The Diablo 3 site has a pair of articles of keen interest to folks looking forward to the imminent release of the Rise of the Necromancer add-on. The first provides a look at the history of Necromancers and how they fit into the overall series universe. The second gives a brief look at the new areas coming to D3 for everyone when the update goes live.
Each new location gives players new monsters to slay, new locations to uncover, new bounties to complete. You can get a brief look at them in the video below.
As for Necromancers:
Whether you’ve played a Necromancer in Diablo II or are simply looking forward to playing one in Diablo III, you might have pondered the answers to the above! At the same time, the lore of this class can be hard to piece together, spanning multiple books as well as conversations in the games themselves.
To make it easy for you to finally get the answers you seek, and to help you get in the mood to raise the dead, we’ve provided a helpful summary below—so stay awhile, and listen!
You can read more about both by following the links above.