He would be WAY WAY WAY too old. His mindless inclusion sort of breaks the timeline. If he was 30 in D2, then he’s around 100 now; how the heck can he be a desert guide?
He should also be much much older than Lorax.
If anything, Meshif could be sitting in a place somewhere for a few honorary lines or even some quests… not crossing a dessert.
This is a tiny detail, but there are so many lore breaks and retcons in D4 that they sort of pile up.
EDIT:
For those confused on the timeline:
And for those claiming it’s possible to cross deserts at 100 IRL:
The Tuaregs live in the Sahara and have a life expectancy of 44. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/tuareg-niger.htm#:~:text=The%20estimated%20population%20of%20Niger,life%20expectancy%20of%2044%20years.
I would assume it goes by similar life spans as IRL. In fantasy, you generally assume things work like IRL unless otherwise specified.
That’s why it seems odd that a 90-100-something man behaves like a 70-year-old man, and has the physical health of a 50-year-old man. Heck, it’s odd that a 90-something person is freaking alive, most humans don’t live that long with modern medicine; I’d imagine the life expectancy in Sanctuary would be even lower.
I’m not saying remove him… I’m just saying it makes no sense he has the health to cross a desert.
IMO, it seems like unnecessary nostalgia. Like when Fantastic Beasts had professor McGonagall and it made no sense.
well 3 is 20 after 2, and 4 is 50 after 3, so if he was 18-25 in 2, hed be 90-100(ish) in 4, and also, maybe a nephalim, so who knows how long he could live.
It’s a timeline inconsistency, out of many. They pile up and degrade the story. One tiny thing doesn’t ruin the story by any means, but many tiny things do.
But, back to you, why accept a careless and avoidable lore mistake?
You are right, kind of, the book of cain doesnt fit the games timeline, since he could not have been 85, even though he looked and sounded like he was 100 yo.
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I had to double check cuz i was curious;
He was ‘35’ in diablo 1, and d2 takes place a few months after its conclusion, d3 takes place 20 years after the conclusion of d1. So cain was 55 when he died in d3.
(which imo is ridiculous, but hey, we cant argue with the lore masters)
Also, Blizzard is kinda famous for it’s lore and timelines being a rolling dumpster fire of inconsistences and retcons. Play something Like FFXIV or The Witcher for a more coherent lore.