ADiablo 4fan translated the in-game text used by the Church of Light, only to discover the word “werewolf” over and over again. If this hilarious detail is any indication, it seems the Church of Light inDiablo 4has a bit of an obsession with lycanthropes.
The Cathedral of Light, the religious order created bythe angel Inarius inDiablo 4, is one of the major factions in the game. All across Sanctuary, players can find stylized text from the Cathedral in various places, from statues and engravings to books and leaflets, which fans have affectionately dubbed “Lorath Ipsum.”
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However,Diablo 4fan TheoryOfN discovered something hilarious about the in-game text and shared their findings on Reddit.The Collector’s Edition artbook forDiablo 4has a key to translate the Cathedral of Light text. Using it, they were able to translate the words found inDiablo 4. When they did, they found nearly every piece of text in the game – and in the artbook itself – was some iteration of the word “werewolf.” Occasionally the letters would be jumbled up in some other fashion, but werewolf was consistently repeated everywhere they looked.
There are a few instances whereDiablo 4used this text to say other things besides werewolf. The holy book from the first Blood Petal cutscene in Nevesk uses the same text, but the words are complete gibberish. TheDiablo 4world map, on the other hand, features some actual words on the far eastern edge that roughly translates to “BEWARE FRACTURED MOUNTAIN” and “BEWARE HERE BE DRAGONS,” though the text cuts off, so it is difficult to read it perfectly.
Diablo 4players got a kick out of the particular discovery. Some joked the Cathedral of Light must be obsessed with the Druid class inDiablo 4, or that they were sick of dealing with the werewolf infestation that plagues Sanctuary. Others mused the text was secretly a hint thatone ofDiablo 4’s upcoming seasonswill be lycanthropy-themed.
Other fans were actually disappointed with this particularDiablo 4design decision. Since players love finding little details like this, so it was only a matter of time until they discovered the repetition of the word werewolf. These players thinkDiablo 4could have added actual lore, hints, or other jokes in the text, and that just repeating werewolf seemed lazy. Either way, now that fans have the translation key, they will undoubtedly be scouring the game world for more non-werewolf messages hidden inDiablo 4.
Diablo 4is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
