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'''Tal Rasha''' was a powerful Horadric mage and leader of the [[Horadrim]] who sacrificed himself to forever encapsulate [[Baal]] in the dunes of [[Aranoch]] in the [[Tomb of Tal Rasha]].
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[[File:Baal Tal Rasha face.png|thumb|left|250px|Points where Tal Rasha's face seems to be attached to [[Baal]]'s.]]It would appear that [[Baal ]] acquired Tal Rasha's intelligence , since in the [[Sin War Trilogy]], Baal is described to be brutish, but in the opening Lord of Destruction cinematic, he seems to be rather playful and sly. We don't know much about his appearance or personality other than that many of his peers saw him as powerful, selfless, and some even foolish in his selflessness. The one clue is Baal's face. Looking at Baal's face here to the left you can see Baal has in fact stretched Tal Rasha's face on top of his own demonic visage.
[[File:Binding_Stone.png|thumb|right|220px|The [[Binding Stone]] with [[Tyrael]] there after [[Baal]] was freed.]]
[[Archangel]] Tyrael appeared before the men and led them toward seven ancient tombs deep in the desert. There the men were instructed to build a binding stone etched with runes of containment. They magically crafted unbreakable chains to secure the binding stone to the chamber's walls. Tal Rasha ordered to be chained and bound to the stone. To everyone's astonishment, Tyrael jammed the shattered Soulstone into Tal Rasha's chest, allowing Baal's spirit to flood into his body as host, thus completing the prison, dooming Tal Rasha to struggle for eternity against Baal.
[[ImageFile:Wanderer.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Tyrael]] & the [[Dark Wanderer]] battling.]]
The other six tombs became resting places for other powerful Horadrim mages, and acts to some degrees as decoys in the [[Canyon of the Magi]].
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==Tal Rasha in the Diablo Games==
Tal Rasha is primarily a part of ancient history in the Diablo universe, but he does a few short appearances in [[Diablo II]], both when he's showing [[Marius]] the sight of Baal as a human in pain and after he's freed, where we can see Baal's face covered with the skin of Tal Rasha. There are also the items belonging to the [[Horadrim|Horadric]] mage as well as what other [[NPC]]s think.
===Related Places and Artefacts===[[File:Tal Rasha mural.png|right|thumb|150px|Mural of Tal Rasha in his tomb.]][[File:Tal_Rasha's_Wrappings.jpg|thumb|right|{{iw|Tal_Rasha's_Wrappings Tal Rasha's Wrappings}} item set.]]List of related game locations (and regular locations) and items:* '''[[Tomb of Tal Rasha]]''' - Main entry** {{iw|Tal_Rasha's_Tomb Tal Rasha's Tomb}} Diablo II level** '''[[Chamber of Tal Rasha]]''' - Man entry*** {{iw|Chamber_of_Tal_Rasha Chamber of Tal Rasha}} Diablo II level* {{iw|Tal_Rasha's_Wrappings Tal Rasha's Wrappings}} item set** {{iw|Tal_Rasha's_Adjudication Tal Rasha's Adjudication}} amulet** {{iw|Tal_Rasha's_Lidless_Eye Tal Rasha's Lidless Eye}} orb** {{iw|Tal_Rasha's_Guardianship Tal Rasha's Guardianship}} body armor** {{iw|Tal_Rasha's_Horadric_Crest Tal Rasha's Horadric Crest}} helm** {{iw|Tal_Rasha's_Fire-Spun_Cloth Tal Rasha's Fire-Spun Cloth}} belt ===Other NPC's opinions===
[[The Summoner]] lauds Tal Rasha and calls him "the foremost" of all of the [[Horadrim]]. Similarly on the eve of the final battle with [[Baal]]-cum-Tal Rasha, [[Deckard Cain]] makes clear his respect for the sorcerer:
===Diablo II Event===
More of what happened during the release is revealed in the [[Mephisto's Jungle]] cut-scene [[cinematic]]. Marius' and Tyrael's dialogue says it all:
* '''[[Tyrael dialogue]]s'''
File:Wanderer.jpg|[[Tyrael]] & the [[Dark Wanderer]] battling.
File:Baal1.png|Likely Tal Rasha's face cut and attached to Baal's head.
File:Duriel's_Lair.png|The entry chamber to get to the [[Chamber of Tal Rasha]], AKA [[Duriel's Lair]].
File:Binding_Stone.png|The [[Binding Stone]] that held [[Baal]].
File:Horadrim_Sigil.jpg|The [[Horadrim]] sigil.
File:Baal_Tal_Rasha_face.png|Diagram of Baal's/Tal Rasha's face.
File:Tal_Rasha's_Wrappings.jpg|{{iw|Tal_Rasha's_Wrappings Tal Rasha's Wrappings}} item set.
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* '''{{iw|Tal_Rasha's_Wrappings Tal Rasha's Wrappings}}'''
The Diablo II {{iw|Act_II Act II}}monster called {{iw|Greater_Mummy Greater Mummy}} and related mummies can sometimes be heard saying "Tal Rasha".
==References==
* [[Nor Tiraj's Journal]]
* [[Tyrael dialogue]]s
* [[Mephisto's Jungle]] - Diablo II Act III [[Cinematic]]
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[[Category:Horadrim]]