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'''Zhar the Mad ''' is a quest boss found in a library section of level 8 of the catacombs. He gives a demented little speech, but will leave you alone unless you provoke him, at which point he attacks with fireballsFireballs. He is the first sighting a player has of the mage type monster, who are not otherwise seen prior to level 13.

There is also information available at More about Zhar in the [[D1 NPCs]]article.* Diablo III includes an homage to Zhar in a demon mage named {{iw|Lloigor_the_Crazed Lloigor the Crazed}}.

* '''Reward:''' Random spellbookTwo random spellbooks, medium level or higher.

When first clicked on, Zhar speaks in a crazy voice. "All these interruptions are enough to drive one mad!" He still does not attack, thouggh though he'll turn to watch the player as you move around the room. He waits to attack until you click on the bookshelf beside him, at which point he muttersalways drops a random spellbook. That upsets Zhar though, causing him to mutter, "Your curiosity will be the death of you." and He then attacks with fireballsFireballs. He can also use Flash at melee range, and teleport Teleport as well. 

==Quest Dialogues=====Others==='''Zharthe Mad''':'''Activation's fireballs ''::''What?! Why are far lower level than those of the Advocates found later in the gameyou here? All these interruptions are enough to make one insane. Here, he doesntake this and leave me to my work. Trouble me no more!'t have much defense or many hit points, and in the enclosed area of the library, he's not too much of a challenge for most characters. He (Zhar drops a book when he dies, which makes this quest worth at least two books, plus whatever scrolls and books fall from the random bookstands around the roomspellbook.)

==Quest Dialog=Completion==='''Zhar the MadPlayer''': "What''I'm sorry, did I break your concentration?! Why are you here? All these interruptions are enough '' (This is a reference to make one insaneJules' line of dialogue from the film ''Pulp Fiction''. (laughs) Here take this and leave me to my work. Trouble me no more!"

{{Template:D1 Quests}}{{Template:In Derleth's story, and others also set in the Lovecraft Mythos, Zhar has a brother named Lloigor. Another demon mage very similar to Zhar the Mad appears in Diablo items}}III, with the name Lloigor the Crazed, in an obvious homage to this character.