciate the crusaders' attempt to "stamp out evil" in the
** The Wanderer does not want [[spoiler:Mephisto]]'s help and tries to refuse it repeatedly, only accepting when they have no other choice.
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* LeakingCanOfEvil: The Soulstones are constantly referred to as this. They are the only method of imprisoning an arch-demon even temporarily, and it is more reliable than simply killing them, as they reform in Hell in short order. However, the demons inevitably get out and corrupt the people carrying them. The denouement shows that [[spoiler: Mephisto]] was barely contained by the Soulstone [[spoiler: he]] was imprisoned in, with [[spoiler: Neyrelle]] looking like his pawn more than his captor.
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* KeystoneArmy: [[spoiler:Inarius]] is the lynchpin which holds together the Cathedral's army during their invasion of Hell. His death so thoroughly demoralizes them that their forces near instantly rout.
* LeakingCanOfEvil: The Soulstones are constantly referred to as this. They are the only method of imprisoning an arch-demon even temporarily, and it is more reliable than simply killing them, as they reform in Hell in short order. However, the demons inevitably get out and corrupt the people carryingthem. them.
** [[spoiler:Astaroth]]'s soulstone is implied to be the cause of many of [[spoiler:Scosglen]]'s current troubles despite [[spoiler:Donan]]'s best efforts to suppress it.
** The denouement shows that[[spoiler: Mephisto]] [[spoiler:Mephisto]] was barely contained by the Soulstone [[spoiler: he]] he was imprisoned in, with [[spoiler: Neyrelle]] looking like his pawn more than his captor.
* LeakingCanOfEvil: The Soulstones are constantly referred to as this. They are the only method of imprisoning an arch-demon even temporarily, and it is more reliable than simply killing them, as they reform in Hell in short order. However, the demons inevitably get out and corrupt the people carrying
** [[spoiler:Astaroth]]'s soulstone is implied to be the cause of many of [[spoiler:Scosglen]]'s current troubles despite [[spoiler:Donan]]'s best efforts to suppress it.
** The denouement shows that
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* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: The Cathedral of Light and the Zakarum are a lot more welcomed in their home territories then outside of them. Scosglen barely tolerated the Cathedrals presence and the people Hawazar have a love hate relationship with the Zakarum, appreciating the healers but wishing death and worse upon the Crusaders.
