Silent Monastery

The Silent Monastery

The Silent Monastery is a dungeon in Diablo Immortal. It is located on Mount Zavain, introduced in the Forgotten Nightmares update.

Lore

The Silent Monastery is an ancient Sahptev temple.

History

Zakarum Crusade

Long ago, a monastery of Sahptev stood in what is currently the Misty Valley at Mount Zavain. Towards the end of the Zakarum Crusade, it was attacked by the Brotherhood of Light — a regiment sect of the Sons of Rakkis, who sought to purge the land of heretics.

Led by a ruthless commander, they slaughtered every inhabitant that they could. Even the patriarch of the monastery was defeated. In a desperate bid to stop the invaders, the the patriarch unleashed an evil which was sealed beneath the monastery.

Its corruption spread in the form of Black Mists, that killed all the combatants and turned them into undead. The mists covered the surrounding valley, killing everything and birthing nightmare demons. Over time, the monastery at the heart of the mist was forgotten, only tales of the great battle surviving.

Forgotten Nightmares

In 1271, foreboding black mist began emanating from the monastery, rolling off the peaks of Mount Zavain and creeping into Sentinel's Watch. The fog threatened to encase the entire area in incomprehensible darkness. A monk wrote a letter to the Shard-seeker(s) asking for help. The Shard-seeker(s) were able to clear the mists.

Gameplay

The Silent Monastery is located a little to the north east of the Misty Valley Waypoint. It is first accessed as part of the Forgotten Nightmares quest; Seeker of Truth. Navigating the monastery allows players to relive the history of the Zakarum crusades through Ivgorod.

The inside of the Silent Monastery is home to eternal night, making it nearly impossible to navigate. Fortunately, some of the temple’s statues can be illuminated. Make haste in lighting these statues, they are the only thing that can weaken the demons lurking in the shadows. As players light additional statues and rid the dungeon of monsters, the darkness will be cast out of that area for good.

Monsters

• Ancient Nightmare (boss)
• Guardian of the Nightmare (mini-boss)
• Destructive Nightmare
• Corrupted Monk
• Mistwarped Zakarum
• Mistwarped Archer
• Hateborn Reaver
• Clawed Gorgon
• Risen Monk
• Risen Acolyte of Chaos
• Fallen Acolyte of Order
• Discord Bearer
• Fused Horrorspawn
• Shattered Spawnling
• Pustulant Hulk
• Nightmare Sorceress
• Unstable Nightmare

Transcript

"Order and chaos. I was to serve as the balance between them. But the world is not balanced. The Zakarum would strike us down, impose their order by sword and steel. To save Ivgorod, let the forbidden be unleashed! I bear the burden of this terrible sin. The crusade of Light will break upon my shadow. May the gods forgive me for the nightmare I am become."

- Patriarch Sladyan^(src)

Main article: Seeker of Truth#Enter the Silent Monastery

Video

Cinematic intro

Trivia

This section contains facts and trivia relevant to this article.

"This monastery has stood for over five hundred years. Even the Zakarum army could not breach its walls."

- Oza^(src)

• Going by this speech, the Sanctified Earth Monastery was built c. sixth century; well before the Zakarum Crusade. This implies that the Silent Monastery is not actually a separate monastery, but a part of the original Sanctified Earth Monastery that was lost to the Black Mists and cordoned off. Most of the present monastery must have been built over the remnants.
• The description of the Scouring the Darkness event indicates that the mists around Castle Cyrangar and the Silent Monastery faded at around the same time. It is unclear if there is a link between the two.