Are you attracted to strong, independent women? Perhaps you prefer ladies a bit taller than you, or with the muscle mass of a cagefighter. If your hand just instinctively shot up into the air then Blizzard is betting that the female Barbarians is your perfect match. The company recently revealed details on another character class in Diablo 3, lifting the skirt covering the female Barbarian’s backstory, abilities, and other details. As the official site puts it:

Though they were once misunderstood as simple, bloodthirsty invaders, the long and noble history of these proud people is now rightly acknowledged. And therein lies the greater tragedy here, for those of us familiar with the nobility of the barbarians remember too what they call their “vigil”, the concept that lay at the very heart of their culture. The barbarians consider it their sworn duty to protect Mount Arreat and the mysterious object within. They believe that if they fail to uphold their duty to the great mount, or are not given a proper burial upon its slopes, they will be denied a true warrior’s death, and their spirits shall roam the land without honor for all eternity.

Tentatively scheduled to hit store shelves in 2011, Diablo fans who’ve waited nearly 1o years since the second in the series have been slowly spoon fed content and updates on Diablo 3 over the past few months. The female Barbarian reveal comes hot on the heels of classes like the Monk, Witch Doctor, and Wizard.

So far, the Barbarian is definitely my favorite. And how could I not go with the female? You haven’t lived until an amazonian woman has knocked you unconscious with the haft of her battle axe and dragged you back to her camp for some sweet, bone-crushing, barbarian love.

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