"An axe. Specifically the axe of "the woodsman", a man who stalked and butchered travelers in this area. Rumor has it that the woodsman disappeared recently and left his weapon behind. The priest who hired me didn't offer much more to go on. At this rate I'll freeze before I find the damn thing. If you help me find the axe, I'll cut you in on the pay. Check the woods around town. I'm staying here where it's safe."
- The Wanderer and Magdalena(src)
Magdalena was a treasure hunter/finder.
Biography[]
- Parin(src)
Magdalena did various jobs for Parin; a priest of the Cathedral of Light. She procured numerous odd items or objects with a history for him. He paid well for them, but she didn't know what he wanted them for.[1]
In 1336, Parin requested Magdalena retrieve the Woodsman's Axe. Parin didn't offer her much to go on, only that it had belonged to a murderous individual who had killed numerous people around Nevesk, and that the individual had recently disappeared. Magdalena arrived in Nevesk, but made no headway. She was approached by the Wanderer, and offered them a share of the profit if they found the axe for them. The Wanderer returned with the axe, and Magdalena was glad to leave, as she couldn't shake the feeling she was being watched. She headed to Menestad to collect her due.[1]
Somewhere along the way to Menestad, Magdalena apparently succumbed to the axe's baleful influence. When she arrived, Parin and a retinue of Knights Penitent were looking for her, but with a pained expression, apparently unable to stop herself, she attacked them, cutting down the knights as if they were children. Still with the axe, she fled into a nearby cellar, where she was confronted by the Wanderer and killed.[2] Her soul was apparently consumed by the axe, as later, when it was being destroyed by holy water, she manifested in spirit form to attack the Wanderer, but was put down once more. Parin stated that he didn't know what became of the souls of the axe's victims, but could only hope that they found the Light.[3]
In-game[]
Magdalena in spirit form
Magdalena appears as an NPC in Diablo IV. She is located in Nevesk. Talking to her initiates the "The Woodsman of Nevesk" side quest.
Magdalena is later encountered as a monster in "Chain of Possession" and "Legacy Unmade." She attacks via melee.