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[[image:concept-caldeum1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Caldeum concept art.]]'''Caldeum''' is a second [[town]] confirmed to be in Diablo III. It has been known as an enormous trading centre only recently occupied by the [[Kehjistan]] government following the fall of [[Kurast]]. Caldeum was originally ruled by the [[Trade Consortium Council]], but [[Emperor Hakan]] united the city under his banner, before he became ill.

~~It remains to be seen how Blizzard is going to capture the "trade capital of the entire world" in-game, as it would be substantially larger than any of the act towns seen in the previous games.~~

Caldeum can also be seen in the [~~http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/world/worldmap.xml official~~ [world map]].

Caldeum hosts both the [[Vizjerei]] [[mage clan]] as well as the [[Yshari]] council of [[sorcerer]]s. Under the [[Yshari Sanctum]], some sort of infamous chambers called the [[Bitter Depths]] can be found.

It remains to be seen how Blizzard is going to capture the "trade capital of the entire world" in-game, as it would be substantially larger than any of the act towns seen in the previous games.

==Background==

~~There is [http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/world/environments/caldeum.xml a lore entry about Caldeum] on the official Diablo III page. An excerpt from the lore page, written by~~ Abd al-Hazir's [[Writings of Abd al-Hazir: Entry no. 0002|second entry]] of his collected writings there is a mention of Caldeum. It culminates the recent activity in the area:

:"Caldeum was once the proudest city in all of [[Kehjistan]], the trade capital of the entire world. Caldeum was never seen as the heart of the empire, even though it rivaled [[Viz-jun]], and later [[Kurast]], in size, and those who called Caldeum their home liked it that way. -- ''Let Kurast see itself as the center of the world'', they would say. ''We'll keep our free exchange of goods, currency, and ideas, thank you very much''.

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