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[[Image:arreat_crater.jpg|thumb|Arreat Crater on the [[world map]].]]
'''Arreat Crater''' is what remains of [[Mount Arreat]]. It was created approximately twenty years ago when [[Tyrael]] destroyed the [[Worldstone]] to prevent [[Baal]] from corrupting it. It is a smouldering ruin of fire and rock located to the west of the mountains of The [[Dreadlands]](formerly known as [[Northern Steppes]]), and north of [[Bastion's Keep]]. ==Background==It is said that when the world was very young the tribes of the [[Northern Steppes]] were given a sacred charge. Somewhere deep within the great mountain, Arreat, was a source of great power, crucial to the well being of all humanity. The tribes acted as guardians of this artefact, and through this sacred duty, have shaped their way of life in observance of this power. These tribes are called "[[Barbarian]]s" by many in the [[Western Kingdoms]]. After the events of [[Diablo II]], the power within, the [[Worldstone]] was destroyed, and the entire mountain exploded, leaving only a massive crater, which also shattered the [[Children of Bul-Kathos|Barbarian society]].