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"Alcarnus. It seems like an eternity since I set out from Caldeum to find it and to find Maghda, but finally the road is clear. The last time I went to Alcarnus, it was a sprawling desert town. I fear to think what Maghda has done to it."
Alcarnus

A dwelling in Alcarnus

Alcarnus is a town in the Borderlands of the Kehjistani Empire.

Lore[]

Early History[]

"I have seen my share of horrors, but nothing I have seen compares to this. Maghda and her coven have turned Alcarnus into a charnel house. Decaying corpses are piled along the streets; blood runs in the gutters; and the screams of the dying can be heard everywhere. The smell is unbelievable—rancid and foul. Maghda will pay for every last life she has taken."

- Li-Ming(src)

Alcarnus was established c. 885, when ore was discovered in the Stinging Winds. Alcarnus was established as the center of mining in the area, with several other smaller settlements springing up in its wake.[1] By the later half of the 13th century, Alcarnus was a sprawling desert town.[2]

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The Nephalem in Alcarnus

In 1285, its population was massacred by the Coven, and the town set ablaze.[2] Some refugees managed to escape to the imperial capital of Caldeum.[3] When The Nephalem arrived, they found corpses strewn in the streets, with blood 'running in rivers' through said streets, and the screams of the dying echoed through the town. The Nephalem managed to rescue surviving prisoners of the cult, before taking Maghda's life.[2] In the aftermath, the Imperial Guard were dispatched to the Dahlgur Oasis, in order to procure (new) slaves.[4]

Recent History[]

Decades after Malthael's attempted genocide, people still lived in Alcarnus. However, conditions were even worse than during the time of Hakan II.[5]

After Lilith's return to Sanctuary, the town was again beset by horror. Rashta, a surgeon driven mad in her search for a cure for the plague afflicting the city, conducted experiments among the ruins. Her evil was stopped by the Wanderer who slew her and most of Alcarnus's undead population. The area still remained dangerous even after Rashta's defeat, with infested villagers and other horrors still lurking around the ruined city.[citation needed]

In-game[]

Diablo III[]

Alcarnus appears as a zone in Act II of Diablo III. It is accessed through the Road to Alcarnus.

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Diablo IV[]

Alcarnus appears in Diablo IV as a stronghold.

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