暗黑破坏神3小说泰瑞尔之书第三章凯恩的杂选集

　　Part Three

　　第三章

　　Miscellanea

　　杂集

　　The following comes from the tomes of Deckard Cain.These pages document a broad spectrum of information, from mortal history tothe powerful individuals who inhabit the world. Pay heed to everything,Horadrim, for even the most unassuming details may be useful in the days ahead.Knowledge is one of the order’s greatest weapons. Wield it carefully.

　　以下内容来自迪卡德.凯恩的著作。其涉及的知识内容极为广泛，从人类历史上最强大的个体到整个世界都已涵盖其中，仔细留意这些文字，赫拉迪姆，因为在今后的日子里，即使是最不起眼的细节都可能派上用场。知识是赫拉迪姆最强大的武器之一。好好去地运用它们。

　　A Timeline of Sanctuary

　　圣休亚瑞的年代线

　　At the apex of Zakarum power, the church gathered averitable army of scholars to document the history of the world as they saw it.I have used this seminal work as the bones from which to build my own timeline,correcting errors as well as removing and adding dates (such as in thepre-history below). Dear reader, keep in mind that this is history at thebriefest of glances, a mere tool for understanding whence we have come andwhere the intertwining paths of fate and destiny may lead us in the future.

　　在萨卡兰姆教义权利最顶峰时，教会聚集一批饱学之士，去编写他们所见所闻的世界历史。我参考了这些价值极高的文献，去识骨寻踪般的编写我理解的历史年线，并修正一些错误还补充了抹去的历史和一些年代日期(比如后文提到的史前历史)。亲爱的读者，请务必明白，这些是简要的历史概览，它只作为一种方法，去了解我们来自何方去往何地纵横交错的命运之路，以及宿命会引领我们走向何种未知的未来。

　　Pre-History

　　史前历史

　　The following is based on the apocryphal writings ofsages and madmen. After much consideration and scrutiny, I feel this accountrepresents an accurate depiction of the epochs that lay beyond the reach ofmortal memory.

　　下面的文献均基于圣贤和狂人杜撰而来的。但经过慎重的论证和筛检，我感觉现在这份记载以能够精确描述那个人类还未诞生的史前时代了。

　　Anu and the Dragon

　　阿努与龙

　　Before time, before even the universe as we know itexisted, there was only Anu, the One. This single crystalline entityencompassed all things, including good and evil. Longing for a harmony ofessence, it expelled every dissonant and dark aspect of itself. Theseimpurities coalesced into the embodiment of pure evil: Tathamet, theseven-headed dragon.

　　久远以前，甚至遥远到我们已知的宇宙还未存在之时，那里仅有阿努，它是唯一的存在。这个孤独的晶体本质包有万物，其内含有善与恶，基于对纯善本质的渴望，他摒弃了自己所有不和谐的阴暗面。而这些负面的杂质融合在一起形成纯粹的邪恶实体：七颅之龙-塔萨梅特。

　　Within their womb of reality, Anu and Tathametclashed in a spectacular battle that strained the very fabric of creation.Their final blows sparked an incredible explosion, a cataclysm so violent thatit destroyed both beings and birthed the physical universe. This event issomething I am afraid a mortal mind will never truly fathom.

　　在孕育它们的子宫内，阿努和塔萨梅特在这个非常不稳定创世结构里展开了波澜壮阔的对抗争斗。它们在最终的一击所迸发出的火花引起了一股惊人的爆炸，爆炸引起的灾难之狂暴激烈，导致这两个存在的毁灭，同时使孕育它们的物质宇宙彻底消散。这一事件的情形，恐怕凡人的心智是永远无法真正体会到的。

　　The blast left behind an eternal scar calledPandemonium. At the center of this otherworldly realm sat the Worldstone, amonolithic crystal said to be the Eye of Anu.

　　爆炸之后所留下的永恒印记被称之为群魔要塞。处于这个异世界国度的中央安放的就是世界之石，据说这颗巨大的水晶既是阿努之眼。

　　The High Heavens and the Burning Hells

　　高阶天堂和烈焰地狱

　　Anu’s fragmented spine careened through the infantuniverse. This remnant of the One became the Crystal Arch, around which theHigh Heavens thrummed into existence. The Arch resonated life itself,conceiving pulses of sentient energies called angels. The manifestations ofAnu’s purest aspects-archangels-formed the Angiris

　　Council to govern thebrilliant expanses of the Heavens. The members of this ruling body are:

　　阿努支离破碎的脊椎骨，倾躺着穿过了稚嫩的宇宙。而其中一枚碎片成为了水晶圣拱，围绕着它的周围，弹拨着便形成高阶天堂的存在。圣拱自我引起的共鸣，孕育出有着感知意识的能量脉冲被称之为天使。阿努至纯之面的表象代表既是天使长们，并造就安杰瑞斯议会去支配灿烂辉煌的天堂。这一统治机构的成员有以下几位：

　　Imperius,the Aspect of Valor 代表勇气的英普瑞斯

　　Tyrael,the Aspect of Justice 代表正义的泰瑞尔

　　Auriel,the Aspect of Hope 代表希望的奥莉尔

　　Malthael,the Aspect of Wisdom 代表智慧的马瑟尔

　　Itherael,the Aspect of Fate 代表命运的伊瑟瑞尔

　　Tathamet’s desiccated corpse spiraled through thedarkest folds of reality. The Burning Hells manifested from his smolderingbody. Demons, in all their forms, were birthed from the Dragon’s rotting flesh.Tathamet’s seven heads became the seven Evils:

　　塔萨梅特枯槁的尸骸，螺旋着穿过了皱褶的黑暗世界。它熏烧的躯体逐渐形成烈焰地狱的表象，从巨龙腐烂的血肉中诞生并造就了众魔，塔萨梅特的七颗头颅形成了七大恶魔：

　　THE PRIME EVILS

　　庇尔斯级恶魔

　　Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred

　　憎恨之王墨菲斯托

　　Baal, the Lord of Destruction

　　毁灭之王巴尔

　　Diablo, the Lord of Terror

　　恐惧之王暗黑破坏神

　　THE LESSER EVILS

　　次级恶魔

　　Azmodan, the Lord of Sin

　　罪恶之王阿兹莫丹

　　Belial, the Lord of Lies

　　谎言之王彼列

　　Duriel, the Lord of Pain

　　痛苦之王督瑞尔

　　Andariel, the Maiden of Anguish

　　痛苦少女安达利尔

　　The Eternal Conflict Begins

　　永恒之战的伊始

　　From the very moment of their existence, the HighHeavens and the Burning Hells clashed in the Eternal Conflict, an apocalypticwas for dominion over all creation. Although the tide of battle ebbed andflowed over the millennia, the war itself was never-ending.

　　从他们存在的那一刻起，高阶天堂与烈焰地狱就展开了永恒之战的对抗，预言世界末日便是统领天地万物。虽然千百年来战事时息时扰，但战争本身就是永无止境的。

　　We must understand here that both the High Heavensand the Burning Hells desired complete control of the Worldstone, for it waswith this most miraculous artifact that angels and demons had the power toforge worlds in their image. As such, the majority of the Eternal Conflictraged in the twisted heart of Pandemonium. It is said that ownership of crystalhas changed innumerable times over the eons of battle.

　　我们必须明白无论是高阶天堂还是烈焰地狱都想得到世界之石的绝对控制权，它是一件近乎奇迹般的神器，天使与恶魔都有魔力操控它，并运用他们的想象去铸造各种世界。因此，永恒之战的怒火基本都肆虐在群魔要塞的中心。据说在亿万年的征战里，这枚水晶的所有权已经易主过无数次了。

　　The Creation of Sanctuary

　　圣休亚瑞的创建

　　Ps.圣休亚瑞的英文直译为庇护所

　　As the eons passed, an angel named Inarius grewdisillusioned with the Eternal Conflict. Indeed, he saw the war itself asunjust. Thus, he gathered like-minded angels and, shockingly, even demons tohis side. Inarius then altered the frequency of the Worldstone, thrusting the crystalinto a parallel reality and shrouding it form the eyes of the Heavens and theHells. There, the renegade angels and demons created Sanctuary, a wondrousparadise world where they could spend eternity in peace.

　　在亿万年过后，一个名叫伊纳瑞斯的天使逐渐厌倦了永恒之战的争斗。事实上，他认为战争本身就不合理。于是，他聚集了一群志同道合的天使，并且令人感到震惊的是，他甚至还让一批恶魔加入他的队伍。然后伊纳瑞斯改变了世界之石的频率，将这颗水晶推入了一个平行世界，并裹住它，躲过来自天堂与地狱的眼线。在那里，叛离的天使与恶魔创造了圣休亚瑞，他们可在这个奇妙的世外天堂之中永享太平。

　　Birth of the Nephalem

　　涅法雷姆的诞生

　　In a most unprecedented act, angels and demonscommingled, siring offspring called the nephalem. Born of light and dark, thesebeings had the potential to become even mightier than their progenitors. Infact, the nephalem were so powerful that Inarius and his comrades feared theymight upset the balance of the Eternal Conflict and wreak havoc across theuniverse.

　　在一次史无前例的行为中，天使与恶魔进行了杂交，创造的后代被称之为涅法雷姆。他们生来就混合了光明与黑暗，这些人拥有的潜能比他们祖先还要非凡。事实上，涅法雷姆之强大让伊纳瑞斯和他的同伴们唯恐永恒之战的平衡会被其打破，并肆虐这个宇宙。

　　So it was that the angels and demons debated thefate of their beloved children. Some of them (at one time, even Inarius)considered exterminating the nephalem.

　　于是天使和恶魔开始争论起自己所深爱的孩子们的命运。部分人经过深思熟虑(有这么一刻，甚至连伊纳瑞斯都如此认为)应该铲除这些涅法雷姆。

　　The Purge

　　肃清

　　Inarius’s mate, the demoness Lilith, grew horrifiedat the thought of losing her offspring. In a fit of ruthless fury, she hunteddown the other renegades and slaughtered them one by one. Only Inarius and thenephalem were spared from her fearsome wrath.

　　伊纳瑞斯的伴侣，女恶魔莉莉丝，想到她可能即将失去自己的孩子们而感到恐慌。于是在盛怒之下，她追捕这些叛离者，并将他们逐一屠杀。在她可怕的暴怒之下，只有伊纳瑞斯和涅法雷姆得以幸免于难。

　　Shocked by Lilith’s deeds, Inarius banished her fromSanctuary. He could not, however, bring himself to harm the innocent nephalem.He attuned the Worldstone so that it would cause their powers to diminish overtime. According to legend, Inarius then disappeared into the wilds of Sanctuaryand was not seen again for millennia.

　　在震惊于莉莉丝的暴行之下，伊纳瑞斯将她驱逐出圣休亚瑞。然而，他却没办法迫使自己去伤害这些无辜的涅法雷姆。于是他调节了世界之石，致使涅法雷姆的力量随着时间的流逝而逐渐衰减。据传说，伊纳瑞斯也至此消失在圣休亚瑞的那片荒野之中，之后千年未见。

　　An unknown span of time passed after this series ofevents. We can assume generations of nephalem lived and died. With their powersdampened and their life spans decreased, they became mortals, completely ignorantof their incredible heritage.

　　在这一系列事件之后，通过一个未知的时间跨度。我们可以设想那些世世代代的涅法雷姆的生离死别。和他们力量的衰减及寿命的缩短，他们变为了凡人，全然不知他们自己是上古难以置信的遗存。

　　Recorded History

　　已载史料

　　Circa - 2300 Anno Kehjistani - The Dawn of Civilization

　　大约在公元前2300年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 文明的曙光

　　Recovered tablets, pottery fragments, and otherartifacts indicate that writing, art, and science had by this time become anintegral part of humanity’s culture. The majority of scholars, myself included,agree that this date marks the rise of the first great human civilization. Thiskingdom was known as Kehjan (now modern-day Kehjistan).

　　在复原石碑、陶器碎片、和其他工艺品的著作中表明，那时的艺术和科学已成为人类文化中的一个组成部分了。包括我在内的大多数学者均认可这一时期，是第一个伟大人类文明崛起的标志。这个王国被称之为凯吉安 (既是今日的卡吉斯坦)。

　　Circa – 2200 Anno Kehjistani – Formation of the Mage Clans

　　大约在公元前2200年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 法师部族的形成

　　Records show that the cultures around Kehjanformalized the study of the arcane sciences. This in turn led to the formationand growth of numerous mage clans.

　　How many ofthese clans existed remains something of a mystery, but it should be noted thatthe Vizjerei would make the largest impact on history in the centuries to come.This clan’s school of thought revolved around the arts of conjuring, summoning,and communing with spirits.

　　根据记录表明，围绕着凯吉安文明，形成一股对秘法学科的学习热潮。这必然促进了众多法师部族的成长和形成。

　　究竟有多少法师部族存在过至今仍然是个迷，但应该指出的是，维兹耶雷部族对之后的百年历史产生了巨大的影响。这支部族主要是围绕着以魔法艺术、召唤法术和精神交融为主的思想流派。

　　Circa – 2100 Anno Kehjistani – Ascendancy of the Mage Clans

　　大约在公元前2100年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 法师部族的盛行

　　The increasingly powerful mage clans became afixture in Kehjan’s government. An organization composed of members from eachof the major clans – the Al’ Raqish, or Mage Council – was formed to rulealongside the kingdom’s monarchy and trade guilds.

　　日趋强盛的法师部族成为凯吉安政府不可或缺的组织。从各大部族的优秀成员中组成一个稳定的组织：名为阿尔.让奇施，或称法师议会。该组织形成与王国和商业协会共掌大权的局面。

　　-1992 Anno Kehjistani – Sanctuary Revealed

　　公元前1992年 卡吉斯坦尼 历 – 圣休亚瑞的曝光

　　Overcome with frustration and rage at the loss ofhis family, a little-known Vizjerei sorcerer named Jere Harash summoned thefirst demon into Sanctuary. His fellow mage clan members quickly perfected thisdark art, establishing demonology and the enslavement of Hell’s minions as thebasis of their power.

　　Ofgreater importance, however, is that Harash’s act alerted the Burning Hells toSanctuary’s existence. It was at this terrible moment when the Prime Evilslearned of mankind and its potential to be used as a weapon against theHeavens. Thereafter, the Lords of the Burning Hells began formulating a deviousplan to corrupt humanity.

　　Mark this date well, dear reader. Nearly allthings that come afterward are, at least in some small way, a consequence ofHarash’s reckless summoning.

　　一位鲜为人知名叫杰瑞.哈瑞斯的维兹耶雷部族巫师，在失去其家人平复自己的怒火之后，他召唤了第一个恶魔进入圣休亚瑞。他的巫师同伴很快就完善了这一黑暗之术，通过建立了恶魔学识和奴役地狱仆从奠定了他们的权威。

　　然而更重要的是，就是因为哈瑞斯的行为使烈焰地狱意识到圣休亚瑞的存在。于是在这糟糕的时刻，当庇尔斯级恶魔了解了人类的潜能，认为可将其用作攻击天堂的利器之后，烈焰地狱的领主们开始制定一份腐化人性的毒计。

　　亲爱的读者，牢记这个时间。由于哈瑞斯鲁莽的召唤，铸成因恶小而为之的种种恶果。

　　-1880 Anno Kehjistani – The Temple of the Triune

　　公元前1880年 卡基斯坦尼 历 - 三合教的寺庙

　　The influence of Prime Evils pervaded the lands ofKehjan through a seemingly noble organization: the Temple of the Triune. Thiscult was based on the worship of three benevolent deities (who, in fact, wereactually the three Prime Evils in subtle guises). The Triune posited thatthrough selfless worship and devotion, the cult’s wondrous deities couldimprove life. In time, the religion’s numbers swelled.

　　庇尔斯级恶魔通过一个看似高尚的组织，污染了整个凯吉安之地：这个组织名为三合教。这个邪教是基于对三个仁善之神的崇拜(事实上，其实是由三个庇尔斯级恶魔巧妙伪装成的神)。三合教通过忘我的崇拜和忠诚，并施以神奇的法术使信徒的愿望得以仙灵，随着时间的推移，信教者的人数逐渐壮大起来。

　　-1820 Anno Kehjistani – The Veiled Prophet and Cathedral oflight

　　公元前1820年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 蒙面先知与光明大教堂

　　Inarius, assuming the identity of a figure named theProphet, emerged to combat the Triune’s burgeoning influence. To do so, heformed a separate faith called the Cathedral of Light. This religion wasfounded on the tenets of tolerance, cooperation, and unity.

　　In time,both the Cathedral of Light and the Triune achieved immense influence over thepeople of Kehjan.

　　伊纳瑞斯，化身成一位名叫先知的人，去打击三合教日益兴盛的影响力。为此，他创建了另一个名为光明大教堂的教派。这是一个基于宽容、合作和团结为基本信条的教派。

　　随着时间的推移，无论是光明大教堂还是三合教都对凯吉安的民众产生了巨大的影响。

　　-1809 Anno Kehjistani – The Sin War

　　公元前1809年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 原罪之战

　　An ideological battle between the followers of theTriune and the Cathedral of Light erupted, polarizing Kehjani society. So beganwhat is known as the Sin War.

　　Understandthat this was no mere religious struggle. The entire conflict was a proxy warbetween the Prime Evils and Inarius for the very souls of mankind.

　　Unbeknownstto either the Prime Evils or Inarius, the demoness Lilith had returned toSanctuary to protect her children from the Triune and the Cathedral of Light.She awakened the nephalem powers in a man named Uldyssian ul-Diomed, who wenton to do the same for other humans. These individuals-called the edyrem-wagedwar against the Triune and the Cathedral of Light, for they saw bothorganizations as the source of Kehjan’s strife.

　　These battleproved catastrophic, drawing armies from the Burning Hells and the High Heavensto the mortal world. Uldyssian unleashed the full fury of his might, drivingback the invading armies of angels and demons. But in doing so, he alsorealized that the untamed nephalem energies were threatening to destroy theworld. So it was that he sacrificed his life to re-attune the Worldstone,thereby ridding humans of their budding nephalem powers.

　　It is vitalto note here that the Heavens deliberated on mankind’s ultimate fate. The finalvote, cast by Archangel Tyrael, is what spared us from extermination. Followingthis, the angels brokered an unlikely truce with the Lords of the Hells. Insummation, both sides agreed that they would not further interfere with thelives of humans.

　　The memoriesof the edyrem were then erased, and lies were crafted to hide the truth of thenephalem, angels, and demons from the rest of mankind. But some would remainaware of the dark era that was the Sin War. It is through their stories, passeddown from generation to generation, that we know the truth of this catastrophicconflict.

　　What ofLilith? During the war, Inarius had again banished her from Sanctuary. I haveseen no evidence of her return. As for Inarius, the angels gave him to thePrime Evils as part of the pact between Heaven and Hell. It is said he sufferedeternal torment thereafter.

　　三合教和光明大教堂的信徒爆发了一场意识形态的争斗，凯吉安的社会被两极化了。这就是原罪之战的开端。

　　要明白这可不仅仅是教派纷争。整个冲突更是庇尔斯级恶魔与伊纳瑞斯代理战争之下，对人类灵魂之间的考验。

　　庇尔斯级恶魔和伊纳瑞斯都不知道，女恶魔莉莉丝以重返圣休亚瑞，保护她那些来自三合教和光明大教堂的孩子们。她唤醒一个名叫乌迪贤男子体内的涅法雷姆力量，此人还同时唤醒了其他人类。因为这些被称之为艾迪伦的人，目睹了凯吉安冲突的根源来自三合教和光明大教堂，于是便发起了对两教的战争。

　　这些对抗是灾难性的，从烈焰地狱到高阶天堂的军队纷纷降临到了凡间。乌迪贤报以满腔怒火释放强大的力量，击退了天使与恶魔入侵的军队。但他也意识到失控的涅法雷姆能量将威胁并摧毁整个世界。于是他牺牲了自己的生命从而重新调整了世界之石，将这些还在萌芽阶段的涅法雷姆力量从人类中消除了。

　　这里要注意的就是天堂对人类最终命运的审判。天使长泰瑞尔最终投出了决定性的一票，让我们得以幸免。在此之后，天使与恶魔领主达成了一个不大可能的休战协定。总而言之，双方都同意他们不再进一步干扰人类的生活了。

　　艾迪伦的记忆被抹去了，涅法雷姆、天使和恶魔的真相也被剩余来的人类用精心的谎言所掩盖起来。但仍有些人能意识到那个黑暗时代就是原罪之战。正是通过他们代代相传下来的故事，才让我们了解到这个灾难性冲突的真相。

　　那么莉莉丝呢?战争期间，伊纳瑞斯再次将她逐出了圣休亚瑞。我看不到有她回归的迹象。至于伊纳瑞斯，作为天堂与地狱协议的一部分，天使们将他交给了庇尔斯级恶魔。据说从此之后他遭受了永世的折磨。

　　-1799 Anno Kehjistani – The Golden Age of Magic

　　公元前1799年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 魔法的黄金时代

　　Believing that the Sin War was merely a clash offaiths, the majority of Kehjan’s populace turned away from religion. Indeed,the people even went so far as to rename Kehjan to Kehjistan as a means todistance themselves from the terrible conflict.

　　More andmore, the people looked to the mage clans for guidance, for they had alwaysplaced reason and practical research above all else. A golden age of magic andenlightenment unfolded, an age of wonders unlike anything the world had yetseen.

　　Certainmembers of the clans remained aware of the truth behind the Sin War, and rulesand regulations were imposed that strictly forbade the art of demonology.

　　凯吉安的多数民众相信那场原罪之战，仅仅是信仰之间互相抵触的冲突，便摆脱了宗教信仰。事实上，民众甚至还将凯吉安重新命名为卡吉斯坦，以更名这种方式让自己远离这场可怕的冲突。

　　而越来越多人期望能得到法师部族的引导，因为他们一直视理性和实践研究高于一切。于是一个朦胧的魔法黄金时代就此展开，可以说这是世上前所未见的时代。

　　部族的某些成员仍然能意识到原罪之战背后的真相，并制定章法和条例，严禁部族成员涉及恶魔学科的技术。

　　-264 Anno Kehjistani – Prelude to the Mage Clan Wars

　　公元前264年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 法师部族战争的序幕

　　This golden age waned when the other mage clans cameto a chilling discovery: the Vizjerei sorcerers were continuing the outlawedpractice of demonology. This revelation sparked a series of covert assassinationsand political intrigue aimed at stripping the Vizjerei of their power. Thesemachinations slowly ate away at the heart of the mage clans.

　　魔法的黄金时代衰退期间，法师部族中发现一件令人不寒而栗的事情：一个维兹耶雷巫师部族还在继续研究非法的恶魔之术。真相败露后为了剥夺维兹耶雷部族的权势，引发了一些系列的秘密暗杀行动和政治阴谋计划，这些阴谋诡计逐渐侵蚀着法师部族的核心精神。

　　-210 Anno Kehjistani – The Mage Clan Wars

　　公元前210年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 法师部族的战争

　　Following an increase in hostilities between themages, bloodshed erupted in the streets of Kehjistan’s major cities. Thisviolent tide surged into an all-out war pitting the Vizjerei against theirrival clans. It is said that spectacular battles flared across the kingdom asthe era’s preeminent mage unleashed the full fury of their powers against oneanother.

　　继魔法师之间的敌对行为日益加大，卡吉斯坦主要城市的街道不断爆发流血事件。肆虐的暴力浪潮转为维兹耶雷部族与敌对部族之间的全面战争。双方作为那个时代最杰出的法师，释放冲天怒火的法术掷向对方。据说如星火一般触目惊心的的战斗充斥整个王国。

　　-203 Anno Kehjistani – Bartuc and Horazon

　　公元前203年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 巴特科与赫拉森

　　Pushed to the brink of annihilation by the otherclans, the Vizjerei unleashed their last desperate weapon: demons. Wielding theminions of Hell, the sorcerers obliterated their enemies, driving them backbehind the walls of the empire’s ancient capital, Viz-jun.

　　It was thenthat disaster struck. The Vizjerei’s Ruling Council dismissed one of its mostformidable members, Bartuc, for acts of depravity. This infamous figure, also knownas the Warlord of Blood, turned against his own clan and ignited civil war.

　　A terriblebattle ensued between the sundered halves of the Vizjerei clan at the gates ofViz-jun. Bartuc’s brother, Horazon, emerged to strike down his ruthlesssibling. Although he succeeded in vanquishing the Warlord of Blood, the costwas unimaginable. The battle reduced the capital to smoldering rubble, killingtens of thousands in the process.

　　So endedthis dark and terrible conflict. So ended the reign of the mage clans. Brokenby the war, they would never again rise to such heights of power and glory.

　　其他法师部族被推向到毁灭的边缘，维兹耶雷部族释放了他们终极武器：恶魔。运用这些地狱的爪牙，巫师们消灭了他们的敌人，直到将他们驱赶到了古代帝国的首都维兹郡的城墙边上。

　　就在那时维兹耶雷恶报降临了。有个臭名昭著的人物，他被称之为嗜血军阀-巴特科，因为他恶劣的行经，维兹耶雷执政议会决定将这名极为可怕的成员开除，就此他将敌对苗头指向了自己的部族，并引发了维兹耶雷内战。

　　就在维兹郡的城门前，维兹耶雷部族化分成两派，接着双方之间就展开了骇人的较量。与巴特科对立的兄弟赫拉森，对他的同袍们进行无情的攻击。虽然他成功的击败了嗜血军阀-巴特科，但所造成的后果不可估量。战役过程中导致数以万计的民众被害，被攻陷的王都也摧毁成了一片废墟。

　　那么即使终结了这场黑暗而可怕的冲突，即便终结了法师部族的统治时代。但拜这场战争所赐，他们的荣誉和力量将就此永远不再崛起。

　　0 Anno Kehjistani – Akarat and the Zakarum Faith

　　公元元年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 阿卡拉特与萨卡兰姆信仰

　　The untold death and suffering wrought during theMage Clan Wars pushed mankind away from the arcane sciences. The passage ofcenturies saw humans once again explore faith and religion as a source ofmeaning and purpose. A number of religious figures arose during this era, butthere is one in particular who merits attention: Akarat.

　　In themountains of Xiansai, this wandering ascetic saw visions of what he claimed tobe the angel Yaerius. From this encounter, Akarat formulated his ideas aboutthe inner Light within all humans. Every man and woman, he claimed, was boundtogether in a spectrum of cosmic radiance that was the foundation of existenceitself.

　　His ideasformed the core tenets of what would become known as the Zakarum faith. Akaratspread his teachings and garnered the support of a small band of followers, butfor the next thousand years, his philosophies would flounder in obscurity.

　　在法师部族战争期间造成无数的伤亡与苦痛，迫使人类远离神秘之术。百年变迁以来人类不得再一次审视，自己的信仰与宗教的意义和目的所在。在这个年代中涌现出许多新教派的俊杰，但这里有个特别值得关注的人：阿卡拉特。

　　在仙塞的群山之中，这个流浪的苦行僧声称他目睹了显圣的天使亚瑞斯。拜这次巧遇点拨所赐，阿卡拉特阐述了他的想法，便是在众生内心存有圣光。光辉灿烂的宇宙图谱内众生皆在其中，这是万物之根本所在。

　　他的思想所形成的核心教义就是现在我们知道的萨卡兰姆信仰。阿卡拉特传布他的教义，获得一小撮追随者的支持。但在接下来的千年里，他的哲学理则念无人问津。

　　964 Anno Kehjistani – The Dark Exile

　　公元964年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 黑暗放逐

　　Believing the Prime Evils had abandoned the EternalConflict in favor of corrupting humanity, the Lesser Evils waged a catastrophicwar against their superiors. The uprising, led by Azmodan and Belial, rockedthe Burning Hells to the core. Following a violent series of engagements, theusurpers banished the Prime Evils to Sanctuary.

　　I often wonder how Diablo and his brethrenreacted upon reaching the mortal realm. It is entirely possible that, for atime, they cursed their fates. However, I am of the belief that the Prime Evilsquickly saw their exile as an unexpected and fortuitous chance to corrupt thehearts of mankind. So it was that they began turning brother against brotherand nation against nation, fomenting unrest throughout Kehjistan.

　　次级恶魔误以为庇尔斯级恶魔放弃了永恒之战，反而热衷于腐化人性，便对它们的上级发动了一场灾难性战争。由阿兹莫丹和彼列率领叛乱起义军，撼动了烈焰地狱的核心。在一些系列激烈的交战后，篡夺者们将庇尔斯级恶魔放逐到了圣休亚瑞。

　　我常常在想，在暗黑破坏神和它的兄弟们降临到凡间时会做出什么反应。有那么一段时间里它们唾弃自己的命运。然而，我相信庇尔斯级恶魔很快就发现它们意外的流亡，却成了一次污染人类心灵的绝佳机会。因此在它们的煽动下兄弟相残，邻国交战，整个卡基斯坦陷入动乱之中。

　　1004-1010 Anno Kehjistani – The Hunt for the Three

　　公元1004年至1010年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 猎捕三恶

　　Having secretly watched the mortal world forcenturies, Archangel Tyrael learned of the Prime Evils and their machinations.Understand, dear reader, that he did not directly oppose the demons, for hefeared his actions would alert the Heavens to what was transpiring onSanctuary. Tyrael knew that if such an event occurred, the angels might verywell decide to exterminate mankind once and for all. And so Tyrael forged theHoradrim to serve as his hand in the mortal world, a secret order composed ofmembers from the disparate mage clans.

　　Tyraelbestowed upon the Horadrim three crystalline soulstones (supposedly cleavedfrom the Worldstone itself). He tasked the great mages with a perilous mission:to hunt down the Prime Evils and imprison them within the recesses of thesoulstones.

　　First, themage captured Mephisto in one of Kehjistan’s sprawling urban centers. Thedemon’s Sapphire Soulstone was given to the humble Zakarum order forsafekeeping.

　　Next, theHoradrim harried Baal and Diablo across the Twin Seas and into the westernlands. In the deserts of Aranoch, they confronted the Lord of Destruction.Although the mages prevailed against the demon, Baal’s Amber Soulstone was leftshattered.

　　The order’sleader, Tal Rasha, selflessly used his own body to contain the Lord ofDestruction’s raging essence. So it was that, with heavy hearts, the Horadrimsealed away their noble leader within a subterranean tomb.

　　In the wakeof this tragedy, Jered Cain took leadership of the bruised and battered mages.Together, the Horadrim struck out to imprison the last of the Prime Evils:Diablo.

　　悄然注视凡间几个世纪以来，天使长泰瑞尔对庇尔斯级恶魔和他们的阴谋诡计以了然于胸。亲爱的读者，你要知道他是无法公开反对恶魔的，因为他害怕他的举动会提醒天堂圣休亚瑞正在发生什么。泰瑞尔知道一旦事情败露，天使们很有可能会下定决心将人类永远的根除掉。于是，泰瑞尔建立了赫拉迪姆兄弟会来代表他插手凡间的工作。这个秘密教团的成员来自形色各异的法师部族。

　　泰瑞尔赐给赫拉迪姆兄弟会三颗灵魂石(据说灵魂石是从世界之石上劈下来的碎片)。他将一个非常危险的任务交付给了这群伟大的法师：对庇尔斯级恶魔穷追到底直到将其囚禁于灵魂石的深处。

　　第一个落网的是墨菲斯托，法师在卡基斯坦熙攘的城市中心的角落捕获到它的。这个恶魔被封印到蓝色灵魂石内，并交付给谦卑的萨卡兰姆教会进行妥善保管。

　　接下来，赫拉迪姆困扰于巴尔和暗黑破坏神已穿越双子海并进入西部之地。在阿拉诺克的沙漠之中，他们遭遇了毁灭之王。虽然法师们击败了恶魔，但巴尔的灵魂石却碎裂了。

　　赫拉迪姆的领袖塔.拉夏牺牲自己，用他的肉身包裹住毁灭之王的狂暴。就这样，赫拉迪姆拖着沉重的心情，将他们崇高的领袖关入秘密的地下墓穴里。

　　在这场悲剧过后，遍体鳞伤遭受重创的法师：杰瑞德.凯恩接手了这个组织的领导权。同时赫拉迪姆囚禁了最后一个庇尔斯级恶魔：暗黑破坏神。

　　1017 Anno Kehjistani – The Building of Travincal

　　公元1017年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 崔凡克建筑

　　The Zakarum began constructing Travincal, afortified temple complex in Kurast that would house Mephisto’s wretchedsoulstone. The enormous undertaking brought sudden notoriety to the order andsparked immense interest in Zakarum teaching. Indeed, in a matter of months,throngs of Kehjistan’s downtrodden masses flocked to Travincal to lend theiraid. It is rumored that the temple’s construction was finished in just over ayear.

　　Inhindsight, it is easy to see why interest in the faith took hold so quickly.Corruption and intolerance had eaten away at the foundations of society, andthe common folk found inspiration and hope in the Zakarum’s tenets ofself-empowerment and equality.

　　为了妥善囚禁墨菲斯托肮脏的灵魂石，萨卡兰姆教义开始兴建崔凡克，这是一座错综复杂的寺庙建筑群，位于库拉斯特腹地内。当时这项伟业使教宗一夜走俏，民众也对萨卡兰姆学说产生了极大的兴趣，而事实上，在接下来短短的几个月里，成千上万在卡基斯坦受压迫的民众涌向崔凡克去尽他们自己的一份绵薄之力。据传闻寺庙的建筑仅用一年多便建成了。

　　事后看来，信仰是多么简单的就抓住人心所向。贪腐和狭隘腐蚀掉了社会的根基，而民众则自寻鼓舞，并期望以争取自我权益和公平为原则的萨卡兰姆教义中得到救赎。

　　Ps.西方国家的宗教信仰几乎是国之根本，平等互利、自由、契约精神铸就国家的繁荣和稳定，在此段中凯恩所透露出的意识形态似乎便是西方世界的精神文明世界的奠基。

　　1019 Anno Kehjistani – The Fall of Diablo

　　公元1019年 卡基斯坦尼 历 - 暗黑破坏神的陨落

　　Led by Jere Cain, the Horadrim tracked Diablo to Khandurasand defeated him in a battle that nearly cost them their lives. They buried theLord of Terror’s Crimson Soulstone in a labyrinthine cave system near the riverTalsande. The Horadrim who remained in Khanduras (including Jered) built asmall monastery and a network of catacombs over the burial spot.

　　在杰瑞德.凯恩的率领下，赫拉迪姆兄弟会在坎杜拉斯跟踪到了暗黑破坏神，在一场几乎献出他们所有人生命的战斗中击败了它。他们将恐惧之王的绯红色灵魂石深埋在塔桑德河畔附近一座如迷宫般错综复杂的洞穴之内。赫拉迪姆留守在了坎杜拉斯(包括杰瑞德在内)，并在埋葬点竖立起一间小修道院，其中打造出一座如织网般的地下墓穴。

　　1025 Anno kehjistani – The Founding of Tristram

　　公元1025年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 崔斯特姆的兴建

　　The Horadrim in Khanduras settled the land neartheir monastery and founded the quaint village of Tristram. In the years thatfollowed, the town attracted farmers and settlers from the surrounding region.

　　赫拉迪姆定居在坎杜拉斯了，在他们的修道院附近的土地上建立起一座古朴雅致的小镇：崔斯特姆。在随后的几年之中，周边地域的农夫和移民慕名来到小镇定居。

　　1042 Anno Kehjistani – Rise of the Zakarum Church

　　公元1042年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 萨卡兰姆教宗的崛起

　　Despite the capture of the Prime Evils, Kehjistanisociety remained in a dire state, plagued by famine and disease. Commonersincreasingly viewed the ruling elite as the cause of their ills. Rebellion waspoised to tear the empire asunder.

　　It was atthis critical point that a new Kehjistani emperor, Tassara, converted to the populist(and increasingly influential) Zakarum faith. In doing so, he gained theadoration of the masses and strengthened his hold over the region.

　　Zakarumbecame the dominant religion in Kehjistan. The empire’s capital was moved fromancient Viz-jun to Kurast. Tassara worked to codify the faith’s beliefs andelect the first Que-Hegan-the highest divine authority of the religion. At thisdate we begin to see records describing Zakarum in terms of an organized andstructured church.

　　Over thenext three years, Tassara’s budding popularity was overshadowed by that of hischildhood friend: the famous military general and zealous Zakarum convertRakkis. After defeating a group of renegade nobles who sought to overthrow thechurch, the general became a legend among the masses. It is said that Rakkisused his burgeoning influence to replace government officials with Zakarumarchbishops, thereby upsetting the balance of power in the region.

　　尽管已经囚禁了庇尔斯级恶魔，卡基斯坦社会仍然处于动荡之中，倍受饥荒和疾病的困扰。民众开始看清统治阶层才是社会弊病的根源。帝国即将被叛乱崩土瓦解。

　　就在这一关键时刻，卡基斯坦登基一位新国王塔萨拉，改革为平民主义为纲领的萨卡兰姆信仰(这使其逐具影响力)。良政之下，他获得了民众的爱戴也巩固了他在卡基斯坦的统治。

　　萨卡兰姆成为卡基斯坦的宗教主体。并从库拉斯特迁都到了古城的维兹郡。塔萨拉把萨卡兰姆信仰编成法典，并册封第一代魁-黑钢为教宗最高神权祭祀人员。从这一时期开始，对这个有组织有纪律的萨卡兰姆的描述才开始有记载。

　　在接下的三年里，塔萨拉的声望刚有些起色，便被他童年的伙伴笼罩上一层阴影：名声在外的军事大将兼转信萨卡兰姆教宗的狂热信徒-拉基斯。在挫败一群统治阶层的变节者并对推翻宗教当政者之后，将军在民众心中成为一个传奇。据称拉基斯运用他名望弹劾掉在萨卡兰姆大主教中的政府官员，从而打破卡基斯坦的独权天枰。

　　1045 Anno Kehjistani – Rakkis and the Western Campaign

　　公元1045年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 拉基斯和西征

　　Wary of Rakkis’s growing popularity, Emperor Tassaradispatched the general on a grand mission to spread the Zakarum faith to theuntamed lands of the west. Once the general and his most loyal forces had gone,the emperor secured his dominion over Kehjistan.

　　担心拉基斯威名远扬，国王塔萨拉派给将军一桩伟大的使命，将萨卡兰姆信仰远播至西方蛮荒之地。一旦将军和他忠诚的军团复命后，国王便能紧紧抓牢了卡基斯坦的大权。

　　1045 Anno Kehjistani – The Crusaders and the EasternCampaign

　　公元1045年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 圣教军与东征

　　Around the time Rakkis departed Kehjistan, a clericby the name of Akkhan forged an order known as the crusaders. He sent them on amission to the east to seek out a means (however it manifested) to purify theZakarum faith. The impetus for this campaign stemmed from Akkhan’s belief thatthe church had strayed from the original teachings of Akarat.

　　拉基斯在离开卡基斯坦那段时间前后，一位名叫阿克罕的教士创建一支名叫圣教军的部队。他派遣圣教军去往东方寻找一份含义，来执行净化萨卡兰姆信仰的任务。这次远征的根本动力是来自于阿克罕所深信的教宗以远远偏离了阿卡拉特最初的教导。

　　1060 Anno Kehjistani – The Founding of Westmarch

　　公元1060年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 威斯马屈的兴建

　　After years of warring with the scattered tribes andcivilizations of the west, Rakkis ended his journey by founding Westmarch andbecoming its king. This nation was so named in honor of the general’s long andarduous campaign.

　　经过多年与西方文明国和分散部族的征战，拉基斯建立国家威斯马屈，并自立为王结束了他的征途。这个国家的命名是为了纪念将军漫长而又艰苦的西征。

　　1080-1100 Anno Kehjistani – The Passing of the Horadrim

　　公元1080至1100年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 赫拉迪姆的消逝

　　All records indicate that around this time theHoradric monastery was abandoned and left to ruin. Tristram, however, continuedto prosper, although it would always remain a small settlement. Generations oftownsfolk would live and die there, completely unaware of the Crimson Soulstoneburied beneath them.

　　By 1100, theHoradrim’s activities in other parts of the world had ceased. It appears thatthe order, with no quests left to undertake, had at last dissolved and fadedinto legend.

　　所有的记载显示，在这个时间前后，赫拉迪克修道院已被遗弃并随后变为废墟。崔斯特姆镇并未受其影响而仍持续繁荣发展，但始终保持着小镇的规模。镇民在几代人迎来送往中，却完全没有意识到他们脚下埋藏着的绯红色灵魂石。

　　截止到1100年，除崔斯特姆外，所有在世界上的赫拉迪姆教派的活动行迹都已终止。看来教派因无任务可执行而最终解散消逝成为历史的传奇。

　　1150 Anno Kehjistani – The Zakarum Reformation

　　公元1150年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 萨卡兰姆宗教变革

　　A bold now Que-Hegan, Zebulon I, initiated asweeping reformation of the Zakarum Church. Rumor has it he did so inspired byvisions from Akarat himself. Zebulon urged the faith to align with its moreascetic and humble origins. This act was well received by the people, and itsparked a surge in independent worship, secularism, and mysticism.

　　Note,however, that the orthodox archbishops of the Zakarum High Council viewed thisturn of events as a grievous erosion of the church’s power. Regardless, theywere unable to stop the tide of change due to Zebulon’s revered status withcommoners.

　　这一时刻的魁-黑钢祭祀希伯来爱，开始对萨卡兰姆教宗进行彻底改革。据传言他这么做的启发是来自阿卡拉特的显圣。希伯来号召教宗进行改革，回归信仰本源，增强苦行和谦卑之心。这一良政颇受民众的推崇，并且还激发信仰自由、政教分离和玄学之术的浪潮。

　　但是，要注意的是，萨卡兰姆的高阶议会正统大主教视这一变革严重削弱了教宗的权力，不管怎么说，他们都无力阻止变革的潮流，和希伯来在民众心中的威望。

　　1202 Anno Kehjistani – The date ofDeckard Cain’s birth.

　　公元1202年卡基斯坦尼历 – 迪卡德.凯恩于次年诞生

　　1225 Anno Kehjistani – The Zakarum Inquisition

　　公元1225年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 萨卡兰姆的异端审判

　　With the ascension of Que-Hegan Karamat, the ZakarumHigh Council fulfilled its long-sought goal to unravel Zebulon I’sreformations. The archbishops manipulated the church’s new leader intolaunching a strict system of worship that imposed harsh punishments onnonconformists. Missionary work took on increasingly martial overtones.

　　This, dearreader, all culminated in the heinous Zakarum Inquisition. The church purgedvarious sects of the faith and brutally suppressed other religions, such asSkatsim.

　　萨卡拉姆高阶议会长远目标就是解决希伯来爱的宗教变革。随着魁.黑钢另一位祭祀克拉玛依地位的飞速提升，大主教们利用教宗新领袖发起严格的崇拜体制，对非本教者进行残酷的惩罚。宣教方式透出渐强的军事色彩。

　　亲爱的读者，所有调查记述都显示出萨卡兰姆教义那些令人发指的行径。教宗肃清各种异党教派并惨遭的镇压，例如：史卡辛教。

　　1247 Anno Kehjistani – Order of Paladins

　　公元1247年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 圣骑士的使命

　　Unwilling to continue the inquisition’s terrible methods,a group of Zakarum paladins broke away from the church. They vowed that theirnew Order of Paladins would protect the innocent and fight the corruption thatdarkened the once-brilliant heart of their religion. These rebels ventured intowestern lands to begin their noble campaign.

　　不愿成为肃清异教的工具，一批圣骑士脱离了萨卡兰姆教宗。发誓他们这些圣骑士的新使命是锄强扶弱，并对抗他们曾经那神圣而现已堕落的黑暗教宗。这些起义军只身进入西方之地展开他们的正义之征。

　　1258 Anno Kehjistani – The Crowning of King Leoric

　　公元1258年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 李奥瑞克国王的加冕

　　At the behest of the Zakarum High Council, theKehjistani lord Leoric set out to govern the land of Khanduras. This decision,it seems, was due in large part to the urgings of a powerful archbishop namedLazarus.

　　Theever-dutiful Leoric traveled to Khanduras and declared himself its king. Heconverted Tristram into the region’s capital and even transformed the crumblingHoradric monastery into a glorious Zakarum cathedral.

　　It is vitalto note that Lazarus accompanied Leoric on this journey. Upon arriving inTristram, the archbishop secretly released Diablo from imprisonment. Indeed, itappears that this had been the archbishop’s goal all along. I believe he wasunder Mephisto’s influence before setting out for Tristram, where he then beganto serve Diablo.

　　Once freed,Diablo subtly attempted to Leoric without success. I believe this occurred overa number of years, for Tristram experienced a period of peace and tranquilityunder its new king. Eventually, however, the Lord of Terror began strippingaway at the king’s sanity, sending the noble ruler into the depths of madness.

　　在萨卡兰姆高阶议会的授意下，卡吉斯坦的李奥瑞克勋爵准备奔赴坎杜拉斯地域进行执政统治。而这一决定很大程度上是来自位重权高的拉扎鲁斯大主教的说服。

　　尽忠职守的李奥瑞克不远千里来到了坎杜拉斯，并在此地称王。他将崔斯特姆立为王都，甚至还将破败不堪的赫拉迪姆修道院修整一新，改为华丽的萨卡兰姆大教堂。

　　请注意，拉扎鲁斯协同李奥瑞克也一起来到了这里。抵达崔斯特姆后，大主教便暗地里将禁锢的暗黑破坏神释放了。可以说，这是大主教蓄谋已久的目标。我相信他是在墨菲斯托的影响下才锁定崔斯特姆的，以便他能在那里服侍暗黑破坏神了。

　　刚被释放出来的暗黑破坏神便试图占有李奥瑞克的灵魂，但却失败了。我相信这种腐化随后持续了好几年，因为在这位新国王的统治下，崔斯特姆经历了几年平静祥和的日子。但最终，恐惧之王还是逼疯了国王的理智，将高尚的统治者推入了疯狂的深渊。

　　1263 Anno Kehjistani – The Darkening of Tristram

　　公元1263年 卡吉斯坦尼 历 – 黑暗笼罩下的崔斯特姆

　　Increasingly deranged, Leoric began seeing enemiesin all places, even among his friends and allies. He ordered the execution andtorture of innocent townsfolk. The king also declared war on neighboringWestmarch, believing that the region was plotting against him. Along with anumber of loyal followers, Leoric’s eldest son, Aidan, departed for Westmarchto wage his father’s ill-begotten campaign.

　　Lazarussecretly kidnapped Leoric’s youngest son, Albrecht, and presented him beforeDiablo. The Lord of Terror possessed the boy, twisting the prince’s body into amonstrous demonic form. Albrecht’s disappearance drove Leoric into an evengraver state of paranoia, and he lashed out against all those whom, in hismadness, he deemed responsible for his son’s mysterious fate.

　　Westmarch’ssuperior armies crushed the forces of Leoric. Lachdanan, captain of the king’ssoldiers, returned from the disastrous conflict only to see his home inshambles. It was this brave and tragic man who finally slew Leoric, thereby puttingan end to the king’s reign. Thereafter Lachdanan and his comrades buriedLeoric’s body somewhere deep in the labyrinthine catacombs beneath Tristram.

　　Demonscontinued terrorizing the people of Tristram. All seemed lost until Aidanreturned from Westmarch. Hoping to find his missing brother, the young warriorand his allies forged into the depths of the cathedral. During this harrowingjourney, Aidan was forced to strike down his own father, who had beenreanimated as the Skeleton King. The prince also vanquished Lazarus and anumber of fetid demons. Ultimately, Aidan slew Diablo, only to find that indoing so, he had also killed Albrecht.

　　In the weeksthat followed, Aidan became increasingly distant and withdrawn. He soughtsolace from only one individual in all of Tristram-the witch Adria. I laterlearned the cause of Aidan’s troubles: in a courageous (albeit reckless) act tocontain Diablo’s essence, he had plunged the Crimson Soulstone into his ownbody.

　　The sadtruth here is that Aidan would eventually succumb to the Lord of Terror’sinfluence. Known henceforth as the Dark Wanderer, he departed Tristram andventured east to liberate Baal and Mephisto. Adria left the town as well andtraveled to Caldeum, where she eventually gave birth to a daughter named Leah.

　　As forTristram, demons returned to the town en masse and slaughtered the inhabitants.Indeed, there was no respite or salvation for these people, only death andsuffering. I survived this tragedy, though I was imprisoned by the foul minionsof the Burning Hells.

　　陷入疯狂后，李奥瑞克开始认为到处都是他的敌人，无论是他的朋友还是盟友。他下令拷打和处决无辜的镇民。国王还对邻国威斯马屈提出宣战，认为该地区正在密谋篡夺他的王权。李奥瑞克的长子，艾丹和大量的忠实追随者一同在他父亲丧心病狂的授权下，起兵讨伐威斯马屈。

　　拉扎鲁斯暗地里绑架了李奥瑞克的小儿子阿尔布莱彻，把他祭献给了暗黑破坏神。男孩被暗黑破坏神附身后，王子躯体扭曲纠结的成了狰狞的恶魔。阿尔布莱彻的失踪让李奥瑞克更加偏执妄想，他咒骂所有的人，在他疯狂的脑海里，他认为这就是他小儿子神秘宿命。

　　威斯马屈的精锐部队击溃了李奥瑞克的武装力量后，国王卫队队长拉齐达南，从这场悲惨的冲突之中重返了自己的家园，却发现家乡已陷入混乱。正是这个勇敢悲剧的男人最后了结了李奥瑞克，从而结束了李奥瑞克国王的统治，此后拉齐达南和他的战友将李奥瑞克的尸体掩埋在崔斯特姆，地下迷宫般的墓穴中的某个深处。

　　恶魔们还在持续威胁着崔斯特姆的民众。眼看就要满盘皆输时，长子艾丹从威斯马屈归来了，并期望能找到他的兄弟，年轻的战士与他的盟友们坚定地修道院深处挺进。在这趟令人心痛的征途中，艾丹被迫击倒了复活成骷髅王的父亲，王子同时也击败了拉扎鲁斯和大量腐臭的恶魔。最总，艾丹杀了暗黑破坏神，不过却发现这也等同于杀掉了阿尔布莱彻。

　　在接下来的几周里，艾丹变得越来越冷淡和孤僻，他向整个崔斯特姆的唯一女巫爱德里娅身上寻求安慰。后来我才了解到艾丹的问题所在：他勇敢地将绯红色灵魂石插入自己的身体里(尽管鲁莽)去遏制暗黑破坏神的灵魂。

　　令人悲伤的真相是，艾丹最终还是在恐惧之王的影响下屈服了。他成了之后家喻户晓的黑暗流浪者，他离开崔斯特姆向东方前行，去解放巴尔和墨菲斯托了。而爱德里娅同时也离开了小镇并前往卡尔蒂姆，在那里她产下一名女婴名为莉娅。

　　至于崔斯特姆，恶魔还是返回到了镇上，将那里的居民全部杀尽。事实上，这些人连一丝喘息的机会都没有，等待他们的只有死亡和痛苦了。我虽在浩劫中幸免于难，但还是被烈焰地狱的污秽的喽啰们监禁起来了。

　　Nihlathak, the barbarian elder whohelped Baal bypass the guardians at mount Arreat’s summit, in large part, itwas due to his ill-begotten actions that I was later forced to destroy theWordstone.

　　尼拉塞克，野蛮人部族仅存的长老，他帮助巴尔绕过守卫者(远古野蛮人的试炼)登上了亚瑞特山巅峰，很大程度上就是因为他的背叛，我才被迫摧毁世界之石的。

　　Ps.守卫者为远古野蛮人的试炼场，另泰瑞尔对此事似乎此耿耿于怀，还特意写出来了。

　　Deckard Cain wrote of this nowinfamous barbarian and his foolish pact with Baal. I have included the text ina later section of this tome.

　　这个臭名昭著的野蛮人和他与巴尔愚蠢的盟约由迪卡德.凯恩所撰写，我已经将这一内容放置在后面的章节里。

　　1264 Anno Kehjistani – The Dark Wanderer

　　公元1264年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 黑暗流浪者

　　Archangel Tyrael learned of the Dark Wanderer andhis plans. The Aspect of Justice confronted him in the tomb of Tal Rasha, butthe archangel was overcome by the combined might of the Wanderer and the newlyliberated Baal. The two Prime Evils imprisoned Tyrael in the ancient tomb.

　　It wasaround this time that a band of heroes rescued me from Tristram. I helped themas best I could. Together we freed the rogue monastery of Eastgate Keep fromdemonic influence and then followed the Wanderer’s path to the tomb of TalRasha. There, we released Tyrael from his bonds and swiftly continued ourjourney.

　　It isimportant to note here that during this time, my companions faced and defeatedAndariel and Duriel, for it appears that these Lesser Evils had decided to aidDiablo.

　　The DarkWanderer eluded us at every step. He managed to free Mephisto within Travincal.It was then that the last vestiges of Aidan disappeared and Diablo took on amore fitting demonic form. He ventured into the Hells to muster his followers,while Baal set out to Mount Arreat, home of the Worldstone. Mephisto remainedin Travincal to continue asserting his influence over the Zakarum Church andits crazed followers.

　　I cannotoverstate the momentous events that followed.

　　Against allodds, my companions defeated both Mephisto and Diablo (the latter within thevery depths of the Burning Hells) and captured them within their respectivesoulstones. The heroes went on to sunder the crystals in the blisteringHellforge, thereby casting Mephisto’s and Diablo’ essences into what Ispeculate to be an otherworldly realm called the Abyss.

　　In the wakeof this victory, my companions fixed their gaze on Baal. The Lord ofDestruction had begun rampaging toward the sacred summit of Mount Arreat. Youmust understand that from the moment of Sanctuary’s creation, this mountain hadacted as a protective shell around the World stone. It was this-the Heart ofCreation itself-that Baal planned to find and corrupt.

　　天使长泰瑞尔洞悉到黑暗流浪者和他的企图。于是便在塔.拉夏之墓与他对峙，但天使长却被流浪者和重获解放的巴尔合力击败了。于是两个庇尔斯级恶魔将泰瑞尔囚禁在古墓之中。

　　同一时刻，一群英雄拯救我脱离崔斯特姆的苦海。我尽我所能去帮助他们。我们一起解放了受恶魔腐化的东门要塞罗格修道院，然后沿着黑暗流浪者的足迹一路跟到了塔.拉夏之墓。在这里我们解救了被束缚的泰瑞尔，然后继续我们的行程。

　　这里需要注意的是，这一时间段，我的同伴们击败了安达利尔和督瑞尔，看来这些次级恶魔是来援助暗黑破坏神的。

　　黑暗流浪者的行踪飘忽不定，我们跟踪的每一步都落空了。他最终将困于崔凡克深处的墨菲斯托释放了。同时艾丹残余的肉身部分也就此消失殆尽，暗黑破坏神终于显出原形。它置身进入地狱召集他的追随者，随后 巴尔准备进军世界之石的所在地亚瑞特山，而墨菲斯托则留守在崔凡克，继续腐化萨卡兰姆教宗和它的狂热信徒们。

　　接下来我将尽量理性陈述随后的重大事件。

　　尽管艰难重重，我的同伴们将墨菲斯托和暗黑破坏神双双击败(后者则在烈焰地狱的底层)，并再此将它们的灵魂封印至灵魂石内。英雄们接着在滚烫的地狱熔炉内将灵魂石击碎，从而我推测这里就是铸就墨菲斯托和暗黑破坏神的灵魂的地方，而此地被称之为冥界国度的地狱深渊。

　　在这场胜利之后，我和同伴们把目光锁定在了巴尔身上。毁灭之王已开始狂暴的向神圣的亚瑞特山山峰进发。你必须明白，从圣休亚瑞创造的那一刻起，这座山就是保护世界之石的所在。正是由于它是创造圣休亚瑞的核心，所以巴尔才要谋划找到并腐蚀世界之石。

　　1265 Anno Kehjistani – The Lord of Destruction

　　公元1265年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 毁灭之王

　　Atop Arreat, my companions defeated Baal, but notbefore the demon had tainted the Worldstone with evil. Dear reader, understandthat by doing so, the Lord for Destruction had damned humanity to darkness. Ourfall to evil appeared inevitable.

　　Only Tyraelknew of our terrible fate. Steeling himself, he cast his angelic blade,El’druin, into the Worldstone. The resulting explosion shattered the crystaland leveled Mount Arreat. I have come to believe even Tyrael was destroyedin the process.

　　But it mustbe stated that this act, however catastrophic it was, thwarted Baal’s designsfor humanity.

　　在亚瑞特山顶，我的同伴们击败了巴尔，但在击败恶魔之前，它已经将邪恶渗透至世界之石里。亲爱的读者，他之所以这么做，是因为毁灭之王要诅咒人性倒向阴暗面。我们无可避免的就要堕入邪恶了。

　　只有泰瑞尔认识到我们糟糕的命运。他鼓起勇气，将自己的天使之剑艾.德鲁因掷入了世界之石。由此产生的爆炸震碎了水晶同时也将亚瑞特山夷为平地。我相信就连泰瑞尔也在这场爆炸中被摧毁了。

　　应该指出的是，虽然这么做造成了巨大的灾难，但也粉碎了巴尔对人性腐化的计划。

　　This is true. It would take manyyears for my essence to rematerialize, thus allowing me to return to the HighHeavens.

　　这就是真相。用尽多年我才得以汇精转实，从而得以重返高阶天堂。

　　1265 Anno Kehjistani – Caldeum Ascendant

　　公元1265年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 新兴的卡尔蒂姆

　　Once it was revealed that demons controlled theZakarum Church, public opinion of the organization plummeted. Indeed, Kurastand Travincal had suffered greatly with the Dark Wanderer’s arrival in the cityand the events that followed.

　　After aseries of deft political maneuvers, Emperor Hakan I moved the capital ofKehjistan to Caldeum and secured power there. It should be stated that this wasno easy feat. Powerful trade groups controlled much of Caldeum, and theemperor’s reputation had suffered in the wake of Zakarum corruption. But Hakanwas a brilliant diplomat, and he used his talents to forge alliances and gainthe respect of the city’s nobility.

　　In the yearsthat followed, Caldeum also proved to be a sanctuary for the remaining membersof the Zakarum Church. These individuals flooded into the city to begin theirlives anew. It was at this time that Caldeum, which had always been animportant city, became perhaps the most powerful and influential urban centerin all of Sanctuary.

　　在发现萨卡兰姆教义被恶魔控制之后，民意对教会支持度急剧下降。事实上，在黑暗流浪者造访过城市以及随后因他发生的种种事件对库拉斯特和崔凡克造成沉重的打击。

　　经过一系列的巧妙政治运作，哈坎大帝为了确保自己的集权力将卡基斯坦首都迁至卡尔蒂姆。应该说这一切都是历尽千辛的。强大的贸易集团控制着绝大部分的卡尔蒂姆，接着大帝的声誉遭受来自新兴的卡尔蒂姆营私舞弊的影响。但哈坎是一位杰出的外交家，他运用自己的才华去缔结盟友并重振高贵的卡尔蒂姆的声望。

　　在随后的几年里，卡尔蒂姆也被证明是圣休亚瑞之中，萨卡兰姆教义剩余成员的庇护地。这些人涌进城市中开始了他们的新生活。那时的卡尔蒂姆是极为重要的城市，或许也是是整个圣休亚瑞内最为强大和最有影响力的核心城市。

　　During this time, in the year 1272,Deckard Cain traveled to Caldeum and took Leah into his care.

　　在1272年，迪卡德.凯恩行至卡尔蒂姆并承担起照顾莉娅的重任。

　　Ps.至此开始便是国内暗黑小说《赫拉迪姆》的故事，有兴趣的同学可以看一下，凯恩是如何与莉娅相会，以及去往吉库尔冒险，以及前篇提到的彼列的仆从：盖瑞斯.劳这位文学家如何成为暗心者并设计陷害这对老小的。

　　1272 Anno Kehjistani – The First Ones

　　公元1272年 卡基斯坦尼 历 – 第一教派

　　Long before I encountered them, a group of youngscholars discovered a hidden archive of Horadric texts in the city of Gea Kul.They brought these lost tomes before the famed litterateur Garreth Rau, who wasso amazed by the find that he took lead of the scholars and set out to reforgethe Horadrim. The members of this fledgling order became known as the FirstOnes. There was, however, a darker truth to Rau and his seemingly noble plans:he was beholden to the will of Belial, the Lord of Lies, Gradually, this manused his influence and power to transform Gea Kul into a warren of torture andhopelessness.

　　With youngLeah at my side, I uncovered Rau’s ultimate goal while investigating rumors ofthe re-formed Horadrim. He planned to resurrect an army of fallen sorcerersentombed beneath Gea Kul-victims of a horrific battle waged during the MageClan Wars. Alongside the brave uncorrupted members of the First Ones andMikulov, a monk from the kingdom of Ivgorod, Leah and I helped bring Rau’sschemes to an end.

　　我很久以前遇到他们的，这是一群年轻的学者，在吉库尔城中发现了藏于密室的赫拉迪克文献。著名的文学家盖瑞斯.劳参看了他们拿到的这些失落典籍，惊讶发现通过这些典籍，自己已经找到成为这些学者的领袖和重振赫拉迪姆的方法。这些羽翼未丰的成员被其命名之为：第一教派。但劳和他看似高尚地阴谋的真相是：他因受谎言之王彼列的蒙恩并遵照它旨意，运用自己的影响力和权利将吉库尔变为一片酷刑和绝望的狼藉之地。

　　当时年幼的莉娅在我身边，我调查重组的赫拉迪姆兄弟会好一阵子后，才揭开劳的最终目的。他要策划复活埋葬于吉库尔城下，一支在可怕法师部族战争期间丧命的堕落巫师军团。在一群勇敢的未受腐化的第一教派成员和来一名自艾格罗德王国的武僧：米库洛夫的协助下，我和莉娅终于将劳的阴谋推向终点。

　　Ps.最后一句有一定的意思是莉娅和凯恩助劳毁灭了他的诡计，但是与本文前言不搭后语，就没有这么翻，至于为什么劳毁掉自己的计划，还是请看书吧。

　　1285 Anno Kehjistani – The Prime Evil

　　公元1285年 卡吉斯坦尼 历 – 至恶之魔

　　After the fall of the Prime Evils, Belial andAzmodan plotted an invasion of Sanctuary. I broached this subject with theAngiris Council, but they did not heed my warnings. Therefore, I made mydecision to join the ranks of mankind as a mortal.

　　庇尔斯级恶魔们垮台后，彼列和阿兹莫丹便开始密谋入侵圣休亚瑞。我向安杰瑞斯议会提出了这一隐患，但他们无视我的警告，因此我决意加入人类的行列，成为一名凡人。

　　When I fellto Sanctuary, my dissipating angelic powers roused the dead outside NewTristram, a settlement built near the remains of the old town. The ordeal leftme powerless to help the townsfolk defend their homes. No, salvation came froma different source: a brave mortal whose nephalem powers had awakened. Sadly,Cain fell during these events. His loss will be felt for many years to come.

　　当我陨落到圣休亚瑞时，我所散发的天使之力唤醒了新崔斯特姆附近的死灵，这是一座在旧镇废墟附近建起居民区。堕为凡人的苦难让我无力帮助镇民们保护自己的家园。不过，救赎之路缘起不同：一位勇敢的凡人已然唤醒其涅法雷姆之力。但令人心痛的是，凯恩在之后的这一系列事件中仙逝。他的逝世在多年之后仍会感到痛惜。

　　Togetherwith Leah, the nephalem, and other valorous mortals, I set out to Caldeum,where Belial had assumed the guise of a new emperor, Hakan II. Leah’s estrangedmother, the witch Adria, soon joined us. Her guidance led us to the BlackSoulstone, an incredible artifact that contained the essences of five of theseven Lords of the Hells. After capturing Belial and Azmodan, Adria had usbelieve that she would destroy the crystal, thus banishing evil from existenceonce and for all.

　　连同莉娅、涅法雷姆和其他无畏的凡人们以及我，剑指卡尔蒂姆，在那里，彼列伪装成新皇帝哈坎大帝二世。而不久之后莉娅也找到她失散多年的生母，女巫爱德莉娅加入了我们的队伍。被她牵着鼻子走的我们，在其会意之下获取了一件不可思议的神器：黑灵魂石，它已禁锢了地狱七魔之中五只恶魔精华。不久之后彼列和阿兹莫丹也相继被擒，爱德莉娅让我们相信，她会摧毁灵魂石，因此邪恶也会因此一劳永逸的被销毁。

　　The valiantnephalem defeated Belial in Caldeum, and the Lord of Lies was drawn into therecesses of the Black Soulstone. My companions and I then set out for ArreatCrater, where Azmodan had unleashed the legions of Hell upon the mortal world.

　　英勇的涅法雷姆挫败了在卡尔蒂姆的彼列，谎言之王卷入了黑灵魂石。我和我的同伴们向亚瑞特环形山进发，在那里一望无边的地狱军团已被阿兹莫丹释放到凡人世界上。

　　Many liveswere lost. Many horrors were faced. While other mortals cowered, the nephalemforged onward, striking down Azmodan. As with Belial, the last demon lord wascontained within the Black Soulstone. A glorious victory lay ahead…. And thatwas when Adria unveiled her true allegiance.

　　在这里众灵涂炭。面对着无边的恐怖，有那么一刻不少凡人陷入绝望，但那个涅法雷姆仍一往无前击倒了阿兹莫丹。和彼列的命运一样，最后这只恶魔领主也被黑灵魂石所纳入。在爱德莉娅还未揭露出她效忠的真相时，这份胜利是多么的伟大荣耀啊。

　　For at leasttwenty years, she had served Diablo. She had conceived Leah, whose father wasthe Dark Wanderer, for the sole purpose of acting as a vessel for the Lord ofTerror. Diablo consumed the essences of the other Lords of the Hells trappedwithin the Black Soulstone, thus becoming the Prime Evil. Possessing Leah’sbody, the terrible entity stormed the High Heavens and laid waste to theangelic realm.

　　至少有二十年，她效忠于暗黑破坏神。那时她已怀上莉娅，而生父就是黑暗流浪者，唯一的目的就是要她成为恐惧之王的容器。暗黑破坏神最终将黑灵魂石内的地狱领主们的精华吞噬殆尽后，便成为了至恶之魔。彻底占有了莉娅的肉身，这个骇人的恶魔直冲云霄，进入高阶天堂并践踏了这个天使国度。

　　Atop thegreat Crystal Arch, the nephalem finally vanquished the Prime Evil and cast theentity from the Heavens. The black Soulstone, however, escaped destruction.Still roiling with the Prime Evil’s essence, it was placed in the care of theAngiris Council.

　　在水晶圣拱的顶峰，那个涅法雷姆最终战胜了至恶之魔并将其从天堂上扔出去。黑灵魂石则幸免于难，被妥善的安置在安杰瑞斯议会厅内，而至恶之魔的灵魂仍在其内翻腾搅动着。

　　This actmarked the beginning of a new era in the history of angels and mortals alike.But whether or not Diablo’s reign of terror had truly come to an end remained unclear.

　　战胜了至恶之魔，标志着一个凡人与天使以平起平坐的姿态展开的新时代，但恐惧之王暗黑破坏神的统治是否真的结束了，前景仍不明朗。

　　With the passing of Deckard Cain, I havecontinued his work. Soon this task will fall to you, Horadrim.

　　Over these twenty years, Caindedicated his life to investingating the End of Days.

　　随着迪卡德.凯恩的逝世，我继续承担起他的重任，很快这份重担就会落在你们的肩上，

　　赫拉迪姆。

　　这二十年来，凯恩终生献身于追查世界末日的线索

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