Diablo 4 Lore Book Reveals What Happened With Diablo's Corpse from Ly082801's blog

A new excerpt in the Book of Lorath–d4 items upcoming lore codex–reveals the fate of the remains of Diablo and also the other Prime Evils.

An excerpt from the new Diablo 4 lore book just revealed what went down to the corpses of Diablo and also the other Prime Evils after their deaths. These juicy lore tidbits might be a clue in regards to what players might have to deal with in Diablo 4.

The Book of Lorath is really a new lore codex releasing alongside Diablo 4 on June 6. Penned by Lorath Nahr, one of the last Horadrim encountered at the start of Diablo 4, it acts as a journal illuminating the dark corners of Sanctuary.

One of the pages readily available for preview around the Book of Lorath Amazon listing adopts detail about various demonic relics collected through the Horadrim. Apparently, the Prime Evils left out parts of the corpses after their deaths in Diablo 2, which are now within the custody of the Horadric scholars. Though the material forms from the Prime Evils died many in-universe years back, the Brain of Mephisto, Eye of Baal, and Horn of Diablo still hold a vestige of the powers.

According to the excerpt, the Brain of Mephisto supports the mind-twisting manipulations of the Lord of Hatred, the Eye of Baal offers the violent vision the Lord of Destruction had for Sanctuary, and also the Horn of Diablo invokes the terror of the slow, agonizing death. Nahr’s text confirms these relics happen to be used through the Horadrim of Diablo within the past, and muses on whether their ability comes in the Prime Evils, lingering will using their original human hosts, or perhaps a combination of both.

Either way, this excerpt presents a fascinating possible plot reason for Diablo 4. While their presence within the Book of Lorath does not necessarily mean these demonic relics can have up in Diablo 4, it might make sense when they did. Considering Diablo 4's main antagonist Lilith is Mephisto’s daughter, it's possible she could look for his brain or even the remains from the other Prime Evils to enact her schemes. Alternatively, Inarius may look for the Eye of Baal or Horn of Diablo hoping to turn the artifacts on Lilith to destroy her for good.

Diablo 4 fans won’t need to wait long to discover. With record-breaking attendance towards the Diablo 4 open beta, fans from the Grimdark series have proven they're eager to begin to see the battle between Lilith and Inarius reach its conclusion. Players will need to see if the demonic relics from the Prime Evils, or other lore in the Book of Lorath, come in d4 items if this releases.

Diablo 4 has gone out June 6 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.