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The Fallen Star in Act I is not in and of itself demonic, so why did it crashing into the Tristram Cathedral cause minions of hell to burst forth? Was it intentionally directed to impact there?

If it simply broke some seals containing all this badness, the odds for it to hit just so seem astronomically small; did some demonic influence guide it like a JDAM from Heaven (but controlled by Hell)? (I'm part-way through Act II; so I know what the star's made of; is more revealed about the impact going forward?)

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I am not into act 2 yet, but Cain did state that the falling star was simply a sign of the end times, not the necessarily the cause of them. – James May 16 '12 at 22:00

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The Stranger has a line about it, I forget at what point - either chatting with him in Act I, or somewhere in Act II.

His explanation is a spoiler:

Since Tyrael is the archangel of justice, his essence was leaking out and awakening all the dead who were unjustly killed.

 

Also, apparently, this is something that he has to wrestle with constantly, and takes concentration to keep from happening even when he has control.

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You can actually use the >! spoiler tag if you want :) – James May 16 '12 at 22:16
Oh cool! They eat my paragraphs though, and all the sentences run together :( – Nevir May 16 '12 at 22:19
Herm, breaking it apart with explicit  's seems to do the trick, somewhat – Nevir May 16 '12 at 22:22
That is very very odd... – James May 16 '12 at 22:23
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I always thought it was a cool touch to see mini impact sites and all the blue effect where the fragments of the sword fell as well. – Joshua Dudash May 30 '12 at 19:30

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