The area is designed to have a melancholy feel to it, with elements such as funerary art and pyres. Players will uncover Barbarian lore as they explore the ruins. Players who manage to clear the area will gain entry to the Elder Sanctum and Tomb of King Kanai and obtain Kanai's Cube. The ruins feature many lore-significant locations (including the gates seen in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction opening cinematic, with bloodstains from Baal's cast to kill the helpless herald) and lots of devastating traps, from gargantuan bladed pendulums to classic floor spikes.