Diablo Lore: The Tomes

KZbin has removed annotations. I apologize for the error, but Paul Eiding is the voice actor narrating the tomes. Time stamps below:
00:21 - The Great Conflict
01:12 - The Dark Exile
02:07 - The Realms Beyond
03:01 - The Wages of Sin are War
03:55 - The Sin War
04:39 - Tale of the Three
05:31 - The Tale of the Horadrim
07:09 - The Binding of the Three
08:28 - The Black King

[@Perusoe]

My apologies for the error I made at the end of this video. *Paul Eiding* is the voice actor for the Tomes.

[@Adam-dn5oc]

Can't believe you're commenting this 8 years later... The Prime Evils never die.

[@Perusoe]

@@Adam-dn5oc I probably wouldn't be if viewers weren't still commenting. 😉 And I may be "Evil", but I'm past my "Prime". 😈

[@ChaoticLegion01]

Added a comment with time stamps, add them to your video description bud, thanks for uploading this.

[@Perusoe]

@@ChaoticLegion01 Thanks. Good idea and done. You're welcome! 👍

[@danielhenderson762]

He also voices the Countess tome in diablo 2. And i suspect he's the voice of the summoner and mephisto

[@Tentin.Quarantino]

I swear Paul Eiding narrated my entire 90s gaming experience

[@PraetorPaktu]

lol

[@TheNab89]

Anyone else think this sounds WAAAY cooler and darker than the British accent voices they go with in D3 and D4? This hits different, it actually establishes atmosphere really well.

[@googleuser9013]

Snake: This is Snake. Colonel, can you hear me? Colonel:

[@bluejetlightning8427]

As a kid these tomes really made me feel like I was deep on a scary dungeon!

[@13Astralized13]

Unbeatable atmosphere and narration. 25 years later and still getting chills listening at the Tomes. 8:37... 100% Powerfull

[@ibreathexcellence]

"All of hell polarized between the factions of Belial and Azmodan while the forces of the high heavens continually battered upon the very gates of hell" That my friends is poetry

[@Xenonuke]

It's criminal that Paul Eiding wasn't hired to read the diablo audiobooks

[@TheSeeker225]

Probably some of the best if not the best voice work I've heard in a game it's just epic on so many levels.

[@DevlinEdora]

It's so good. This comment's old, but if you're still kickin' around, check out the narrator of Darkest Dungeon if you haven't. He's legendary as well.

[@mancamiatipoola]

Also must be mentioned that the game series of Legacy of Kain (LOK, Soul Reaver, SR 2, Blood Omen, Defiance) had masterful voice acting, especially Simon Templeman who voiced Kain. Never have i heard such voice work in a game series ever since.

[@13Astralized13]

This is the pinnacle of the narration guys... The phenomenal voice and passion of Mr. Eiding !

[@garuelx8627]

These tomes blew my mind the more playthroughs I've done back then. Witnessing how the Horadrim crumbled and submitted to the Prime Evils chilled my soul.

[@mr.pointman1930]

Not all submit, but oppressed and embrace it such as Zoltun kulle. Sadly, they kill him. Wished, he can be resurrected in fourth game.

[@SyphADL87]

​Nothing from D3 is canon

[@EskildFors]

Take heed and bear witness to the truths that lie herein: You must construct additional Pylons!

[@marianm8174]

FHAHAHAHAHA

[@cheezeyman9706]

That hit deep!

[@boris9096]

For me the tomes, voiceacting and the music always were the first three best things in this masterpiece of overwhelming, crushing in atmosphere and grim, true horror game. Hands Down Blizzard North, we owe you more than you know. Hands down every man involved in creating this - "THE H&S" The Game.

[@TheNab89]

You can tell Lazarus is becoming more and more fanatical the lower you go.

[@Freedom21stCenturi]

Indeed!

[@BBlueu2]

Paul Eiding is an essential part of Diablo. Such a powerful voice!

[@gosbanyat7571]

it's amazing how many different voices he provides just for this game, he also voices pepin, lazarus, the warrior and lachdanan

[@pontusjakobsson8653]

5:24 "...know the fury of the Three"... Sends chills down my spine every time

[@zachattack5742]

First time Belial and Azmodan were mentioned until Diablo III

[@youdonegoofed]

It's quite amazing how much of Diablo's lore was already established in the first game.

[@mercenarybdu]

The narrator also voiced Aldris in Starcraft and generic Executors in Starcraft II.

[@mushroommagic1697]

Holy fuck! Captivating. This is amazing, this is how a horror story should be written.

[@canalshion8566]

Just passed here to download it and usee "take heed and bear witness to the truths that lie herein" as my ringtone. But couldn't help to watch all the video and see that lore all again. Man. I love that game!

[@ChaoticLegion01]

00:29 - The Great Conflict 01:19 - The Dark Exile 02:15 - The Realms Beyond (Lazarus Diary) 03:10 - The Wages Of Sin Are War 04:02 - The Sin War 04:47 - Tale Of The Three (Lazarus Diary) 05:39 - The Tale Of The Horadrim 07:17 - The Binding Of The Three 08:35 - The Black King (Lazarus Diary)

[@Igbear]

I wasn't that fluent in English when I played this game as a kid, many years ago, so the meaning of the tomes eluded me. Yet now, as I see this video, I realize the tomes foreshadows what happened to Albrecht, before the battle with Diablo. Man, this game was even darker than I realized.

[@mancamiatipoola]

After learning the lore of Diablo i realized they were actually foreshadowing the posession of Aidan (the warrior from the game) who kills Diablo and takes the soulstone within himself. Diablo knew of the great love Aidan had for his little brother Albrecht so he must have planned to possess him all along. As you play through the game as the warrior you have no idea (as that lore was created later on), but learning it years later brings a much juicy reveal to the story.

[@sirvladharkonen6200]

The grim atmosphere, the font, the voice, the soundtrack, this is what made this game great besides the RPG elements and the graphics, this is like actually going down to hell. This game invented a genre and is part of what Blizzard is now.

[@OrangeStarHighSchool]

Yeah even Diablo 2 doesn't have the same atmosphere. I absolutely love d2 though Im playing it now

[@Vethreth]

@@OrangeStarHighSchool This atmosphere has marked me so deeply I couldn't really play Diablo II. It's a nice game, though. I've played the first chapter or something, but something was lacking. I didn't feel tied to this world as much as I was when I was playing the first Diablo game.

[@alex123456744]

Fck, the ending scared the crap out of me. Great compilation though, I absolutely love the narrator's voice.

[@RePhantomz]

Well he is colonel campbel from metal gear solid lol

[@greathelmm]

read by Judicator Aldaris

[@VeritechGirl]

Imagine him narrating your wedding!

[@beo191]

who let you out of the kitchen?

[@Perusoe]

It would depend on which voice he used (he's done so many), and what he said during the ceremony. 😲 If he used this, D1 narrator voice, it could be either kinda creepy or very distinguished. 😈 // ♚

[@iliasserable]

I would think it's rather a divorce/funeral or marrying two dead fellas together, my dude's voice sounds scarier than my washing machine

[@markanthony6982]

"all praises to diablo lord of terror and survivor of the dark exile. when he awakened form his long slumber, my lord and master spoke to me of secrets that few mortals know, he told me the kingdoms of the high heavens and the pits of the burning hell engage in an eternal war. he revealed the powers that have brought this discord to the realms of man. my lord has named the battle for this world and all who exist here THE SIN WAR" ----- this phrase was stuck in my head when i played diablo 1 since 1997

[@steelznation3738]

I'm a 35 year old man who still knows these tomes by heart. This game has had a profound effect on me, this is not a good thing. It is however, honest. Thanks for uploading.

[@wildwildwes052000]

These have haunted me since 1996, I was 9 years old.

[@JuicyTobacco]

RIP Diablo franchise 1996-2005, you will never be forgotten!

[@CaptainDope]

Back when Blizzard had SOUL!

[@ZhierOrreih]

Played this when i was a kid in 1996 Alone in the room and its 8pm at night and very quite, while watching this,, i feel like someone is watching behind me.

[@Lattrodon]

Paul's voice is so perfect

[@JoakimfromAnka]

0:21 The great conflict 1:11 The dark exile 2:07 The realms beyond 3:01 The wages of sin are war 3:54 The sin war 4:40 The tale of the three 5:31 The tale of the horadrim 7:09 The binding of the tree 8:28 The black king

[@kespec]

they rehired paul eiding only to have him voice minor characters in diablo 3. its a heresy to the series.

[@nemigazhogynincsszab]

"Consorting with the fallen ones is heresy!"

[@Fernoll]

"Enough!"

[@KenNywithrice]

You can always go listen to him in Ben 10 :P

[@Samuel18cba]

Diablo 3 don't count

[@jonc6157]

The best video game fantasy dark voice of all time

[@aretnap3653]

That VoiceActor Voiced Ben-10's Uncle in TheCartoon. (I Recognized His Voice from DiablO, Immidiately!😜)

[@sirgorash5704]

I still play this game once every year(Fullrun to Diablo) for it's fantastic atmosphere.

[@orlandobautista2848]

Sounds of Diablo 1 Tomes are Scarier than The Tomes Diablo 2

[@BlizzardLegends]

Yes but d2 is scarier then d3. But d1 gets cake for scariest

[@danielhenderson762]

There are no tomes in diablo 2. Only one quest starting tome in act 1

[@mr.pointman1930]

@@danielhenderson762 Correction make that two, The Horozan Journal in Arcane Sanctuary that open portal to the Canyon of the Magi for Tal Rasha Tomb.

[@BlizzardLegends]

THANK YOU! YOU DID WHAT NO OTHER MORTAL WAS CAPABLE OF DOING. BLESS YOU

[@Psychohistorian42]

Actually, the voice actor's name is Paul Eiding. He did the lore from Diablo 2, as well as Mephisto, and Aldaris from StarCraft. "Clearly Tassadar has failed us. You must not."

[@zyronsc24fun]

This is when Diablo was still a wicked adult game.

[@agiar2000]

Yup! In fact, in the FIRST God of War game, this same voice actor, Paul Eiding, performed the voice of Zeus, lord of the Olympian gods. When I first heard Zeus speak to Kratos in God of War, I could not stop thinking, "En Taro Adun, Kratos!"

[@auronjuce7455]

I love that Belial and azmodan are mentioned this long ago

[@Perusoe]

Izual was mentioned too. 😉

[@markmauk8231]

@@Perusoe Also Andariel and Duriel

[@danielhenderson762]

And diablo

[@jackoneill45]

Man, Diablo 1 was an experience. It may not have the gameplay refinements of the sequels, but it just sucks you right in with the story, music, and sound design, and it probably makes it the most enjoyable for me. I'd say Diablo 1 is almost a different game from the other 2. It's like a survival-horror game.

[@mancamiatipoola]

Especially if you play it on Hardcore mode (one life).

[@ChingooOK]

sin war sounds like it would be a cool prequel

[@w3sp]

Wait until Blizzcon this year =)

[@propanedaddy5577]

The sin war sounds to me like 2 groups of bdsm mimes facing off against each other, with both groups trying to gyrate about and rub their nipples faster and more powerfully than the other group of mimes. The sin war.

[@shinlightbringer]

@@w3sp XD

[@w3sp]

@@shinlightbringer Shh :-D

[@Darkness2179]

Masterpiece.

[@ytgc-royalewarex5190]

If anything the Diablo movie we need, it should be set in Great Conflict, Sin War, Tale Of Horadrim and Dark Exile timeline

[@afterglow-podcast]

Man, Roy Cambell went down a dark path after his military career.

[@damianjblack]

Take heed and bear witness to the truths that lie herein, for they are the last legacy of the Horadrim.

[@aretnap3653]

"SomeWhere Down There...I Ain't Too Sure...but SomeWhere, There's a *Whole Pile O'Gold!* Just *Gleaming&Shining.* Just *Waiting* for SomeOne to *Get It!"*

[@wildturkeyn7877]

Diablo was the first PC game that really grabbed ahold of me and never let go. The music, the mythos, the impending sense of doom everytime you entered the dungeon were just remarkable. Hackers eventually ruined the game completely but it sure was scary RPG fun.

[@Perusoe]

And now it's been reissued on GOG: us.diablo3.com/en/blog/22887361/diablo-now-available-on-gogcom-3-7-2019 :-D

[@weaver4907]

@@Perusoe there is a good mod for it as well making it playable as a modern game. The Hell 2

[@gradius12]

Silence Judicator!

[@sektorpaes3563]

Ooohhhh yeahhh!!!! Thisss voiiiceeee. s2

[@KassraRomeoArturia]

The voice actor and narrator of the tomes and ending is none other than Paul Eiding. This video could really need a re-upload. Salute

[@Perusoe]

Kassra Romeo Arturia You're probably right. Instead of uploading another D1 vid on the Tomes, I've added an annotation at the end, where the voice actor credit screen appears. I hope that is acceptable.

[@KassraRomeoArturia]

Sure thing.

[@theoldone1705]

+Perusoe I will upload your video on my channel, and place this link (the original video) in the description. Do you mind it? Trust me, i need this video to be conserved in any ways possible Hahahahahahaha! Thank you very much for you effort of making this sequences - Diablo has one of the BEST narrations i've ever seen, simply amazing! The voice of Paul makes all the difference.

[@Perusoe]

+DL Legend Thanks for the plug! :lol: I'm glad you enjoyed the vid. :thumbs_up:

[@warlordsquerk5338]

That narrator is amazing

[@4everUkraine]

I want this game remastered

[@BrotherTree1]

The greatest story of all time.

[@Perusoe]

I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the sub! 👍

[@BrotherTree1]

@@Perusoe You're welcome! The Diablo series is a brilliant childhood memory of mine.

[@BigFackah]

They just don't make em like they used to. Fucking epic game.

[@Perusoe]

I don't miss walking through the whole game or having no place to store loot. But, I miss the great music, voice acting and scary graphics. ;-)

[@BotRetro]

When I hear his voice, all I can think of is War that rages between the Utopian kingdoms of Aiur and the Chaotic pits of Char.

[@gideonm.7425]

Aldaris! Stop this madness!

[@player2-lightwater914]

When I played the Diablo 1 the first time, I played all 3 characters to get the different sets of tomes. For Rogue, I got the Demonic Tomes (Red books). For Sorcerer, I got the Lazarus Tomes (Blue books). For Warrior, I got the Horadrim Tomes (Grey books). My favourites tomes are the Lazarus Tomes.

[@dennisd4452]

I was looking for these. One of these was my favorite. think it was very early on to listen to... brb

[@Perusoe]

Yeah. There's only 4 of them per game. (Not counting Quest Tomes). It took me several games to find them all for this video.

[@Perusoe]

Adding a note in the description is a good idea. I thought I had already done that. I was probably waiting to find out that it is definitely Paul Eiding's voice, although everyone one seems to be in agreement that it is. Also, good idea about adding a caption. Again, I will want to spend some time doing more research for definite confirmation on the voice actor. (But, not today. ;-) ) Thanks!

[@yaniv24]

Epic.. Pure Epicness.

[@alexrobertolarico1259]

Si, la voz del narrador hace que sea Épico

[@drincogni]

Too bad there are no audiobooks with paul eiding voice!best voice i ever heard for naration!

[@Perusoe]

I hadn't thought about it, but I would have believed he did. (He's probably too expensive for most publishers). 😉

[@Jinx_Skeel]

aldaris sure travelled a long way only to read these

[@Perusoe]

In _Diablo_ Paul Eiding also did the voice of *Pepin* , *Lachdanan* , *Archbishop Lazarus* and the *Warrior* .

[@kleomenis456]

Very atmospheric game

[@allbad4u]

what a cool video!! thank you for making!!

[@Perusoe]

You're very welcome!

[@rosenvitae]

00:25 "The Great Conflict" 01:15 "The Dark Exile" (mentions Azmodan) 02:10 "The Realms Beyond" 03:03 "The Wages of Sin are War" 03:57 "The Sin War" 04:42 "The Tale of the Three" 05:33 "The Tale of the Horadrim" 07:11 "The Binding of the Three" 08:30 "The Black King"

[@DefiniteScorpio]

Thanks for this! Great Work (and patience lol)!

[@nukacookie4755]

I could listen to Paul all day long !

[@leshracevil]

ALL PRAISES TO DIABLOOO

[@rollfizzlebeef532]

::Ben and Gwyn:: "Grandpa we dont like these new stories you tell us about"

[@Perusoe]

Haha! Yes, *Paul Eiding* does several of the voices. (From _Ben 10_ ). By the way, it's *Gwen* not Gwyn. 😉

[@Chinothebad]

Raiden: Colonel, what the hell are you talking about!? Wait a second, I just realized something. I never met you, not even in person!!

[@AmanOU2be]

This narrator should legally change his name to "Epic as fuck"

[@crazyharkonnen]

Judicator Aldaris speaking :)

[@burnummaster]

And so it came to pass, that the countess, who once bathed in the rejuvenating blood of a hundred virgins, was burried alive.

[@Tkhaikovski]

Paul Eiding rules!

[@agiar2000]

We all make mistakes. However, I recommend putting a note in the description and an annotation over the part of the video that names the voice actor in order to make the correction more clear. I would look it up myself, to be certain, but I know Paul Eiding's voice very well from the Metal Gear Solid series as the voice of Colonel Roy Campbell, and there is simply no mistaking it. :)

[@gheko438]

Yeah, man! Realms beyond.. Archbishop Lazarus!!!!! love it

[@goober1207]

He’s the voice of Colonel Roy Campbell in the Metal Gear Series. :o

[@johnttaggart872]

In the psx version there are aprox 20 minutes of Paul narrating lore in a separate option menu. I can't seem to find it on youtube

[@Perusoe]

In D1 and D2 many media files are stored in MPQ files. I've actually extracted many of these files from D2. It's been a long time since I've extracted files from the MPQ file in D1, but there may be a lot of video _and_ audio files in it. I remember hearing many more lore dialogs from NPCs in earlier patches of D1. But, ever since Patch 1.09, I don't hear them anymore. I'm sure they're still in the data file though. Here's one _Butcher_ video I found and uploaded: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ6lpaB9iqaJna8 It was never included in the game, but it wasn't deleted from the data file either.

[@BlizzardLegends]

I got diablo on playstation. I will have to add a video

[@ohernik]

There is enough material in these books for Blizzard to make an amazing prequel of Diablo!

[@Tentin.Quarantino]

Technetic shame they’d probably make it exclusive to mobile.

[@nanaki85]

I hope Diablo 4 takes place with Jered Cain and they bring back Paul Eiding as a voice actor he's been in so many games and has an amazing voice for this game

[@Perusoe]

According to Diablo lore, Jered died before the events in D1 began. But, I'm sure Paul Eiding will be back. In D1 he was the voice of the Narrator, Pepin, Lachdanan, Archbishop Lazarus and the Warrior. In D2 he voiced the Narrator, Mephisto and The Summoner. In D3 he voiced Mayor Holus and Chancellor Eamon.

[@WinterDominus]

@@Perusoe Didn't Lazarus appear in D3 at the queen's beheading scene?

[@Perusoe]

@@WinterDominus Yes. A ghostly apparition of Archbishop Lazarus, King Leoric and Queen Asylla appear in Campaign Mode during a memory replay of her execution in Act I, The Cursed Hold. In Adventure Mode, the room is empty and the memory replay doesn't happen. Lazarus also reappears in D3 every January during _The Darkening of Tristram_ Event.

[@Perusoe]

True. And I did that for my Diablo: Music videos. In this one, I wanted the video to match the audio. Besides, I already had a character that had completed the game, so it's not like I had to play the game from scratch each time. I just had to revisit the Levels where the Tomes are found. It still took a while, but it wasn't that bad. p

[@harrymurray9702]

Ya, I was about to say. Pretty sure it was paul eiding...

[@Perusoe]

@BryBryProduction You will find 3 Books in each game. One on Level 4, one on Level 8 and one on Level 12. Which ones you find will be random, so, sometimes you'll find the same Books in subsequent games. This is true in Single Player and Multiplayer. To make this video, I had to play through the game many, many times. p

[@PsyQoBoy]

They should've made a Diablo prequel, where it's set 300 years ago when the Horadrim was set to capture the prime evils.

[@andrewjohnson7474]

I played this game after getting Starcraft and the only thing I could think of when I heard the narrator was: "YOU MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS!"

[@DonCheezle]

@Perusoe awesome man i cant wait for diablo 3 to be released

[@Perusoe]

I originally thought that Max Schaffer was the voice actor of the Tomes in Diablo. I have been told that the voice actor was actually Paul Eiding. If this is true, then I am sorry for my error in this video and my apologies to Paul Eiding. p

[@Perusoe]

@miketext Yes, it was! Matt Uelman is one of my favorite composers for video games. You know, he also composed all of the music for Diablo II as well. p

[@Perusoe]

@Psychohistorian42 Thank you for that information. I tried to research it, but the information I got wasn't clear. My apologies to Paul Eiding. p

[@FireFoxBancroft]

It is Paul Eiding. Although he wasn't credited in the first game he WAS in the second game.

[@KenNywithrice]

1:20 So it came to be that the Countess, who once bathed in the blood of the rogue Tassadar...

[@princedarienlover]

I'm sure Halls of the Blind was supposed to be somewhere in there, and I think maybe a tome saying something about the chamber of bone was one

[@Perusoe]

+princedarienlover You are correct. Those tomes are tied to quests in Single Player (see my D1 quests playlist). This video is about the 9 lore tomes that can be found on certain levels in Single Player or Multiplayer. There were 2 other quest tomes I can think of: The Book of Blood (Arkaine's Valor) and the Steel Tome (Warlord of Blood). And though it's not a tome, when you click the rack on level 15 you can pick up Lazarus' Staff. Take the Staff to Cain and he will give you another chunk of lore. (And the NPCs give you bits and pieces). ;-)

[@ISAACHALLEY3000]

great video

[@Perusoe]

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

[@FlyingDutchyZA]

Dude this is very cool :)

[@Perusoe]

Once I extracted the files, I clicked on the "Size" column tab to arrange the files in order of their size starting with the largest. I guessed that the top 6 (largest) files were the soundtrack since the music is around 5 to 6 minutes long. I didn't concern myself with the other 1140 files. ;-) p

[@Perusoe]

Well, I'm glad you could stop by and visit. I hope you enjoy it. Good luck with D3. I'll be about 6 to 8 weeks late getting started, but I'll be there. :thumbs_up: p