Anya

"Anya, the daughter of a clan elder slain by Baal, has been groomed since birth to become the leader of her people. She has a broad education in the history, magic and healing techniques of her clan. Although she grieves for her father in her heart, she knows that she must be strong for her people in this time of need."

- Character description

Anya was a of Harrogath.

Biography
The daughter of Elder Aust and his wife Elora, Any was groomed since birth to become the leader of her people. She received a broad education in the history, magic and healing techniques of her clan. As a child, the Elders told her about Mount Arreat, its power, and how the Barbarians were sworn to defend it.

She lost her mother in 1255.

Lord of Destruction
In 1265, Harrogath's seer, Caldra, was afflicted with terrifying visions. Her screams woke up the entire village. Anya reached her first and offered her comfort, before being joined by her father. After awhile, Caldra was calmed down, but had clearly gone mad. She passed away the next day, after imparting her warning that Baal was approaching Harrogath. A claim that was verified the following day, as Harrogath learnt of the approaching Army of Destruction, and Sescheron's fall.

To prevent the demons from scaling Mount Arreat, the Council of Elders planned to conduct a Druidic warding spell. However, it was highly dangerous, and Aust saw Anya one last time before he and the Elders ventured beyond Harrogath's walls. The spell worked, but it cost the lives of all of the Elders bar Nihlathak.

Anya was suspicious of this turn of events, and one night, confronted Nihlathak, the two arguing about her father's death. The next morning, she had disappeared. Nihlathak claimed innocence, and while a number of villagers had their suspicions, there was no evidence of his guilt. In truth, Nihlathak had imprisoned Anya with a freezing spell. He revealed to her that he had struck a deal with Baal to protect Harrogath. That in exchange for Baal's mercy, he would give Baal the Relic of the Ancients, which would allow Baal to ascend Mount Arreat unchallenged.

Not long afterwards, a group of heroes arrived, who at Malah's request, found Anya in the Crystalline Passage, having been imprisoned by Nihlathak with a freezing spell. With Malah's aid, they were able to rescue her.

With Nihlathak having fled due to his treachery being revealed, Anya was now the de facto elder of Harrogath. This was not unexpected, as Anya was next in line after her father, but she felt that the burden was too great for her to do alone. Nevertheless, she resolved to do what she could. She also reflected that perhaps things would have been different if Harrogath had requested aid from neighboring kingdoms, cursing her people's pride.

Anya revealed to the heroes that Nihlathak had told her. As much as she would have liked to take revenge herself, she was too weakened from the ordeal to do so. She opened a portal to Nihlathak's Temple, ordering the heroes to stop Nihlathak. That as noble as his intentions were, nothing could excuse his actions. The heroes slew him, but did not find the Relic on his body. Anya realized that he must have already given it to Baal.

The heroes ascended Mount Arreat and slew Baal, but not before he had corrupted the Worldstone, necessitating its destruction. Anya mused that nothing in the prophecies had mentioned this. Perhaps this meant that all would be lost, or that they would never have to fight again. In the end, the Worldstone's destruction decimated the surrounding area, leaving Anya's fate unclear.

In-game
Anya is an NPC in of Diablo II. Her rescue is the objective of the quest and after her rescue she gives the  quest.

Anya offers to personalize an item of your choosing with your name once you defeat Nihlathak. Personalizing an item simply adds your name to the beginning of the item's name. This works on unique weapons. Personalization can only be used once per difficulty.

Greetings

 * "Can I help you?"
 * "Good evening."
 * "Good morning."
 * "Good morning, warrior."
 * "Hello."
 * "Hello, warrior."
 * "What are your needs?"
 * "Yes?"

Trade
Anya offers the following list of items:
 * Armor
 * Javelins
 * Arrows
 * Bolts
 * Claws
 * Shields
 * Helms
 * Boots
 * Gloves

She also offers gambling, after Nihlathak is gone.

Personality and Traits
Anya appeared to be attracted to Larzuk, who, at the least, admired her in turn, commenting that even from a young age, Anya never stopped pursuing what she believed in. Malah described Anya as "a strong, crafty woman with a spirit like no other." Deckard Cain noted that despite her youth, Anya was capable of commanding great respect.

Development
There is an unused Ice Cage animation "IceCage_melt" which shows it was originally much bigger, before it was scrapped and replaced with the higher quality final one.