Tal Rasha's Tomb
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The Tomb of Tal Rasha is any one of 7 Secret Tombs accessible from the Canyon of the Magi.
The True Tomb is marked near its entrance with a symbol noted from the Arcane Sanctuary and has an Orifice to place the Horadric Staff which opens a path to Tal Rasha's Chamber. The other tombs are a good source of loot, so they are also worth exploring.
[edit] Lore
The Seven Tombs are the resting places of seven great Horadric mages. But Tal Rasha's was more a place of torture than of rest. It was here that the Archangel Tyrael bound the Lord of Destruction, Baal in Tal Rasha, hoping to use his body as an extension of the Soulstone Baal had fragmented. The Soulstone acted as a lock that prevented Baal from leaving the Binding Stone.
Tal Rasha's body was set upon the Binding Stone inscribed with magical runes that no mortal could decipher. His spirit was left to wrestle with Baal's for all eternity. Eventually, Baal gained the upper hand but could not free himself from the Binding Stone as he was weak and required the Soulstone in his chest to be removed.
[edit] In game
The Tomb appears as the generic desert dungeon in Act II. But the Tomb can be seen in the third cinematic in Diablo II. The Chamber of Tal Rasha can also be seen in the same cinematic as well as the second one in Marius' vision. It is a dark and deserted tomb with little or no light in it. The Tomb is a maze-like area which is so confusing that even the Wanderer had to resort to help from Baal, by calling out to him, to find him. In the end, the Wanderer reaches Tal Rasha's Chamber and proceeds to fight with Tyrael, while Marius, ignorantly, frees Baal from his imprisonment.
| Act II | ||
|---|---|---|
| Town | Lut Gholein | |
| Surface | Rocky Waste • Dry Hills • Far Oasis • Lost City • Valley of Snakes • Canyon of the Magi | |
| Dungeons | Sewers • The Stony Tomb • Halls of the Dead • Maggot Lair • Ancient Tunnels • Claw Viper Temple • Harem • The Palace Cellar • Arcane Sanctuary • Tal Rasha's Tomb • Tal Rasha's Chamber | |
