Whatever Happened to the Diablo 2 Paladin?: The Zakarum and Paladin Marshal Carthas
What happens to the player Paladin of Diablo 2 after slaying the Prime Evils with the band of heroes? Here we take a deep dive into the lore of Carthas, the Paladin of Diablo 2 and the religion of Zakarum.
In an ever darkening world, it is all the more important to remember the events which transpired that lead to the bleak present we face today. Just as it is important to remember those who exemplified true heroism in the face of evil.
A Hero of the Light
«The darkness will never extinguish the Light. It is our duty to ensure that. The day we discovered the corruption within our faith was the day we began anew.» — Paladin Marshal Carthas
A man of unwavering determination and unshakeable faith, Paladin Marshal Carthas lived and died as a shining example of what it means to be a defender of the Light and protector of the people. He belonged to an order that splintered off from the Church of the Zakarum known as the Knights of Westmarch.
The Zakarum Faith
Two hundred years after the Mage Clan Wars ended in what would become year zero of the new calendar, the Zakarum Faith is born when Akarat receives a vision from what he believed to be an angel named Yaerius, which Deckard Cain much later theorized that the angel was likely an echo of Uldyssian Ul-Diomede when he sacrificed himself to end the Sin War. Akarat then went on to become a prophet, teaching the fundamental belief that human kind is a vessel for the light, and by living a good, righteous life that they may find peace. Akarat journeyed to Kehjistan from Xiansai and traveled from settlement to settlement, preaching his tenets of virtue and seeking ones' inner light, before disappearing into the jungle never to be seen again. Over time, the teachings of Akarat
