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'''Librarius Ex Horadrim''' (and likely also '''Ex Libris Horadrim''') is a series of books created by [[Horadrim]] mages to explain the world of [[Sanctuary]] and its history. It touches a lot upon the [[Great Conflict]], the [[Sin War]] and the [[Prime Evils]].

==Two Known Books==
There are two known books in the series:
* Librarius Ex Horadrim - Book One: [[Of Heaven and Hell]]
* Librarius Ex Horadrim - Book Two: [[The Return of Terror]]

The source is the [[Diablo I Manual]] and the [[in-world]] author is not known, but it's assumed to be one of the many [[Horadrim]] mages or scholars that were still alive after [[Diablo]] and his [[Prime Evils|brothers]] were imprisoned.

The second book is more mysterious, as the author knows more than any living Horadrim scholar could ([[Deckard Cain]] is believed to be the only one), but it might just be put down to writing a game manual.

==Long Road's End==
<center>“What fires burn within my heart and force me to contend

With the perils that await me at this tragic journey’s end?

I have walked the roads that lead to [[Burning Hells|Hell]], I have challenged all but Fate.

I have fought and bled and carried on just to reach this final gate.

And now the task before me looms, this dire deed undone;

I shall make my stand against [[the Three]] until the battle's won.

What fear or wound could ever still this last defiant cry,

As I stand against the Shadow 'neath the endless burning sky?”</center>

<p style="text-align: right;">– [[Chris Metzen|C. Vincent Metzen]]</p>

<center><nowiki>[</nowiki>Ex Libris Horadrim<nowiki>]</nowiki></center>

===Real World Speculation===
This is a poem found on page 78 in the [[Diablo II Manual|manual for Diablo II]]. It's written by [[Chris Metzen]] to add some flavour in the manual, and is listed as part of [Ex Libris Horadrim], which likely just is a mistake for Librarius Ex Horadrim, the books mentioned in the [[Diablo I Manual|first manual]]. Whether it's an excerpt from another book, or just a leaf accompanying Horadrim books is unknown.

Since it's a poem and it's "signed" by C. Vincent Metzen, it's not impossible that there is a [[character]] named Metzen who has lived in the world of [[Sanctuary]] at some point, considering it's still also marked as part of an [[in-world]] book series called Ex Libris Horadrim.

Regardless of if that is true or not, however, it does not mean this "Metzen" character wrote anything else in the Librarius Ex Horadrim.

==References==
* [[Diablo I Manual]]
* [[Diablo II Manual]]

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