Historian of Tristram

Historian of Tristram is an achievement obtainable in Act 1. It involves the collection of World Lore items.

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The Hanging Tree

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

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Gravedigger's Log

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

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Tristram Fields

Location: Fields of Misery

Quest: The Broken Blade

"The Tristram fields are fair lands, fertile and temperate. Superstitious farmers kept away from them for quite a while after the fall of Old Tristram, but time has persuaded them to abandon these ridiculous notions and take up the hoe and plow once more. Now they supply crops to both New Tristram and Wortham. - Abd al-Hazir"

Khazra Heads Wanted

Location: Southern Highlands on dead body.

Quest: Any Quest

"The local khazra tribes have become a serious threat. They attack caravans and are moving into areas where they haven't been seen before.

We need you to take care of this problem for us. We'll pay twenty-five gold pieces for every khazra head you bring back. - New Tristram Official"

Researching the Khazra

Location: Southern Highlands on a corpse.

Quest: Any Quest

"My loutish companions have no curiosity about the khazra; they are only interested in the bounty on their heads. But I am convinced the khazra can be communicated with. It is dangerous, to be sure, but it is a risk I am willing to take. - Belard the Scholar"

The Khazra Massacre

Location: Northern Highlands, on a corpse by the portal.

Quest: Any Quest

"Everyone is dead. Belard, that damned fool, was trying to communicate with the khazra. And then the cultists showed up. As soon as I saw them, I ran. I wanted no part of their dark magic. I heard the screams of my companions, but there was nothing I could do to help. - Osman the Hunter"

The Highlands

Location: Southern Highlands, in a lost chest

Quest: Any Quest

"Though New Tristram and the fields surrounding it have been resetted over the years, the Highlands remain empty save for the crumbling ruins of Leoric's old outposts. The king built more than one watchtower in his paranoia but now they cannot even ward away goatmen and wild beasts. A tragedy, really. - Abd al-Hazir"

Torn Letter

Location: Caverns of Araneae, in a dusty satchel.

Quest: Any Quest

"Chancellor Eamon, It is of utmost importance that we secure my manor from the traitorous rabble in Tristram. The caves to the east are too close to my land! They must be blocked - completely obstructed. I believe the archbishop Lazarus has magically bound some arachnids of late. They may serve us well... His Majesty, King Leoric"

Torn Letter's Response

Location: Caverns of Araneae

Quest: Any Quest

"Royal Guard, With great pain, I must admit that our king is no longer able to seperate reason from madness. He orders the caverns to be filled with the archbishop's monstrous creations and will hear nothing else. Perhaps the legendary ancients themselves once dwelled there...but now we must desecarate their ruins. - Chancellor Eamon"

New Tristram

Location: The Slaughtered Calf Inn, the table as soon as you walk in

Quest: The Fallen Star

"For many years, villagers were too afraid to settle near the ruins of the cursed town Tristram. But as time went by, adventurers arrived to loot the old cathedral, and their business was profitable enough that New Tristram sprang up to accommodate them. Fewer travelers visit now, though, and the town is mostly populated by craftsmen and farmers."

Traveler's Journal

Location: Old Tristram Road, on a lootable corpse

Quest: The Fallen Star

"Whiel exploring a cave with hopes of finding hidden treasure, I came upon a most grisly sight - a heap of dead bodies. Unbelievably, as I was searching them for any items of value, they began to rise! I must tell them of this in New Tristram before it's too late."

Warriv's Journal

Location: Old Tristram Road, found on Warriv's corpse

Quest: The Fallen Star

"I return to Khanduras after twenty years, the burden of countless failures and tragedies heaped upon my shoulders. Am I being punished for helping that stranger hunt the Dark Wanderer? I always thought Deckard Cain half a madman, but perhaps... he was right. Perhaps he can banish the shadow hanging over my life."

Tomb Robber's Journal

Location: Unknown

Quest: Unknown

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The Last Stand of the Ancients

Location: The Festering Woods

Quest: Any Quest

"Our enemies are legion, but they will not take us without a fight. We must hold them here while the keys to the holy temple are hidden away from their leader, the fiend Nereza. Resolve must not falter, though we will surely die to the last man! - Edric"

The Drowned Temple

Location: The Drowned Temple, south of The Festering Woods, on a dead body near the ancients (first room)

Quest: Any Quest

"The Worldstone has been changed. Our children are born weak and suffer short lives. The demon Nereza promised to restore their power but instead turned them into misshapen creatures and sent them to war against us. We may die, but not before she is sent back to the Burning Hells. - Alaric"

Warrior's Rest

Location: Warrior's Rest, The Festering Woods

Quest: Any Quest

"Alaric says that out people can survive the coming battle, but I saw the truth in his eyes. Why did he order me to guard the Beacon of Honor? Those shambling things are slaughtering my people in the forest above, and there is nothing I can do to stop it! - Edric"

Old Tristram Journal

Location: The Old Ruins, in an old keepsake box

Quest: The Fallen Star

"The rumors of torture and worse grow every day. What has happened to Tristram and its king? I once thought Leoric a great man, but it seems I was deceived. We all were.

He sends our meager army against Westmarch on the morrow. What will become of us?"