Diablo Characters: Deckard Cain

 

 

Deckard Cain first shows up as "Cain the Elder" in Tristram in Diablo, where he is called a storyteller and can distinguish items for the player. Towards the end of the game, he reveals himself as Deckard Cain, the "last of the Horadrim", and gives critical information about the final trials awaiting the hero/heroine. It is uncovered in Cain's Journal that he is in fact not the "last of the Horadrim", but envisioned himself as one of them in his early days when told of the Horadrim's exploits by his mother.

Cain is also the only character known to have endured when Tristram was demolished by demons, as they decide to put him in a gibbet instead of tearing him limb from limb like the other erstwhile citizens of Tristram (potentially under orders from the three Brothers to keep him alive). In the first act of Diablo II, the player is finally required to travel to Tristram and free Cain. After this, he shows up in the Rogue encampment and afterward continues to follow the player character, remaining in town in each area, administering advice and naming items for free as a token of gratitude.

It is also possible to fail to save Cain before the end of Act I, though the quest is exhibited as obligatory by the other NPCs. In this case, he will be saved by the Rogues and only name items for a fee.

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"Stay a while, and listen!" is a distinctive greeting Cain gives to the player; this is ridiculed in Diablo III when the player character disrupts him and demands he talk plainly.

Deckard Cain returns in Diablo III. He tells the events of Diablo and Diablo II in an truncated form, while telling most if not all of the important points.

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