Badluck OP, make a new char and start again, that's the cursed blessing of hardcore.
Kudos to legendary. Anyone from diablo 2 would understand that these sorts of things are what made hardcore what it is. It's just not hardcore to quest and level without the feeling of "is this guy going to kill me" (diablo2 players will understand me), it's too safe, you need something else. PvP. Now since PvP isn't in play, this is the next best thing, reminds me of tppk

Makes the game much more enjoyable and being a high level all worth it.