This led Inarius to turn the power of the Worldstone against her, banishing her from Sanctuary. And so, she chose to deal with the recalcitrant Demons and alarmed Angels in a very simple way - she destroyed them. Through them, she would not merely hide from the Eternal Conflict, she would decisively end it with a victory over both sides. The whole point of the escape from the Eternal Conflict for her was Rathma and the other children. Inarius asked them for a period of reflection, to help soothe frayed tempers and make an orderly decision. The rebels petitioned Inarius to destroy the children before the raw power at their command drew the attention of the Angels and Demons still waging the Eternal Conflict. However it plays out, the other rebels were concerned, even alarmed, by the power that Rathma and his contemporaries - beings like Bul-Kathos, Fiacla Gear, and Esu who commanded world shaking levels of raw might in various fields - were beginning to discover. Based on the reaction of the other self-exiled celestial beings to these children and their growing power, it seems possible they were all from Lilith and Inarius. These children were called many names, from the Firstborn to the Nephalem. Others followed, perhaps sired by others in Lilith and Inarius’ group of rebels, perhaps born to Lilith and Inarius themselves. Rathma was the first child born of Angel and Demon. Regardless, it would not be a name he ultimately accepted, choosing instead to be known as Rathma.

Perhaps it was meant to serve as a reminder of his origins. That child was named Linarian, a name chosen for him by his mother and containing the names of both parents. A world created by rebellious Demons and Angels who were tired of waging eternal war against one another, it was on this green and pleasant world that Lilith gave birth to a child, fathered by Inarius - the Archangel who was at that time Lilith’s ally in the scheme to escape the Eternal Conflict by creating Sanctuary.

We’ve discussed the origin of Sanctuary before. His history spans millennia, and his actions have been wildly impactful, from essentially inventing a hero class to giving the Prophecy which shapes the whole of the narrative of Diablo 4. If Lilith is the first mother and co-creator of Sanctuary, Rathma is the proof of concept. Who is Rathma, and why is he so important to the story of Diablo 4? Well, to explain that, I’ll need to go into spoilers for Diablo 4.

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