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==Background==
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[[File:Horadrim_Sigil.jpg|Seal of the [[Horadrim]].]]
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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.
Tal Rasha led the campaign for hunting down and capturing the [[Prime Evil]]s, including [[Baal]] during the last [[Sin War]] together with [[Jered Cain]]. When the [[Prime Evils]] were exiled from [[Burning Hells|Hell]] into the Mortal Realm by the [[Lesser Evils]] a group of mages brought together by the [[Archangel]] [[Tyrael]] organised themselves as the [[Horadrim]] and in order to defeat them and bind them to [[Soulstone]]s which were provided by Tyrael.
 
  
  
The Horadrim caught up with Baal near the desert city, [[Lut Gholein]], and although they where eventually able to subdue the demon, the Soulstone that was meant to imprison him shattered in the process. The remaining shards of the Soulstone still behaved as the original one, but were not big enough to contain the essence of Baal for very long.
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==Background==
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[[File:Horadrim_Sigil.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Seal of the [[Horadrim]].]]
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[[Tal Rasha]] led the campaign for hunting down and capturing the [[Prime Evil]]s, including Baal during the [[Sin War]] together with [[Jered Cain]]. When the [[Prime Evils]] were exiled from [[Burning Hells|Hell]] into the Mortal Realm by the [[Lesser Evils]] a group of mages brought together by the [[Archangel]] [[Tyrael]] organised themselves in order to defeat them and bind them to [[Soulstone]]s which were provided by Tyrael. They called themselves the [[Horadrim]].
  
  
Realizing that, Tal Rasha theorized that a mortal of strong will should be able to contain Baal within his own soul, dooming that man to wrestle with the demon for all eternity. Tal Rasha volunteered himself for the process, guided by  Tyrael, Jered Cain and his fellow Horadrim were led to a secret tomb, one of seven tombs located in the [[Canyon of the Magi]], there they had built a great binding stone, and chained their leader to it. After being bound to the stone, the fragment of the Soulstone containing Baal was pierced through the chest of Tal Rasha by the Archangel Tyrael, thus completing the prison, dooming Tal Rasha to struggle for eternity against Baal.
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After finding and capturing [[Mephisto]] in [[Kehjistan]]'s jungles, burying him under what later became [[Kurast]], the Horadrim chased Baal across the ocean to the Western continent, in to the [[Aranoch]] desert. Tal Rasha presumed Baal was heading north toward [[Scosglen]], but mysteriously the demon changed its path and took refuge within the desert city of [[Lut Gholein]].
  
  
In [[Diablo II]] the [[Dark Wanderer]] and [[Marius]] find [[Tomb of Tal Rasha|Tal Rasha's tomb]]. Tyrael stops the Wanderer from reaching Baal, however, Marius ends us removing the stone from Tal Rasha's chest and releases Baal. He is still in possession of Tal Rasha's body allowing him access to all of Tal Rasha's power and knowledge. At the End of Act V, Tal Rasha's body is presumed to be destroyed.
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Tal Rasha ordered his team to hold the attack and to patiently await for Baal to continue his escape. Three days later, Baal fled Lut Gholein heading to the north, as Tal Rasha had predicted.
  
  
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A few miles into the desert, the adventurers caught up with Baal and attacked him. The demon unleashed the fury of his powers upon the men. The earth exploded under them and swallowed many men. Fire erupted from the broken earth burning everything and everyone on its path.
  
==Personality==
 
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.
 
  
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[[File:Tal_Rasha_imprisoned.jpg|thumb|left|220px|[[Tal Rasha]] screaming in pain]]
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In a desperate attempt, Baal hurled a spell at Tal Rasha unsuccessfully. Unharmed, but at a price, Tal Rasha rose from the earth to find the Soulstone given to him by Tyrael had shattered into small shards. The men pressed their attack and defeated Baal. Tal Rasha walked toward Baal's battered body and slashed his throat jamming the largest Soulstone shard into his open wound. Baal's spirit was sucked into the shard, trapping the demon.
  
  
==Other NPC's opinions==
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[[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.
[[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:
 
  
"Remember this: Baal once possessed Tal Rasha, one of the most powerful of the ancient Horadrim. Your battles with Diablo and [[Mephisto]] will pale in comparison to your battle with Baal. The Lord of Destruction, aided by Tal Rasha’s knowledge… Ungh, the mountain itself will tremble when you clash!"
 
  
Two other Act II NPC's are not quite so supportive of Tal Rasha's decision however. [[Fara]] tells us that "his was a selfless act, although perhaps foolhardy." and [[Lysander]], seeing the evil which plagued {{iw|Lut_Gholein Lut Gholein}} muses that Tal Rasha's battle against evil was lost.
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[[Image:Wanderer.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Tyrael]] & the [[Dark Wanderer]] battling.]]
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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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As Baal was defeated at the [[Worldstone]], Tal Rasha's body is presumed to be destroyed.
  
==Diablo II==
 
By the time the [[Dark Wanderer]] had reached [[Baal]]'s prison, the demon had long since taken full control of the ancient mage, absorbing all his skills.
 
  
In [[Diablo II]] Act III a cinematic titled [[Mephisto's Jungle]] plays the arrival of the [[Dark Wanderer]] and [[Marius]] to [[Tomb of Tal Rasha|Tal Rasha's secret tomb]] within the [[Canyon of the Magi]]. Below is the transcript of what happens:
 
  
'''Marius''': "My companion drew in the dank, cold air of the tomb. It seemed to...strengthen him. I stood in the doorway between light and dark, what was left of my sanity implored me not to enter. But that voice was just a whisper now. As we worked our way down deeper and deeper into the crypt, I began to see a change in my companion. He seemed to be gaining strength. I could hardly see in the gloom, but my companion seemed to know the way. We came at last to a great hall."<br><br>
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==Other NPC's opinions==
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[[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:
  
(The [[Dark Wanderer]] screamed like an unholy creature from beyond this world. His face skin shifted oddly, as if transforming.)<br><br>
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"Remember this: Baal once possessed Tal Rasha, one of the most powerful of the ancient Horadrim. Your battles with Diablo and [[Mephisto]] will pale in comparison to your battle with Baal. The Lord of Destruction, aided by Tal Rasha’s knowledge… Ungh, the mountain itself will tremble when you clash!"
 
 
'''Marius''': "It was then I realized my companion hadn't been gaining strength. He had been losing what was left of his humanity. He moved at demonic speed, and then ... and then you appeared."<br><br>
 
 
 
Before the Dark Wanderer could reach the soulstone on Tal Rasha's chest, Tyrael held his hand with his long wings and engaged in combat, plunging into the abyss below.<br><br>
 
 
 
[[Image:Wanderer.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Tyrael]] & the [[Dark Wanderer]] battling.]]
 
'''Tyrael''': "Stop! The beast contained herein shall not be set free. Not even by you."<br><br>
 
 
 
'''Baal''': "Look, what have been done to me! Release me! Help me! Hurry, please, hurry!"<br><br>
 
 
 
Baal lured Marius with a facade image, asking for help. Marius could only see a poor man bounded by chains, impaled by an object on the chest. Tyrael's gaze turned around toward Marius.<br><br>
 
 
 
'''Tyrael''': "NO !!! Don't do it!"<br><br>
 
 
 
Marius grabbed the shattered [[soulstone]] shard and pulled it free from Tal Rasha's body.<br><br>
 
  
In the blink of an eye, Tyrael released the Dark Wanderer and held Marius high above the ground.<br><br>
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Two other Act II NPC's are not quite so supportive of Tal Rasha's decision however. [[Fara]] tells us that "his was a selfless act, although perhaps foolhardy." and [[Lysander]], seeing the evil which plagued [[Lut Gholein]] muses that Tal Rasha's battle against evil was lost.
  
'''Tyrael''': "Fool, you have just insured the doom of this world. You cannot even begin to imagine what you set in motion this day. Go to the [[Temple of Light]], in the eastern city of [[Kurast]]. There you will find the gate to [[Hell]] open before you. You must find the courage to step through that gate, Marius. Take the stone you hold to the [[Hellforge]] where it will be destroyed. Now run !!! Take the stone and run!"<br><br>
 
  
From behind, Baal wrapped his tentacles around Tyrael's arm, letting his grasp on the [[Azureblade]] set loose.<br><br>
 
  
'''Marius''': "What choice did I have? I ran."<br><br>
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==Diablo II Event==
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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:
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* '''[[Tyrael dialogue]]s'''
  
  
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
Tal Rasha inspired one of the few most powerful sets of [[Diablo II]] items which have Display Auras: {{iw|Tal_Rasha's_Wrappings Tal Rasha's Wrappings}}.
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Tal Rasha inspired one of the few most powerful sets of [[Diablo II]] items which have Aura displaying:
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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".
 
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".

Revision as of 17:24, 29 May 2010

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.


Personality

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Tal Rasha imprisoned.jpg
Tal Rasha
Horadrim Leader
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Status: Presumed destroyed
Affilliation: Horadrim
Friends: Tyrael
Foes: Burning Hells, Baal

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.


Background

Seal of the Horadrim.

Tal Rasha led the campaign for hunting down and capturing the Prime Evils, including Baal during the Sin War together with Jered Cain. When the Prime Evils were exiled from Hell into the Mortal Realm by the Lesser Evils a group of mages brought together by the Archangel Tyrael organised themselves in order to defeat them and bind them to Soulstones which were provided by Tyrael. They called themselves the Horadrim.


After finding and capturing Mephisto in Kehjistan's jungles, burying him under what later became Kurast, the Horadrim chased Baal across the ocean to the Western continent, in to the Aranoch desert. Tal Rasha presumed Baal was heading north toward Scosglen, but mysteriously the demon changed its path and took refuge within the desert city of Lut Gholein.


Tal Rasha ordered his team to hold the attack and to patiently await for Baal to continue his escape. Three days later, Baal fled Lut Gholein heading to the north, as Tal Rasha had predicted.


A few miles into the desert, the adventurers caught up with Baal and attacked him. The demon unleashed the fury of his powers upon the men. The earth exploded under them and swallowed many men. Fire erupted from the broken earth burning everything and everyone on its path.


Tal Rasha screaming in pain

In a desperate attempt, Baal hurled a spell at Tal Rasha unsuccessfully. Unharmed, but at a price, Tal Rasha rose from the earth to find the Soulstone given to him by Tyrael had shattered into small shards. The men pressed their attack and defeated Baal. Tal Rasha walked toward Baal's battered body and slashed his throat jamming the largest Soulstone shard into his open wound. Baal's spirit was sucked into the shard, trapping the demon.


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.


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.


As Baal was defeated at the Worldstone, Tal Rasha's body is presumed to be destroyed.


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:

"Remember this: Baal once possessed Tal Rasha, one of the most powerful of the ancient Horadrim. Your battles with Diablo and Mephisto will pale in comparison to your battle with Baal. The Lord of Destruction, aided by Tal Rasha’s knowledge… Ungh, the mountain itself will tremble when you clash!"

Two other Act II NPC's are not quite so supportive of Tal Rasha's decision however. Fara tells us that "his was a selfless act, although perhaps foolhardy." and Lysander, seeing the evil which plagued Lut Gholein muses that Tal Rasha's battle against evil was lost.


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:



Media



Trivia

Tal Rasha inspired one of the few most powerful sets of Diablo II items which have Aura displaying:

The Diablo II Act IImonster called Greater Mummy and related mummies can sometimes be heard saying "Tal Rasha".


References


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