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| {{Quote|The relic that washed ashore and started all the chaos, it was covered in ancient Vaal inscriptions. The symbols were much weathered, making them challenging to translate, yet I did my best.<br/>The inscriptions spoke of the god, Ralakesh. If this object somehow housed the spirit of that many faced monstrosity, then I fear we are all in danger. Ralakesh was renowned for his penchant for subjugation and control. Please, I urge you to destroy this god before his strength and dominance grow insurmountable. Nip this divine threat in the bud, as it were.<br/>Our poor friend, Greust, has likely become Ralakesh's avatar in this world. At least his recent behaviour would indicate as much. If you could see to Greust's...passing...Ralakesh will be forced to retreat into the relic. Destroy the relic and perhaps you will also destroy the god. | | {{QuoteLore|The relic that washed ashore and started all the chaos, it was covered in ancient Vaal inscriptions. The symbols were much weathered, making them challenging to translate, yet I did my best.<br/>The inscriptions spoke of the god, Ralakesh. If this object somehow housed the spirit of that many faced monstrosity, then I fear we are all in danger. Ralakesh was renowned for his penchant for subjugation and control. Please, I urge you to destroy this god before his strength and dominance grow insurmountable. Nip this divine threat in the bud, as it were.<br/>Our poor friend, Greust, has likely become Ralakesh's avatar in this world. At least his recent behaviour would indicate as much. If you could see to Greust's...passing...Ralakesh will be forced to retreat into the relic. Destroy the relic and perhaps you will also destroy the god. |
| |[[Eramir]] on "Greust" (Part of {{ql|The Master of a Million Faces}} quest)}} | | |[[Eramir]] on "Greust" (Part of {{ql|The Master of a Million Faces}} quest)}} |
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| {{Quote|Yes, Ralakesh, the god of many faces. I read about this god when I looked after the museum in Theopolis. It's said he was obsessed with governance, in particular, the control of humanity through our base, animal instincts. He ruled over the citizens of one unfortunate Vaal city. Alas, the name escapes me.<br/>Yet I do recall that his experiments brought his subjects to the brink of extinction and that he was forced to enslave many a primitive Azmerian of the time so as to repopulate his domain.<br/>Though I shudder at the thought, I can only imagine that Ralakesh has rather similar plans now. | | {{QuoteLore|Yes, Ralakesh, the god of many faces. I read about this god when I looked after the museum in Theopolis. It's said he was obsessed with governance, in particular, the control of humanity through our base, animal instincts. He ruled over the citizens of one unfortunate Vaal city. Alas, the name escapes me.<br/>Yet I do recall that his experiments brought his subjects to the brink of extinction and that he was forced to enslave many a primitive Azmerian of the time so as to repopulate his domain.<br/>Though I shudder at the thought, I can only imagine that Ralakesh has rather similar plans now. |
| |[[Eramir]] on "Ralakesh"}} | | |[[Eramir]] on "Ralakesh"}} |
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| {{Quote|You truly are a hero of the modern age, succeeding where even the ancient Vaal could not!<br/>I must say, I'm really quite relieved. For a while there I feared we were headed towards another theocratic dictatorship. Exile allowed me to be free of one. I had no wish to experience another. [...] | | {{QuoteLore|You truly are a hero of the modern age, succeeding where even the ancient Vaal could not!<br/>I must say, I'm really quite relieved. For a while there I feared we were headed towards another theocratic dictatorship. Exile allowed me to be free of one. I had no wish to experience another. [...] |
| |[[Eramir]] on "Ralakesh"}} | | |[[Eramir]] on "Ralakesh"}} |
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| {{Quote|[...] Hmmm... Ralakesh. He's ruthless and cruel, with cunning unfathomable. Yet he bears one defining weakness. A fear he forged into chains of his own keeping. His is the terror of grasping too much and having it all slip through his fingers. It makes him irrational, and therefore vulnerable. | | {{QuoteLore|[...] Hmmm... Ralakesh. He's ruthless and cruel, with cunning unfathomable. Yet he bears one defining weakness. A fear he forged into chains of his own keeping. His is the terror of grasping too much and having it all slip through his fingers. It makes him irrational, and therefore vulnerable. |
| |[[Sin]] on "Ralakesh"}} | | |[[Sin]] on "Ralakesh"}} |
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| {{Quote|Ralakesh, the illustrious "Master of a Million Faces". I call him the God of Hide and Seek.<br/>While other deities waged wars, spread their seed, and laid waste to whole empires, Ralakesh perched on his throne in a dark palace of ebony, choked with incense, blinded by obedience and deafened by a senseless cacophony of brass gongs.<br/>Thankfully, he never had the courage to peek over the high walls he'd built, else the world might have been in trouble.|[[Sin]] on "The Master of a Million Faces"}} | | {{QuoteLore|Ralakesh, the illustrious "Master of a Million Faces". I call him the God of Hide and Seek.<br/>While other deities waged wars, spread their seed, and laid waste to whole empires, Ralakesh perched on his throne in a dark palace of ebony, choked with incense, blinded by obedience and deafened by a senseless cacophony of brass gongs.<br/>Thankfully, he never had the courage to peek over the high walls he'd built, else the world might have been in trouble.|[[Sin]] on "The Master of a Million Faces"}} |
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| {{Quote|When you try to control everything, you ultimately control nothing. Ralakesh has never quite been able to grasp that concept.|[[Sin]] on "Ralakesh"}} | | {{QuoteLore|When you try to control everything, you ultimately control nothing. Ralakesh has never quite been able to grasp that concept.|[[Sin]] on "Ralakesh"}} |
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| {{Quote|{{c|flavour text|"Lock the gates and build the walls!" came the rallying cry, "Let those of Ralakesh take care of those of Ralakesh!" - The God Behind The Wall}}|flavour text of {{il|metadata_id=Metadata/Items/PantheonSouls/PantheonSoulRalakeshUpgrade1}}}} | | {{QuoteLore|{{c|flavour text|"Lock the gates and build the walls!" came the rallying cry, "Let those of Ralakesh take care of those of Ralakesh!" - The God Behind The Wall}}|flavour text of {{il|metadata_id=Metadata/Items/PantheonSouls/PantheonSoulRalakeshUpgrade1}}}} |
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Ralakesh, Master of a Million Faces is a minor pantheon god and boss in Act 7 found in The Ashen Fields.
Quest
Ralakesh must be defeated to complete the quest The Master of a Million Faces, which awards the player with 1 passive skill point.
In the boss fight Ralakesh is not targetable and aiding Greust, Lord of the Forest. Killing Greust will end the boss fight. Sin will then kill Ralakesh by draining its power.
Pantheon
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| Soul of Ralakesh | 25% reduced Physical Damage over Time taken while moving Moving while Bleeding doesn't cause you to take extra Damage | |
You can upgrade his bonus for the pantheon by collecting the Captured Soul of Drek, Apex Hunter"Lock the gates and build the walls!" came the rallying cry,
"Let those of Ralakesh take care of those of Ralakesh!"
- The God Behind The WallCannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character..
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Lore
The relic that washed ashore and started all the chaos, it was covered in ancient Vaal inscriptions. The symbols were much weathered, making them challenging to translate, yet I did my best.
The inscriptions spoke of the god, Ralakesh. If this object somehow housed the spirit of that many faced monstrosity, then I fear we are all in danger. Ralakesh was renowned for his penchant for subjugation and control. Please, I urge you to destroy this god before his strength and dominance grow insurmountable. Nip this divine threat in the bud, as it were.
Our poor friend, Greust, has likely become Ralakesh's avatar in this world. At least his recent behaviour would indicate as much. If you could see to Greust's...passing...Ralakesh will be forced to retreat into the relic. Destroy the relic and perhaps you will also destroy the god.
- - Eramir on "Greust" (Part of The Master of a Million Faces quest)
Yes, Ralakesh, the god of many faces. I read about this god when I looked after the museum in Theopolis. It's said he was obsessed with governance, in particular, the control of humanity through our base, animal instincts. He ruled over the citizens of one unfortunate Vaal city. Alas, the name escapes me.
Yet I do recall that his experiments brought his subjects to the brink of extinction and that he was forced to enslave many a primitive Azmerian of the time so as to repopulate his domain.
Though I shudder at the thought, I can only imagine that Ralakesh has rather similar plans now.
- - Eramir on "Ralakesh"
You truly are a hero of the modern age, succeeding where even the ancient Vaal could not!
I must say, I'm really quite relieved. For a while there I feared we were headed towards another theocratic dictatorship. Exile allowed me to be free of one. I had no wish to experience another. [...]
- - Eramir on "Ralakesh"
[...] Hmmm... Ralakesh. He's ruthless and cruel, with cunning unfathomable. Yet he bears one defining weakness. A fear he forged into chains of his own keeping. His is the terror of grasping too much and having it all slip through his fingers. It makes him irrational, and therefore vulnerable.
- - Sin on "Ralakesh"
Ralakesh, the illustrious "Master of a Million Faces". I call him the God of Hide and Seek.
While other deities waged wars, spread their seed, and laid waste to whole empires, Ralakesh perched on his throne in a dark palace of ebony, choked with incense, blinded by obedience and deafened by a senseless cacophony of brass gongs.
Thankfully, he never had the courage to peek over the high walls he'd built, else the world might have been in trouble.
- - Sin on "The Master of a Million Faces"
When you try to control everything, you ultimately control nothing. Ralakesh has never quite been able to grasp that concept.
- - Sin on "Ralakesh"
"Lock the gates and build the walls!" came the rallying cry, "Let those of Ralakesh take care of those of Ralakesh!" - The God Behind The Wall
- - flavour text of Captured Soul of Drek, Apex Hunter"Lock the gates and build the walls!" came the rallying cry,
"Let those of Ralakesh take care of those of Ralakesh!"
- The God Behind The WallCannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character.
Related items
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Ralakesh's ImpatienceArmour: (65-71) Energy Shield: (14-15)Requires Level 36, 35 Str, 35 Int+(15-25)% to Cold Resistance +(15-25)% to Chaos Resistance Count as having maximum number of Endurance Charges Count as having maximum number of Frenzy Charges Count as having maximum number of Power ChargesFor the immortal, what is the difference between an age and an instant? | +(15-25)% to Cold Resistance +(15-25)% to Chaos Resistance Count as having maximum number of Endurance Charges Count as having maximum number of Frenzy Charges Count as having maximum number of Power Charges | For the immortal, what is the difference between an age and an instant? |
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- Sin
- The Pantheon
- Pantheon Soul
- Divine VesselUnique Boss deals 10% increased Damage
Unique Boss has 10% increased Attack and Cast Speed Unique Boss has 10% increased Life Unique Boss has 20% increased Area of EffectPower is a curious thing. It can be contained, hidden, locked away, and yet it always breaks free.Can be used in a personal Map Device, allowing you to capture the Soul of the Map's Boss. The Vessel containing the captured Soul can be retrieved from the Map Device. You must be in the Map when the boss is defeated.
- The Fall of Oriath
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- Captured Soul of Puruna, the ChallengerThough his mind decayed with each passing wave,
the Brine King stood steadfast in his hatred, and wore it like a shell, protecting himself from his failure to sire a worthy heir.Cannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character.
- Captured Soul of Nassar, Lion of the SeasThe fish-wives of Tsoatha rejoiced loudly as
the Brine King descended into the great abyss, making merry while his blasphemous offspring slithered 'neath the icy waters...Cannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character.
- Captured Soul of Sumter the TwistedSlumbering in the breach between worlds,
the Brine King dreamt of a day he would rise, in triumph from the shivering depths and take back the Kingdom he once so ruthlessly culled.Cannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character.
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- Captured Soul of Maligaro the MutilatorThere is a story held by the ancient Vaal, in which the
beautiful seductress Arakaali strode through towns, stealing the hearts of men, and turning to ash their lovers' desires. - "Legends of the Vaal" by Eramir, Scholar at TheopolisCannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character.
- Captured Soul of Armala, the WidowWhen the cold was at its strongest, Arakaali came,
and like a farmer leading cattle to the slaughter, she drove her victims into the outer darkness. - "Legends of the Vaal" by Eramir, Scholar at TheopolisCannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character.
- Captured Soul of The Primal OneRecords of Arakaali's violent reign suggest she kept her citizens
sedated with 'juices of lust' and venoms of the spider. Perhaps her guise of seductress was in fact her way of farming those 'juices'. - "Legends of the Vaal" by Eramir, Scholar at TheopolisCannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character.
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- Captured Soul of Forest of FlamesThe mud is cracked and dry. The fields now burn beneath the blistering sun.
Even our children are dying in the streets! We've angered Solaris and so we pay tribute to appease her fiery heart...Cannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character.
- Captured Soul of Lord of the Ashen ArrowWhen Solaris is angered, there must always be sacrifice. Our women
have taken to mourning, they drag themselves through ash and glass, not wanting to give up our youth to the all-consuming flame.Cannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character.
- Captured Soul of Jorus, Sky's EdgeTo take from the sun is to invite her wrath, and we've more than warranted her curse.
The granaries were vacant, so we lessened our tribute to the sun thinking it would save our children, but they will die now regardless.Cannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character.
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- Captured Soul of Sebbert, Crescent's PointOnce beneath a moonlit sky, Lunaris bathed her child in the ocean's tide.
Though the waters were frigid with icy death, the boy was sick and couldn't be healthy until he was silent, clean and still...Cannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character.
- Captured Soul of Captain Clayborne, The AccursedAnd so it was, that Lunaris, in her compulsion to nurture and protect,
killed her son beneath the light of a waning moon. She stood silent, in trial before her tribe, as her fiery sister fought in vain to defend her...Cannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character.
- Captured Soul of It That FellBut Lunaris refused to admit any wrongdoing. She'd saved her child, had she not?
He was safe now, buried beneath the dirt. Conviction gnarled around her fragile mind, and in her pride she rose to seat a deathless throne.Cannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character.
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- Tukohama: Captured Soul of Tahsin, WarmakerTukohama stood in the door, blocking the sunlight
from Hikatomanga and his family. The Father of War's retribution was inevitable, for it is known - man cannot cheat the gods without consequence...Cannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character.
- Abberath: Captured Soul of Renkarr, The Kiln KeeperWhen the demon Goat plays his flute,
And cloven hooves clip-clop your path, Pray the gods will hold you mute, And bless the fire on your hearth.Cannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character.
- Ryslatha: Captured Soul of Murgeth BogsongRyslatha was flushed with pride as she watched her mindless spawn
mature. Sharpening their mandibles, her children slithered from the hive, eager to devour all the creatures that frequented the ancient woods.Cannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character.
- Ralakesh: Captured Soul of Drek, Apex Hunter"Lock the gates and build the walls!" came the rallying cry,
"Let those of Ralakesh take care of those of Ralakesh!" - The God Behind The WallCannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character.
- Gruthkul: Captured Soul of Erebix, Light's BaneThe earth shakes, moon eclipses black.
Graveyards quake, crops turn to ash, as the grieving mother weeps. Oceans boil and wind ravages home. We feel famine inside our bones, as the grieving mother, Gruthkul weeps.Cannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character.
- Yugul: Captured Soul of SallazzangIn nature, there are many feelings exclusive only to man. But terror is not one.
Terror flourishes in our world, transcending all things. It is the bedrock on which our great cosmos is formed. I am Yugul and I deign to understand this mystery, to explore its depths and unlock its secrets...Cannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character.
- Shakari: Captured Soul of Terror of the Infinite Drifts"So it's true." Shakari thought, as she took her final breath.
"My father, Sin, wishes me dead. And he has sent his rabid dog to do it..."Cannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character.
- Garukhan: Captured Soul of Drought-Maddened RhoaGarukhan wished once more for the skies. If she were to die,
she wanted it to be up there in the clouds. This world had never been her home. She required greater things. She required adventure. But die she would, here in the dirt...Cannot be traded or modifiedA captured Soul. Give to Sin or Right-click to unlock a secondary Pantheon Power. If the secondary Pantheon Power is already unlocked can be used to turn off the secondary Pantheon Power for this character.
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ru:Ралакеш