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The Dark Wanderer did indeed turn East, but at this point was corrupted beyond saving as Diablo. Before leaving tristram, it appears that he was with adria the witch [[Adria]] long enough to birth a daughter, [[Leah]], who was important in the futurefor Diablo to return. The demonic decoys did indeed slow slowed down the heroes, and with the help of his companion [[Marius]], the Dark Wanderer managed to free [[Baal]] from his prison in the [[Tomb of Tal Rasha]] despite [[Tyrael]] physically intervening. Tyrael assigned Marius the task of destroying the soulstone, the result of which will be explained later.
The heroes arrived too late to stop the freeing of Baal, but managed to free Tyrael, which was bound to the [[Binding Stone]] in place of Baal.
===Diablo Returns To Hell===
Despite attempts to stop it, the portal to hell was openedwith the aid of [[Mephisto]], and Diablo went through for an unexplained reason. [[Mephisto]] guarded the portal but was slain by the heros, who went through the portal after Diablo. After opening the 5 seals, the heros defeated Diablo on his own turf. It is unclear if that was part of his plan to become the prime evil, although it is unlikely a demon would plan to be killed twice in under a decade. He was not seen again for 20 years.
===The Worldstone Corrupted===
While the heros were distracted hunting diablo, [[Baal]] took advantage of this opportunity and amassed a huge army to defeat the barbarian kingdoms. With the aid of {{iw|Nihlathak Nihlathak}}, he bypassed the {{iw|Ancient Ancients}} and managed to corrupt the worldstone before the heros defeated him. Tyrael had to destroy it, or the tides of hell would flood into sanctuary. Known activity of hell stops here for 20 years.
===Belial and Azmodan Invade Sanctuary===
It is unknown when their activities actually started, but 20 years after the defeat of Baal the [[Nephalem]], who just recently discovered their powers, were informed by a mortal [[Tyrael]] the evils once again walked the world. They also met Decard Cain and Leah. Unfortuinately, Cain was slain by a servant of [[Belial]] named [[Maghda]]. They traveled to Caldeum, where [[Belial]] had already taken over the guard and the palace, as well as the form of the emperor. [[Maghda]] was slain by the [[Nephalem]]. In time, the [[nephalem]] discovered Belial's identity and slew himin the palace. Right beforehis death, the [[Nephalem]] retrieved the [[Black Soulstone]] was claimed with the aid of leah's mother [[Adria]], and [[Belial]]'s soul was absorbed into the stone, along with every other evil but [[Azmodan]]. ==The Prime Evil==It appears the others were marked before death.
===The Prime Evil===
When azmodan was defeated, [[Adria]] betrayed the [[Nephalem]] and birthed the [[Prime Evil]], who ravaged Heavan. However, he was defeated during the process of permanently defeating Heavan by the [[Nephalem]]. No more activity from the evils has yet been noticed.
==Known Hell Locations==