Leah

An official still image from the cinematic trailer.

Leah is a young beautiful woman, daughter of Pablo DeSoto. She appears to be Deckard Cain's assistant in Diablo 3, and will likely appear as an NPC in the game.

Known Information

Leah appears in and seems to narrate the Diablo III introductory cinematic trailer. (Confirmed when Blizzard released a wallpaper with her image on it, entitled "Leah." [[1]

She was also mentioned as a companion of Deckard Cain in the first gameplay trailer, released at the Paris WWI in 2008, with the game's debut. In that gameplay movie, when the Barbarian rescues Cain, he tells Cain to hurry back to the village since Leah worries about him.

Leah is referred to (not by name) in one of the writings of Abd al-Hazir. The narrator of those writings met Leahs' father, Pablo DeSoto, in the village of Wortham while investigating the Gnarled Walkers. This encounter can be read about in the 20th entry.

I likewise found it odd that there seemed to be only elderly people in the village, with the exception of one beautiful young woman whose father was quite insistent I keep my distance from her. Though he was rude on this point, I found him to be a rather sociable sort once convinced I was not interested in his daughter. He introduced himself as Pablo DeSoto

Spotted in the Game

Leah concept art and in-game view.

Leah was featured in an April Fool's screenshot with the Archivist. She was not initially recognized in the screenshot, partially since she's facing away from the camera, but her costume corresponds very well to the concept art of Leah seen in the Blizzard Museum at BlizzCon 2009.

A comparison of the images can be seen to the right, as posted in the news in September, 2009. [2]

Speculation

There was speculation going about that Leah, the girl from the cinematic trailer, is actually the daughter of Pablo DeSoto mentioned in the lore, in the writing's of Abd al-Hazir as presented on Blizzard's website. This was ultimately confirmed.

Leah is the narrator of the Diablo 3 introductory cinematic, in which she appears, as a witness to the meteor crashing down through the Tristram Cathedral. It's not known if she'll be a major figure in the game's plot, or will even appear in the cinematic beyond her voice over role in the introductory movie.

Media

Leah has only been seen in one screenshot so far, but from that and other evidence it's assumed that she will appear in the game as an NPC. She has been seen in numerous cinematic images and pieces of concept art.

• All Leah images in the gallery.

References

• Writings of Abd al-Hazir: Entry no. 0020
• An official wallpaper

Leah in concept art.