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"I have come to aid you in defeating Malthael. You must wield a power beyond what you have ever dreamed possible. But first, you need to free us from our prison deeper in the fortress."

- Ordan to the Necromancer(src)

Master Necromaner Ordan is an NPC in Act V of Diablo III.

Biography[]

Ordan was a renowned teacher of the Priests of Rathma.[1] He and his fellow masters studied the Great Cycle of Being for many years.[2] The Bloodtide Blade was his favored scythe, and he was so devoted to the weapon that he would rather part with his life than have it leave his side.[1]

Dark portents came to the priests after the destruction of the Worldstone, and Ordan and his fellow masters began trying to decipher them. It was clear that something terrible was coming, but none could pinpoint the exact nature this disaster would take.[2]

The Chosen[]

"I have accepted a new apprentice. From this day forth, she shall live among you and learn to serve Rathma."

- Ordan introduces the girl to the Priests of Rathma(src)

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Ordan meets his new apprentice

One day, far removed from the Necropolis, Ordan came across a village. A group of children had discovered a bird's nest with newly hatched eggs, but one of the eggs had fallen to the ground, leaving the dead bird inside. Ordan saw one of the children cradling the creature in her hands. He closed his hands around the egg, and using his powers of necromancy, resurrected the bird in skeletal form. He simply asked the girl, "do you wish to learn?", and she accepted.

Weeks later, they arrived at the Necropolis. Ordan declared to his fellow priests that he had found his apprentice, and over the years, he instructed her in necromancy, physical combat, and academia.[3] He also taught her how to control her emotions.[4]

With the girl now an adult, he approached her and told his student that she had nothing left to learn within the halls of the Necropolis, but that wasn't to say that her teaching was over. The following day, they departed the Necropolis, and after travelling by land and sea, arrived at his student's old village. The village had been destroyed by cultists, and its inhabitants, including her former friends, slaughtered. As the cultists attacked them, he ordered her to raise skeletons from the corpses of the villagers, and she did so, using the undead warriors to kill the cultists. Ordan congratulated her, but told her that she would have to be faster next time.[3]

Reaper of Souls[]

"At last, I have found you."
"Master? Why are you here?"
"We are reunited at our most dire hour. Many of our priests have fallen."
"Even you, master."

- Master and student are reunited(src)

As the End of Days neared, Ordan's student left the Priests of Rathma before they were finished with their training. Ordan let them go, as he knew that in the future, the student would perish in a coming attack.

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Ordan's spirit

Sure enough, the Priests did indeed do battle with the Reapers, as Malthael assaulted Sanctuary, and Ordan was among those killed. His soul wound up in the Pandemonium Fortress, as with the souls of many others from across the world. He instructed some of these spirits to provide aid to their own allies. Ordan himself provided instruction to his former student, who had come to the fortress seeking Malthael. Ordan instructed them to become one with death, so that they might defeat the fallen angel. Before the Necromancer departed to face the angel, Ordan requested that they take leadership of the Priests of Rathma, as Deathspeaker Jurdann was among the fallen.[2]

In-game[]

Master Ordan appears in the Pandemonium Fortress when playing as the Necromancer.

References[]

Act I
Adenah the Curio Vendor
Alaric
Arghus the Collector
Beleaguered Farmer
Brother Malachi the Healer
Bron the Barkeep
Captain Rumford
Caravan Leader
Crazed Hermit
Deckard Cain
Eran
Ghost of the Cow King
Karyna
Kyr the Weaponsmith
Lady Dunhyld
Leah
Lloigor the Crazed
Mayor Holus
Mira Eamon
Nek the Brawler
Queen Asylla
Radek the Fence
Rodger the Alchemist
Sasha
Tashun the Miner
The Ferryman
Tyrael
Vendel the Armorsmith
Verrall
Virgil
Wandering Tinker
Warriv
Willa Rathe
Wounded Man
Act II
Adria
Aleran
Asheara
Brother Ghaine the Healer
Caliem
Captain Davyd
Captain Ravan
Caravan Leader
Damius
Hakan II
Iron Wolf Jarulf
Javad the Merchant
Jeran
Kadin
Kala
Kohin
Larra
Leah
Lieutenant Vachem
Lugo the Miner
Mehtan the Necromancer
Nek the Brawler
Netharaz
Rasheed
Sadeir the Innkeeper
Silmak the Fence
Squirt the Peddler
Thadar
Tilnan the Collector
Tyrael
Zaven the Alchemist
Zoltun Kulle
Act III
Adria
Andreus the Healer
Beryn
Botulph the Miner
Captain Haile
Drian
Former Mayor Holus
Garell the Quartermaster
Halmin the Alchemist
Ironsmith Maldonado
Leah
Lieutenant Clyfton
Lieutenant Lavail
Lieutenant Merityn
Litton the Fence
Markus
Marta
Messenger Martyns
Nek the Brawler
Nikola
Private Mattius
Sergeant Burroughs
Sergeant Dalen
Sergeant Pale
Tyrael
Vidar the Collector
Act IV
Andreus the Healer
Auriel
Botulph the Miner
Captain Haile
Damotrius
Garell the Quartermaster
Itherael
Litton the Fence
Nek the Brawler
Nikola
Tyrael
Act V
Brother Anselm
Brother Francis
Brycen
Captain Vonn
Clara
Derric
Diadra the Scholar
Emily
Elayne
Enkasi
General Torion
Guardian
Halbu
Halissa
Imperius
Isendra
Ivy
Jamella
Kyla
Lady Serena
Lorath Nahr
Lord Harold Snowe
Master Crusader
Master Necromancer Ordan
Mehtan the Necromancer
Nek the Brawler
Oswyn
Patriarch Anisim
Powell the Miner
Sergeant Samuels
Sophia
Tyrael
Zayl (Humbart Wessel)
Adventure Mode
Abd al-Hazir
Dane Bright
Djank Mi'em the PTR Vendor (PTR only)
Daivin the Adventurer
High Cleric
Kadala
King Kanai
Lorath Nahr
Orek
Quentin Sharpe
Skular
The Crazed Man
Tyrael
Urshi
Artisans
Covetous Shen
Haedrig Eamon
Myriam Jahzia
Zoltun Kulle (Kanai's Cube)
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