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Tristram

Tristram

1 9.9
A ruined village built around a cathedral that appears in the Diablo games
  • proper noun
: Tristram
  • In the game, players must navigate through the dark alleys of Tristram to defeat the monsters lurking there.

Examples

  • The cathedral at the center of Tristram looms ominously, drawing adventurers from far and wide.

  • Once assembled, the powers of the Infernal Machine can only be unleashed in one location: a cellar in New Tristram known simply as the Heretic's Abode.

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  • In patch 1.0.5, level 60 players will be able to forge a cursed construct called the Infernal Machine, allowing them to battle "uber" versions of some of the most malevolent mischief-makers this side of New Tristram in pairs.

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  • Several quests in the Diablo series take place in the haunted village of Tristram, where players uncover the town's grim history.

Synonyms

Dorado
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1 9.1

A playable map in the video game Overwatch set in a made-up Mexican town for multiplayer matches

is a ruined gothic village around a cathedral used repeatedly as a story setting

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Tristram as the ruined town in the Diablo games borrows the name from the old story of the knight Tristram, and the name was later tied to Latin trist- meaning 'sad'. That 'sad' idea helps explain why the village is dark, ruined, and full of sorrow.