Bilefen

"A port island frequented by traders and pirates alike. None extend their stay, though the resident demons are quite pesky."

- Zone description^(src)

Bilefen

Bilefen Island, more commonly just called Bilefen, or "the Bilefen", is a jungle island located just south of Aranoch. It is frequented by pirates and traders alike, though none extend their stay.

Lore

Murky waterways run across the island, and the island is dotted by ancient abandoned temples. Altruism is rare on this island.

History

In ages past, Bilefen was inhabited by the nephalem as part of the kingdom of Valostre. Due to the actions of Sargoth, Valostre fell into ruin.

At some point, humans arrived on Bilefen. Later, Westmarch established a number of settlements This was apparently long after the initial human settlement.

When the Worldstone was destroyed, one of its fragments landed here, making a bad situation worse for those who lived on the island.

By 1270, a plague was spreading across the island, with Plague Carriers serving as the apparent vectors. Human and beast alike succumbed to it, and when the infection had run its course, the victim was left an empty husk.

Also by this year, the island's Fetish were attacking the island's settlements, including Port Justinian itself. Demonic destruction flooded the island's waterways, grinding daily life to a sludgy halt.

In-game

Bilefen

The island appears as a zone in Diablo Immortal. It has a recommended Character Level of 40-45.

Playing through the storyline of Immortal, players will reach it from the Library of Zoltun Kulle. A terminus will deposit them on the eastern side of the island. Alternatively, they can use Captain Rehm, who will deposit them on the western side of the island, close to Port Justinian.

Zones

• Abandoned Village
• Ancient Arena
• Ancient Passage
• Captain Rhodri's Private Dock
• Crimsonblade Haven
• Court of Madness
• Deathmire (cut)
• Fetish Village
• Forsaken Ruins (cut)
• Immortal Palisade (Shadows only)
• Infested Quagmire
• Kikuras Lowlands
• Kikuras Rapids
• Northern Wetlands
  • Cadeus's Hut
• Port Justinian
• Putrid Marsh
• Rhodri's Ship
• Southern Wetlands
• Temple of Namari
• The Drowned Lagoon

Trivia

This section contains facts and trivia relevant to this article.

• While it is not outright stated, it appears that the human populace of Bilefen hails from Westmarch, and has settled the island. Port Justinian shares the name of the Justinian Dynasty, and Elder Owen refers to Akarat—an important Zakarum figure, which is Westmarch's religion. Similarly, the humans of the island appear ethnically similar to those of Westmarch.
• Similarly, in the side quest "A Season of Charity," it is heavily implied that Bilefen has had at least two waves of human settlement, as Alaw mentions helping people on Bilefen "long before" the coming of Zakarum. While it is possible that the pre-Zakarum human population were descendants of the nephalem, there is nothing to suggest this is the case.

References

Locations in the Diablo universe

Astral Realm • Burning Hells • Deluged Plane • Ether • Fractured Plane • High Heavens • Limbo • Mirrored World • Nephalem Rifts • Obliterated Realm • Pandemonium • Realm of the Banished • Realm of Shadow • Realms of Fate • Spirit Realm • Void • Wastelands

Sanctuary — Ancients' Cradle • Aranoch • Bakuli Jungle • Bilefen (Valostre, defunct) • Cold Isles (Pelghain, defunct) • Dreadlands • Dry Steppes • Eastern Steppes • Fractured Peaks • Greyhollow Island • Hawezar • Ivgorod (defunct) • Kehjistan (defunct) • Marshland • Nahantu • Samauren Empire (defunct) • Scosglen • Shassar Sea (Fahiran Empire, defunct) • Shimmering Tropic • Skovos Isles • Stormpoint • Uie • Western Kingdoms (Entsteig • Khanduras • Westmarch) • Wojahn • Xiansai
Related — Towns