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Diablo
Revealed
written by Raven
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Other Removed Quests
The end product of Diablo
only had a few of all the planned sub-quests implemented. Around 20 quests
have apparently been excluded from the game. In this section, I will
display information on a few of these quests that were removed from
Diablo. Unfortunately most of the quests I cannot verify, and I do not
have the room to discuss all of them.
Map of the Stars
 The Map of the Stars, was originally a key component
to Diablo. The Map is the only removed quest that Blizzard has even
confirmed. Blizzard says that the map was removed, because it changed the
entire game, and ruined part of the game emphasis and environment.
Basically the map was supposed to be used by your Character. The map
depicted a time when all of the Stars and planets would come into
alignment.
 It was at this time that Diablo, would
regain his full powers. There is a movie, which confirms the map's purpose
hidden on the Diablo CD. This map meant that you had to find and face
Diablo within a certain time frame. Otherwise Diablo would have been
nearly impossible to beat. Considering how easy Diablo was to beat in the
game though, it might have been an idea to make him more powerful. Details
about the map and how you came into possession of the map are very sketchy
and mostly based on rumors that I personally don't believe are possible.
The map was hacked out of Diablo's dat files, and has appeared on b-net
multiple times. When you right clicked the map a picture of the stars
would appear, as shown in the image to the left. If anyone has more
information about this map, please contact me.
Rune of the Stars
Rumor has it that by using the
Rune of the Stars, you were able to gain access to hidden levels.
Apparently if you had both the Map of the Stars and Rune of the Stars,
after you beat Diablo you would be transported to level 17-20. I believe
that this rumor is complete rubbish, and I also believe that originally
you were not supposed to face Diablo until well after level 16. Whether
the game continued after Diablo's death is sheer speculation. But why
would Blizzard have named their game Diablo, if they were going to have
extra levels implemented after Diablo's death? Also I found no mention of
a "Rune of the Stars" on the Diablo CD.
The Warlock This is something that I found when I searching
through the Diablo CD, but something which no one else commented on. In a
viewer, I found a wav called wlock01.wav.
In this wav the Warlock says:
"Mortal free me from my imprisonment and your reward will be
more then you can imagine. Read the book and I will be released"
As we know, the key plot for the expansion pack Hellfire,
involved one of Diablo's underlings who The Lord of Terror had imprisoned.
Could this warlock be another demon imprisoned by Diablo? Could this be
some type of trap designed to capture the hero? Or could the plot from
Hellfire originally have been a quest in Diablo. No other evidence of this
quest exists on the CD.
Town Worms One of the extra sub-quests from Diablo supposedly
involved Gillian. Gillian was involved in two quests, the first one she
would issue early in the game. Rumor has it that Gillian requested that
you cleaned out a cellar in one of the town houses. "Giant Worms" had
invaded the cellar. To complete this quest, you needed to enter a town
house, which supports the rumors made in the screenshots section (entering
the tavern). A very interesting thing to note is that there is an
abandoned house inside Tristrim with an opened door. Could this be the
house you were meant to clean up. I couldn't find any information to
support this on the CD, if anyone can help, please contact me.
Floating Island Another rumored sub-quest involved a Floating
Island where monsters would go to heal their injuries. This island most
likely contained a Blood Fountain, and would have been a good quest to
introduce Blood Fountains in the game. It is obvious that there was no
need for this quest, once Blizzard gave monsters the ability to heal
themselves in the game.
I have been given a list of about 15 other sub-quests that are
supposedly excluded from Diablo. Unfortunately I can't confirm this list
and I don't have the space to display all of them. If anyone can confirm
an additional quest, with a .wav file or information, please contact me.
 
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