While studying he didn't get to D2R Items see the major events of his son's life , and He was not upset when Jered had a fever that nearly killed him. Frustrated, Amelia would take Jered and then leave Tristram and Tristram, only for their caravan to be attacked by bandits, ultimately resulting in their demise. Their deaths will continue to haunt Deckard throughout the rest of his life.

The year 1258 was the time that Leoric was transported to the land of Khanduras and, under the title of Zakarum, declared himself King of the land and Tristram the capital. After his stay in Tristram the scholar served as a tutor to Prince Aidan who would go on to become one of Diablo's most powerful characters during the events of the game.

However, as the years passed along King Leoric became increasingly oppressive with his repressive methods, putting in prison and execution anyone that questioned him. Cain began writing down what he thought in a journal which led him look back at the stories his mother, who died in the past, used to relate to.

The Darkening of Tristram, Deckard Cain perused the books contained within the library of the Tristram Cathedral, specifically old Horadric texts. There lay the exact stories that his mother used to tell as a child, and he couldn't fail from noticing that these texts described angels and demons not myths, but actual players in the history of Sanctuary.

It was also revealed there was Jered Cain his ancestor who was the one who personally led the Horadrim group who pursued and captured Diablo. Based on the descriptions in the Horadric documents, Cain was convinced that the King Leoric was somehow controlled by the demon Diablo However, he did not cheap D2R Ladder Items act upon the knowledge.