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Branch77x7 #1687		Inside the black soul stone...(1)Category: ConsoleAugust-11-2014 11:07 AM PDT (10 years ago) Go to Blizzard forum post
Who all is in there? I never gave it much thought until now... Andariel and Duriel were just slain, correct?

These are creatures that would just regenerate in the bowels of hell again...
Same with Rakanoth and others...
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Tyvalir		Inside the black soul stone...(18)August-14-2014 4:53 PM PDT (10 years ago) Go to Blizzard forum post
Posted by: Branch77x708/11/2014 11:07 AM

Who all is in there? I never gave it much thought until now... Andariel and Duriel were just slain, correct? These are creatures that would just regenerate in the bowels of hell again...
Same with Rakanoth and others...

As CrimsonGhost suggested, all of the Prime Evils were trapped in the Black Soulstone at the end of Diablo III, which is still the case at the beginning of Reaper of Souls.

The actual step-by-step explanation of how the seven Lords of Hell came to be trapped in the Black Soulstone is a bit technical, but it goes like this:

  • The heroes of Diablo II slay Andariel, Duriel, Mephisto, Diablo and Baal.
  • Adria marks the souls of the five defeated Lords of Hell. This creates “hooks” so that when the Black Soulstone is later completed, their souls will be pulled in the soulstone.
  • When Zoltun Kulle activates the Black Soulstone in Diablo III, the souls of the dead Lords of Hell are drawn into it.
  • The party traps the souls of Belial and Azmodan in the Black Soulstone.
  • All seven demon lords are inside the soulstone when Adria forces them into Leah’s body. Diablo now has the power of all seven demon lords within him.
  • Diablo is defeated, placing him (and the demon lords inside of him) back into the Soulstone.

Sorry if that was long-winded. I’m hoping this will catch up anyone who missed the critical parts of Diablo lore, so you'll all be on the same page for Ultimate Evil Edition.
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