
Despite Kanai's death, his spirit remained in the mortal realm due to the destruction of Mount Arreat and the Worldstone. However, this did not come to pass, for in the Siege of Sescheron, Kanai led his people in the defense of the city against Baal and his army in a maneuver that turned out to be suicidal the city was lost, and Kanai with it. Prior to his death, he was considered to sit upon the Immortal Throne, an honor that had only ever been bestowed upon two others, including Bul-Kathos himself. Kanai at some point claimed the axe of the demon L'Anzuul, which was buried with him. Kanai was one such guardian, and would be the last to bear the artifact. The Horadrim had entrusted an artifact of great power to the Barbarians, and they kept it safe.

Kanai was a member of a group of guardians whose history stretched back to the Dark Exile.
