

In practice, these "Protectors of the Word" proved to be more successful at converting the native peoples than the Priests that they were assigned to defend. To ensure the success of future missions, the Church set about training holy warriors, Paladins, to accompany and safeguard their missionaries. The priests who survived their missions recounted tales of harsh weather, inadequate supplies, attacks from bandits and even encounters with horrible monsters. Unfortunately, the Church had not prepared these men for the rigors of travel nor the hazards of the world.

Thus, the Church selected a group of its most charismatic and devoted priests and sent them on a mission to proselytize the people of the West.

Diablo II: Resurrected Review - Pile Of Old Bonesĭuring the mid-twelfth century, after the Church of Zakarum had gained prominence in the East, the Church decreed that the visions of Akarat would be spread throughout the known world in order to redeem the masses.
