过年好，老李在这里给大家拜年了，此次翻译较上次泰瑞尔之书，我觉得算是有进步，希望大家能多提意见，谢谢。






DIABLOIII
BOOK OF ADRIA

A DIABLO BESTIARY

暗黑破坏神III
爱德莉雅之书

暗黑.怪物志
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关于本书的小述

现阶段暴雪对暗黑世界观推出了三本设定集，分别代表着凡人视角的《凯恩之书》，天使视角的《泰瑞尔之书》，以及现在这本代表恶魔仆从视角的《爱德莉雅之书》，首先是以兄弟会的遗孤凯恩对整体世界观进行了概括梳理，之后以倾向人类一方的天使叙述了有关凡人做出的诸多贡献的表彰，以及部分对整个世界中不同个体的描述。最后是更为实用性的、充满实验性的书，不仅表里之分，还有不少对于个体生物和恶魔的使用方法和注意事项进行讲解。整体来说各有各的特点，但值得说明的是，这三本书的精美程度，《爱德莉雅之书》算是最差的，好在定价相较于前两本来说算是便宜的，不过这种紧急收尾的做法，确实不妥。至于个中原委，也许只有身处其中的工作人员才可获知，但作为读者我相信，谁都希望每本都能更上一层楼。
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译者卷首语（非常啰嗦，跟春节的喜庆气氛格格不入，可以不看。）

恐惧是什么？

是单位突然来的一通电话？是到点还没接上孩子？是父母出了意外？是体检出某种严重的疾病？是考试？是相亲？是分手？还是结婚生子？

在我看来，恐惧从来都不是什么异象，是对未知的恐惧，是对恶果的忽视，直视恐惧本身需要巨大的勇气，但真正接受它却是如此的容易，关键是如何处理，以及能接受最坏的结果是多大。

曾经4年前，我一度认为暗黑3仍然有希望做成“我”想要的那种，我不是从游戏性角度上讲，而是从气氛上，一种光效压制到最低，让冰冻看起来像是真正的冰冻，让火术燎起皮肤的炙热，让毒素真的能扭曲肉体，让劈砍每一下都是生生到肉，那种中世纪残酷冷峻的气氛。仔细想想，它怎么可能去做这种毫无商业价值的事情。你看，作为80年生人过来的，对游戏的样貌和想法已然跟现今脱节了，我们这代人经历过我们那些认为非常好的游戏，但是那只是记忆里的，翻开很多游戏，至少我，仍然会进吃鸡或者csgo这类游戏中，一方面确实是没有完整的时间，我所谓的碎片时间几乎能用分钟计算，那种体验根本没办法坐下来，认真的沉浸一款剧情游戏里，即使是新战神、神秘海域4、生化7这些3a大作，由于碎片式的通关，脑子里也只剩下轮廓了。另一方面，就像小说《你一生的故事》一样，语言会改变思维逻辑，同样快餐化的游戏，确实在便利上彻底降服了我这种手残**的玩家，但这不代表着我不坚持希望游戏公司应该有自己的风骨。

伙计们，你们没有手机吗？这句话，这段演讲，直到现在仍然让我梗着脖子，噎我嗓子，我说不清，我看了许多相关的报道或是大神们的分析，也看了不少跟我相同回忆的播主暴躁卷街，每种情绪都是我的情绪，但又不全是。这时脑子里浮现了一句话：你已经老了。这句话醍醐灌顶，我就像无耻**里的德国中尉，被淋满油脂的皮鞭，一下一下的抽在身上一样。虽然很疼，但是又很过瘾。

我是老了，面对如此显而易见的事情，却像是人家背叛我一样矫情，难道我不会花钱买手游版的吗？答案却是：会的。确实现在的生活节奏，人际关系下，手机确实是最佳选择，但这不代表着像我这类玩家的认同，原因是，如果资本全部都流入这种短平快的项目里，我们未来能展示给孩子的游戏，就只能是这类游戏了，那些坚持自我信念里，不对任何势力妥协的厂商只能销声匿迹，我希望它能好，它能撑得起原先的名号，让我找到曾经恐怖万分的那个游戏，曾经那个出品什么游戏就能傲视群雄的厂商，那时，它才能称之为他。

恐怖并不可怕，关键是你能接受最坏的结果是多少。
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Contents

Map of Sanctuary

Introduction

-I-
The Coven and its Rites

-II-
The Dead and the Damned

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The Creatures of Sanrtuary and Realms Beyond

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The Angels of the High Heavens

-V-
The Demons of the Burning Hells


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目录

圣休亚瑞之图

引言

一
真神教与它的教规
二
尸者与恶灵
三
圣休亚瑞及界外之生物
四
至高天之天使众
五
烈焰地狱之恶魔众

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Man’s pleasures give may to pain.
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Histruths are buried in the shroud of lies.
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It is this time when Hell shallreign.
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While all of man dies.

Seven Evils spawned of sevenheads.
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Seven realms birthed from death
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Infested unending cycles uponcycles.
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痛苦给予欢愉。
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他的真谛包藏在谎言的裹尸布之中。
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当万众归于死寂时。
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正是地狱统域时分。

七头生七魔。
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死亡生七域
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周而复始
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循环往复 侵袭。

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Introduction

Whatis power?

Think on it for a moment. Pictureit in your mind’s eye.

What do you see? A blade? A spell? A vault of gold? The emperorof Kehjistan on his gilded throne? A Zakarum high priest with his fine raimentand bejeweled scepter?

I see a twig of Entsteig pine. Yes, just a little twig of thatcoarse bark with dry, green needles. As common in the forests as salt in thesea. A poison made from its sap can kill a man in three days but rub the barkon a wound and it can purify infections. Grind the needles into a powder andthey are the primary reagent in a blindness curse.

That is power. Not a blade. Not a crown. Not a fortune. Not eventhat pine twig. Power is knowing how to use those things to get what you want.

The world around us is vault of riches waiting to be plundered.Every creature, every plant, and every culture can serve us, willingly or not,in our goal to aid the Lords of the Burning Hells. But the Coven cannot usethese weapons if we do not study them.

That is why I have collected all that I have learned from mytravels and the knowledge of those who came before us into this codex. Read it.Learn about our allies and our enemies. Learn of the dangers that await us, andhow we might turn them to our advantage. Know this world well, and you willalways have something useful to offer the demons.

The final war between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells iscoming, and if our masters do not prevail, we will suffer a fate worse thandeath.

I have seen the Coven’s uncertain destiny in the fire. Throughthe flames, the demon lords whisper to me of what is to come. They have told meof two outcomes. In one, the Lords of Hell recognize our worth and we rulealongside them. In another, they see us as less than useless and torment oursouls for eternity.

What path we find ourselves on when the storm comes is up to us.
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引言

何为力量(1)？

思上片刻，映入你眼帘的是何种景象？

看到了什么吗？是一把利刃？是一段咒语？是一方上佳的金块？那么是一张凯吉斯坦皇帝的镀金王座吗？又或者是萨卡兰姆大祭司那一袭锦罗玉衣和手持的无上宝杖吗？

可在我看来是一棵细细的恩斯汀格松柏，没错！就是干枯粗粝的那种，枯槁的树枝上带点绿色松针。这种树如同沧海中的盐巴一般遍布整片森林之中。那么树上的松油泡制出的毒药不仅可致一名成年人三天内身亡，还可以用树皮摩擦伤口清除感染。而要是把松针研磨成粉末，还可制成一方致盲的药剂。

你看这才是力量。既不是什么刀剑，也不是什么宝冠，更不是什么几个臭钱，甚至都不是我所提及的那些细瘦的松树，而是如何凭借你的知识利用这些东西，达成你所想，才是不折不扣真正的至纯之力。

围绕着我们的世界，有着价值连城的宝库等着我们去搜刮。每种生物、每株植物、和每种文化都能善加利用，无论其情愿与否，这都是我们为了协助烈焰地狱魔神们一臂之力的目标。但如果不去潜心研究这些知识的奥妙，便无法形成利刃为我真神教所用。

正因如此，好好的去读一读吧，在旁人尚未意识之前，我才行千里路，读万卷书将搜罗来的学识，淬炼为知识纳入这本法典之内，去充分的了解我们自己以及我们要面对的敌人，还有何种危机在悄然地等待着我们，好好地加以利用并扭转乾坤吧。去切身了解这世界的万物，你总会找到一种侍奉恶魔的方法。

烈焰地狱与至高天的终级一战即将到来，要是我们的主人被他人占得先机，那么我们将被折磨的生不如死。

在火光中窥见到真神教那多舛的命运，在那片火光里，恶魔领主在向我低吟，告知我们两种后果。一种是主人们会认同我们的实力，纳入他们的麾下去叱咤风云，而另一种后果，就是看穿了我们的无能，从而永劫不复的折磨着我们的灵魂。

当那场风暴席卷来临之时，我们就会寻得自己该走的路。
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（1） 翻译之初，我对Power这个词非常的纠结，往往我们引以为傲的中文，却难以涵盖这个词，在爱德莉雅提出问题时，模拟出你会回答出的答案，从利刃到权利均能代表Power，可是汉化为力量，实在是无可选择的选择，也许中文底蕴丰富的朋友，能将其涵盖吧，我是跪拜了。

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It took far too long beforeI understood that Diablo was the voice whispering to me in the flames. The Lordof Terror had been watching me, testing me. I had felt his power. Primal andancient. Far beyond anything the Coven had discovered. I thought the wisdom Ihad learned from the flames was for all those who sought it.

But when the fire called me to the town of Tristram, Iknew the truth. Diablo had chosen me. Only me.

I left the Coven and never looked back.

The people of Tristram did not know that Diablo had beenimprisoned beneath their feet. Not until it was too late. His darknesssuffocated the little town. It drove King Leoric and his servants to bloodymadness. I saw all of it as a promise of what I could have -what I could do-ifI pledged myself to Diablo.

I was unsure of how to serve the Lord o Terror until PrinceAidan arrived.

He had returned from war to find his home darkened, hisfather turned to the undead, and his little brother possessed by Diablo. Heshowed tenacity and courage. He faced the terrors of Tristram alone, and he triumphed.Then, having achieved so much, he suffered a very human moment of arrogance: hebelieved that he could contain Diablo within his soul.

For a time, it seemed that he would succeed. I sat withAidan and lay with him at night, nurturing him as I know I must. It took timebefore I saw the change. His eyes would flicker, his lips would twist upward,and his voice would deepen. Then I would speak with the Lord of Terror himself.

Diablo told me his plans. He set me to act in case ofhis failure.

And so, I did. As Diablo continued to possess Aidan, hebecame known as THE DARK WANDERER.We remained together until he departed Tristram. I think he loved me, in hisway. Perhaps I even loved him, knowing what he would bestow upon me.

A vessel. Something powerful enough to contain the soulsof not just Diablo, but all his brothers and sisters.

And now that Aidan has been slain, this vessel growingwithin me is the true hope for the End of Days.

She is the key to Diablo’s return.

I do not know how I will bring him back yet, but onething is certain: This book must never be returned to the Coven. They are notworthy of its secrets.


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这花了我不少时间才闹明白火光之中恐惧之王对我低语的含义，一直以来，他都审视并考验着我，我能感受到他的邪能，真神教所发掘出的所有恐怖，都远不及这份远古恐惧的一分。我猜从那片火光中习得的学识，恰恰是真神教孜孜不倦企图获取的知识。

而当火光唤我前去崔斯特姆小镇时，事实摆在眼前，迪亚布罗弃宠他人，唯独只选我。

那一刻，我头也不回的脱离了真神教。

起初崔斯特姆镇民并不知情，恐惧之王就在他们脚下被囚禁着。但那已为时晚矣，他的恐惧之力早就渗透在这座小镇之中，迫使国王李奥瑞克和他的随扈变得嗜血疯狂。看着这景象，那是恐惧之王对我信守的承诺，我发誓穷尽所能要效忠于他。

在此之前，我苦于无方侍奉我主，直至艾丹王子的归来。

王子从战场回到家乡时，已是破败不堪，他父亲已然成为不死的骷髅王，迪亚布罗已经占据了他弟弟的躯壳，即便如此，他仍展现出勇敢且不屈的精神，直面并战胜了崔斯特姆的恐惧之王。那一刻，一切都太过顺利，他自负的认为受难他一人，便可凭凡人之力扼制住魔神，将其囚入自己的灵魂之中。

那时，我常陪伴他左右，到了夜里我们同床共枕，他似乎真的压制住了自己。不过通过我的引导培育，一段时间后，，变化还是逐渐显现出来。艾丹的眼睛开始烁烁放光，嘴唇也逐渐扭曲上翻，声线也变得阴沉起来。那一刻开始，我已是与恐惧之王的真身在交流了。

魔神向我托出了他的计划，要我行动起来，以防他的计划落败。

如此我便听命行事，迪亚布罗继续侵占着艾丹的躯体，此后王子成了众人皆知的黑暗流浪者。而我俩在悄然离开崔斯特姆之前，一直形影不离。我觉得他在用他的方式爱着我，而我也知道他会给予我什么，也许正因此，算是爱过他吧。

不知来自何处的力量，这身躯壳不光是遏制着迪亚布罗，还钳制住了他的兄弟姐妹。

现在艾丹已是死去，彼时为了世界末日而精心准备的希望，正在我体内孕育成长。

她才是迪亚布罗重返人间的关键之钥。

我还没看清如何将他转世人间，但有一件事是肯定的：那就是这本法典决不能落入真神教这些人手中，他们不配知道这些秘密。
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看完这段手稿，才知道此书的正文是给真神教入教的教规，这书本是印刷的，而爱德莉雅用书中的空白页写下自己的手记，而手稿才是她真实的想法，不得不说爱德莉雅还真是两面三刀啊。对于艾丹我想爱德莉雅是真的爱过，虽然手稿中压制住那种敬佩的语句，但是仍能感受到作为一个凡人能有如此大的勇气和意志力控制住暗黑破坏神，颇为让她爱慕，但是为了她长久的大业，从离开崔斯特姆时，恐怕这份爱意也已荡然无存了。
另外要注意的是，我个人认为爱德莉雅称暗黑破坏神是“他”而非“它”。

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The Coben and its Rites

TheCoven is not the first order to work with demons. Others have had that honor.But there is an advantage to not being thefirst: we can learn from the mistakes of those who came before us. We canrefine the methods of ancient demonologists and revive their forbiddenspellwork.

We should also look beyond demonology. I have studiedwitchcraft, as have many of you. Those arts will be useful to our cause, aswill the spells of the mage clans, the illusions of the Ammuit, the elementalfury of the Zann Esu, the enchantments of the Ennead, and the divinationrituals of the Taan. Even the magic of the Zakarum has some value.

It does not matter that these groups are not aligned with theBurning Hells. It does not matter that we disagree with their beliefs. The onlyquestion we should ask ourselves is this: are they powerful?

The followers of Zakarum are mindless zealots, but theirinquisitors are effective at interrogation and torture. We would be fools toignore such methods simply because of their origin.

Remember, too, that we are free from the rules that bind thesereligions and cultures. Where they are limited by tradition, we are not.

The only way we will prevail in the coming war between the HighHeavens and the Burning Hells is if we embrace all this world has to offer. Wemust mold what we take into a new system of power. The old leaders of the Covenstarted this process, but they did not go far enough.

If they had, they would still be alive.

Drawing this symbol on the ground
with powdered amethyst inflicts
a fatal curse. Be warned: This is
the final test of every Coveninitiate.
Perform the ritual perfectly an
Then immediately purge it with a
counterspell, or it is certaindeath.
Survival requires a steady hand
and a quick mind.


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真神教与它的教规

首个与恶魔共事的教派并非真神教。倒是其他教派有过这种殊荣。不过，得先机者未必占优：对我们来说都是前车之鉴。所以大可将这些教派的古代恶魔学技术进行改进，解禁那些禁忌的法术。

除此之外我们更应该把眼界看地更远些。如你们大多数人一样，我也曾潜心研究过巫术。这些技艺可为我教的宏图之志大展拳脚，那些法师部族的法术也是如此，如安谬特部族的幻术、佐安.伊苏部族的元素之怒、恩奈德部族的魅术、塔恩部族的占卜术，甚至一些萨卡兰姆教的魔法都有着相当的价值可挖。

至于这些组织为何没有继续与烈焰地狱结盟下去，以及我们多么不认同他们的信仰，这都无关紧要，唯一值得关心的问题就是：他们是否强大？

萨卡兰姆信徒是一帮愚蠢的狂教徒，但他们的拷问官却在严刑拷打上颇有建树，要是仅仅因为他们的教义而忽视这些拷问技艺，那么愚蠢的人则是我们自己。

牢记我们可不能被那些墨守陈规的教条所束缚。

只有在即将到来的至高天与烈焰地狱战争中，不计前嫌的拥抱这世界所提供给我们的一切，才能获得胜利。必须接纳这些，将其塑造为新的权利体系。老一辈的真神教(1)虽始于此道，然却未曾大开大放。

倘若当初他们能百无禁忌，或许他们还能幸存下来。

在地上用紫水晶粉末
绘制成这个符文会造成致命的诅咒。
警告：这是对所有入教新人的考验。
凡是施法成功的，马上用反制法术清除掉，如若不然便是丧命，
想要活命的就得手稳脑子快。

Ps：
(1) 此处说的真神教领袖们，指的是原罪之战时期三合教的那帮人。爱德莉雅就像是生活大爆炸的谢耳朵一样，除了她的主子，谁人都瞧不上，关于符文的考验就可窥见一斑，审核机制真是严苛，真是非死即活啊。

Origins

Wewere once the Cult of the Triune, servants of the three Prime Evils：Diablo，Mephisto, and Baal. Now we are the Coven, a gathering of lostsouls seeking our destiny in the fires of the Eternal Conflict.

It feels strange to write aboutourselves like this, but it is important toknow where we fit in the final destinyof Sanctuary. Or where we do not. Lords and peasants alike refer to“cultists” with contempt. They think we have devoted ourselves to a falsecause, and that our willingness to die speaks of a diseased mind. Their disdainshall be repaid ten times over-not by us, but by the future we will create.

In our hearts each of us knows thattis world shall fall to darkness one day. That our deeds in bringing that dayforward will be rewarded. I plan to dedicate the rest of my life in search ofthat destiny. As does Maghda.

When we joined the Coven, it hadlost its way. The leaders were content to consort with lesser demons and dabblein dark magic. They had no aspirations beyond that. They had no vision. If leftin their care the Coven would have died a slow, pathetic death.

That was unacceptable for Maghdaand I. we did what we had to do. We burned away the old growth so thatsomething stronger could take root. I would expect the same to be done to us ifwe ever grew complacent. For that is the one thing that must never betolerated.

Always reach for more. The momentwe settle, the Lords of Hell will turn their backs on us and seek new servants.

I was always more powerful thanMaghda but that did not mean I was greater. Neither of us were. We complementedeach other. I, the fire and the passion. She, the insight and the control.

But she grew to comfortable, toocomplacent. She believed we were nearing the mountain peak, but we were stillstumbling through the foothills.

When I left her to answer Diablo’scall, I did not fell sadness. I felt a burden being lifted from my shoulders.


起源

我教源起自三合邪教，是三大魔神：迪亚布罗、墨菲斯托、巴尔的奴仆。现今我们是真神教了，一群在永恒之战的战火中寻找自己命运出路的人。

如此描绘本教颇为古怪，不过重要的是，我们究竟会在圣休亚瑞的终极命运中，处于什么样的地位，又或许根本就没有什么地位可言，何谈地位 那些官老爷和农夫都对“邪教”同样的嗤之以鼻。从头到尾就认为，我们为之奉献牺牲的事业是失心疯，走了一条歪路。对于这帮不敬者，无须亲自动手，用咱们所谱写的未来，彼时必将让他们十倍偿还报应不爽。

我们同心同想皆知，终有一天黑暗终将笼罩在这个世界上。我已决然用尽余生，谋划这一天的到来，玛格达亦是。而那天的到来，也会因我们的付出而得愿以偿。

起初我们刚入真神教时，原教旨已丧失殆尽，当时的教派领袖只满足于跟次级恶魔结交，而黑暗魔法也是浅尝而止。毫无抱负远见可言，如果继续由他们掌管真神教可谓是温水煮青蛙，可怜至极。

如此这般的作为，让我和玛格达都无法接受，于是我们做了我们该做的。烧掉枯朽的枝蔓，让新芽得以茁壮成长(1)。如果我们也如前任那般自鸣得意，届时也可如法炮制的铲除我们，因为不思进取是永远不能容忍的。

永远要求知若渴。当我们万事皆备的一刻，地狱领主们自会再度赏识我们的，接而物色新的奴仆。

一直以来我都比玛格达强，但这并不代表我很强大，实际上我俩都不怎样，虽然我俩互有补足，我呢，精于火术及毒术。而她，则善于洞察之术和操纵支配。

但她太过安逸和自满了。她自己以为我俩快要攀上巅峰，殊不知我们还在山麓中跌跌撞撞步履蹒跚。

当我回应迪亚布罗的召唤，离开她时，并无伤感。只感觉我肩负重任。

Ps：
（1） 这段很隐晦的描述实际上在泰瑞尔整理凯恩的手稿时有所描绘：“在我风烛残年之际，这个邪教组织又在西域之地重整旗鼓，据称更名为真神教。很多人称，有两个女巫加入了这个苟延残喘的教派并毒死了教派的首领。真神教被这两个篡夺者所控制，并为它建立了新条例，残酷的刑法和恶魔召唤的仪式。据称这俩女巫让信徒们相信凡人的命运，生来就是注定成为烈焰地狱的奴仆。”你看这一笔带过的诗意，背后却是窝藏祸心。
另外凯恩也在调查爱德莉雅的时候有以下描绘：“原罪之战后三合教分崩离析，原教也在几个世纪里，苟延残喘，这个组织被社会普遍排挤和鄙视”。也就是说爱德莉雅本来就是仇恨着做商的父亲，进了真神教后发现还不如单打独斗时来得有尊严，可说是恨意满满，为此，不论付出何种代价也要弄死所有达官贵人和那些愚民，活脱一恐怖分子……。
爱德莉雅是真心认为不思进取毋宁死，而本书黑体字有可能玛格达只是写给那些菜鸟的，并不是警醒和约束自己的。可爱德莉雅忍不了，老板一个电话就颠了，要不是看在玛格达和她闺蜜交情上，不然她是真的能下黑手。

The answers lie with the ancientmage, Zoltun Kulle.

Various historical accounts cast him as a monster, a visionary,or a misguided genius. I believe he was all these things.

Kulle was recruited into the Horadrim, the order of magescreated by Archangel Tyrael to hunt the Prime Evils. But serving as Tyrael’spawn was not to be Kulle’s fate. His battles with demons darkened him, and heset off on a quest to make himself a god.

He had discovered the secret of humanity, that we were createdby a union between angels and demons. The first generations of these childrenwere called the nephalem, and they were extraordinarily powerful. Eachgeneration grew weaker as time went on, but the power did not disappearcompletely. It still lurked in the blood of every man, woman, and child.

Kulle found a way to unlock that power, but the Horadrim huntedhim down before he could finish his work. Whether he is truly dead or banishedto a different realm is another question.

But his fate does not matter, only what he learned. And what hecreated.

THE BLACK SOULSTONE. It is the answer I have been seeking.

Kulle wanted to use it to mark the souls of angels and demonsalike, trapping their essences in the crystal and using that power to awakenhis own latent nephalem blood. However, he was unable to activate it in hislifetime.

He was a fool to aim so short. It has the capacity for so muchmore.

I have been dreaming of the soulstone. Every night.

Not as it is, but as it willbe.

Trembling with the spirits of the Prime and lesser Evils whoscream from their prison. They shake with rage when they realize what Diablo isplanning. But it is too late. Far too late.

Before they can act, the spirits are channeled into the vessel.My master consumes them all. Becomes them all. Mortal flesh burns away toreveal his greatest form.

The Prime Evil.

I can make this dream a reality. With Kulle’s spells to mark thesouls of the Evils, and the Black Soulstone to contain them, I can bring thisvision to life.


开启命运之轮的钥匙，就在一位古代法师身上，其名：佐敦.库勒。

诸多文献史料称其：不是个怪物、就是个预言家或是鬼才。我认为库勒就是集合了这些特质的人。

库勒本来是赫拉迪姆的一员。这是由大天使泰瑞尔创立的法师教派，主旨便是猎杀魔神众。成为泰瑞尔的马前卒可非库勒的宿命。长久与恶魔战斗使他陷入黑暗面，引发他要自立成神。

首先他发现了人类的秘密，那就是我们人类是由天使与恶魔结合创造而生的。初代人类被称之为：涅法雷姆，这代人的实力极为强大，但随着时间的推移，人类的力量逐渐衰弱，但并未消失殆尽。这种力量仍蕴含在每个男人、女人和孩童的血液里。

后来他找到了释放这种力量的方法，要不是赫拉迪姆教徒们提前逮到他，他本是能成功的。至于最后他是死了还是被放逐到了其他界域，那便是另一个问题了。

他的宿命无关紧要，重要的是他习得了何种知识，创造了何种神器。

我一直在寻觅的命运之钥就是：黑灵魂石。

库勒用这块灵魂石来钩出天使与恶魔的灵魂，将他们的魂魄封印在这块水晶里，然后用灵魂石里的力量，唤醒潜伏在自己血液中的涅法雷姆之力。

这个愚人，本来黑灵魂石还有更多用途的。

我对这块石头日思夜想。

但非此石，实乃此石可作之伟业。

当这些魔神和魔王众意识到迪亚布罗的计划时，他们会在各自被囚禁的监牢中愤怒而又战栗的嘶吼(1)。不过那时一切都晚了，太晚了。

在他们还能自救前，他们的魂魄皆已被注入至灵魂石中，我的主人会吞噬六魔众，七魔合而为一。烧尽凡胎肉身(2)，终显我主宏伟之型。

万恶之源(3)。

只要结合库勒的咒语和黑灵魂石，就可以封印控制这些魔众之魂，届时我便可化梦想为可能。

Ps:
（1） 你们也许只记得阿兹莫丹在剧情上表现出被黑灵魂石所封印的剧情，那么其他魔众是怎么被封印进去的呢？恶魔篇章会有解答。
（2） 虽然爱德莉雅写这段笔记时，除了跟主子合谋，以及肚子里的莉亚之外，还八字没一撇，亲生母亲就已经不拿莉亚当自己孩子了，只是拿她当个工具，太可怕了，我得抽颗烟歇会儿。
（3） 自从看了B站的鬼畜弹幕，我就再也无法直视这个词儿了。

-II-
The Dead and the Damned

life does not endure. Our fleshfails, our skin wrinkles, our limbs ache, our lungs struggle to drawbreath, our minds wither, then our hearts churn slow, then not at all.

All things on this world shall die. Most things

Yet, death need not be the end. Ourlords and masters have told us so, and the power they have taught us is ourproof. Any dead creature has gifts to offer the Coven. There is power in blood,in decaying flesh and bone, in ribs bleaching in the Kehjistani sun, in skullsdrifting along the bottom of the Twin Seas. The discarded forms of mortalcreatures can be used or reused in countless ways. It is an art ripe forexperimentation.

But the remains of the dead containonly a fraction of the usefulness their spirits once had. The power of soulsis extraordinary. They are vibrating knots of energy that rejuvenatethemselves, burning brightly and for far longer than any temple of flesh could.Even when siphoning tremendous draughts of power from them, if a spark of existenceremains, it will shine on.

Souls instinctively yearn for avessel to call their own, whether it be a mortal creature or a temporaryconstruct. Most will even accept imprisonment inside a body they do notcontrol, for it is better to know the sensation of flesh than not. Sometimesthe soul is strong enough to wrest control from its host. This is crux ofpossession.

Possessed humans are excellentsubjects for experiments as you can draw out multiple souls for any use youdesire. Give the unsuspecting victim a tea made of oakleaf bark laced withpowdered human bone marrow to determine whether they truly harbor multiplesouls. It is lightly poisonous, and the sickness will make it difficult for thehost to maintain their defenses against the intruding souls, thus makingdetection easy.

There is abundant power in thebodies and spirits of the dead. But beware the teachings of those who claim toserve the “balance” between life and death. Those fools are known asnecromancers, and they have little to offer us. We do not seek balance. We seekdomination. We seek victory.


-二-
尸者与恶灵

生命皆不长久。我们的肉身会衰退、皮肤会起皱、四肢会酸痛、肺会拼命呼吸，脑子也会呆滞，最终心脏也会停止跳动，然后就是死亡。

这个世界上万物生灵皆会死亡。绝大部分会

然而，我们被主人告知，死亡并非终结，其佐证便是主人教会我们起死回生的能力，对于真神教来说，任何死去的生物都是一份赠礼。不管是凯吉斯坦烈阳下烤白的肋拱，还是沉入双子之海海底的头骨，每滴血液、每块腐肉和每根骨头都存有能量，抛尸野外的凡界生物可用无数种方式反复的利用，所以说复生乃是一门成熟的实验艺术。

值得注意的是，虽然灵魂只占尸骸生前一小部分的功能，但是灵魂之力可是威力非凡的。打成死结的神经，被鼓噪的灵魂能量不停地拆解激活，电光火石般贯穿还未反应过来的躯壳，即便当尸骸需要大快朵颐的吞噬他们所需的能量，只要灵魂之火未熄，复生之焰便可复燃(1)。

所以灵魂本能的渴望拥有属于自己的一个容器，无论那是凡界生物还是某个临时的物质。大部分灵魂只要有个躯壳便可，就算自己无法控制。宁愿无知无觉都比感同身受要好。有时候灵魂足够强大便可反客为主，占有宿主的肉身。所以灵魂的强弱与否，是占有的关键。

那么已经被附身的人类是绝佳的实验对象，因为你可抽出多重灵魂做任何你想做的用途。把用橡树皮和人骨髓碾成的粉，勾兑至茶水中，给毫无戒备的试验者喝掉，便可判定其是否拥有多重灵魂。其原理是，配剂本身含有一定的微量毒性，中毒的宿主体内由于不适感，会惊动多重灵魂，让它们呈抵御外敌的姿态，这样就比较容易分析出来了。

死尸和其灵魂都含有丰富的能量，但尤其要注意那些教导别人，声称要服务于生死之间“平衡”的**，这些人被称之为：死灵法师，他们的知识对于我们来说没什么可用价值。平衡不是我们寻求的目标，我们崇尚统治，我们追求胜利。

Ps：
（1） 这段描绘地太过抽象，而且不少生僻词，我只能根据自己的理解翻译：尸体里的灵魂还剩一点，用处挺大的，但是复活它得用法力激活，如果一点不剩了，也就不能复活了，说白了灵魂就是发动机，法力便是汽油。至于对不对的，以后大家看官方汉化后是什么意思吧。

Risen Dead

The dead may rise from their gravesfor many reasons. The presence of a powerful demon, a convocation,or a source of corruption can all stir them. Some of these dead wander theworld in silence until the magic that reanimates them fades away. Others takeup weapons and hunt down anything that still lives.

A risen dead strong enough to walkthe earth is a creature that can be drained of its power. Doing so in the monthof Ratham-especially on the seventh day-produces the best results.

Power from a risen dead can bestored in dagger, amulets, rings, or almost any other object. Purify the itemof any residual energies by washing it in a copper pot filled with water, apinch of Death’s Breath, and the blood of a young pack beast.

复生死尸或活死人(1)

有诸多原因会让尸者从它们的坟墓中爬出来。也许是意志力强大的恶魔灵魂、或是一场召唤仪式，又或许是源起腐败的刺激，都能激起它们复生。其中一些尸者会在大地上静默的游荡，另一些则抄会起武器，砍倒一切活着的东西。直到复活它们的法力消耗殆尽。

复生死尸的力量足以支撑它们走遍整片大地，直到耗尽体内的能量。尤其是在拉斯玛之月第七天复生它们，这样的效果最佳。

复生死尸所需的能量可以存储在几乎任何物件里，比如匕首、护身符、和戒指里。净化以上说提到的，有着剩余能量的物件需要：少许死亡气息、从幼兽身体拧出的鲜血，然后将其在装满水的铜钵内洗刷即可。

Ps：
（1） 复生死尸来自台版官方的翻译，从此篇开始，说一下原则，前面的翻译均是台版，后面的是国服，我会进游戏里确认台版的，国服是来自凯恩之角的2.3秘境怪物进度表一贴中，作者zbyxzh整理了怪物的名称，特此感谢。

不过说起活死人……我也是负责网络上行尸走肉漫画封面的一枚P图大叔。请大家务必支持国内汉化版的正版行尸走肉，请不停的支持@神斩者天罪的辛苦劳作，谢谢大家。

Dune Dervish

The state of these poor beingsshould serve as a warning to us all. They were once Vizjerei mageswho conducted arcane rituals in the deserts of Kehjistan hoping to summon alieutenant of the Burning Hells. Their “success” not only ended their lives butcursed their eternal souls. They wander the deserts, hunting on instinct alone.There is little to learn from them but caution.

Avoid contact with dervishes whiletraveling the deserts. Wear a cloak ofdeerskin branded with Ammuit runes to become invisible to the creatures.

My first test of Kulle’s spellwork was a success. I marked thesoul of a dune dervish and bound it to a ruby. The crystal shattered momentslater, but that was expected. The only thing that matters is that Kulle’s magicworks. I must experiment on demons to know how useful it truly is.

沙丘刃妖或沙丘魔煞(1)

这些可怜家伙的现状应该引起我们的重视，它们原本是费斯杰利部族的法师，这些法师在凯吉斯坦的沙漠之中举行神秘的召唤仪式，想要唤来烈焰地狱的副官，结果这些副官不仅“成功”的结束了他们的性命，还诅咒了他们永世的灵魂。这些沙丘刃妖仍在这片沙漠中游弋，只凭本能去猎杀活物。除了它们的谨慎之外，对我们没有什么研究价值。

在沙漠中旅行时，尽可能避开这些刃妖。身披烙有安缪特符文的鹿皮斗篷，可在这些怪物面前隐匿起来。

第一次测试库勒法术便成功了，我钩出(2)了一只沙丘刃妖的灵魂，并把它封印在一块红宝石里面。不出所料，这块晶石片刻间便崩碎了。但起码说明库勒的法术是可行的。我必须抓紧在恶魔身上使用这种法事，以便确定是否同样奏效。

Ps：
（1） 就是双臂是锁链刃的那种怪物。
（2） Mark这个词，是标记的意思，我觉得太现代了，瞄准吧不够通顺，想起资料片cg玛瑟尔用他的镰刀钩出泰瑞尔的灵魂，画面感随之即来。

Enslaved nightmare

These creatures were once human.Like many others, they sought to wield the power of the BurningHells for their own purposes. But such things always come at a price. The willsof these selfish fools were no match for the Lords of Hell. Their minds werebroken, their bodies brutalized, and their souls leashed to their masterforever. At least they are capable of following order or killing on command,else they would have been discarded.

Overand over, I see that it is better to set the price before accepting a gift fromthe Lords of Hell. We should proceed carefully on our journeys.

被奴役的梦魇或奴役梦魇(1)

这些怪物曾是人类，就跟其他魔物一样，它们试图利用烈焰地狱的力量来实现自己的目的。但是这怎么能没有代价呢。脑子被逼疯，肉体被肢解，灵魂也只能永远依附于它们的主人。而这些自私的**还以为能跟地狱领主们的目的一样远大。不过好在它们能服从命令去杀戮，否则它们就会被遗弃到一边去。

这种怪物不停的在提醒我，接受来自地狱主人的恩赐之前，一定要想好要支付什么样的代价。在这件事上，谨小慎微才能完成我们的事业。

Ps：
（1） 第四章悬浮在半空没腿的怪物。

Ghosts

None should ever doubt the rawpotential of a soul. Especially not after seeing one of these wraiths.Strong or weak, when humans die before they are ready, their soulswill try to cling to this realm. Devoid of conscious thought their continuedexistence is a scream of denial. They care for noting but their own lingeringrage.

Some angry spirits will cling toany corpse that still has its muscles and sinew intact, puppeting them in arepulsive imitation of life. They areinstruments of terror and little more. Better to use these creatures for apurpose than to let them wander aimlessly. But that has proven very usefulindeed…

Thesteps to commune with a spirit are such: first, mark a circle of binding aroundits resting place; second, take an onyx dagger and coat it three times withKehjistani sage oil; last,embedthe dagger half into the ground at the southern edge of the circle and cast aspell to summon the spirit to your side.

鬼魂(1)

任何人都不该质疑一束灵魂的原始潜力，尤其是你瞅见过这种幽魂，你就会过目不忘。无论是强壮的还是虚弱的，在人还未死前，它们的魂魄就已经准备好，还要继续留在阳间。持续失去理智般地尖叫，以证明自己的存在，这时除了它们挥之不去的愤怒，其他已再不重要。

有些愤愤不平的幽魂会附身在任何只要肌肉筋腱完整的尸体上，并以扭曲憎恶的面目来模仿尸体生前的体态。他们就像恐怖的雕塑一样，摆在那里都很吓人。所以与其让这些怪物漫无目的的游荡，不如给他们些目标来完成。事实证明它们确实挺有用的……

与这些魂魄打交道的方法如下：首先围着它画个圆圈将其困住。然后给一把玛瑙匕首涂上三遍凯吉斯坦的鼠尾草油脂，最后拿这把匕首插进，这个圆圈南边的土地上，吟诵咒语之后，它就是你的了。

Ps:
（1） 应该是掘墓者那种怪物，透明绿色的那种。这个名称可能是泛指，不太好找官方的名称。

Skeletal Guardian

The skeletal guardians are far morepowerful than most risen dead. These creatures, once nothingmore than a pile of bones, were granted life by enterprising mage and giftedwith the ability to wield powerful magic. Creating one takes considerable timeas well as rare and expensive reagents.

During the golden age of the mageclans, the skeletal guardians were created to protect the estates and vaults ofwealthy individuals. Wherever one of these risen dead lingers there is likelysomething valuable nearby.

It is not wise to confront aguardian directly. Weaken the magic that animates them first. Approach thecreature at sunrise and chant the Elegy of the Damned in its presence. Thiswill confuse the guardian long enough to safely pass by it.

Though the Coven could learn how tomake skeletal guardians, I do not believe we should. A dozen shambling corpsescan unleash as much destruction as a single guardian, and with much lesseffort.

Mage clans take great pride increating these guardians, often outfitting them in ornaments and armor. Uselessgestures. The vanity of mages never ceases to amaze me.

骸骨守护者(1)

骸骨守护者比大部分复生的死者都要强大。这些怪物，不过是一堆骸骨，经过被大胆的法师赋予生命，并给予了运用强大魔法的能力。要想培制一只这样的怪物，需要很长的时间以及昂贵稀有的试剂才行。

在法师部族的黄金年代，这种怪物被创造出来用于保护富人阶层的财富和陵寝。这些死灵无论在哪里逗留，那么它所徘徊的四周就有可能存在价值不菲的宝藏。

直面守护者是很不明智的。可以先用初级法术刺激它们，然后在日出时分，面对着它们吟诵《诅咒的挽歌》，这会让它们产生疑惑，借此便可安全的通过它们。

虽然真神教是有能力学会如何铸造这样的怪物，但是我认为我们不应该这么做。因为一打行尸所释放出来的威力，可比单个骸骨守护者的破坏力大得多，更不要提它昂贵的成本了。

法师部族以创造守护者为傲，常给它们佩戴饰品和盔甲。法师们的虚荣心，从来都不会让我失望。

Ps：
（1） 这应该是库勒书馆里面的守书那帮怪物，从这段开始我才发现，凡是爱德莉雅标注红线和备注的，都是用的上的内容，另外她对其他法系同行都是瞧不上的态度，看来文人相轻，在哪儿都一样。

-III-
The Creatures of Sanrtuary and Realms Beyond

How many beasts walk this world?

Some scholars have wasted theirlives searching for the answer.

The creatures of the world are simply too great in number. Thatis good for us. It means the tools we have at our disposal are limitless. It isnot our purpose to document every beast, but to study and use the ones thathave something we need.

We can even learn much from simply observing them. Everycreature, no matter how insignificant, exists because it has a strength. Mostare quick, clever, dangerous, or a combination of these things. If they werenot, they would never survive the harsh and unforgiving wilds.

We must understand the inner workings of these creatures. Natureand magic are an interwoven tapestry. The tides, the seasons, and the movementsof the stars are all connected to the beings of this world. They are bound tothe flesh and bone of all beasts. They in fluence each other, just as theyinfluence humans.

Sightings of certain beasts have meaning, both good and ill. Thetime when creatures migrate, hunt, or mate can be a sign of when is best toperform certain rites.

Even beyond their symbolic value, these creatures have practicaluses. Some can be used as bait for larger predators. Some can be harvested forreagents required in spells and rituals. Others can be enslaved as guardians.

All have a role to play in the days to come.



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圣休亚瑞及界外之生物

世界上究竟栖息着有多少野兽？

一些学者耗尽一生去追寻这个答案。

我只能说，世界上的生物实在太多了。这对我们非常有利。因为这意味着我们拥有无数可利用的士兵，记载动物数量可不是我们的工作，研究和怎么利用才是我们要做的事情。

其实我们可以从最简单的观察中学到不少东西。每种动物，无论多么渺小，不是迅捷、就是聪明、要不充满危险，这样才能在这些优势下而存在。如果它们做不到这些，就别想在残酷无情的荒野中活下去。

我们必须明白这些动物的内在习性。自然和魔法就像是一张被编织在一起的挂毯。潮汐、季节和星象皆是与世上的生物息息相关的。这些现象深入生物的骨血之中，彼此互相影响，就像它们影响着我们一样。

观察这些生物具有一定的意义所在，无论凶吉。生物的迁徙、捕猎、交配的时节，都可作为执行不同仪式的契机。

如果抛开这些象征性的时间点，这些动物还有更多实用价值。比如有些可作大型食肉动物的诱饵、有些收集起来可作符咒和仪式所需的材料、还有一些可奴役作为看守。

时间一到，所有能用的，都得扮演各自的角色。

Ps: 我脑海里在叙述这段的时候，一直是BBC老爷子说话的声音……

Dune Thresher

Dreams of dune threshers signify anunexpected event is coming. Always be on guard in the daysand weeks after seeing one.

The creatures live beneath the sandy wastes of Kehjistan andonly surface to feast on unsuspecting prey. The ancient Vizjerei demonologistsscoured the deserts for these creatures, but their reasons for doing so havebeen lost to time. However, dune threshers can be useful for us. Their toxicstomach juices are a key reagent in poisons. A single drop, mixed with food ordrink to mask its acrid flavor, is enough to kill. Death is slow and painful asthe poison can take months to eat away at a victim’s internal organs.

When draining the beast’s stomach, move the corpse so that thetail faces east-that is the direction of death. Positioning the creature thisway will ensure the poison is effective.

Approach slain dune threshers with care. Their jagged tails cancontinue thrashing for some time after death.

The rock-hard plates along their bodies are resistant to manyforms of magic, including fire. Vizjerei mages forged these plates intoshackles to constrain lesser demons. My first attempt to follow their methodwas a success, but the bindings did not hold for long. Kulle’s spellwork is farmore reliable.

沙丘巨尾蜥或沙丘长尾蜥

沙丘巨尾蜥的梦想就是猎物不期而至，总是潜伏在地底几天甚至几周等待猎物。

这些生物栖息在凯吉斯坦荒漠之下，只有在捕捉到毫无防备的猎物时，才会钻出地表大快朵颐。古代费斯杰利的恶魔学者，踏遍整片沙漠搜寻这种生物，但他们寻找的目的现在已不可考了(1)。不管怎样，沙丘巨尾蜥对我们来说很有用。他们有毒的胃液是毒药的一方良引。仅一滴该毒混入食物或饮品中，遮其辛辣之味便可致命。死亡的过程，漫长而又痛苦，因为毒素能用几个月的时间腐蚀受害者的内脏。

取蜥的胃时，需将尸体尾巴面向东方，那是死亡的方向，如此摆置可有效确保毒性。

接近刚死的沙丘巨尾蜥时一定要小心。有时它们的锯齿状的尾巴会在死后仍会鞭打。

它们身体上磐石一般硬的鳞片能抵御，含火术等多种形式的法术，费斯杰利法师用这些鳞片锻造出枷锁，捆束一些次级恶魔。我第一次尝试沿用他们的方法便成功了，但没多久它们就挣脱了。库勒的咒术更为可靠。

Ps：
（1） 下面红字这段爱德莉雅其实是知道费斯杰利法师们究竟要用蜥做什么。

Bogan

The superstitious bogans lurk inthe blood marsh of westmarch, where they form intosmalltribes and worship a crude fire deity. They have an extraordinary sense ofsmell, which makes them expert foragers. Many of the plants they collect-suchas elemus leaf and blood moss-areuseful for summoning rituals. It is easier to pillage a bogan village for thesereagents than to hunt for them in the marsh.

To scare the beasts away, create asmall effigy with human hair, moss, and branches from a pine tree. Ignite theobject and toss it near the bogans. They will flee in terror, thinking it asign from their god. I recommend killing a few for extra measure, just toensure they stay away for a long period of time.

Blood magic suffuses nearly everything in the marsh, includingthe bogans. Manipulating the region’s energy can change the creatures from eithermore aggressive to mor docile.

沼泽怪或沼泽兽(1)

迷信的沼泽怪潜藏在威斯马屈城边上的血沼泽里，它们在那里形成零星的小村落，崇拜着一种原始的火神。能让它们成为觅食高手得益于特殊的嗅觉。并且还会收集的许多植被，诸如草叶精华、血苔藓等，这对召唤仪式很有用途。所以为了这些草药洗劫一座沼泽怪的村落，可比在湿地里苦苦搜寻要容易得多。

驱散这些野兽，可以用松枝、人发和苔藓制成的小雕像，点燃这个小物件并把它扔到沼泽怪的附近。这时它们会感到惊慌失措，以为是火神在向他们启示。我建议多杀几只，好让它们能村外多消停一段时间。

几乎整片湿地里都充斥着血魔法，包括沼泽兽本身。熟练控制湿地的能量，从而改变野兽的攻击性或是温顺感。

Ps：
（1） 沼泽怪是第五章里威斯马屈郊区的溺水沼地里的怪物，不过有很多种类。

Scavenger

There are many different types ofscavengers. Though they have small physical differences, theyare all aggressive and ravenous. Scavengers travel in packs and eat living preyor carrion alike. When food is scarce, they turn on each other. When that is nolonger an option they gnaw at their own limbs.

The scavengers may seem likenothing more than pests, but they have some uses. These beasts symbolizeambition and survival. Wearing a scavenger paw the day before important ritualswill bring excellent results. However, the paw must be cut from a livingscavenger. It cannot be bought or received from another person, or it will loseits power.

Screeching agitates newly summoned demons. Offering them a fewscavengers to feed on has a calming effect. This makes it easier to mark thedemon’s soul or contain it in a circle of entrapment.

食腐兽或食腐魔(1)

食腐兽种类繁多。虽然体型差异不大，但都极具贪婪和攻击性。它们成群结队的捕猎，活吃猎物，也吃腐食。食物稀缺时，彼此也会吃同类。都吃光了，就会啃咬自己的四肢。

食腐兽看起来似乎没什么用处，但也并非一无是处。这些野兽象征着野心和求生欲。在执行重要仪式的前一天，披上食腐兽的爪子会让效果加倍。不过，爪子可不能是用买的或是赠予来的，必须从活的食腐魔身上切下来，这样才会有作用。

尖叫声会激怒刚召唤来的恶魔。喂几只食腐兽便可安抚他们。也能更容易钩出恶魔的灵魂或是束缚住他们。

PS：
（1） 食腐兽是D3第一章中悲泣荒原内比较常见的怪物，跟书里面表现的不太一样，比较光滑。

Quill Fiend

These vermin are mindlessscroungers who are little better than rats. But they are dangerous.Some rarer breeds carry poisons in their quills, while others produce unstablesubstances that can spontaneously ignite. It is wise to trap rather than killthem so that their bodies can be harvested for any useful reagents later.

Theirquills are sturdy and resistant to magic. They can be fashioned into needlesfor drawing blood and venom from other creatures.

刺脊怪或刺脊魔(1)

这些小害虫可说是一帮****，也就比老鼠强点有限。不过它们仍然很危险的。有些罕见品种的刺带毒、还有些身上带有突然自燃的属性。所以诱捕他们比杀掉强，从它们身上收割这些元素可用作各类相应的药水上。

它们的刺很坚韧，可防御魔法，而用这种刺制作的针，可以在其他物种身上提取血液或者毒液。

Ps：
（1） 也是D3第一章比较常见的怪物，实际上D2第一章中大部分场景中也比较常见。话说这两作的第一章虽是一个地方，咋感觉D2更大些呢。